Effectiveness of a peer-led adolescent mental health intervention on HIV virological suppression and mental health in Zimbabwe: protocol of a cluster-randomised trial

AbstractBackgroundAdolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) experience a high burden of mental health disorder which is a barrier to antiretroviral therapy adherence.In Zimbabwe, trained, mentored peer supporters living with HIV (Community Adolescent Treatment Supporters – CATS) have been found to improve adherence, viral suppression and psychosocial w

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Molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility patterns of dermatophytes isolated from companion animals with clinical symptoms of dermatophytosis

Dermatophytosis is a common skin socialstudiesscholar.com disease in cats and dogs caused by Microsporum and Trichophyton fungi.Species identification and knowledge of their antifungal susceptibility are therapeutically and here epidemiologically important.This study assessed the prevalence of feline and canine dermatophytosis in Iran, identified t

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