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Socio – economic determinants of abortion among women in Mozambique and Ghana: evidence from demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Despite the variances in abortion laws accounting for differences in incidence of abortion among African countries, it appears there …
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HIV-related knowledge in Nigeria: a 2003-2013 trend analysis
BACKGROUND: Given Nigeria's status as the country with the second highest number of people living with HIV globally, and 9% …
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Analysis of selected policies towards universal health coverage in Uganda: the policy implementation barometer protocol
BACKGROUND: Policy implementation remains an under researched area in most low and middle income countries and it is not surprising …
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Comparing performance of mothers using simplified mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) classification devices with an improved MUAC insertion tape in Isiolo County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: A novel approach for improving community case-detection of acute malnutrition involves mothers/caregivers screening their children for acute malnutrition using …
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Cardiovascular risk factor burden in Africa and the Middle East across country income categories: a post hoc analysis of the cross-sectional Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study
BACKGROUND: A significant number of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related deaths occur in developing countries. An increasing prevalence of CVD is associated …
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Mothers’ health service utilization and attitude were the main predictors of incomplete childhood vaccination in east-central Ethiopia: a case-control study
Vaccination is an effective public health intervention for reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. It becomes more effective if the child …
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Overweight/obesity among adults in North-Western Ethiopia: a community-based cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Nowadays adulthood overweight/obesity is an emerging public health problem in developing countries. There is no information on magnitude and …
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Postnatal care utilization and associated factors among women of reproductive age Group in Halaba Kulito Town, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite postnatal care services significant role in improving maternal and new-born health, services are underutilized in most developing countries …
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HIV positive sero-status disclosure and its determinants among people living with HIV /AIDS following ART clinic in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: a facility- based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Even though, the disclosure of HIV sero- status to sexual partners, friends or relatives is the main tool for …
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Women decision-making capacity and intimate partner violence among women in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Violence against women is a common form of human rights violation, and intimate partner violence (IPV) appears to be …
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Improving estimates of the burden of severe acute malnutrition and predictions of caseload for programs treating severe acute malnutrition: experiences from Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The burden of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is estimated using unadjusted prevalence estimates. SAM is an acute condition and …
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Sentinel surveillance of influenza-like illness in the Central African Republic, 2010–2015
Influenza-like illness (ILI) is an important public health problem worldwide. In the Central African Republic, acute infectious diseases are the …
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Analysis of nutritional adequacy of local foods for meeting dietary requirements of children aged 6-23 months in rural central Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Under nutrition remains a serious problem among children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Analysing how diets composed of local foods could …
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Factors associated with minimal meal frequency and dietary diversity practices among infants and young children in the predominantly agrarian society of Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study
Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in the first 2 years of age are among major causes of …
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Determinants of prenatal anemia in Ethiopia
Anemia is responsible for 20% of maternal mortality worldwide, and it is associated with premature birth, low birth weight, and …
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Intensifying poultry production systems and the emergence of avian influenza in China: a ‘One Health/Ecohealth’ epitome
Several kinds of pressure can lead to the emergence of infectious diseases. In the case of zoonoses emerging from livestock, …
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National health insurance accreditation pattern among private healthcare providers in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Healthcare providers' accreditation is one of the standard means of assuring quality services. This paper examines the pattern of …
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The prevalence of tuberculosis among prisoners in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies
Except individual studies with varying prevalence rates, there are no national prevalence studies conducted in prison settings in Ethiopia. Appropriate …
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Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at health facilities of Yirgacheffe town, Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Obstetric danger signs are not the literal obstetric complications, merely symptoms that are well named by non-clinical personnel. The …
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Understanding tobacco use and socioeconomic inequalities among men in Ghana, and Lesotho
BACKGROUND: Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths and has become a significant public health issue. …