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Findings reveal the sadness experienced at the diagnosis stage, concerns about accessing treatment and maintaining adherence, and concerns about disclosure. It was concluded that these factors stemmed from fears about triggering enacted stigma in the illness experience of pregnant women, which could hamper the implementation of the 'test and treat' protocol in Lesotho.Objectives Recent research demonstrates that economic interventions may positively effect HIV risk among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa. Some evidence reveals potential associations between financial decision-making and bargaining power in sexual relationships. However, this evidence is mixed, nuanced, and limited. This paper explores how AGYW in Zambia understand financial agency and its effect on intimate relationships. Methods In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 30 females aged 15-24 years residing in Kalingalinga, a low income, high-density residential area in Lusaka. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis. Results Participants spoke of the ability to earn and spend money as reality for some and aspirational for many others, intrinsic to cultural and religious caveats influencing perceptions of agency for women. VBIT-12 The transfer of financial independence to sexual agency within relationships was viewed as a mechanism for HIV risk reduction; however, male sexual privilege was an obstacle irrespective of financial decision-making. Conclusions Programmes aiming to enhance financial agency for AGYW have the potential to reduce HIV sexual risk. Yet, to be most effective, integration with gender-transformative programmes is needed to address norms of male dominance that keep AGYW in positions of vulnerability.
To systematically regroup articles that were published since the latest systematic search, but with specific inclusion criteria to help comparison that will offer a focused presentation of methods and results. This will offer a full overview of HRV's behavior at rest and during exercise in adults post-concussion.
The systematic review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) method. A computer-based systematic search was conducted in December 2019 through the Pubmed, Scopus and SPORTDiscus databases. A manual search was performed through the reference list of all articles retained. The reliability of the systematic search was assured by having the article selection process entirely repeated by a second author.
The systematic search yielded a total of 15 articles to be further analyzed. Results show impairment of HRV during exercise for individuals with concussion, heterogenous studies with lack of control over confounding factors and only less than half of the results showing a significant difference between individuals with concussion and controls.
Further research should try standardizing HRV measurement protocols that control confounding factors to allow easier comparison between studies and allows the possibility for an eventual meta-analysis.
Further research should try standardizing HRV measurement protocols that control confounding factors to allow easier comparison between studies and allows the possibility for an eventual meta-analysis.Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease globally. It is a progressive neurological disorder which can lead to a decline in wellbeing and quality of life for people living with PD (PwP) and their families/caregivers. However, little is known about the experience of PwP in low- and middle-income countries. In high-income countries, the benefits of support groups in providing social support, preventing social isolation and normalising the PD experience have been established. As part of a wider ethnographic study over 10 months, we explored the role of support groups in the management of PD in Kenya, sub-Saharan Africa. Fifty-five PwP and 23 informal family caregivers took part, and observations took place over ten support group meetings. Both positives and drawbacks were identified. The groups played a role in filling in gaps in information and services that the healing landscape in Kenya was unable to provide, while acting as an important source of care and support for PwP and caregivers, enabling 'sociality' and legitimacy. Drawbacks included limited reach and accessibility, 'social comparisons', and seeing the severity of progressed PD in others. Findings suggest PD support groups could become important components within resource-constrained healthcare settings.Objective We hypothesized that implementation of a Medical Control Guideline (MCG) with a standardized formulary (fixed medication concentrations) and pre-calculated medication dosages in a large emergency medical services (EMS) system would reduce pediatric dosing errors. To assess the effectiveness of the standardized formulary to reduce errors, we chose to evaluate midazolam administration for seizures, because it is the most frequently dosed medication by EMS for children, and seizures are a time-sensitive condition. The objective of this study was to compare 1) frequency of midazolam dosing errors during the field treatment of pediatric seizures and 2) paramedic anxiety and confidence in dosing midazolam for pediatric seizures, before and after implementation of the MCG.Methods In this mixed-methods study, we utilized the Los Angeles County EMS data registry to identify pediatric patients ≤14 years-old treated with midazolam for seizure. We defined a dosing error as outside the dose directed by the colorosing. Benefits included simplifying paramedic tasks, increasing paramedic self-efficacy, facilitating provider communication, and improving patient care.Conclusion Implementation of a MCG with standardized formulary and pre-calculated medication dosing by weight reduced pediatric medication dosing errors and increased paramedic confidence in pediatric medication dosing. It may have the potential to facilitate patient care through improved communications and task simplification.Wixted et al. (in press. Doing right by the eyewitness evidence A response to Berkowitz et al. Memory) remind us that they are aware of some conditions in which confidence does not trump all but suggest that initial high-confidence errors should be rare. In this reply, we draw attention to new lab research that continues to cast doubt on the value of an initial eyewitness identification made with high confidence. Additional data from field studies of police lineups lead us to conclude that it is far too risky in real-world cases to assume that eyewitnesses who have high initial confidence are also highly accurate. As a final point, we dispute Wixted et al.'s interpretation of "initial low confidence" in the DNA exoneration cases.