Tageffectiveness

The quality and effectiveness of interventions that target multiple risk factors among young people

By J Pope
In Young people
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016, doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12573 Abstract Objective: To identify evaluations of interventions that target multiple risk factors in high-risk young people, describe their characteristics, critique their methodological quality and summarise their effectiveness. Methods: A search of the literature published between 2009 and 2014 identified 13...

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Mirena IUD effective for seven years: new study

By J Pope
In Contraception
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Dr Jennifer Gunter, September 10 2016 The Mirena intrauterine system (IUS), the IUD with the hormone levonorgestrel, is a highly effective method of contraception currently approved for five years. Some data suggests that it probably good for six years, but a new study tells us with a good degree of confidence that the Mirena is safe and effective for seven years.  The study was funded by UNDP/...

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Hepatitis B Clinical Trials Open in Australia

By J Pope
In Hepatitis
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Hepatitis SA, 6 September 2016 A clinical trial is now open for people who have been diagnosed with chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection, who have not had treatment for this condition in the last 2 years. Other entry requirements apply. The purpose of this research study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of a novel medicine for the treatment of patients with chronic Hepatitis B...

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ZERO: no linked HIV transmissions in PARTNER study after couples had sex 58,000 times without condoms

By J Pope
In HIV, Safer sex
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HIV Treatment Bulletin,  12 July 2016 The PARTNER study showing the impact of HIV treatment (ART) on reducing transmission will benefit millions of people globally. The results set a new challenge about whether transmission is anything other than a theoretical risk when someone is taking effective ART. This reverses the common assumption that, by definition, some level of risk always exists when...

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Evidence Check Review for STI Interventions

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV, Pregnancy choices, Reproductive health, Sex Work, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Young people
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Sax Institute for the Centre for Population Health, NSW Ministry of Health, October 2015 This Evidence Check Review reports on the effectiveness of interventions which aim to reduce the transmission of three Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis. This rapid review was commissioned by the Centre for Population Health, New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health...

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