Publications by authors named "Kezban Yagci Sokat"
Article Synopsis
- Many people around the world are affected by trafficking and exploitation for things like sex and labor.
- In late 2018, new medical codes were introduced in the US to help doctors understand and treat these patients better.
- A study showed that from 2018 to 2022, over 5,000 cases were reported using these codes, mostly involving young women who had experienced mental health problems and often sought help outside of hospitals.
Background: Rapid scale up of HIV treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa has refueled the long-standing health policy debate regarding the merits and drawbacks of vertical and integrated system. Recent pilots of integrating outpatient and HIV services have shown an improvement in some patient outcomes but deterioration in waiting times, which can lead to worse health outcomes in the long run.
Methods: A pilot intervention involving integration of outpatient and HIV services in an urban primary care facility in Lusaka, Zambia was studied.