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Utilization of skilled birth attendant at birth and associated factors among women who gave birth in the last 24 months preceding the survey in Gura Dhamole Woreda, Bale zone, southeast Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Maternal morbidity and mortality continued to be major issues in many countries. Globally a total of 10.7 million women …
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Socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health service utilisation: a case of antenatal care in Nigeria using a decomposition approach
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) services are critical for maternal health but Nigeria performs poorly in ANC utilisation compared to other …
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards Hepatitis B infection among nurses and midwives in two maternity hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection creates a global health burden with significant morbidity and mortality. Healthcare workers, including nurses …
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Impact of health education intervention on knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and screening for women in Ghana
BACKGROUND: The burden of cervical cancer continues to rise in developing economies. Women in the sub-Saharan African region have higher …
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Knowledge and menstrual hygiene practice among adolescent school girls in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Menstruation is a normal physiological process of females at their reproductive age. However, it is surrounded with social taboos …
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Sex difference in survival status among antiretroviral therapy users in Yirgalem general hospital, Sidama zone, south nations nationalities and peoples’ region (SNNPR), Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been shown to enhance the survival of people living with HIV worldwide. In Ethiopia, the …
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Outdoor smoking in Nigeria: prevalence, correlates and predictors
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of data on smoking in outdoor-open bars in Nigeria that may translate into effective legislation …
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Inequality in uptake of isoniazid prevention therapy and Mantoux test among pregnant women with HIV in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
BACKGROUND: HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death among pregnant women in South Africa. Isoniazid prevention therapy (IPT) …
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Incidence and etiology of infectious diarrhea from a facility-based surveillance system in Guatemala, 2008–2012
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, yet incidence and etiology data are limited. We conducted laboratory-based …
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The effect of job aids on knowledge retention among Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors trained to administer injectable contraceptives: longitudinal results from implementation science in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: To increase access to voluntary family planning (FP) services, Nigerian policymakers are debating how to task share injectable contraceptive …
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Geographical variations of the associations between health interventions and all-cause under-five mortality in Uganda
BACKGROUND: To reduce the under-five mortality (U5M), fine-gained spatial assessment of the effects of health interventions is critical because national …
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Preventing violence against children in schools (PVACS): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of the EmpaTeach behavioural intervention in Nyarugusu refugee camp
BACKGROUND: We aim to test the effectiveness of the EmpaTeach intervention to prevent physical violence from teachers to students in …
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Mental health disorders and alcohol use are associated with increased likelihood of smoking relapse among people living with HIV attending routine clinical care
BACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PLWH) have a high level of interest in quitting smoking, but only a small proportion …
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Implementation strategy and cost of Mozambique’s HPV vaccine demonstration project
BACKGROUND: Cost is an important determinant of health program implementation. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the …
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Mass screening for hepatitis B and C in Southern Upper Egypt
BACKGROUND: It is well documented that Egypt has the highest prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the world. …
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Acceptability and feasibility of short message service to improve ART medication adherence among people living with HIV/AIDS receiving antiretroviral treatment at Adama hospital medical college, Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: People living with HIV/AIDS are facing sub-optimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Short message service innovative strategies have been recommended …
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Change in treatment coverage and barriers to mental health care among adults with depression and alcohol use disorder: a repeat cross sectional community survey in Nepal
BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of evidence-based treatment, there is a substantial gap between the number of individuals in need of …
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Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis and factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes in Tigray, Ethiopia: a ten-year retrospective cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Childhood TB is an indicator of a recent transmission of the disease in a community and it is estimated …
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Epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae associated with the 2017 outbreak in Kasese district, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Uganda is among the 51 countries where cholera outbreaks are common with epidemics occurring predominantly along the western border …
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Implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy in people living with HIV in Zambia: challenges and lessons
BACKGROUND: Uptake of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) among People Living with HIV in Zambia has continued to be low despite …