Determinants of witnessed parental physical violence among university students in transitional Albania. (57/90)

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The impact of tobacco control policies in Albania. (58/90)

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Pediatric visceral leishmaniasis in Albania: a retrospective analysis of 1,210 consecutive hospitalized patients (1995-2009). (59/90)

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Gender and migration from Albania. (60/90)

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Behavioral risk factors and prevalence of HIV and other STIs among female sex workers in Tirana, Albania. (61/90)

The paper presents the results of the research and a comparative analysis of findings on key indicators for the study population. The study instrument was a standardized behavior study questionnaire provided in the Family Health International published manual (Family Health International, 2000). The target group was female sex workers working in Tirana. The prevalence of biological infections was low. HIV was detected in one case. Syphilis and Hepatitis B rates resulted to be respectively 6.5% and 7.6%. The median age of the study participants is 28 years. Almost 38% of the participants were illiterate, and more than half belong to the Roma community. Almost 50% of the respondents had received money in exchange of sex for the first time 18 years earlier. Almost 65% of respondents reported two or more different sex partners in the last seven days, while almost 30% referred five or more. Condom use at last sex with a paying client was reported by almost 68%. Consistent condom use with paying clients in the last month was reported by almost 35% of the respondents.  (+info)

Trends in prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among Albanian blood donors, 1999-2009. (62/90)

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How do patient characteristics influence informal payments for inpatient and outpatient health care in Albania: results of logit and OLS models using Albanian LSMS 2005. (63/90)

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Inapplicability of advance directives in a paternalistic setting: the case of a post-communist health system. (64/90)

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