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pro vyhledávání: '"Matthew F. Chersich"'
Autor:
Nicholas Brink, Darshnika P. Lakhoo, Ijeoma Solarin, Gloria Maimela, Peter von Dadelszen, Shane Norris, Matthew F. Chersich, Climate and Heat-Health Study Group
Publikováno v:
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-24 (2024)
Abstract Background Climate change, particularly global warming, is amongst the greatest threats to human health. While short-term effects of heat exposure in pregnancy, such as preterm birth, are well documented, long-term effects have received less
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0a8f31c4c24743fea56c75fa037cb291
Autor:
Matthew F. Chersich, Glenda Gray, Lee Fairlie, Quentin Eichbaum, Susannah Mayhew, Brian Allwood, Rene English, Fiona Scorgie, Stanley Luchters, Greg Simpson, Marjan Mosalman Haghighi, Minh Duc Pham, Helen Rees
Publikováno v:
Globalization and Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020)
Abstract Medical staff caring for COVID-19 patients face mental stress, physical exhaustion, separation from families, stigma, and the pain of losing patients and colleagues. Many of them have acquired SARS-CoV-2 and some have died. In Africa, where
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3dca0668de0349a69f58de79020aec48
Publikováno v:
Social Sciences and Humanities Open, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 100251- (2022)
Risk-taking in sex work is related to financial gains from condom-protected and condomless-acts alongside vulnerabilities, including socio-economic factors, which influence the safety of sex workers. Large international sporting events have been show
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/2ca0b0db3f92490a97319a5743178646
Autor:
Matthew F. Chersich, Caradee Y. Wright
Publikováno v:
Globalization and Health, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2019)
Abstract Background Globally, the response to climate change is gradually gaining momentum as the impacts of climate change unfold. In South Africa, it is increasingly apparent that delays in responding to climate change over the past decades have je
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5623a13f65b242fbba02d16f9f83f929
Autor:
Fiona Scorgie, Yasmin Mohamed, David Anderson, Suzanne M. Crowe, Stanley Luchters, Matthew F. Chersich
Publikováno v:
BMC Health Services Research, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019)
Abstract Background Accurate measurement of CD4 cell counts remains an important tenet of clinical care for people living with HIV. We assessed an instrument-free point-of-care CD4 test (VISITECT® CD4) based on a lateral flow principle, which gives
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/78cb8fa712f442afa2e415d7290b0414
Autor:
Alinda G. Vos, Matthew F. Chersich, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Peter Zuithoff, Michelle A. Moorhouse, Samanta T. Lalla-Edward, Andrew Kambugu, N. Kumarasamy, Diederick E. Grobbee, Roos E. Barth, Willem D. Venter
Publikováno v:
Retrovirology, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
Abstract Background HIV infection and antiretroviral treatment are associated with changes in lipid levels, insulin resistance and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We investigated these changes in the first 96 weeks of treatment with low-dose st
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9ea3b95b834b40fba38b2cbdb1fbad59
Autor:
Coceka Mnyani, Carol L. Tait, Remco P.H. Peters, Helen Struthers, Avy Violari, Glenda Gray, Eckhart J. Buchmann, Matthew F. Chersich, James A. McIntyre
Publikováno v:
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp e1-e7 (2020)
Background: Great strides have been made in decreasing paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In South Africa, new paediatric HIV infections decreased by 84% between 2009 and 2015. This achievement
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9ab4c6124c404bcb8a1b7a1a38ecdea7
Autor:
Jane Goudge, Olufunke A. Alaba, Veloshnee Govender, Bronwyn Harris, Nonhlanhla Nxumalo, Matthew F. Chersich
Publikováno v:
International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)
Abstract Background Many low- and middle-income countries are reforming their health financing mechanisms as part of broader strategies to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Voluntary social health insurance, despite evidence of resulting inequ
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ec12797185574e87b5b8e36787a2c768
Publikováno v:
Globalization and Health, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals present an opportunity to reimagine and then reconfigure the approach to controlling sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The predilection of STIs for women and for vulnerable populations means that servi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d2cf2d48b00940c2ab0820150531ede7
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 17, Iss S3, Pp 29-40 (2017)
Abstract Background Antenatal care (ANC) clinics serve as key gateways to screening and treatment interventions that improve pregnancy outcomes, and are especially important for HIV-infected women. By disaggregating data on access to ANC, we aimed to
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/118f0e2c9b174c0ca973f43299ead043