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Facilitators and barriers to linkage to HIV care and treatment among female sex workers in a community-based HIV prevention intervention in Tanzania: A qualitative study.
(2019)
BACKGROUND: HIV-infected female sex workers (FSWs) have poor linkage to HIV care in sub-Sahara Africa. METHODS: We conducted 21 participatory group discussions (PGDs) to explore factors influencing linkage to HIV care among ...
Cholera
(Springer, 2019-07)
Cholera is a bacterial infection that is transmitted in water or food contaminated with a carrier’s excreta. It enters the body through the mouth and the digestive system....
Participants' accrual and delivery of HIV prevention interventions among men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2018-03-20)
Background: Across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), HIV disproportionately affects men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM)
compared with other men of the same age group in the general population. Access to HIV services remains low ...
Tracking sickness through social networks - the practical use of social network mapping in supporting the management of an E. coli O157 outbreak in a primary school in London.
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-10)
This paper describes the practical use of social network diagrams in the management of an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC) in a primary school in London. The diagrams were created during the outbreak to establish ...
The impact of migration on tuberculosis epidemiology and control in high-income countries: a review.
(2016-03-23)
Tuberculosis (TB) causes significant morbidity and mortality in high-income countries with foreign-born individuals bearing a disproportionate burden of the overall TB case burden in these countries. In this review of ...
Treating latent TB in primary care: a survey of enablers and barriers among UK General Practitioners.
(2015-08-13)
BACKGROUND: Treating latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is an important public health intervention. In the UK, LTBI treatment is delivered in secondary care. Treating LTBI in the community would move care closer to home ...
Plasticity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis respiratory chain and its impact on tuberculosis drug development.
(Nature Research, 2019-10-31)
The viability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) depends on energy generated by its respiratory chain. Cytochrome bc1-aa3 oxidase and type-2 NADH dehydrogenase (NDH-2) are respiratory chain components predicted to be ...
Should young people be paid for getting tested? A national comparative study to evaluate patient financial incentives for chlamydia screening.
(2012-04-02)
BACKGROUND: Patient financial incentives ("incentives") have been widely used to promote chlamydia screening uptake amongst 15-24 year olds in England, but there is scarce evidence of their effectiveness. The objectives ...