2020 - International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS

Year: 2024, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, August

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS | HEALTH EQUITY

Third Annual Summer Research Summit on Health Equity Organized by the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA on June 9, 2020: ABSTRACT: Advancing Health Equity Through Innovations and Technology

Hamisu M. Salihu, Deepa Dongarwar, Toi B. Harris

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.431

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Editorial

Current and Emerging Issues in Global Health: An Introduction to Special Journal Collection

Hamisu M. Salihu, Romuladus E. Azuine

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.343

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Original Article

Healthcare Access as a Risk-Marker for Obstetric Vesicovaginal Fistula in Malawi

Devon Madelyn Rupley, Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu M. Salihu, Allison M. Janda, Rachel Pope

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 4-13

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.292

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Original Article

Maternal Caffeine Consumption and Racial Disparities in Fetal Telomere Length

Isabel Griffin, Boubakari Ibrahimou, Natasha Navejar, Anjali Aggarwal, Kristopher Myers, Daniel Mauck, Korede K. Yusuf, Usman J. Wudil, Muktar H. Aliyu, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 14-21

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.290

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Original Article

Social Determinants of Overweight and Obesity Among Children in the United States

Zenab I. Yusuf, Deepa Dongarwar, Rafeek A Yusuf, Meishon Bell, Toi Harris, Hamisu M. Salihu

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.337

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Original Article

Effectiveness of a 24/7 Dad® Curriculum in Improving Father Involvement: Profiles of Engagement

Roneé E. Wilson, Renice Obure, Precious Omokaro, Hamisu M. Salihu, Estrellita “Lo” Berry, Deborah A. Austin, Jennifer G. Christner

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 34-41

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.338

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Original Article

Association between Intimate Partner Violence, Knowledge and Use of Contraception in Africa: Comparative Analysis across Five African Regions

Rafeek A. Yusuf, Deepa Dongarwar, Zenab I. Yusuf, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 42-52

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.323

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Original Article

Place of Residence and Inequities in Adverse Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in India

Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 53-63

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.291

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Original Article

Evaluation of an Evidence-based and Community-responsive Fatherhood Training Program: Providers’ Perspective

Renice Obure, Hamisu M. Salihu, Anjali Aggarwal, Acara E. Turner, Estrellita “Lo” Berry, Deborah A. Austin, Usman J. Wudil, Muktar H. Aliyu, Ronee E. Wilson

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.297

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION

Racism, Psycho-Social Stress, and Health-related Quality of Life

Hamisu M. Salihu, Abraham A. Salinas-Miranda, Lindsey M. King, Deepa Dongarwar, Korede K. Yusuf, Sahra Ibrahimi, Chioma A. Ikedionwu, Estrellita Lo Berry

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 73-76

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.339

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COMMENTARY

Addressing Supply Chain Management Issues in Cost-effective Maternal and Pediatric Global Surgery: A Call to Action

Sergio M. Navarro, Andile Sibiya, Maziar M. Nourian, Kelsey A. Stewart, Taylor D. Ottesen, Raymond R. Price

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 77-80

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.295

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Original Article

Adherence to Combination Antiretroviral Therapy among Pregnant Women Enrolled in a HIV Prevention Program in Rural North-central Nigeria

Cedrina L. Calder, Heather O’Hara, Mohammad Tabatabai, Celia J. Maxwell, Salisha Marryshow, Aima A. Ahonkhai, Carolyn M. Audet, C. William Wester, Muktar H. Aliyu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 81-92

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.327

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Original Article

Characteristics of Early Newborn Care: A Descriptive Analysis of Recent Births in Nigeria

Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye, A-Mac Harris, Korede K. Yusuf

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 93-102

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.324

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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Trends in Ultrasound Use in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Kelsey A. Stewart, Sergio M. Navarro, Sriharsha Kambala, Gail Tan, Revanth Poondla, Sara Lederman, Kelli Barbour, Chris Lavy

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 103-120

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.294

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COMMENTARY

Artificial Intelligence in Global Health —A Framework and Strategy for Adoption and Sustainability

Trevor D. Hadley, Rowland W. Pettit, Tahir Malik, Amelia A. Khoei, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 121-127

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.296

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Original Article

Cesarean Section and Maternal-fetal Mortality Rates in Nigeria: An Ecological Lens into the Last Decade

Hadiza Galadanci, Deepa Dongarwar, Wolfgang Künzel, Oladapo Shittu, Murtala Yusuf, Sadiq Abdurrahman, Dolapo Lufadeju, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 128-135

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.349

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Original Article

House Ball Community Leaders’ Perceptions of HIV and HIV Vaccine Research

Amina P. Alio, Candace Sibley, Halimah S. Ouedraogo, Stephaun E. Wallace, Steven Wakefield, Damon L. Humes, Sheldon D. Fields, Michael C. Keefer

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.331

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION

Trends in Stillbirths and Stillbirth Phenotypes in the United States: An Analysis of 131.5 Million Births

Deepa Dongarwar, Anjali Aggarwal, Kenneth Barning, Hamisu Mohammed Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 146-148

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.344

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION

Risk of Stillbirth after Infertility Treatment in the United States: 2014-2017

Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu Mohammed Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 149-152

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.345

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION

Stillbirths among Advanced Maternal Age Women in the United States: 2003-2017

Deepa Dongarwar, Anjali Aggarwal, Kenneth Barning, Hamisu Mohammed Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 153-156

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.346

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION

Oral Health Problems among Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders in the United States

Zenab I. Yusuf, Deepa Dongarwar, Rafeek A. Yusuf, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:1; 157-160

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.342

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Original Article

Paternal Involvement and Adverse Birth Outcomes in South Gujarat, India

Nupur B. Godbole, Megan S. Moberg, Parth Patel, Jayesh Kosambiya, Hamisu M. Salihu, Elba Adriana Campos, Lynette Menezes, Ragini Verma, Ronee Wilson

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV/AIDS

A Four-Year Hospital-Based Retrospective Study of the Predictors of Tuberculosis in People Living with HIV and Receiving Care at Bamenda Regional Hospital, Cameroon

Cho Sabastine Anye, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Brenda Mbouamba Yankam, Frankline Sevidzem Wirsiy, Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni, Samuel Nambile Cumber

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 167-172

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.299

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PROTOCOL | PREGNANCY

Protocol for a Longitudinal Analysis of the Vaginal Microbiome from a Pregnant Cohort of African Women in Nigeria

Nkechi Martina Odogwu, Chinedum A. C. Onebunne, Oladapo O. Olayemi, Akinyinka O. Omigbodun

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 173-181

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.330

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | COVID-19

Global Ranking of COVID-19-Related Mortality by Country using a Novel Pandemic Efficiency Index (PEI)

Hamisu M. Salihu, Deepa Dongarwar, Muktar H. Aliyu, Romuladus E. Azuine

Int J MCH AIDS 9:2; 182-185

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.378

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TRAINING

Assessing Training Interests of Latin American and Caribbean Immigrant-serving HIV/AIDS, STD, and Hepatitis C Providers in New York State, United States

Jahron P Marriott, José G Pérez-Ramos, Song Hoa Choi, Gersandre Gonsalves-Domond, Beatrice Aladin, Monica Barbosu, Cheryl Smith, Timothy Dye

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HOME DELIVERY

Determinants of Home Delivery among Women Aged 15-24 Years in Tanzania

Florence F. Kimario, Charles Festo, Josephine Shabani, Mwifadhi Mrisho

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Original Article

Retention in HIV/AIDS Management Services: is it Really Poor? The Case of Yaounde Central Hospital in Cameroon

Charles Kouanfack, Fala Bede, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Emerson Wepngong, Mbinkar Adeline Venyuy, Chombong Hubert, Denise Movuh Sam, Samuel Nambile Cumber

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | COVID-19 PANDEMIC DISPARITIES

COVID-19 Pandemic: Marked Global Disparities in Fatalities According to Geographic Location and Universal Health Care

Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu M. Salihu

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.389

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR | COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Estimation of the Hidden Population with COVID-19 Disease

Ali Reza Soltanian, Saeid Bashirian, Shahin Akhondzadeh Basti, Manoochehr Karami, Afshin Ostovar, Salman Khazaei

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NOTES FROM THE FIELD | COVID-19 PANDEMIC

COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Palliative Measures and the Politics of Vulnerability

Isaac Omo-Ehiabhi Eranga

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRACTICES

Complementary Feeding Practices and Associated Factors Among Nursing Mothers in Southwestern Nigeria

Folake Olukemi Samuel, Ebunoluwa Grace Ibidapo

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV Viral Load

Detectable HIV-RNA Viral Load Among HIV-Infected Pregnant Women on Treatment in Northern Uganda

Agnes Napyo, James K Tumwine, David Mukunya, Josephine Tumuhamye, Anna Agnes Ojok Arach, Grace Ndeezi, Paul Waako, Thorkild Tylleskär

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | VACCINATION

Vaccination Coverage Under the Expanded Program on Immunization in South West Cameroon

Bestina Forkwa Ewang, Mathias Esum Eyong, Samuel Nambile Cumber, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Brenda Mbouamba Yankam, Cho Sabastine Anye, Jacintha Rebang Achu, Bih Moki Suh, Mildred Njoache Nkeng, Rosette Boseme Nzoyom, Joyce Mahlako Tsoka-Gwegweni, Eric Achidi Akum

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.308

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COMMENTARY

Utilizing Principles of Private Enterprise to Improve Maternal and Child Health Programs

Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Mark Tomlinson

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.384

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | SINGLETONS, TWINS, MULTIPLE BIRTHS

Temporal Trends in the Rates of Singletons, Twins and Higher-order Multiple Births Over Five Decades Across Racial Groups in the United States

Liye Wang, Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 257-259

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.377

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Original Article

Psychological Distress and Heart Disease Mortality in the United States: Results from the 1997-2014 NHIS-NDI Record Linkage Study

Hyunjung Lee, Gopal K. Singh

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DOI: 10.21106/ijma.391

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Original Article

Women’s Empowerment and HIV Testing Uptake: A Meta-analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys from 33 Sub-Saharan African Countries

Sanni Yaya, Gebretsadik Shibre, Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Olalekan A Uthman

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | OXYTOCIN VS MISOPROSTOL IN PPH

Oxytocin Versus Misoprostol Plus Oxytocin in the Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage at a Semi-Urban Hospital in sub-Saharan Africa: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Emmanuel Numfor, Nkengafac Nyiawung Fobellah, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Tsi Njim, Sylvester Atanga Ndesso

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV SCREENING

Acceptability of HIV Screening in a Sample of International Students in the United States

Oluwasola Stephen Ayosanmi, Lorette Oden, Titilope Ayosanmi, Babatunde Y. Alli, Mei Wen, Jamie Johnson

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 297-305

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Original Article

Inequalities in Life Expectancy and All-Cause Mortality in the United States by Levels of Happiness and Life Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study

Hyunjung Lee, Gopal K. Singh

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 305-315

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.392

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION

Role of Social Determinants of Health in Widening Maternal and Child Health Disparities in the Era of Covid-19 Pandemic

Deepa Dongarwar, Veronica B. Ajewole, Emmanuella Oduguwa, Ahone Ngujede, Kiydra Harris, Theresa U. Ofili, Omonike A. Olaleye, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 316-319

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.398

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Original Article

Impact of a Maternal Prevention of Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Intervention on HIV-exposed Infants in Uganda

Anays Murillo, Mary Bachman DeSilva, Lora L. Sabin, Nafisa Halim, Harriet Chemusto, Philip Aroda, Julia Gasuza, Davidson H. Hamer, Anna Larson Williams, Barbara Mukasa, Lisa J. Messersmith, Rachael Bonawitz

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

HIV Serodiscordance among Couples in Cameroon: Effects on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Constantin Tchakounté, Céline N. Nkenfou, Thibau F. Tchouangueu, Nicole M. Ngoufack, Salomon B. Tchuandom, Olivier D. Ngono, Jules-Rogers Kuiate, Alexis Ndjolo

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | DIETARY MICRONUTRIENTS AND HIV

Dietary Micronutrients and Gender, Body Mass Index and Viral Suppression Among HIV-Infected Patients in Kampala, Uganda

Nathan Isabirye, Amara E. Ezeamama, Rachel Kyeyune-Bakyayita, Danstan Bagenda, Wafaie W. Fawzi, David Guwatudde

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 337-349

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR COVID-19

A Surveillance System for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Veronica B. Ajewole, Ahone E. Ngujede, Emmanuella Oduguwa, Deepa Dongarwar, Manvir Kaur, Cecelia Knight, Maresha Jackson, Uyen Nguyen, Tasha Roshan, Jordan Simpson, Igor Vouffo, Omonike A. Olaleye, Hamisu M. Salihu

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COMMENTARY | PERINATAL HIV TRANSMISSION

Perinatal HIV Transmission Prevention: Challenges among Women Living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah, Krystal Ruiz, Aminata Fofana, Victoria Hawley

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 354-359

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | COVID-19 AND REMOTE WORKERS

Covid-19 and Neuro-Behavioral Economics: A Conceptual Framework to Improve Physical and Mental Health among Remote Workers

Deepa Dongarwar, Korede K. Yusuf, Sitratullah O. Maiyegun, Sahra Ibrahimi, Chioma Ikedionwu, Hamisu M. Salihu

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | CAFFEINE AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY

Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy and Risk of Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review

Natalie C Frayer, Yeonsoo Kim

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 364-380

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | COVID-19 AND CHILD VACCINATION

COVID-19 and Child Vaccination: A Systematic Approach to Closing the Immunization Gap

Comfort Z. Olorunsaiye, Korede K. Yusuf, Kylie Reinhart, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 381-385

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.401

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | COVID-19 AND MATERNAL MORTALITY

Expected Surge in Maternal Mortality and Severe Morbidity among African-Americans in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic

Korede K Yusuf, Deepa Dongarwar, Sahra Ibrahimi, Chioma Ikedionwu, Sitratullah O. Maiyegun, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 386-389

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.405

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | COVID AND MENTAL HEALTH

COVID-19 Devastation of African American Families: Impact on Mental Health and the Consequence of Systemic Racism

Sahra Ibrahimi, Korede K. Yusuf, Deepa Dongarwar, Sitratullah Olawunmi Maiyegun, Chioma Ikedionwu, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 390-393

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SHORT RESEARCH COMMUNICATION | COVID MCH RESEARCH AGENDA

Using Nominal Group Technique to Elucidate a COVID-19 Research Agenda for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Populations

Chioma A Ikedionwu, Deepa Dongarwar, Korede K. Yusuf, Sitratullah O. Maiyegun, Sahra Ibrahimi, Hamisu M. Salihu

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 394-396

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.410

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV/AIDS IN ECUADOR

HIV/AIDS-related Knowledge and Behavior among School-attending Afro-Descendant Youths in Ecuador

Isabel Hernandez, Vinita Sharma, Miguel Reina-Ortiz, Carlos Rosas, Tatiana Ochoa, Ricardo Izurieta, Enrique Teran

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 397-407

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR | COVID-19 TEST

Reducing False Negative PCR Test for COVID-19

Fatemeh Bahreini, Rezvan Najafi, Razieh Amini, Salman Khazaei, Saeid Bashirian

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 408-410

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.421

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | HIV INFECTION

Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with HIV Infection among Pregnant Women in Odisha State, India

Aridoss Santhakumar, Malathi Mathiyazhakan, Nagaraj Jaganathasamy, Balsubramanian Ganesh, N Manikandan, VM Padmapriya, Angel Monika, Joseph K David, Arvind Kumar, Elangovan Arumugam

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 411-420

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE | DEPRESSION & HIV

Depressive Symptoms Associated with Low Quality of Life Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women Living with HIV in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Linda Aurpibul, Fuanglada Tongprasert, Uraiwan Wichasilp, Arunrat Tangmunkongvorakul

Int J MCH AIDS 9:3; 421-429

DOI: 10.21106/ijma.375

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