Assessing the Relationship between Genderbased Violence and COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda by Consolata, Kabonesa, Fredrick, Immanuel Kindi

“…However, some studies have analyzed GBV and Ebola and Zika virus epidemic in Liberia in 2014-16 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2018, GBV and HIV 2,3 and gender/GBV and Covid-19. With the prevailing coronavirus (covid-19) global pandemic, which has driven countries to declare lockdowns, cases of GBVhave also spiraled. …”
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Burden of diseases attributable to excess body weight in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019 by Saeid Safiri, Jessica A. Grieger, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Asra Fazlollahi, Mark J. M. Sullman, Nahid Karamzad, Fikrettin Sahin, Kuljit Singh, Gary S. Collins, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

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Compulsory Licensing in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): Current Application and Future Prospects in Indonesia by Sahlan Sahlan, Ilham Nurman, Abdul Karim Uddin, Andi Bustamin Daeng Kunu

“…The implementation of Compulsory Licensing in the procurement of anti-retroviral drugs to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which poses a significant threat to Indonesia and global public health, exemplifies the essential necessity and utility of this concept. …”
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Critical Issues in an Unmotivated Patient with Alcohol Dependence by Nidhi Vadhavekar, Saloni Chatwani, Avinash Desousa, Hardik Sheth, Kavitha V. Dongerkery, Pradnya Deolekar

“…The patient had a history of AUD, alcoholic liver cirrhosis, HIV, and squamous-cell carcinoma of the vocal cords. …”
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An initial benchmark of the quality of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of breast cancer in South Africa by S Nietz, H Cubasch, I Buccimazza, S Čačala, B Phakathi, M Joffe, W C C Chen, S Norris, P Ruff

“…Data quality and adherence rates with differences between units were determined. The effect of HIV status on adherence was assessed by multivariate Poisson regression analyses. …”
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Assessing Prevention Protocols by a Brief Questionnaire in the Infectious Respiratory Diseases Pandemics: An Application in Pedestrian Population in COVID-19 Pandemic by Ali Jafari-Khounigh, Alireza Razzaghi, Hamid Sharifi, Shahram Habibzadeh, Seyed Taghi Heydari, Rasool Entezarmahdi, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Alireza Ansari Moghaddam, Mahdi Rezaei, Mohammad Saadati, Ehsan Sarbazi, Morteza Haghighi, Mina Golestani, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani

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Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Russian Society for the Study of the Liver, the Russian Gastroenterological Association, the National Scientific Society of Infectious Disease S... by V. T. Ivashkin, V. P. Chulanov, N. A. Mamonova, M. V. Maevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, I. N. Tikhonov, P. O. Bogomolov, E. V. Volchkova, A. S. Dmitriev, O. O. Znojko, E. A. Klimova, K. V. Kozlov, I. E. Kravchenko, E. Yu. Malinnikova, R. V. Maslennikov, M. I. Mikhailov, K. E. Novak, I. G. Nikitin, V. E. Syutkin, E. V. Esaulenko, A. A. Sheptulin, E. N. Shirokova, N. D. Yushchuk

“…In most cases, eradication of viral HCV infection is a real task even in patients at the stage of cirrhosis of the liver, with impaired renal function, HIV co-infection, after solid organs transplantation.…”
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Good Worker Health and Hygiene Practices: Evaluation and Importance in GAPs and GMPs by Melissa Holmes-Pearce, Mark Ritenour, Amy Simonne, Jeff Brecht, Steve Sargent, Keith Schneider

“…Young children, the elderly, and people with immuno-compromising conditions such as HIV, AIDS, and cancer run even greater risk of serious illness or death related to contaminated foods. …”
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Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Lineages Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Southwestern, Uganda by Lisa, Nkatha Micheni, Kennedy, Kassaza, Hellen, W. Kinyi

“…The southwestern region of the country has consistently registered a high TB/HIV incidence rate. This study is aimed at characterizing the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) genotypic diversity in southwestern Uganda. …”
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The Role of Psychology Towards Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing in South Africa by Ntombophelo Sithole-Tetani

“…The third SDG, ‘Good Health and Wellbeing,’ aims to ensure healthy lives, promote well-being for all ages, and halt and reverse global illnesses such as HIV, tuberculosis, and the COVID-19 pandemic, etc. …”
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Biological Properties, Bioactive Constituents, and Pharmacokinetics of Some Capsicum spp. and Capsaicinoids by Gaber, El-Saber Batiha, Ali, Alqahtani, Oluwafemi, Adeleke Ojo, Hazem M., Shaheen, Lamiaa, Wasef, Mahmoud, Elzeiny, Mahmoud, Ismail, Mahmoud, Shalaby, Toshihiro, Murata, Adrian, Zaragoza-Bastida, Nallely, Rivero-Perez, Amany, Magdy Beshbishy, Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Philippe, Jeandet, and Helal F., Hetta

“…Capsaicin and Capsicum creams are accessible in numerous ways and have been utilized in HIV-linked neuropathy and intractable pain.…”
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Barriers to timely diagnosis and management of breast cancer in Africa: Implications for improved outcomes by Roland Muyisa, Emile Watumwa, Judith Malembe, Jacques Wahangire, Ghyslaine Kalivanda, Apollinaire Saa Sita, Soly Kamwira

“…Poor outcomes are often linked to advanced disease stages and larger tumor sizes, along with factors like the luminal B subtype and HIV status. Strategies to improve outcomes should focus on raising awareness, enhancing knowledge of hormonal tumor status, and implementing expedited referral pathways for women with concerning symptoms.Urgent measures for early detection and management are essential to address the breast cancer burden in Africa and improve patient outcomes.…”
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Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a rural area in South Africa by G Maimela, C E Martin, M Chersich, B Bello, J Mauti, T Bäernighausen, S Kohler, A Almuedo-Riera, S Luchters, S Sawry

“…Households with a co‐primary case had higher IRs than households without a co‐primary case (crude IR 14.16 v. 1.75, respectively; p=0.054). HIV infection, obesity and the presence of chronic conditions did not materially alter the crude IR. …”
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Time to be seen and heard: Including children’s and adolescents’ voices in the South African TB response by C Goslett, K du Preez, G Hendricks, A Best

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Community-led monitoring and the role of Ritshidze in improving the quality of primary healthcare in South Africa by K Govender, N Rambau, P Barron, B Setshogelo, K Vallabhjee, M Nyathi, H Schneider, S Xaba, N Mpofu, A Yawa

“…Steered by a coalition of civil society organisations representing people living with HIV, Ritshidze monitors just over 400 primary healthcare (PHC) facilities in 8 provinces on a quarterly basis. …”
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Influence of Domestic Violence on Pupils Academic Performance in Rubanda District. by Busingye, Scholar

“…The study found that 100% of respondents agreed on several causes of domestic violence, which included unfaithfulness, poverty (12 respondents, 20%), early marriages (5 respondents, 8%), diseases such as HIV/AIDS (9 respondents, 15%), gender inequality (10 respondents, 16%), and alcoholism (10 respondents, 16%). …”
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A rugalmasítás határán: bérmunkaviszonyok a kertészeti ágazatban by András Vigvári, Krisztina Németh

“… Tanulmányunkban egy alföldi kisváros kertészeti üzemeinek munkaviszonyait vizsgálva arra keressük a választ, hogy milyen strukturális okok járulnak hozzá az ágazatban tapasztalható munkaerőhiányhoz, e hiány milyen formákban jelenik meg és milyen adaptációs módokat hív elő a különféle üzemtípusokban. Elemzésünkben bemutatjuk, hogy a munkáltatói szerepben lévő, különböző méretű és helyzetű kertészetek miként próbálnak alkalmazkodni az egész ágazatot jellemző foglalkoztatási kihívásokhoz, azaz milyen stratégiákkal igyekeznek munkásaikat megtartani. …”
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Role of private providers in the implementation of the national health insurance scheme in Zambia: a qualitative study of perceptions and experiences by Jesper Sundewall, Warren Mukelabai Simangolwa

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A Characterisation and Profiling of District Health Indicators in Zimbabwe: An Application of Principal Component Analysis in a Data Limited Setting by Shepherd Shamu, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Charles Hongoro

“…The 10 composite indices (population, immunisation, child mortality, antenatal care, HIV/TB, malaria, non-communicable diseases, socioeconomic, health seeking behaviour and infrastructure) were tested for construct and content validity and were found to be statistically robust, reliable and consistent with observed behaviour. …”
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