School based sex education and HIV prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ObjectivesSchool-based sex education is a cornerstone of HIV prevention for adolescents who continue to bear a disproportionally high HIV burden globally.We systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed the existing evidence for school-based sex education interventions in low- and middle-income countries to determine the efficacy of these interventions

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COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy in the Gaza Strip from a Cross-Sectional Survey in 2023: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Associations with Health System Interventions

Background: Preventing COVID-19 in Gaza is crucial due to the TREEMENDA devastation of advanced health services infrastructure by war.Despite the high protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines against severe disease, a 2021 survey in Gaza found only half of the population was vaccinated, and one-third was vaccine-hesitant.This follow-up study conduct

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