The importance of men in the global HIV response is increasingly recognised. In most
settings, men are less engaged in HIV services and have worse health outcomes than …

Background Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and long-term uninterrupted
engagement in HIV care is difficult for HIV-positive people, and randomized trials of specific …

Consequences of COVID-19 pandemic responses have included exacerbated poverty, food
insecurity and state and domestic violence. Such effects may be particularly pronounced …

Background The practice of traditional and complementary medicine is increasing in most
low-and middle-income countries especially for chronic communicable and non …

Introduction Medical pluralism, or concurrent utilisation of multiple therapeutic modalities, is
common in various international contexts, and has been characterised as a factor …

Background HIV counselling and testing are essential to control the HIV epidemic. However,
HIV testing uptake is low in sub-Saharan Africa, where many people use informal health …

Background Adolescent pregnancy and motherhood has been a controversial and much
disputed subject within the field of public health. Early childbearing is not only characterized …

Introduction Panama's HIV epidemic is far from under control. One of the populations with
the fastest-growing epidemic among the Indigenous peoples of the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé …

Since the introduction of effective anti-retroviral therapy, early diagnosis and treatment of
HIV have become increasingly important from individual and public health perspectives …

This study explores a range of informal health-seeking behaviors, including the use of Fang
Traditional Medicine (FTM) for medical or cultural afflictions in Equatorial Guinea (EQ), the …