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    'Ending the HIV epidemic': Where are African American women in the plan?

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    Cross-country comparability of a social-emotional skills assessment designed for youth in low-resource environments

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    Increasing Black, Indigenous and People of Color participation in clinical trials through community engagement and recruitment goal establishment

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    Using behavior change approaches to improve complementary feeding practices

    Improving complementary feeding of children 6 to 24 months of age requires an understanding of what drives feeding behaviors in specific cultural and economic contexts and which systematic approaches best facilitate beneficial and feasible changes. This paper analyzes social and behavior change approaches and use of program delivery platforms at scale that resulted in documented improvements in Bangladesh, Malawi, Peru and Zambia. The authors conclude that complementary feeding practices, particularly dietary diversity, can be improved rapidly in a variety of settings through available program platforms if interventions focus on specific constraints and strategies encourage caregivers to prepare and feed appropriate foods.
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    Evidence-based adaptation and scale-up of a mobile phone health information service

    Using mobile phone interventions for health improvement, particularly behavior change and maintenance interventions, is growing at a rapid pace. This case study presents how to apply best practices to successfully scale up mobile phone interventions. Applying principles of scale can inform the successful scale-up, sustainability and potential impact of mHealth programs across health topics and settings.
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    Home screening for bacterial vaginosis to prevent sexually transmitted diseases

    These findings indicate that the treatment of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis (BV) with oral metronidazole resulted in lower rates of future BV. There was no significant reduction in the corresponding incidence of gonorrhea or chlamydia infections. If more effective therapies for BV become available, consideration should be given to revisiting this screening approach.
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    An expanded One Health model: Integrating social science and One Health to inform study of the human–animal interface

    Policy discussions on zoonotic diseases like Ebola have increasingly been framed by a One Health model: Transmission occurs as a consequence of interactions between people and animals that are becoming more frequent because of environmental changes such as deforestation. Until recently, the discussion focused mainly on the biological and environmental aspects of the model. This paper presents an expanded model that explicitly includes social factors such as norms, community dynamics and settlement patterns and makes the case for increased attention on how these factors affect human–animal interaction in the context of both local and large-scale environmental changes.
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    Gaps between breastfeeding awareness and practices in Vietnamese mothers result from inadequate support in health facilities and social norms

    Two approaches to reducing the gap between breastfeeding awareness and practice are strengthening support in health facilities and making desired practices normative. Increased early initiation of breastfeeding can be achieved through strengthening support by health staff, minimizing unnecessary Cesarean deliveries and ensuring infant-friendly health facilities. Programs can improve exclusive breastfeeding practices by addressing the sociocultural environment through counseling and support, mass media campaigns and highlighting of the negative effect of infant formula advertisements.