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HIV-infected youths transitioning from pediatric to adult outpatient care in a ...
Freitas,Angela Carvalho; Avelino-Silva,Vivian Iida; Gutierrez,Eliana Battaggia; Marques,Heloisa Helena de Souza; Durigon,Giuliana StravinskasABSTRACT Background: HIV-infected children surviving until adulthood have been transitioning to adult outpatient health care service in Brazil since the late 2000's. Deterioration of clinical condition is expected during this period, as reported among youths with non-communicable chronic diseases. Despite their young age, they are long-term hosts of the virus, have prolonged exposure to antiretroviral therapy a...
Pertussis booster vaccine for adolescents and young adults in São Paulo, Brazil
Freitas,Angela Carvalho; Okano,Valdir; Pereira,Júlio Cesar RodriguesOBJECTIVE: To develop a model to assess different strategies of pertussis booster vaccination in the city of São Paulo. METHODS: A dynamic stationary age-dependent compartmental model with waning immunity was developed. The "Who Acquires Infection from Whom" matrix was used to modeling age-dependent transmission rates. There were tested different strategies including vaccine boosters to the current vaccination ...
Adolescência e aids: avaliação de uma experiência de educação preventiva entre ...
Ayres,José Ricardo de Carvalho Mesquita; Freitas,Angela Carvalho; Santos,Marco Antonio Silva dos; Saletti Filho,Haraldo César; França Júnior,IvanAções preventivas de HIV/AIDS, orientadas à superação dos limites das intervenções de corte comportamentalista, incorporando preocupações com os determinantes sócio-culturais desses comportamentos, constituem hoje uma necessidade e, ao mesmo tempo, uma lacuna. O presente artigo trata de estudo de prevenção no ambiente escolar baseado em estratégia de redução de vulnerabilidade. Constitui um estudo de caso, de c...