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PubMed2003

Age and economic asymmetries in the sexual relationships of adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa.

This literature review assesses the extent of age mixing and economic transactions in the sexual relationships of adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa and the behavioral dynamics of girls and men involved in these partnerships. The examination of more than 45 quantitative and qualitative studies finds that relationships with older partners and those that involve economic transactions are common and that these asymmetries are associated with unsafe sexual behaviors and increased risk of HIV infection. Although the reasons that adolescent girls engage in sexual relationships with older men are varied, receipt of financial benefits is a major motivation. The literature presents evidence that girls have considerable negotiating power over certain aspects of sexual relationships with older men, including partnership formation and continuation; however, they have little control over sexual practices within partnerships, including condom use and violence. The review discusses directions for further research and the implications of current knowledge for future interventions.

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Establishing an on-site pharmacy in a community health center to help indigent patients access medications and to improve care.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the establishment of an on-site pharmacy in a community health center (CHC) to improve access to medications for indigent patients, the implementation of pharmaceutical care programs and clinical pharmacy services to improve patient care and therapeutic outcomes, and the development of an ambulatory care site for training pharmacy students. SETTING: Partnership Health Center (PHC), a federally funded CHC in Missoula, Mont. PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: Establishment of an on-site pharmacy and strategies for accessing medications for indigent patients, including participation in the U.S. Public Health Service pricing program, pharmaceutical manufacturers' assistance programs, and drug sampling, are described. The clinical pharmacy, disease management, and pharmaceutical care programs developed at the site to improve medication use and therapeutic outcomes are discussed. Development of an ambulatory care clerkship site at the CHC for training University of Montana pharmacy students is reviewed. PRACTICE INNOVATION: Partnership between PHC and the University of Montana School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences (SPAHS) to establish an on-site pharmacy to help medically indigent patients access medications and to improve care. INTERVENTIONS: Programs to help indigent patients access, adhere, and appropriately use needed medications while decreasing clinic expenditures for medications. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of prescriptions dispensed per month, clinic expenditures on medications per month, and number of clinical services and pharmaceutical care programs developed. RESULTS: Between November 1, 1999, and April 30, 2000, the average number of prescriptions filled for PHC clients increased from 219/month to 838/month and the average expenditure per prescription decreased from $16.55/month to $0.51/month. A pharmacist-assisted refill program was implemented. Programs in diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, asthma, anticoagulation, and peptic ulcer disease were developed. CONCLUSION: Establishing an on-site pharmacy in a CHC in collaboration with a school of pharmacy significantly improved indigent patients' access to medications while decreasing clinic expenditures. Pharmaceutical care programs improved therapeutic outcomes, and clinical pharmacy services complemented the clinical activities of other health care providers in managing chronic diseases and resolving drug-related problems. The CHC provided an excellent setting for training pharmacy students in ambulatory care.

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PubMed2002

Better opportunities for women dentists: a review of the contribution of women dentists to the workforce.

In June 2000 the Department of Health commissioned a review to examine the need for improvements to the employment opportunities for women dentists in the National Health Service (NHS) across England. Dame Margaret Seward carried out the review, which was published in September 2001. The review was considered necessary for four main reasons. Firstly, workforce panning, because now more than 50% of new entrants to dental undergraduate courses in the UK are female and by 2020 over 50% of all practising dentists will be female. Secondly, evidence that 50% of women in dentistry work for no more than two days per week for the NHS. Thirdly, most women work either as associates in general dental practice (GDP) or in the Community Dental Service (CDS). Lastly, the perception that women find it difficult to return to dentistry after taking a career break.

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