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Sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted diseases among young men in Zambia by Ndubani, Phillimon, Höjer, Bengt

“…Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are an increasing public health problem in Zambia. About 200 000 cases of STDs are treated annually in the formal health…”
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Can biomedical and traditional health care providers work together? Zambian practitioners' experiences and attitudes towards collaboration in relation to STIs and HIV/AIDS care: a cross-sectional study by Kaboru, Berthollet Bwira, Falkenberg, Torkel, Ndubani, Phillimon, Höjer, Bengt, Vongo, Rodwell, Brugha, Ruairi, Faxelid, Elisabeth

“…The World Health Organization's World health report 2006: Working together for health underscores the importance of human resources for health. The shortage of…”
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Stunting and ‘overweight’ in the WHO Child Growth Standards – malnutrition among children in a poor area of China by Wang, Xiaoli, Höjer, Bengt, Guo, Sufang, Luo, Shusheng, Zhou, Wenyuan, Wang, Yan

“…The aims of the present paper were to assess the nutritional status of children under 5 years old using the 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards ('the WHO…”
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To Be a Shoeshine Boy in Hanoi: A Different Childhood Narrative by Birgitta Rubenson, Dinh Phuong Hoa, Nguyen Van Chinh, Bengt Höjer, Johansson, Eva

“…This article is based on interviews with 12 shoeshine boys in Hanoi, Vietnam, aged 11 to 16. All but one had finished primary school, and all were working to…”
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Can biomedical and and traditional health care providers work together?: Zambian practitioners´experiences and attitudes to collaboration in relation to care of STIs and HIV/AIDS by Höjer, Bengt

“…Background The World Health Organization's World health report 2006: Working together for health underscores the importance of human resources for health. The…”
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Young sex workers telling their life histories by Höjer, Bengt

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Young Sex-Workers in Ho Chi Minh City Telling Their Life Stories by Rubenson, Birgitta, Hanh, Le Thi, Höjer, Bengt, Johansson, Eva

“…In this study the life stories of 22 sex-workers (age 15-18 years) in Vietnam are organized into three thematic narratives depicting how the girls presented…”
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Pregnancies and births among adolescents: a population-based prospective study in rural Vietnam by Klingberg-Allvin, Marie, Graner, Sophie, Phuc, Ho Dang, Höjer, Bengt, Johansson, Annika

“…To describe birth rates and pregnancy outcomes, specifically stillbirth, preterm delivery and low birth weight (LBW) in relation to socio-demographic…”
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Quality of STIs and HIV/AIDS care as perceived by biomedical and traditional health care providers in Zambia: Are there common grounds for collaboration? by Kaboru, Berthollet Bwira, Muchimba, Maureen, Falkenberg, Torkel, Höjer, Bengt, Faxelid, Elisabeth

“…Summary Objective To explore biomedical and traditional health care providers’ (BHPs and THPs, respectively) perceptions of good quality of care and opinions…”
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Another childhood narrative - to be a shoe shiner boy in Hanoi by Höjer, Bengt

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Autoinduction of carbamazepine metabolism in children examined by a stable isotope technique by Bertilsson, L, Höjer, B, Tybring, G, Osterloh, J, Rane, A

“…Autoinduction of carbamazepine (CBZ) metabolism was investigated in 3 children (10 to 13 yr old) using tetradeuterium-labeled CBZ (CBZ-D4). Prior to treatment,…”
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Sexuality and Health: A Study of Tanzanian Men's Experiences of Living with HIV / AIDS by Balaile, Gunnel, Kayombo, Jacob, Ransjo - Arvidson, Anna - Berit, Hojer, Bengt

“…The aim of this study was to explore Tanzanian men's experiences regarding their health and sex life after they had been diagnosed with HIV. In-depth…”
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Traditional healers and the treatment of sexually transmitted illnesses in rural Zambia by Ndubani, Phillimon, Höjer, Bengt

“…Lately there has been increasing interest regarding the practice of traditional healers and their use of indigenous plants to treat illnesses. Twenty-three…”
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Poverty and Devastation of Intimate Relations: Tanzanian Women’s Experience of Living With HIV/AIDS by Balaile, Gunnel, Laisser, Rose, Ransjö-Arvidson, Anna-Berit, Höjer, Bengt

“…In Tanzania, women of reproductive age constitute the largest group infected by HIV. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences related to health and…”
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Randomised study of skin-to-skin versus incubator care for rewarming low-risk hypothermic neonates by Christensson, Kyllike, Bhat, Ganapati J, Amadi, Beatrice C, Eriksson, Bo, Höjer, Bengt

“…Christensson et al conclude that there may be no risk to neonates of heat stress during skin-to-skin care, which promotes stable cardiac and respiratory…”
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Predictors of Condom Use Among Patients With Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Uganda by NUWAHA, FRED, FAXELID, ELISABETH, HÖJER, BENGT

“…Background and Objective: Patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are at an increased risk of HIV infection and they must be targeted for increased…”
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Lay people's perceptions of sexually transmitted infections in Uganda by Nuwaha, F, Faxelid, E, Neema, S, Höjer, B

“…In order to understand lay people's perceptions of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews were held with…”
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Efficacy of Patient-Delivered Partner Medication in the Treatment of Sexual Partners in Uganda by NUWAHA, FRED, KAMBUGU, FRED, NSUBUGA, PETER S. J., HÖJER, BENGT, FAXELID, ELISABETH

“…Background: Patient-based partner referral (PBPR), which is the main method for treating sexual partners of patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),…”
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Child domestic servants in Hanoi. Who are they and how do they fare? by Rubenson, Birgitta, Hojer, Bengt, Johansson, Eva, van Anh, Nguyen Thi

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Understanding young men's sexual health and prospects for sexual behaviour change in rural Zambia by Ndubani, Phillimon, Bond, Virginia, Liljeström, Rita, Höjer, Bengt

“…Aims: Building on the experiences of an initial study in 1993, the current survey was conducted to enhance understanding of men's sexual health and prospects…”
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