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BMJ
March 2025
Global Health Policy Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Reprod Health
February 2025
Office of AIDS and TB Research, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.
Background: The framing of teenage pregnancy in social discourse influences the way in which adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are treated, the extent to which they are supported, and to which they are able to engage with services and enact pregnancy prevention behaviours.
Methods: Through the analysis of data from a qualitative study conducted in the South African communities of Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal and Moretele in the North-West province, we explored narratives of blame for teenage pregnancy. Data derived from seventy-one in-depth interviews conducted with forty AGYW aged between 15 and 24, twenty-four parents/caregivers of AGYW, five service providers, ten school educators, and two other community members.
J Urban Health
February 2025
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Community violence is a major cause of injury and death in the USA. Empirical studies have identified that some place-based interventions of urban private places, such as remediations of vacant lots and buildings, are associated with reductions in community violence in surrounding areas. The aim of this study was to examine whether routine maintenance and repair of urban public places (e.
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November 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, 34371, Turkiye.
Introduction: In recent years, the field of medical malpractice has attracted growing attention, and despite the long history of research in this area, aspects of this phenomenon remain unexplored. In this paper, we aimed to explore the issue of medical malpractice, focusing on cases involving healthcare professionals working in emergency services in Türkiye. We examine the surge in medical malpractice lawsuits, the consequences of such cases, and the prevalence of criminal liability faced by healthcare professionals.
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