HIV-Related Discrimination in European Health Care Settings

Authors: Dias S, Le Gall J, Nöstlinger C, Platteau T, Rojas Castro D
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: AIDS Patient Care
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24568694

This cross-sectional European study assessed self-reported HIV-related discrimination and its associated factors in health care settings. Socio-demographics, health status, support needs relating to sexual and reproductive health (SRH), and self-reported HIV-related discrimination were measured using an anonymous survey in a sample of 1549 people living with HIV from 14 countries.
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Ebolavirosis: a 2014 Review for Clinicians

Authors: Nina J
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25409219

Ebolavirosis, like Marburgvirosis, are African zoonosis, and for both the primary animal reservoir are bats. It is a typical acute haemorrhagic fever, characterized by a high lethality rate. In an outbreak, the human index case became infected after contact with an infected animal or its blood, in most cases during hunting.
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Strengthening the perception-assessment tools for dengue prevention: a cross-sectional survey in a temperate region (Madeira, Portugal)

Authors: Gonçalves L, Nazareth T, Porto G, Seixas G, Silva AC, Sousa CA, Teodósio R
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: BMC Public Health
Link: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/39

Community participation is mandatory in the prevention of Dengue outbreaks. Taking public views into account is crucial to guide more effective planning and quicker community participation in preventing campaigns. This study aims to assess community perceptions of Madeira population in order to explore their involvement in the A. aegypti’s control and reinforce health-educational planning.
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Impact of a training course on the quality of malaria diagnosis by microscopy in Angola

Authors: Bernardino L, Brito M, Fançony C, Fortes F, Mirante C, Moura S, Neves M, Sambo MR
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Malaria Journal
Link: http://www.malariajournal.com/content/13/1/437

This study was implemented in laboratories from three hospitals in different provinces of Angola: Bengo, Benguela and Luanda. In each laboratory samples were collected before and after the training course (slide with thin and thick blood smears, a dried blood spot and a form).
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Clinical and virological response to antiretroviral drugs among HIV patients on first-line treatment in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Authors: Kasubi M, Ledwaba J, Morris L, Mosha F, Ndugulile F, Ng’ang’a Z, Nsubuga P, Swai A, Vandamme AM, Vercauteren J
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25022294

In Tanzania, the follow-up on antiretroviral therapy (ART) response is based on clinical outcomes. We investigated virological response and ARV resistance mutations in relation to clinical response in ARV-treated patients.
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HIV-Related Discrimination in European Health Care Settings

Ebolavirosis: a 2014 Review for Clinicians

Strengthening the perception-assessment tools for dengue prevention: a cross-sectional survey in a temperate region (Madeira, Portugal)

Impact of a training course on the quality of malaria diagnosis by microscopy in Angola

Clinical and virological response to antiretroviral drugs among HIV patients on first-line treatment in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

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