https://www.selleckchem.com/products/bay-1816032.html Skeletal manifestations are predominant in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The aim of this cross-sectional, case-control study is the complex assessment of areal and volumetric bone mineral density (BMD), fracture risk, vitamin D status and bone turnover markers, and its association with disease-related variables. Lumbar spine (L1-L4) and femoral neck (FN) areal, and distal radius (DR) volumetric BMD, 10-year probability of major and hip osteoporotic fracture as assessed by the fracture risk assessment (FRAX) tool, markers of bone metabolism and disease activity were assessed. Upon comparison of the disease and age- and sex-matched control groups, there was a statistically significant difference in FN areal (0.952 (0.607-1.292) g/cm vs. 1.016 (0.760-1.550) g/cm ; p= 0.001) and DR total volumetric (284.3 (138.9-470.3) mg/cm vs. 367.0 (287.0-412.0) mg/cm ; p < 0.001) BMD, 10 year probability for major osteoporotic (3.7% (0.7-32%) vs. 2.6% (0-17.5%); p= 0.003) and hip (0.4% (0-16%) vs. 0.05% (0-6.1%); those with low bone mineral density. In order to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, there is a need to significantly reduce the rate of new infection among children and young adolescents. Identifying the correlates of testing behaviour is necessary to improve HIV testing campaigns by refining messages that target individuals in this age group. The objective of this study was to determine the correlates of HIV testing among children and young adolescents in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria. The outcome was a secondary data analysis of the 2017 Akwa-Ibom AIDS Indicator Survey. Data of 4037 children and young adolescents aged 0-14 years was assessed in this study. Analysis was done using STATA version 16. Chi-squared test and logistic regression models were used to measure association and its strength between uptake of HIV testing and some independent variables (child/caregiver's age, sex, educational status, child's location, caregiver's knowl