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An assessment of a performance-based management agreement initiative in Ghana’s health service
BACKGROUND: As part of its efforts to improve efficiency, accountability and overall performance, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) introduced annual …
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Practice of emergency obstetric care signal functions and reasons for non-provision among health centers and hospitals in Lake and Western zones of Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The Lake and Western Zones of Tanzania that encompass eight regions namely; Kagera, Geita, Simiyu, Shinyanga, Mwanza, Mara Tabora …
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Results from a proactive follow-up intervention to improve linkage and retention among people living with HIV in Uganda: a pre-/post- study
BACKGROUND: Despite gains in HIV testing and treatment access in sub-Saharan Africa, patient attrition from care remains a problem. Evidence …
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Time and cost associated with utilization of services at mobile health clinics among pregnant women
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) is provided for free in Tanzania in all public health facilities. Yet surveys suggested that long …
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Process evaluation of a National Primary Eye Care Programme in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Visual impairment is a global public health problem, with an estimated 285 million affected globally, of which 43% are …
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Prevalence of HIV infection and uptake of HIV/AIDS services among fisherfolk in landing Islands of Lake Victoria, north western Tanzania
BACKGROUND: New HIV infections in Tanzania have been decreasing, however some populations remain at higher risk. Despite of that, evidence …
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“Our voices matter”: a before-after assessment of the effect of a community-participatory intervention to promote uptake of maternal and child health services in Kwale, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Community-participatory approaches are important for effective maternal and child health interventions. A community-participatory intervention (the Dialogue Model) was implemented …
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Epidemiology of ambulance utilized patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Well organized and appropriately utilized pre-hospital emergency services play a critical role in augmenting emergency care systems. The primary …
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Improving TB case notification in northern Uganda: evidence of a quality improvement-guided active case finding intervention
BACKGROUND: Strategies to identify and treat undiagnosed prevalent cases that have not sought diagnostic services on their own, are necessary …
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Successful implementation of a combined learning collaborative and mentoring intervention to improve neonatal quality of care in rural Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Globally, neonatal mortality remains high despite interventions known to reduce neonatal deaths. The All Babies Count (ABC) initiative was …
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Using the behavior change wheel to identify barriers to and potential solutions for primary care clinical guideline use in four provinces in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Clinical practice guidelines risk having little impact on healthcare if not effectively implemented. Theory informed, targeted implementation may maximise …
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Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF and decentralized care on linkage to care and drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: In 2011, South Africa improved its ability to test for rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) by introducing GeneXpert MTB/RIF. At the …
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Pharmacy-based hypertension care employing mHealth in Lagos, Nigeria – a mixed methods feasibility study
BACKGROUND: Access to quality hypertension care is often poor in sub-Saharan Africa. Some community pharmacies offer hypertension monitoring services, with …
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Assessment of cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills among healthcare providers at an urban tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Early and effective CPR increases both survival rate and post-arrest quality of life. In limited resource countries like Tanzania, …
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Standardized outcome measures for pregnancy and childbirth, an ICHOM proposal
BACKGROUND: Value-based health care aims to optimize the balance of patient outcomes and health care costs. To improve value in …
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Association between patient-reported HIV status and provider recommendation for screening in an opportunistic cervical Cancer screening setting in Jos, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer screening (CCS) is an important health service intervention for prevention of morbidity and mortality from invasive cervical …
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Using an action learning methodology to develop skills of health managers: experiences from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Strong management skills are key to improving performance of health systems. Action learning, a technique to develop management skills, …
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Patients’ perspectives of acceptability of ART, TB and maternal health services in a subdistrict of Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The field of acceptability of health services is emerging and growing in coherence. But there are gaps, including relatively …
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Quality of primary care from patients’ perspective: a cross sectional study of outpatients’ experience in public health facilities in rural Malawi
BACKGROUND: Assessing patients' experience with primary care complements measures of clinical health outcomes in evaluating service performance. Measuring patients' experience …
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Quality of perinatal depression care in primary care setting in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Even though integrating mental health into maternal and child health (MCH) is widely accepted as a means of closing …