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Effectiveness of rapid verbal persuasion in promoting herpes zoster vaccination among older adults in China: study protocol of a two-arm randomised controlled trial Open
Introduction Herpes zoster (HZ) vaccinations effectively prevent HZ and may decrease dementia, but HZ vaccine uptake remains poor in China. Rapid verbal persuasion is an innovative intervention, in which physicians offered brief advice to …
View article: Diagnosis and treatment of giant colonic fecalith in a child: a case report
Diagnosis and treatment of giant colonic fecalith in a child: a case report Open
Fecaliths are concretions composed of undigested or partially digested substances formed within the gastrointestinal lumen, potentially causing obstruction or partial obstruction. The most common type of fecalith is phytobezoar, composed o…
Progress, Challenges, and New Opportunities for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Under the US Presidentʼs Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Open
In June 2011, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and other collaborators outlined a transformative plan to virtually eliminate pediatric AIDS worldwide. The ambitious…
The evolving picture of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in children: critical knowledge gaps Open
Background The closed-loop stimulation (CLS) pacemaker algorithm is a system that permanently monitors the contractile state of the myocardium and converts the intrinsic information into rate regulation. The role that the CLS algorithm pla…
View article: Fostering successful and sustainable collaborations to advance implementation science: the adolescent HIV prevention and treatment implementation science alliance
Fostering successful and sustainable collaborations to advance implementation science: the adolescent HIV prevention and treatment implementation science alliance Open
Introduction HIV continues to devastate the adolescent population in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). The complex array of interpersonal, social, structural and system‐level obstacles specific to adolescents have slowed progress in prevention and…
Accelerating progress towards the elimination of mother‐to‐child transmission of HIV: a narrative review Open
Introduction Findings from biomedical, behavioural and implementation studies provide a rich foundation to guide programmatic efforts for the prevention of mother‐to‐child HIV transmission (PMTCT). Methods We summarized the current evidenc…
Understanding the Relationships Between HIV and Child Marriage: Conclusions From an Expert Consultation Open
Research on child marriage from the first decade of the 2000s was largely, and we now know, often mistakenly, interpreted to suggest that child brides—girls who marry under the age of 18 years—faced a higher vulnerability to and higher rat…
Making Implementation Science Work for Children and Adolescents Living With HIV Open
The global HIV response is leaving children and adolescents behind. Because of a paucity of studies on treatment and care models for these age groups, there are gaps in our understanding of how best to implement services to improve their h…
Evolution or extinction? Paediatric and adolescent <span>HIV</span> responses in the Agenda 2030 era Open
For the past 30 years, HIV has united the international community in an unprecedented fashion. Grassroot groups have mobilized in both the north and the south; policy-makers and donors have worked with civil society, researchers and the pr…
Children, <span>HIV</span>, emergencies and Sustainable Development Goals: roadblocks ahead and possible solutions Open
Climate change, violent conflicts, and HIV/AIDS are linked to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through complex pathways (Figure 1) that include food insecurity, population displacements and migration, disruptions of health and…
Adolescent Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in High Priority Countries: Opportunities for Improvement Open
Global experts recognize the need to transform conventional models of healthcare to create adolescent responsive health systems. As countries near 80% coverage of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for those aged 15–49 years, prior…
Optimizing Research to Speed Up Availability of Pediatric Antiretroviral Drugs and Formulations Open
Globally 1.8 million children are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), yet only 51% of those eligible actually start treatment. Research and development (R&D) for pediatric antiretrovirals (ARVs) is a lengthy process and lags co…
Long-Term Investment for Infants: Keys to a Successful Early Infant Male Circumcision Program for HIV Prevention and Overall Child Health Open
Countries where adult male circumcision has reached high coverage should consider national early infant male circumcision (EIMC) programs where EIMC is feasible and culturally acceptable. Ministries of health that intend to set up a routin…
Sustaining Gains Made in Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Open
Introducing early infant male circumcision (EIMC) can sustain voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs. This Global Health: Science and Practice supplement presents lessons learned, research findings on demand creation, and cost…
Scaling Up and Sustaining Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Maintaining HIV Prevention Benefits Open
To maintain high circumcision prevalence, voluntary medical male circumcision programs in East and Southern Africa need to plan for sustainability and conduct transition assessments early on, rather than waiting until the saturation of pri…