Browsing by Subject "HIV"

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    • Frequency of Hepatitis B, C and HIV infections among transfusion-dependent Thalassemia patients in Bangladesh 

      Amatullah, Jumanah (BRAC Univeristy, 2018-07)
      Transfusion transmitted infections (TTI) have become a major problem in patients with thalassemia who have to undergo regular transfusion. Though effective screening system and proper donor selection have lowered the rate ...

    • Impact assessment of Adolescent development program in the selective border regions of Bangladesh 

      Unknown author (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-10)
      Border Adolescent Development Program (ADP) was implemented in the border areas of Bangladesh. The main objective of this program was to make the adolescents, their parents, and the communities aware of the social and legal ...

    • Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Stone, Jack; Fraser, Hannah; Lim, Aaron G; Walker, Josephine G; Ward, Zoe; MacGregor, Louis; Trickey, Adam; Abbott, Sam; Strathdee, Steffanie A; Abramovitz, Daniela; Maher, Lisa; Iversen, Jenny; Bruneau, Julie; Zang, Geng; Garfein, Richard S; Yen, Yung-Fen; Azim, Tasnim; Mehta, Shruti H; Milloy, Michael-John; Hellard, Margaret E; Sacks-Davis, Rachel; Dietze, Paul M; Aitken, Campbell; Aladashvili, Malvina; Tsertsvadze, Tengiz; Mravčík, Viktor; Alary, Michel; Roy, Elise; Smyrnov, Pavlo; Sazonova, Yana; Young, April M; Havens, Jennifer R; Hope, Vivian D; Desai, Monica; Heinsbroek, Ellen; Hutchinson, Sharon J; Palmateer, Norah E; McAuley, Andrew; Platt, Lucy; Martin, Natasha K; Altice, Frederick L; Hickman, Matthew; Vickerman, Peter (The Lancet, 2018-10-29)
      Background: People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high prevalence of incarceration and might be at high risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection during or after incarceration. We aimed to assess whether ...

    • Sexual behavior and condom use among seasonal dalit migrant laborers to India from far west, Nepal: a qualitative study 

      Bam, Kiran; Thapa, Rajshree; Newman, Marielle Sophia; Bhatt, Lokesh Prasad; Bhatta, Shree Krishna (© 2013 PLoS ONE, 2013)
      Background:Around 41% of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in Nepal occur in seasonal migrant laborers. Dalit migrant laborers represent the largest proportion of reported HIV cases in the Far Western Region (Sudur ...