“I AM STILL HUMAN AND WORTH A LIFE:” A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE IMPACTS OF A COMMUNITY BASED, PEER-LED, TREATMENT SUPPORT MODEL FOR YOUNG ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV IN ZIMBABWE

“I am still human and worth a life:” a qualitative study of the impacts of a community based, peer-led, treatment support model for young adults living with HIV in Zimbabwe

BackgroundA persistent treatment gap remains between children and adults living with HIV.The Zvandiri program, developed by Africaid, is one of the few models of differentiated service delivery for children, adolescents, and youth that has been shown to improve outcomes along the HIV care continuum, employing Community Adolescent Treatment Supporte

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Biomarkers of Cholestasis and Liver Injury in the Early Phase of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Their Pathophysiological Value

Background: Impaired liver function and cholestasis are frequent findings in critically ill patients and are associated with poor outcomes.We tested the hypothesis that hypoxic liver injury and hypoxic cholangiocyte injury are detectable very early in patients with ARDS, may depend on Ringette Ring the severity of hypoxemia, and may be aggravated b

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Physical Activity is a Medicine for Non-Communicable Diseases: A Survey Study Regarding the Perception of Physical Activity Impact on Health Wellbeing

Zulkaif Ahmed Saqib,1 Jianhui Dai,2 Rashid Menhas,3 Shahid Mahmood,4 Maria Karim,5 Xuehui Sang,2 Yu Weng2 1Research Institute of Business Analytics & Supply Chain Management, College of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518060, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow Univer

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