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  1. 11. Female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone

    Författare :Owolabi Bjälkander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: The prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone is the seventh highest in Africa, yet little research has been done on its effects on girls and women. Objectives: This thesis aims to provide knowledge on the effects and experiences of girls and women, and the views of adolescent boys, about FGM which is performed within the initiation ceremony of the Bondo Society in Sierra Leone. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Genital fistula among Ugandan women : risk factors, treatment outcomes, and experiences of patients and spouses

    Författare :Justus Kafunjo Barageine; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Genital fistula;

    Sammanfattning : Background: An estimated 2-3 million women globally and majorly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, suffer from genital fistula with an annual incidence of 50,000-100,000 women. Uganda like other low-income countries is not an exception and has an estimated fistula prevalence of 2%, with western Uganda having the highest prevalence of 4% among females aged 15-49 years. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Innate and adaptive immunity in genital HSV-2 infection: Implications for vaccine development

    Författare :Ali M Harandi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :genital herpes infection; natural antibody; CD4 T cells; CD8 T cells; IFN-g; IL-12; IL-18; CC chemokines; dendritic cells.;

    Sammanfattning : Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a sexually transmitted pathogen that infects the genital tract mucosa and is the most common case of genital ulcers in humans. Despite numerous studies, little is known about the mechanisms involved in immune protection and no anti-herpes vaccine has been developed to date. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Human papillomaviruses of skin and genital lesions

    Författare :Hanna K Johansson; Malmö Klinisk mikrobiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Human papillomavirus; condylomas; ASCUS; CIN1; non-melanoma skin cancer; metagenomic sequencing; PCR;

    Sammanfattning : Around 5% of all cancer cases worldwide are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) which has been established as the cause of cervical cancer and genital warts (condylomas). Cutaneous HPV types have been weakly associated with non-melanoma skin lesions such as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and actinic keratosis (AK). LÄS MER

  7. 15. Genital infections by Chlamydia trachomatis in women : epidemiology, screening and diagnostics

    Författare :Lars-Olof Wollter-Svensson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

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