The effects of adherence to recommended antenatal services on adverse pregnancy outcomes in Northwest Ethiopia: multilevel and propensity score matching (PSM) modeling
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Muluwas Amentie Zelka, Alemayehu Worku Yalew, Gurmesa Tura Debelew
Introduction Adverse pregnancy outcomes are a personal and social crisis caused by easily preventable pregnancy-related problems. Despite that, studies on the effectiveness of adherence to …
Learners' perspectives on the prevention and management of pregnancy school dropout: a Namibian case
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Dorthea Nanghali Etuwete Shiningayamwe
Background: Namibia has had a problem with the high rate of learner pregnancy and school dropout for many years, despite implementing education sector policy on …
The Bible and Public Theology in African Christianity
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Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong
The study examined the place of the Bible in the search for theological insights and perspectives for Public Theology in African Christianity. The paper argued …
Impact of a recognition package as an incentive to strengthen the motivation, performance, and retention of village health teams in Uganda: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
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Smisha Agarwal, Raymond Tweheyo, Shivani Pandya
INTRODUCTION: Uganda's community health worker (CHW), or village health team (VHT), program faces significant challenges with poor retention and insufficient financial and program investment. Adequate …
From kinship networks to culture of relatedness: a shift of safety nets during health pandemics in the kenyan context
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Agnetta Adiedo Nyabundi
Evidence suggests that, during pandemics such as COVID-19, people with low incomes within developing countries suffered disproportionately. Households across countries differentially experienced the socio-economic impact …
Teachers’ Perceptions of Paper-Based GIS Implementation in The Rural Learning Ecology
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Thulasizwe Fredrick Mkhize
In South Africa, paper-based geographic information system (PBGIS) was introduced as a strategy to resolve the hindrances in schools without computers in implementing GIS. This …
Incidence and root causes of medication errors by anesthetists: a multicenter web-based survey from 8 teaching hospitals in Ethiopia
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Meseret Firde
BAKGROUND: The operating room is a demanding and time-constrained setting, in comparison to primary care settings, where perioperative medication administration is more complicated and there …
Ethiopian Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites formation dynamics and their susceptibility to reference antimalarial drugs
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Laurent Dembélé, Ousmaila Diakité, Fanta Sogore
One of the key obstacles to malaria elimination is largely attributed to Plasmodium vivax's ability to form resilient hypnozoites in the host liver that cause …
Quality of care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a public sector district hospital
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K. Fredericks, Mergan Naidoo
BACKGROUND: Globally, diabetes mellitus (DM) remains one of the leading causes of mortality, with approximately 2 million deaths in 2019, the condition also contributes significantly …
The effect of Aspalathin linearis, Cyclopia intermedia and Sutherlandia frutescene on sperm functional parameters of healthy male wistar rats
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Temidayo S. Omolaoye, Bongekile T. Skosana, Stefan S. du Plessis
Introduction: Rooibos (Aspalathin linearis), honeybush (Cyclopia intermedia), and sutherlandia (Sutherlandia frutescene) are three Southern Africa indigenous plants, of which the extracts have become house-hold items …
Holo-omic applications to unveil microbiome shaping sustainable horticultural production
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Mohamed Ait-El-Mokhtar, Marouane Baslam
Plant-associated microorganisms play a key role in the future sustainability of terrestrial ecosystems. In nature, plants and their associated microbiome can form an assemblage of …
Robust Nonlinear Predictive Control Applied to Induction Motors
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Abdeldjebar Bektache, Houssem Achouri, K. S. Belkhir
In this paper, a nonlinear predictive controller is proposed for a variable-speed induction motor. The research work is directed towards improving the trajectory tracking capability, …
In silico secretome analyses of the polyphagous root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica: a resource for studying M. javanica secreted proteins
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Teresia Nyambura Macharia, Tuan A. Duong, Lucy Moleleki
BACKGROUND: Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) that cause most damage include root-knot nematodes (RKNs) which are a major impediment to crop production. Root-knot nematodes, like other parasites, …
Trachoma prevention practice and associated factors among mothers having children aged under nine years in Andabet district, northwest Ethiopia, 2022: A multi-level analysis
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Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Natnael Lakachew Assefa, Dagmawi Abebe
BACKGROUND: The world health organization (WHO) adopted the Surgery, Antibiotic, facial cleanliness, and environmental improvement (SAFE) strategy for the prevention of trachoma, and different prevention …
EVENT ATTENDEES’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACTS OF A CULTURAL EVENT IN VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE
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Gift Muresherwa, Kamilla Swart, Tembi Maloney Tichaawa
This study explores the triple bottom line impact of a cultural event hosted in the resort town of Victoria Falls. To accomplish the study aims, …
Lessons Learned from Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SUDV) Preparedness in Rwanda: A Comprehensive Review and Way Forward
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Edson Rwagasore, Olivier Nsekuye, Ziad El‐Khatib
BACKGROUND: Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe and often fatal illness that affects humans and has significant public health implications, including high mortality rates, …
Behaviors and practices of incarcerated women towards menstrual hygiene in a large urban prison in Uganda: a phenomenological qualitative study
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Margaret Nabiryo, Miriam Ondia, Jonathan Izudi
BACKGROUND: Deplorable and unconducive conditions in prisons present serious challenges to menstrual hygiene management. However, little is known about menstrual hygiene among incarcerated women in …
Comparing field-collected versus remotely-sensed variables to model malaria risk in the highlands of western Uganda
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Brandon Hollingsworth, Hilary Sandborn, Emmanuel Baguma
BACKGROUND: Malaria risk is not uniform across relatively small geographic areas, such as within a village. This heterogeneity in risk is associated with factors including …
The relationship between underage initiation of selling sex and depression among female sex workers in Eswatini
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Ashley Grosso, Rebecca Fielding‐Miller, Sindy Matse
Background Minors who sell sex are likely to have complex mental health needs that may persist into adulthood. This topic is understudied in sub-Saharan Africa. …
Early Childhood Care and Education in Botswana: Implications for access and quality
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Lebogang J. Pillar, Shanil J. Haricharan
Background: The value of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is recognised as beneficial to the child and society. Research evidence on pre-primary ECCE access …