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Introduction: More than eight in ten of the world's 1.65 million adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALHIV) live in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and poor viral suppression are reported among ALHIV which may in turn compromise the gains achieved so far. The evidence on whether knowing one's own human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) st
ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the availability of adequately iodized salt at a household level and associated factors in Arba Minch town, South Ethiopia using the gold standard technique, the iodometric titration.Results41.8% (95% CI (confidence interval) 38.6 to 45.1) of households had inadequately iodized salt, and 9.3% (95% CI 7.5 to 11.4) had an iodine content below 10 ppm (parts per mil
The pursuit of more integrated urban mobility has become a central ambition ofmodern transport planning. This is based on the premise that alternative modes,when effectively combined, can better compete with the private car. Yet despite its prominence in policy discourse, integration remains challenging to achieve inpractice and users still face difficulties in journeys involving different modes.
Background. Loss to follow-up (LTFU) from antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces treatment benefits and leads to treatment failure. Hence, this study was aimed at determining the incidence of loss to follow-up and predictors among HIV-infected adults who began first-line antiretroviral therapy at Arba Minch General Hospital. Methods. We carried out an institutional-based retrospective cohort study,
BackgroundCesarean section (CS) is often complicated by surgical site infection (SSI) that may happen to a woman within 30 days after the operation. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of SSI and identify the factors associated with SSI.MethodsA hospital-based analytic cross-sectional study was conducted based on the review of medical records of 1069 women who underwent CS in two p
Background: HIV/AIDS is among the most devastating diseases, having multiple effects on the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). There is a paucity of studies that examined the gender differences in perceived stigma among PLWHA and the different coping strategies that they use in Ethiopia.Objective: To assess the gender differences in perceived stigma and coping strategies
Objectives:Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of major public health importance due to its prevalence and potential health complication. The success of long-term maintenance therapy of diabetes patients depends largely on their ability to adherence to self-care practices. Africa’s most populous country, Ethiopia, has the highest burden of diabetes mellitus. However, studies on self-care act
Background: The term serious suicide attempt is widely used in both clinical and research contexts yet lacks a consistent operational definition. It is variably applied to denote medical lethality, suicidal intent, method choice, or clinical outcome, dimensions that are empirically separable and theoretically distinct. Aims: We examine the conceptual assumptions and contemporary use of the term an
How has migration law functioned as a mechanism of colonial governance in Palestine, and how can it be situated within broader frameworks of international legal ordering? By analyzing key legislative measures, legal frameworks, and administrative mechanisms from the founding of the State of Israel to the present, this study strives to show that migration law operates not simply as a tool of state-
On the path to creating magnetic confinement fusion devices, such as the tokamak, to demonstrate net energy gain, several obstacles remain in the way. One of the major issues for tokamaks are so called disruptions which consist of the plasma losing its confinement over a millisecond time scale. During these disruptions a fraction of the plasma electrons can get accelerated to relativistic energies
Does Chinese economic statecraft enable Beijing to buy foreign policy alignment? Debt-trap diplomacy narrative argue that rising financial commitments systematically force recipient nations into diplomatic alignment. This study tests that hypothesis using a global panel dataset of Chinese loans and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voting alignment from 2000 to 2021. The findings disclose no
This study is a qualitative case study, applying Roland Paris’ Institutionalization Before Liberalization (IBL) framework to EULEX’s state-building mission in Kosovo up until the most recent report in 2025. Former researchers have addressed the liberal peace as a formerly popular and currently contested peacebuilding model. In this study the EULEX mission is analysed with the theoretical lens of t
This thesis examines the 2021 Belarus-EU border crisis through the theoretical framework of coercive engineered migration (CEM). Following EU sanctions against Belarus after the disputed presidential election in 2020, Belarus was accused of facilitating migration flows towards the external borders of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia in order to make use of political pressure on the European Union. The
Recent years have seen a renewed focus on total defence in the Baltic states in response to a deteriorating European security environment. Sharing similar geographical conditions, historical experiences and vulnerabilities, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have all developed total defence concepts as a result of changing security dynamics due to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. However, the sta
This thesis used psychological safety as an analytical lens, alongside mianzi, guanxi, and zhongyong siwei, to examine voice, silence, and interpersonal risk in contemporary Chinese public and corporate discourse. Based on a qualitative analysis of 20 texts, the study found that "safety" appears mainly in two senses: supporting speaking and action, and maintaining psychological stability
This essay examines how the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and superstition expresses itself in popular media by using Rebecca Nedostup's concept of superstitious regimes. Since the late 1800s, China has had a complex relationship with religion and the more negatively loaded superstition, which became an integral part in both the Guomindang’s (GMD) and the CCP‘s constru
Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability that occurs when the blood supply to the brain is obstructed. Functional recovery of lost brain functions relies heavily on plasticity. Pharmacological treatment with negative allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 (mGluR5 NAMs) enhances recovery after stroke by modulating neuronal activity underlying adaptive
This study investigates how South Korean Multicultural Family Policy depicts marriage migrant women as a problem throughout the migration life course, and examines the kinds of subjects these representations produce. Using Carol Bacchi's 'What's the Problem Represented to Be?' (WPR) approach and Foucault's concept of governmentality, the analysis focuses on all four Basic Plans
