Targeting Treatments to Health Disparities

These initial data suggest that with prenatal vitamins and choline supplements, we might decrease one risk factor associated with poorer health outcomes disproportionally affecting Black families, ie, preterm birth. Dissemination …

Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury among Criminal Justice-Involved Populations: A Meta-Analysis

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) among criminal justice-involved populations represents a significant public health concern and has implications for successful community reintegration and recidivism. Health disparities exist for this population broadly, …

Assessing the potential to involve healers in expanding coverage of cARV programs in rural western Uganda

Abstract: In Uganda there is a gap between the coverage of cARV programs and the number of people who require treatment. Community-based initiatives are necessary to scale-up cARV programs. Healers …

The Preston-Curve and the Contribution of Health to Economic Well-Being: Evidence from the DHS of India and Four African Countries

The objective of this paper is two-fold: (a) to corroborate Preston's cross-country macro-level findings with the micro-level evidence from the demographic and health surveys (DHS); and (b) to examine, at …

505âNeonatal skincare practices in some cultures may disrupt skin barrier to increase atopic dermatitis risk

AimsAtopic dermatitis (AD) affects approximately 20% of children worldwide, and is associated with a substantial impact on quality of life for children and families.1,2 Prevalence varies significantly between countries, but …

Implementation of a Novel Adherence Monitoring Strategy in a Phase III, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, HIV-1 Prevention Clinical Trial

Background: Placebo-controlled HIV-1 prevention trials of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) have not generally used concurrent measurement of adherence because of the potential risk of unblinding. However, several pre-exposure prophylaxis trials for …

Correlates of Adherence to the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV-1 Prevention

Understanding characteristics associated with adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) methods for HIV-1 prevention may assist with optimizing implementation efforts. The dapivirine vaginal ring is a novel topical PrEP delivery method. …

Correlates of adherence to the dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV-1 prevention

Background: Understanding characteristics associated with adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) methods for HIV-1 prevention may assist with optimizing implementation efforts for these products. The dapivirine vaginal ring is a novel …

Unintended pregnancy and abortion in Uganda.

Potassium losing, aldosterone producing adrenocortical carcinoma: a rare presentation

Adrenocortical carcinomas (ACCs) are rare malignancies with an incidence of one to two per million per year. Aldosterone-producing ACCs (APACs) are extremely rare with an incidence less than 1%. We …