Background Post-partum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide.
Early administration of tranexamic acid reduces deaths due to bleeding in trauma patients …

Background Most persons who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-
1) are also infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), which is frequently reactivated …

Background Very few efforts have been undertaken to scale-up low-cost approaches to
cervical cancer prevention in low-resource countries. Methods In a public sector cervical …

Background Most people infected with HIV-1 are dually infected with herpes simplex virus
type 2. Daily suppression of this herpes virus reduces plasma HIV-1 concentrations, but …

Vital signs monitoring is a fundamental component of ensuring the health and safety of
women and newborns during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth. This monitoring is often the …

As community engagement (CE) is implemented for sustainable maternal and newborn
health (MNH) programming, it is important to determine how these approaches work. Low …

Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of death in children under five, yet comprehensive
studies are hindered by its multiple complex etiologies. Epidemiological associations …

Background We examined relationships between schistosome infection, HIV transmission or
acquisition, and all-cause death. Methods We retrospectively tested baseline sera from a …

Objective: The unique needs of sero-discordant couples are largely missing from many
current family planning efforts, which focus on the prevention of pregnancies in absence of …

Objective: Male circumcision reduces female-to-male HIV-1 transmission risk by
approximately 60%. Data assessing the effect of circumcision on male-to-female HIV-1 …