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Assessment of the protective effect of male circumcision from HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases: evidence from 18 demographic and health surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gebremedhin Samson
2010

A cross-sectional study based on the secondary data of 18 Demographic Health Surveys carried out in Sub-Saharan Africa was conducted to assess the protective effect of male circumcision from HIV …

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Sprays and Lozenges for Sore Throats
Farrer Fae
2012

A sore throat is a common complaint; and often an early indication of another medical condition; such as a cold. In the absence of life-threatening conditions or bacterial infection; local …

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High-risk human papillomavirus viral load and persistence among heterosexual HIV-negative and HIV-positive men
Wawer MJ, Kigozi G, Grabowski MK, Gray RH, Serwadda D, Gravitt PE, Nalugoda F, Reynolds SJ, Watya S, Quinn TC, Tobian AAR
2014
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051230

SObjectives High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) viral load is associated with HR-HPV transmission and HR-HPV persistence in women. It is unknown whether HR-HPV viral load is associated with persistence in HIV-negative …

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Pan-ebolavirus protective therapy by two multifunctional human antibodies
Gilchuk P, Murin CD, Cross RW, Ilinykh PA, Huang K, Kuzmina N, Borisevich V, Agans KN, Geisbert JB, Zost SJ, Nargi RS, Sutton RE, Suryadevara N, Bombardi RG, Carnahan RH, Bukreyev A, Geisbert TW, Ward AB, Crowe JE
2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.09.035

Ebolaviruses cause a severe and often fatal illness with the potential for global spread. Monoclonal antibody based treatments that have become available recently have a narrow therapeutic spectrum and are …

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Operative management in liver trauma
Haider H, Rafi Y, Butt M Q
2015

Aim: In accordance to the American Association for Surgery Trauma (AAST) grades of liver Injuries selection of an appropriate surgical technique to control hemorrhage, minimize postoperative Complications and mortality.Study design: …

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Effect of airtime incentives on response and cooperation rates in non-communicable disease interactive voice response surveys: randomised controlled trials in Bangladesh and Uganda
Gibson DG, Pariyo GW, Wosu AC, Ali J, Ahmed S, Labrique AB, Rutebemberwa E, Hyder AA, Khan IA, Flora MS
2019
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001604

Background The global proliferation of mobile phones offers opportunity for improved non-communicable disease (NCD) data collection by interviewing participants using interactive voice response (IVR) surveys. We assessed whether airtime incentives …

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Health systems bottlenecks and evidence-based district health planning: experiences from the district health system in uganda
Henriksson Dorcus Kiwanuka
2017

In low-income countries where maternal and child mortality remains high, there is limited use of context-specific evidence for decision making and prioritization of interventions in the planning process at the …

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Using Biomarkers to Assess the Validity of Sexual Behavior Reporting across Interview Modes among Young Women in Kampala, Uganda
Nsobya SL, Kalibala S, Kelly CA, Hewett PC, Mensch BS, Rankin JC, Kakande PN
2014
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2014.00375.x

Understanding the transmission dynamics of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is critically dependent on accurate behavioral data. This study investigates the effect of the mode of questionnaire delivery on …

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Laboratory capacity assessments in 25 african countries at high risk of yellow fever, august-december 2018
Johnson B W, Demanou M, Fall G, Betoulle J L, Obiekea C, Basile A J, Domingo C, Goodman C, Mossel E, Reusken C, Staples E, de Morais J F.M, Neto Z, Denon Y E, Paixão P, Glitho M, Mahinou J, Kagone T, Nakoune E, Gamougam K, Simbu E P, Ahuka S, Mombouli J V, Goma-Nkoua C, Adjogoua E V, Tayachew A, Beyene B, Sanneh B, Jarju M L, Mendy A, Amelor D K, Ofosu-Appiah L, Opare D, Antwi L, Adade R, Magassouba N, Gomes S F, Limbaso S, Lutomiah J, Gbelee B, Dogba J, Cisse I, Idde Z, Ihekweazu C, Mba N, Sall A A, Koroma Z, Juma M A, Maror J A, Eldigail M, Elduma A H, Elageb R, Badziklou K, Komla K A, Lutwama J J, Hampton L, Mulders M N, Kayiwa J, Faye O
2021
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.402.28886

Introduction: accurate and timely laboratory diagnosis of yellow fever (YF) is critical to the Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) strategy. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance recognized the need to support and …

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Apabetalone downregulates fibrotic, inflammatory and calcific processes in renal mesangial cells which may contribute to reduced cardiac events observed in ckd patients
Gilham D., Fu L., Rakai B., Wasiak S., Tsujikawa L., Halliday C., Sarsons C., Stotz S., Jahagirdar R., Johansson J., Sweeney M., Wong N., Kalantar-Zadeh K., Kulikowski E.
2021
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab078.008

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) remain a leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Apabetalone is an orally available inhibitor of bromodomain & extraterminal (BET) …

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