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Human rights and mental health in post-apartheid South Africa: lessons from health care professionals working with suicidal inmates in the prison system
BACKGROUND: During the era of apartheid in South Africa, a number of mental health professionals were vocal about the need …
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“It is good to take her early to the doctor” – mothers’ understanding of childhood pneumonia symptoms and health care seeking in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is among the leading causes of avoidable deaths for young children globally. The main burden of mortality falls …
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Perspectives of basic wheelchair users on improving their access to wheelchair services in Kenya and Philippines: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: The United Nations has called for countries to improve access to mobility devices when needed. The World Health Organization …
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Key populations and human rights in the context of HIV services rendition in Ghana
BACKGROUND: In line with its half century old penal code, Ghana currently criminalizes and penalizes behaviors of some key populations …
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Sexual violence against female university students in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Though many women are suffering the consequences of sexual violence, only few victims speak out as it is sensitive …
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An investigation of the relationship between autonomy, childbirth practices, and obstetric fistula among women in rural Lilongwe District, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury caused by prolonged obstructed labor that results in destruction of the tissue wall …
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Assessing the impoverishment effects of out-of-pocket healthcare payments prior to the uptake of the national health insurance scheme in Ghana
BACKGROUND: There is a global concern regarding how households could be protected from relatively large healthcare payments which are a …
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Scrambling for access: availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of healthcare for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Sexual orientation and gender identity are social determinants of health for people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender …
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“When they know that you are a sex worker, you will be the last person to be treated”: Perceptions and experiences of female sex workers in accessing HIV services in Uganda
BACKGROUND: HIV prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) in high burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa varies between 24 and 72%, …
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Prevalence of, and barriers to the disclosure of HIV status to infected children and adolescents in a district of Ghana
BACKGROUND: Globally there are about 3.3million children under the age of 15 years living with HIV. Of this number, 88% …
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Wife beating refusal among women of reproductive age in urban and rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Wife beating is the most common and widespread form of intimate partner violence in Ethiopia. It results in countless …
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Unpacking early infant male circumcision decision-making using qualitative findings from Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Early infant male circumcision (EIMC) has been identified as a key HIV prevention intervention. Exploring the decision-making process for …
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