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Factors affecting early identification of pregnant women by community health workers in Morogoro, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: It is recommended that Antenatal Care (ANC) be initiated within the first trimester of pregnancy for essential interventions, such …
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A study protocol to determine the association between lifetime lead exposure and violent criminal behaviour in young males in conflict with the law
BACKGROUND: Low-level lead exposure has harmful and persistent effects on behaviour. Recent studies have linked environmental lead exposure and the …
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Perspectives on contraceptive implant use in women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study among primary healthcare providers and stakeholders
BACKGROUND: This study explored primary healthcare provider and HIV/contraception expert stakeholder perspectives on South Africa's public sector provision of contraceptive …
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Food consumption and undernutrition variations among mothers during the post-harvest and lean seasons in Amoron'i Mania Region, Madagascar
BACKGROUND: Seasonal variation affects nutrition particularly in contexts where people's food consumption depends on their production of food. Assessing the …
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Increasing retention of HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding mothers on option-b plus by upgrading and providing full time HIV services at a lower health facility in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Despite advancement in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) services, the rate of MTCT of HIV in sub-Saharan …
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Determinants of access and utilization of cervical cancer treatment and palliative care services in Harare, Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer treatment and care services have remained largely centralized in Zimbabwe thereby entrenching inequities to access amongst patients. …
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Trends of inequalities in childhood immunization coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Kenya, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire
BACKGROUND: Immunization is one of the most cost-effective health intervention to halt the spread of childhood diseases, and improve child …
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Yield of systematic household contact investigation for tuberculosis in a high-burden metropolitan district of South Africa
BACKGROUND: Systematic household contact investigation (SHCI) is recommended as an active-case-finding (ACF) strategy to identify individuals at high risk of …
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Factors associated with prior engagement in high-risk sexual behaviours among adolescents (10–19 years) in a pastoralist post-conflict community, Karamoja sub-region, North eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Adolescent sexual risky behaviours continue to be significant drivers of the HIV epidemic globally. The objective of this study …
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Prenatal hepatitis B screening and associated factors in a high prevalence district of Lira, northern Uganda: a community based cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection affects 80-100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and accounts for an estimated 650,000 …
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Feasibility of community-based HIV self-screening in South Africa: a demonstration project
BACKGROUND: HIV diagnosis is a critical step in linking HIV-infected individuals to care and treatment and linking HIV-uninfected persons to …
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Home-based intervention to test and start (HITS) protocol: a cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce HIV-related mortality in men and HIV incidence in women through increased coverage of HIV treatment
BACKGROUND: To realize the full benefits of treatment as prevention in many hyperendemic African contexts, there is an urgent need …
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Determinants of heterosexual men's demand for long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV in urban South Africa
BACKGROUND: Heterosexual men in South Africa are a large key population to exposure to HIV, yet preferences for HIV pre-exposure …
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Frequency, characteristics and hospital outcomes of road traffic accidents and their victims in Guinea: a three-year retrospective study from 2015 to 2017
BACKGROUND: Road traffic accidents (RTA) remain a global public health concern in developing countries. The aim of the study was …
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Prevalence and associated factors of safe and improved infant and young children stool disposal in Ethiopia: evidence from demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Infant and young children stools are often considered innocuous, and are not disposed of safely despite having a higher …
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A cross-sectional study of acute dengue infection in paediatric clinics in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Dengue fever is the world's fastest spreading mosquito borne viral infection. It is prevalent throughout both subtropical and tropical …
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Protective sexual behaviours among young adults in Nigeria: influence of family support and living with both parents
BACKGROUND: Many studies have focused on risky sexual behaviour among adolescents and young adults; however, literature on protective sexual practices …
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Challenges with seeking HIV care services: perspectives of older adults infected with HIV in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: While younger adults (15-49 years) form the majority of the population living with HIV, older adults (≥50 years) infected …
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Risk factors of morbidity among children under age five in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Childhood morbidities are a major cause of mortality of children in the developing countries particularly in Ethiopia. Regardless of …
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Factors determining choice of place of delivery: analytical cross-sectional study of mothers in Akordet town, Eritrea
BACKGROUND: In Eritrea, facility delivery rates show great discrepancy within urban centers. This study was conducted in Akordet, a multi-cultural …