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Impact of parent-child communication interventions on sex behaviors and cognitive outcomes for black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino youth: A systematic review, 1988-2012

2014

PURPOSE: We reviewed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI)- behavioral interventions implemented with disproportionately affected black/African-American and Hispanic/Latino youth and designed to improve parent-child communications about sex....

Racial/ethnic disparities in HIV infection among people who inject drugs: An international systematic review and meta-analysis

2012

AIMS: The Ethnic Minority Meta-Analysis (EMMA) aims to assess racial/ethnic disparities in HIV infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) across various countries. This is the first report of the...

Effectiveness of structural-level needle/syringe programs to reduce HCV and HIV infection among people who inject drugs: A systematic review

2013

Needle-syringe programs (NSP) have been effective in reducing HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) infection among people who inject drugs (PWID). Achieving sustainable reductions in these blood-borne infections requires addressing structural...

Explaining racial disparities in HIV/AIDS incidence among women in the U.S.: A systematic review

2008

Surveillance data indicate that HIV incidence among Black women is more than 20 times that among White women and more than 4 times that among Hispanic women. Several studies have...

Impact of HIV and sexual health education on the sexual behaviour of young people: A review update

1997

To assess the effects of HIV/AIDS and sexual health education on young people’s sexual behaviour, a comprehensive literature review was commissioned by the Department of Policy, Strategy, and Research of...

Prevalence of bisexual behaviour among bridge population of men who have sex with men in China: A meta-analysis of observational studies

2011

Objective: To integrate the empirical estimates of bisexual behaviour among the bridge population of men who have sex with men (MSM) in China and their HIV and syphilis prevalences stratified...

A systematic review of delay in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

2008

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and immediate initiation of treatment are essential for an effective tuberculosis (TB) control program. Delay in diagnosis is significant to both disease prognosis at the individual level...

The environmental and social influences of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: A focus on rural communities

2011

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic has caused far-reaching effects in sub-Saharan Africa. The pandemic has effectively diminished the workforce, increased poverty rates, reduced agricultural productivity, and transformed...

Informal caregivers of persons with HIV/AIDS: A review and analysis

2003

Due to advanced antiretroviral treatments, persons with HIV/AIDS (PWH/As) live longer and experience various physical and cognitive impairments during the course of their disease. Often, informal caregivers assist PWH/As to...

Does gender bias exist in the use of specialist health care?

2000

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the evidence for the existence of gender bias (defined as care provided independently of clinical need) in the use of specialist services by critically appraising the literature....

Effective approaches to reducing adolescent unprotected sex, pregnancy, and childbearing

2002

In the United States, there exist a multitude of different approaches to reducing adolescent sexual risk-taking, unintended pregnancy, childbearing, and sexually transmitted disease, including HIV. While many of these approaches...

A critical review of social and structural conditions that influence HIV risk among Mexican deportees

2014

Mexican migrants who are deported from the US may be at elevated risk for HIV infection. Deportations of Mexican migrants by the US have reached record numbers. We critically reviewed...

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