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Reprod Health      

Strategies to facilitate safe sexual practices in adolescents through integrated health systems in selected districts of Zimbabwe: a mixed method study protocol.

Nunu WN, Makhado L, Mabunda JT, Lebese RT

Zimbabwe has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Sub Saharan Africa. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS ... Read More

Source: PubMed
AIDS   2020 Jan 30   

Measuring retention in HIV care: the impact of data sources and definitions using routine data in South Africa.

Phillips TK, Orrell C, Brittain K, Zerbe A, Abrams EJ, Myer L

Measuring retention is critical for antiretroviral therapy (ART) management and program monitoring, however many definitions and data sources, usually ... Read More

Source: PubMed
PLoS ONE      

The impact of short term Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) interruptions on longer term maternal health outcomes-A randomized clinical trial.

Atuhaire P, S Brummel S, Mmbaga BT, Angelidou K, Fairlie L, Violari A, Theron G, Mukuzunga C, Mawlana S, Mubiana-Mbewe M, Naidoo M, Makanani B, Mandima P, Nematadzira T, Suryavanshi N, Mbengeranwa T, Loftis A, Basar M, McCarthy K, Currier JS, Fowler MG

Given well documented challenges faced by pregnant women living with HIV taking lifetime ART, it is critical to understand the impact of short-term AR ... Read More

Source: PubMed
J Int AIDS Soc      

A longitudinal analysis of the completeness of maternal HIV testing, including repeat testing in Cape Town, South Africa.

de Beer S, Kalk E, Kroon M, Boulle A, Osler M, Euvrard J, Timmerman V, Davies MA

The virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cannot be achieved without complete maternal HIV testing. The World Health Organization ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Reprod Health      

A comprehensive reproductive health program for vulnerable adolescent girls.

Pourkazemi R, Janighorban M, Boroumandfar Z, Mostafavi F

Reproductive health of vulnerable adolescent girls is a top priority in global programs. Alcohol consumption, drug abuse, high risk sexual behaviors, ... Read More

Source: PubMed
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