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starting in 1990 many programs were initiated to prevent and control the spread of hiv/aids in prisons in accordance with the policies of the ministry of health. this study attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of harm reduction programs vis-à-vis drug abuse and dependency in 7 prisons in iran.the methodology used is before-after testing and the sample population is incarcerated prisoners in 7...

To assess injuries among 1125 preschool children in Damascus, and to investigate the risk factors, a retrospective home survey of childhood injuries for a period of 12 months was carried out in 4 areas of residence: agricultural rural, non-agricultural rural, periurban and urban. More than 75% of mothers believed that injuries were preventable. During the year preceding the study, 261 injuries ...

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Sexual consent education has emerged in recent years as the most popular method of preventing gender-based violence. Yet, concept used much contemporary programming problematically oversimplifies sexual exploration and power dynamics it is imbued with by asserting that simple “Yes” or “No.” The messiness negotiation ‘grey areas’ youth may experience are left unaddressed. By examining experience...

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