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Impact of a complex gender-transformative intervention on maternal and child health outcomes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: protocol of a longitudinal parallel mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) programs targeting …
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Context of Violence in Adolescence Cohort (CoVAC) study: protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Violence exposure in adolescence is associated with a range of poor health and social outcomes, including both the perpetration …
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Factors affecting HBV vaccination in a Medical training College in Kenya: A mixed methods Study
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is highly endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa with 70 to 90% of the population becoming infected …
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Decentralising NCD management in rural southern Africa: evaluation of a pilot implementation study
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of non-communicable diseases, and associated morbidity and mortality, is increasing rapidly in low and middle-income countries where …
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Acceptability of a community cardiovascular disease prevention programme in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are on the rise in many low-and middle-income countries where 80% of related deaths are registered. …
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Magnitude of Khat use and associated factors among women attending antenatal care in Gedeo zone health centers, southern Ethiopia: a facility based cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Khat (Catha edulis) is a fresh green leave commonly chewed for recreational purpose and its euphoric effect as a …
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Investigating the spatial variation and risk factors of childhood anaemia in four sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: The causes of childhood anaemia are multifactorial, interrelated and complex. Such causes vary from country to country, and within …
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HIV/AIDS treatment failure and associated factors in Ethiopia: meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The national burden of human immunodeficiency virus treatment failure and associated factors in the Ethiopian context is required to …
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Experiences and perceptions of youth living with HIV in Western Uganda on school attendance: barriers and facilitators
BACKGROUND: The globally recognized socio-economic benefits of education have stirred many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa like Uganda to promote universal …
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“A very humiliating illness”: a qualitative study of patient-centered Care for Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Patient-centered care is pillar 1 of the "End TB" strategy, but little has been documented in the literature about …
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Trends in burden and risk factors associated with childhood stunting in Rwanda from 2000 to 2015: policy and program implications
BACKGROUND: Rwanda has made substantial economic progress over the past two decades. However, evidence suggests that malnutrition among children remains …
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards rabies and associated factors among household heads in Mekelle city, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Rabies has a worldwide distribution in continental regions of Africa, Asia and the Latin America. Globally, the case fatality …
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Prevalence and associated factors of foot ulcer among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Diabetes and its complications including foot ulcer constitute a global public health challenge attributing to a significant cause …
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HIV comprehensive knowledge and prevalence among young adolescents in Nigeria: evidence from Akwa Ibom AIDS indicator survey, 2017
BACKGROUND: Despite the recent increase in HIV infections among adolescents, little is known about their HIV knowledge and perceptions. This …
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Exploring issues in caregivers and parent communication of sexual and reproductive health matters with adolescents in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Parent-child communication is an effective tool for fostering healthy sexual and reproductive behaviours among adolescents. However, the topic is …
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Community perspectives on barriers and challenges to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis access by men who have sex with men and female sex workers access in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW) have critical needs for effective HIV prevention tools. …
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Men’s perspectives on HIV self-testing in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis
BACKGROUND: Despite the many HIV testing models implemented in Africa, the level of HIV testing uptake remains relatively poor, especially …
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Neonatal mortality and associated factors in the specialized neonatal care unit Asmara, Eritrea
BACKGROUND: Limited knowledge on the magnitude of neonatal mortality and associated factors is hampering early intervention in African countries. OBJECTIVE: …
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Efficacy of a group tobacco cessation behavioral intervention among tobacco users with concomitant mental illness in Kenya: protocol for a controlled clinical trial
BACKGROUND: The rate of tobacco use among people with mental illness is nearly twice that of the general population. Psychotropic …
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Feasibility of home-based HIV counselling and testing and linking to HIV services among women delivering at home in Geita, Tanzania: a household longitudinal survey
BACKGROUND: Substantial number of women who deliver at home (WDH) are not captured in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services. …