COMPLIANCE TO HIV TESTING AND COUNSELING GUIDELINES AT ANTENATAL CARE CLINICS IN THE KASSENA-NANKANA DISTRICTS OF NORTHERN GHANA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Compliance to HIV testing and counseling guidelines at antenatal care clinics in the Kassena-Nankana districts of northern Ghana: A qualitative study

Coriander Background Utilization of antenatal care services in Ghana has substantially increased over the years, but the rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV is still high.The high burden of HIV among pregnant women has serious implications for mother-to-child transmission.The main objective of this study was to assess the compliance of HIV

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An Updated Review of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines and the Importance of Effective Vaccination Programs in Pandemic Times

Since the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic was declared a year ago, the search for vaccines has become the top priority in order to restore normalcy after 2.5 million deaths worldwide, overloaded sanitary systems, and a huge economic burden.Vaccine development has represented a step towards the desired herd immunity in a short period of time, owing to a

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Angiogenesis as a Survival Mechanism in Heartworm Disease: The Role of Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase and Actin from Dirofilaria immitis in an In Vitro Endothelial Model

Heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, is a vector-borne zoonotic disease, (mainly affecting canids and felids) causing chronic vascular and pulmonary pathology in its early stages, which worsens with parasite load and/or death of adult worms in the pulmonary artery or right heart cavity, and can be fatal to the host.Angiogenesis is a me

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