Randomized controlled trials of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in Africa: results from the Cochrane HIV/AIDS Specialized Register.

INTRODUCTION: To effectively address HIV/AIDS in Africa, evidence on preventing new infections and providing effective treatment is needed.Ideally, decisions on which interventions are effective should be based on evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Our previous research described African RCTs of HIV/AIDS reported between 1987 and 200

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Frailty before and during austerity: A time series analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2002-2018.

BackgroundFrailty is characterised by a reduced resilience to adversity.In this analysis we examined changes in frailty in people aged 50+ before and during a period of austere public spending in England.MethodsData from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2002-2018 were analysed.Associations between austerity and frailty were examined using (

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