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Reducing medical claims cost to Ghana’s National Health Insurance scheme: a cross-sectional comparative assessment of the paper- and electronic-based claims reviews
BACKGROUND: A robust medical claims review system is crucial for addressing fraud and abuse and ensuring financial viability of health …
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Impacts of a navigation program based on health information technology for patients receiving oral anticancer therapy: the CAPRI randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: The emergence of oral delivery in cancer therapeutics is expected to result in an increased need for better coordination …
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Enablers and barriers to evidence based planning in the district health system in Uganda; perceptions of district health managers
BACKGROUND: The District Health System was endorsed as the key strategy to achieve 'Health for all' during the WHO organized …
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The impact of community health worker-led home delivery of antiretroviral therapy on virological suppression: a non-inferiority cluster-randomized health systems trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Home delivery of antiretroviral therapy (ART) by community health workers (CHWs) may improve ART retention by reducing the time …
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Refining a questionnaire to assess breast cancer knowledge and barriers to screening in Kenya: Psychometric assessment of the BCAM
BACKGROUND: Our study objective was to determine the validity and reliability of the breast module of a cancer awareness measure …
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Hypertension management in rural primary care facilities in Zambia: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Improved primary health care is needed in developing countries to effectively manage the growing burden of hypertension. Our objective …
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Towards best practice in acute stroke care in Ghana: a survey of hospital services
BACKGROUND: Stroke and other non-communicable diseases are important emerging public health concerns in sub-Saharan Africa where stroke-related mortality and morbidity …
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Training nurses in task-shifting strategies for the management and control of hypertension in Ghana: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Nurses in Ghana play a vital role in the delivery of primary health care at both the household and …
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An investigation of stigmatizing attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS by doctors and nurses in Vientiane, Lao PDR
BACKGROUND: Despite global efforts, HIV-related stigma continues to negatively impact the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS. Even …
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Evaluation of rational drug use based on World Health Organization core drug use indicators in selected public hospitals of eastern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Despite the complexity of drug use, a number of indicators have been developed, standardized and evaluated by the World …
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Reaching the unreached through trained and skilled birth attendants in Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial study protocol
BACKGROUND: Despite improvements since 1990 to 2014, maternal mortality ratio (MMR) remains high in Ethiopia. One of the key drivers …
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Characterizing breast conditions at an open-access breast clinic in South Africa: a model that is more than cancer care for a resource-limited setting
BACKGROUND: While most breast-related research focuses on cancer, presentation of symptomatic persons in non-screened environments requires understanding the spectrum of …
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Imputing HIV treatment start dates from routine laboratory data in South Africa: a validation study
BACKGROUND: Poor clinical record keeping hinders health systems monitoring and patient care in many low resource settings. We develop and …
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Building system capacity for the integration of mental health at the level of primary care in Tunisia: a study protocol in global mental health
BACKGROUND: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), addressing the high prevalence of mental disorders is a challenge given the limited …
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Rate and associated factors of non-retention of mother-baby pairs in HIV care in the elimination of mother-to-child transmission programme, Gulu-Uganda: a cohort study
BACKGROUND: Poor retention in HIV care of mother-baby pairs remains a public health challenge in the elimination of mother-to-child transmission …
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Performance of health laboratories in provision of HIV diagnostic and supportive services in selected districts of Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Roll-out and implementation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) necessitated many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen their national health laboratory …
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Alternative financing mechanisms for ART programs in health facilities in Uganda: a mixed-methods approach
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is heavily dependent on global health initiatives (GHIs) for funding antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up. There are indications …
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Performance-based financing for improving HIV/AIDS service delivery: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Although domestic HIV/AIDS financing is increasing, international HIV/AIDS financing has plateaued. Providing incentives for the health system (i.e. performance-based …
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Selection of essential medicines for South Africa - an analysis of in-depth interviews with national essential medicines list committee members
BACKGROUND: The South African (SA) public health system has employed an Essential Medicines List (EML) with Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) …
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Task shifting or shifting care practices? The impact of task shifting on patients’ experiences and health care arrangements in Swaziland
BACKGROUND: In the quest to achieve early HIV treatment goals, national HIV treatment programmes dependent on international funding have been …