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Reach and impact of a nationwide media campaign in Ethiopia for promoting safe breastfeeding practices in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: In response to the COVID-19 challenge and the consequent concerns and misconceptions about potential mother-to-child virus transmission, the United …
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“This is an illness. No one is supposed to be treated badly”: community-based stigma assessments in South Africa to inform tuberculosis stigma intervention design
Abstract Background Though tuberculosis (TB)-related stigma is a recognized barrier to care, interventions are lacking, and gaps remain in understanding …
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Unraveling the effects of the Ebola experience on behavior choices during COVID-19 in Liberia: a mixed-methods study across successive outbreaks
BACKGROUND: The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of morbidity and mortality differentially affected populations. Between and within populations, …
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Use of a fractional dose of inactivated polio vaccine (fIPV) to increase IPV coverage among children under 5 years of age in Somalia
BACKGROUND: Global efforts reduced incidence of polio cases from 350,000 in 1988 to 22 cases in 2022 globally. There have …
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Usability of simplified audiometry and electrocardiogram during treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mozambique: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: In 2021, there were approximately 450,000 cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) worldwide. The treatment of DR-TB historically included expensive …
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Stigma and mental health in infectious diseases—meet the guest editors
In this Q&A, Amrita Daftary and Jeremiah Chikovore, guest editors for the journal's collection on stigma and mental health in …
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Women’s cellphone access and ownership in rural Uganda: implications for self-care interventions
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) call for cervical cancer elimination includes increasing global cervical screening coverage. HPV-based self-collection (HPV-SC) …
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Prevalence of subclinical pulmonary tuberculosis and its association with HIV in household contacts of index tuberculosis patients in two South African provinces: a secondary, cross-sectional analysis of a cluster-randomised trial
Abstract Background People with subclinical tuberculosis (TB) have microbiological evidence of disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but either do not …
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A new approach to prevent, diagnose, and treat hepatitis B in Africa
There are 82 million people living with hepatitis B (PLWHB) in the World Health Organization Africa region, where it is …
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Comparing tuberculosis symptom screening to chest X-ray with artificial intelligence in an active case finding campaign in Northeast Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Ultra-portable X-ray devices with artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used to screen for tuberculosis (TB). Few studies have documented …
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Resource availability and capacity to implement multi-stranded cholera interventions in the north-east region of Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Limited healthcare facility (HCF) resources and capacity to implement multi-stranded cholera interventions (water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), surveillance, case …
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The barriers to cervical cancer screening for urban and rural populations in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Rwandan women. There is a limited understanding of the …
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Child marriage and its association with partner controlling behaviour against adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Child marriage and partner controlling behaviours are culturally seated phenomena in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Child marriage refers to any …