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Structural interventions: concepts, challenges and opportunities for research by Blankenship, K M, Friedman, S R, Dworkin, S, Mantell, J E

“…Structural interventions refer to public health interventions that promote health by altering the structural context within which health is produced and…”
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Building young women’s knowledge and skills in female condom use: lessons learned from a South African intervention by Schuyler, A. C., Masvawure, T. B., Smit, J. A., Beksinska, M., Mabude, Z., Ngoloyi, C., Mantell, J. E.

“…Partner negotiation and insertion difficulties are key barriers to female condom (FC) use in sub-Saharan Africa. Few FC interventions have provided…”
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The CASE adherence index: A novel method for measuring adherence to antiretroviral therapy by Mannheimer, S. B., Mukherjee, R., Hirschhorn, L. R., Dougherty, J., Celano, S. A., Ciccarone, D., Graham, K. K., Mantell, J. E., Mundy, L. M., Eldred, L., Botsko, Michael, Finkelstein, R.

“…The Center for Adherence Support Evaluation (CASE) Adherence Index, a simple composite measure of self-reported antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, was…”
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‘There’s no place like home’: perceptions of home-based HIV testing in Lesotho by Mantell, J. E., DiCarlo, A. L., Remien, R. H., Zerbe, A., Morris, D., Pitt, B., Nkonyana, J. P., Abrams, E. J., El-Sadr, W.

“…HIV testing has the potential to reduce HIV transmission by identifying and counseling individuals with HIV, reducing risk behaviors, linking persons with HIV…”
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Emtonjeni—A Structural Intervention to Integrate Sexual and Reproductive Health into Public Sector HIV Care in Cape Town, South Africa: Results of a Phase II Study by Mantell, J. E., Cooper, D., Exner, T. M., Moodley, J., Hoffman, S., Myer, L., Leu, C.-S., Bai, D., Kelvin, E. A., Jennings, K., Stein, Z. A., Constant, D., Zweigenthal, V., Cishe, N., Nywagi, N.

“…Integration of sexual and reproductive health within HIV care services is a promising strategy for increasing access to family planning and STI services and…”
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Mobilizing men as partners: the results of an intervention to increase dual protection among Nigerian men by Exner, Theresa M., Mantell, J. E., Adeokun, L. A., Udoh, I. A., Ladipo, O. A., Delano, G. E., Faleye, J., Akinpelu, K.

“…This quasi-experimental, proof-of-concept study evaluated the effects of an intervention designed to help Nigerian men decrease risk for HIV/sexually…”
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Effectiveness of a community-based intervention to prevent childhood TB in Lesotho by Hirsch-Moverman, Y., Howard, A. A., Yuengling, K. A., Lebelo, L., Frederix, K., Hesseling, A. C., Nachman, S., Maama, L. B., El-Sadr, W. M., Mantell, J. E.

“…BACKGROUND: Child contact management (CCM) is a recognized strategy to prevent TB; however, implementation is suboptimal. PREVENT was a cluster-randomized…”
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High prevalence of pre-diabetes among people living with HIV in a high TB burden setting by Hirsch-Moverman, Y., Howard, A. A., Mantell, J. E., Bongomin, P., Wu, Y., El-Sadr, W. M., Rabkin, M.

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Tuberculosis preventive treatment preferences among care givers of children in Lesotho: a pilot study by Hirsch-Moverman, Y., Mantell, J. E., Lebelo, L., Wynn, C., Hesseling, A. C., Howard, A. A., Nachman, S., Frederix, K., Maama, L. B., El-Sadr, W. M.

“…BACKGROUND: Shorter-duration regimens for preventing drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB) have been shown to be safe and efficacious in children, and may improve…”
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Introducing the female condom through the public health sector: Experiences from South Africa by Mantell, J. E., Scheepers, E., Karim, Q. Abdool

“…The successful implementation of new public health policy is influenced by provider preparedness and user acceptability of the new intervention. This paper…”
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The acceptability of the female condom: perspectives of family planning providers in New York City, South Africa, and Nigeria by Mantell, J E, Hoffman, S, Weiss, E, Adeokun, L, Delano, G, Jagha, T, Exner, T M, Stein, Z A, Karim, Q A, Scheepers, E, Atkins, K

“…This article seeks to fill the gap in female condom acceptability research by examining family planning (FP) providers' attitudes and experiences regarding the…”
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To hasten Ebola containment, mobilize survivors by Stein, Zena A, Tocco, Jack Ume, Mantell, Joanne E, Smith, Raymond A

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There’s no place like home’: perceptions of home-based HIV testing in Lesotho by Mantell, J E, DiCarlo, A L, Remien, R H, Zerbe, A, Morris, D, Pitt, B, Nkonyana, J P, Abrams, E J, El-Sadr, W

“…HIV testing has the potential to reduce HIV transmission by identifying and counseling individuals with HIV, reducing risk behaviors, linking persons with HIV…”
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Everywhere you go, everyone is saying condom, condom. But are they being used consistently? Reflections of South African male students about male and female condom use by Mantell, Joanne E., Smit, Jennifer A., Beksinska, Mags, Scorgie, Fiona, Milford, Cecilia, Balch, Erin, Mabude, Zonke, Smith, Emily, Adams-Skinner, Jessica, Exner, Theresa M., Hoffman, Susie, Stein, Zena A.

“…Young men in South Africa can play a critical role in preventing new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, yet are seldom targeted for HIV prevention…”
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HIV/STI risk by migrant status among workers in an urban high-end entertainment centre in Eastern China by Mantell, Joanne E., Kelvin, Elizabeth A., Sun, Xiaoming, Zhou, Jianfang, Exner, Theresa M., Hoffman, Susie, Zhou, Feng, Sandfort, Theo G. M., Leu, Cheng-Shiun

“…Large-scale internal migration in China may be an important mechanism for the spread of HIV/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) because of the risk…”
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Corruption and oil exploration: expert agreement about the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the Niger Delta of Nigeria by Udoh, Isidore A., Stammen, Ronald M., Mantell, Joanne E.

“…The Niger Delta, according to the Nigerian Ministry of Health, has a disproportionately high HIV infection rate, which is double the national average. The…”
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Paradigm shifters, professionals, and community sentinels: Immigrant community institutions’ roles in shaping places and implications for stigmatized public health initiatives by Chin, John J., Neilands, Torsten B., Weiss, Linda, Mantell, Joanne E.

“…Immigrant community institutions are strategically positioned to facilitate or impede public health efforts in their neighborhoods and communities because of…”
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The AIDS crisis: a United States health care perspective by Shulman, L C, Mantell, J E

“…The unanticipated onset of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in the United States, followed by its gradual progression into a full-blown, uncontrollable…”
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Microbicide acceptability research: current approaches and future directions by Mantell, Joanne E., Myer, Landon, Carballo-Diéguez, Alex, Stein, Zena, Ramjee, Gita, Morar, Neetha S., Harrison, Polly F.

“…With growing recognition of the potential value of microbicides for HIV/STI prevention, the importance of the acceptability of this brand-new technology has…”
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The Mpondombili Project: Preventing HIV/AIDS and Unintended Pregnancy among Rural South African School-Going Adolescents by Mantell, Joanne E, Harrison, Abigail, Hoffman, Susie, Smit, Jennifer A, Stein, Zena A, Exner, Theresa M

“…Unintended pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections are major threats to the health of South African youth. Gendered social norms make it…”
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