"OUR PARENTS KISS IN FRONT OF US": REASONS FOR EARLY SEXUAL DEBUT AMONG IN-SCHOOL YOUTH IN THE MANZINI REGION IN ESWATINI.

"Our parents kiss in front of us": Reasons for early sexual debut among in-school youth in the Manzini Region in Eswatini.

BackgroundEarly sexual debut (i.e., sex before the age of 15 years), especially if it is unprotected, may increase the risk of acquiring HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and unwanted pregnancies.We investigated the reasons for early sexual debut among in-school youth in Eswatini, a setting with high HIV incidence among youth.MethodsThis was a

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Successful repair of a full upper eyelid defect following traumatic amputation by simply suturing it back in place

Jacket There is a general belief that a full-thickness eyelid defect is best repaired using a vascularized flap in combination with a free graft, and that a free full-thickness eyelid graft would not survive due to poor blood perfusion.However, we describe a case in which an upper eyelid was traumatically amputated.The eyelid was sutured in place a

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Domestic dogs in a fragmented landscape in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: abundance, habitat use and caring by owners

This study aimed at estimating the population size and attitudes of residents towards caring for domestic dogs, through questionnaire surveys, as well as the frequency of these animals in different habitats (anthropic and forest patch), using scent stations.The study was conducted in a severely fragmented area of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.A lar

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