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Utilization of cervical cancer screening services and its associated factors in Iran: a case–control study

Dadipoor, Sara; Alav, Azin; Kader, Zeinab; Kakhak, Hadi Eshaghi Sani; Mohseni, Shokrollah; Shahabi, Nahid (BMC, 2023)

Background Considering the high incidence rate of cervical cancer (CC) in Iran, screening is an efective way of reducing the impact of the disease due to early detection. Thus, the recognition of the factors afecting the ...

Exploring childhood experiences and family contexts as risk factors for drug use in the lives of young drug users in the Western Cape, South Africa

Rich, Edna Grace; Londt, Marcel; Holtman, Lorna (Taylor & Francis, 2023)

The use of drugs amongst adolescents and youth has become a global phenomenon and South Africa is no exception. This paper aims to explore the familial contexts and childhood experiences leading up to the drug-taking ...

The association between the timing, intensity and magnitude of adolescent growth and body composition in early adulthood

Nyati, Lukhanyo H; Pettifor, John M; Ong, Ken K (Springer Nature, 2023)

OBJECTIVES: There’s paucity of longitudinal studies assessing the role of adolescent growth on adult body composition in developing countries. The aims of this study were to assess the association between adolescent change ...

The impact of HIV and ART exposure during pregnancy on fetal growth: a prospective study in a South African cohort

Nyati, Lukhanyo H; Mtintsilana, Asanda; Norris, Shane A; Dlamini, Siphiwe N (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)

Background: In utero exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and antiretroviral (ART) is associated with adverse birth outcomes, which are often attributed to alterations in placental morphology. This study used ...

Growth in infancy and childhood and age at menarche in five low- or middle-income countries: consortium of health orientated research in transitional societies (cohorts)

Nyati, Lukhanyo (Elsevier [Commercial Publisher], 2023)

Background: Earlier age at menarche is associated with behavioral and noncommunicable disease risks. The influence of birth weight (BW) (intrauterine) and postnatal growth on age at menarche is not well studied in low- ...