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BMC International Health and Human Rights is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to health and disease in developing and transitional countries, as well as all issues relating to the impact of health policies, programs and practices on human rights. BMC International Health and Human Rights (ISSN 1472-698X) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, CABI, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.

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	HIV status partner notification dilemma BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:6 When confronted with HIV-positive patients who refuse to inform partners about their status, counsellors may need to consider a combination of several approaches to reach a balance between respecting the patient and safeguarding the partner.
	Labor rates high among orphaned children BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:1 One in five orphaned and abandoned children in low and middle income countries meet UNICEF’s child labor criteria, with female children and those in good health more likely to be working.

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Research article    
Efficacy of integrated school based de-worming and prompt malaria treatment on helminths-Plasmodium falciparum co-infections: A 33 months follow up study
Nicholas Midzi, Sekesai Mtapuri-Zinyowera, Davison Sangweme, Noah H Paul, Godfrey Makware, Munyaradzi P Mapingure, Kimberly C Brouwer, James Mudzori, Gibson Hlerema, Vivian Chadukura, Francisca Mutapi, Nirbhay Kumar, Takafira Mduluza
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:9 (22 June 2011)
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Health and human rights of women imprisoned in Zambia
Katherine W Todrys, Joseph J Amon
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:8 (22 June 2011)
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'The girl with her period is the one to hang her head' Reflections on menstrual management among schoolgirls in rural Kenya
Shannon A McMahon, Peter J Winch, Bethany A Caruso, Alfredo F Obure, Emily A Ogutu, Imelda A Ochari, Richard D Rheingans
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:7 (16 June 2011)
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"If the patients decide not to tell what can we do?"- TB/HIV counsellors' dilemma on partner notification for HIV
Barnabas N Njozing, Kerstin E Edin, Miguel San Sebastián, Anna-Karin Hurtig
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:6 (3 June 2011)
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Description and consequences of sexual violence in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Françoise Duroch, Melissa McRae, Rebecca F Grais
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:5 (19 April 2011)
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Effects of global financial crisis on funding for health development in nineteen countries of the WHO African Region
Joses M Kirigia, Benjamin M Nganda, Chris N Mwikisa, Bernardino Cardoso
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:4 (13 April 2011)
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Health problems of Nepalese migrants working in three Gulf countries
Suresh Joshi, Padam Simkhada, Gordon J Prescott
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:3 (28 March 2011)
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Sampling challenges in a study examining refugee resettlement
Cheryl MR Sulaiman-Hill, Sandra C Thompson
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:2 (15 March 2011)
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Research article    
Child work and labour among orphaned and abandoned children in five low and middle income countries
Rachel Whetten, Lynne Messer, Jan Ostermann, Kathryn Whetten, Brian Wells Pence, Megan Buckner, Nathan Thielman, Karen O'Donnell, The Positive Outcomes for Orphans (POFO) Research Team
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011, 11:1 (13 January 2011)
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Improvements to water purification and sanitation infrastructure may reduce the diarrheal burden in a marginalized and flood prone population in remote Nicaragua
Sheri A Denslow, Jess Edwards, Jennifer Horney, Rodolfo Peña, Daniel Wurzelmann, Douglas Morgan
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2010, 10:30 (8 December 2010)
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A cross-sectional assessment of population demographics, HIV risks and human rights contexts among men who have sex with men in Lesotho
Stefan Baral, Darrin Adams, Judith Lebona, Bafokeng Kaibe, Puleng Letsie, Relebohile Tshehlo, Andrea Wirtz, Chris Beyrer
Journal of the International AIDS Society 2011, 14:36 (4 July 2011)
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Global Health Initiatives and aid effectiveness: insights from a Ugandan case study
Valeria Oliveira Cruz, Barbara McPake
Globalization and Health 2011, 7:20 (4 July 2011)
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Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea IV: Peer education and HIV knowledge, attitudes, and reported practices
Aniek Woodward, Natasha Howard, Yaya Souare, Sarah Kollie, Anna von Roenne, Matthias Borchert
Conflict and Health 2011, 5:10 (1 July 2011)
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Commentary    
Global challenges of implementing human papillomavirus vaccines
Janice E Graham, Amrita Mishra
International Journal for Equity in Health 2011, 10:27 (30 June 2011)
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Short Report    
Dengue epidemic in Malaysia: Not a predominantly urban disease anymore
Nor Azila Muhammad Azami, Sharifah Azura Salleh, Hui-min Neoh, Syed Zulkifli Syed Zakaria, Rahman Jamal
BMC Research Notes 2011, 4:216 (29 June 2011)
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Commentary    
Milk sharing: from private practice to public pursuit
James E Akre, Karleen D Gribble, Maureen Minchin
International Breastfeeding Journal 2011, 6:8 (25 June 2011)
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The risk factor profile of women with secondary infertility: an unmatched case-control study in Kigali, Rwanda
Nathalie Dhont, Stanley Luchters, Claude Muvunyi, Joseph Vyankandondera, Ludwig De Naeyer, Marleen Temmerman, Janneke van de Wijgert
BMC Women's Health 2011, 11:32 (24 June 2011)
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Suicide death and hospital-treated suicidal behaviour in asylum seekers in the Netherlands: a national registry-based study
Simone Goosen, Anton E Kunst, Karien Stronks, Irene EA van Oostrum, Daan G Uitenbroek, Ad JFM Kerkhof
BMC Public Health 2011, 11:484 (21 June 2011)
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Editorial    
Yes, research can inform health policy; but can we bridge the 'Do-Knowing It's Been Done' gap?
Stephen R Hanney, Miguel A Gonzalez-Block
Health Research Policy and Systems 2011, 9:23 (16 June 2011)
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Review    
Cultural Aspects of Primary Healthcare in India: A case-based analysis
Roger P Worthington, Anupriya Gogne
Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2011, 10:8 (16 June 2011)
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