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Household food insecurity and coping strategies among pensioners in Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia
Ethiopia is currently facing new challenges related to food insecurity among the urban poor. Pensioners are segments of the population …
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Correction to: Factors associated with late presentation of cervical cancer cases at a district hospital: a retrospective study
It has been highlighted, that the original article [1] contained errors in Fig. 1. On the 3rd level, the first …
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based lay distribution of HIV self-tests in increasing uptake of HIV testing among adults in rural Malawi and rural and peri-urban Zambia: protocol for STAR (self-testing for Africa) cluster randomized evaluations
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of HIV status remains below target in sub-Saharan Africa, especially among men and adolescents. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is …
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Effect of timing of mother’s death on child survival in a rural HIV hyper-endemic South African population
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality remains a tragedy and a key determinant for child survival. There is increasing evidence that the hazard …
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Progress in the performance of HIV early infant diagnosis services in Zambia using routinely collected data from 2006 to 2016
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and treatment initiation of HIV-infected infants can greatly reduce the risk of infant mortality. The WHO recommends …
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Anal human papillomavirus infection in HIV-positive men and women at two opportunistic infections clinics in Harare, Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk of anal cancer; in the majority of cases this is linked to human …
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Patterns of non-communicable disease and injury risk factors in Kenyan adult population: a cluster analysis
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases and unintentional injuries are emerging public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa. These threats have multiple risk factors …
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Knowledge on voluntary medical male circumcision in a low uptake setting in northern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Free VMMC services have been available in Uganda since 2010. However, uptake in Northern Uganda remains disproportionately low. We …
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Estimating the incidence of tuberculosis cases reported at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a time series model approach
BACKGROUND: The incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) differs among countries and contributes to morbidity and mortality especially in the developing countries. …
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Preventing neonatal sepsis in rural Uganda: a cross-over study comparing the tolerance and acceptability of three alcohol-based hand rub formulations
BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis causes 0.5 million deaths annually, mostly in low resource settings. Babies born in African rural homes without …
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Dietary risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Kenya: findings of the STEPS survey, 2015
BACKGROUND: Burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) is increasing worldwide. Risk factor surveillance informs public health interventions in NCD control. This …
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Stated and revealed preferences for HIV testing: can oral self-testing help to increase uptake amongst truck drivers in Kenya?
BACKGROUND: Long-distance truck drivers in Africa are particularly at risk of HIV acquisition and offering self-testing could help increase testing …
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Prevalence and determinants of heavy episodic drinking among adults in Kenya: analysis of the STEPwise survey, 2015
BACKGROUND: Globally, alcohol consumption contributes to 3.3 million deaths and 5.1% of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), and its use …
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Impact of maternal ART on mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV at six weeks postpartum in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: In 2010, Rwanda adopted ART for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV from pregnant women living with …
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Prevalence and predictors of injuries in Kenya: findings from the national STEPs survey
BACKGROUND: Injuries are becoming an increasingly important public health challenge globally, and are responsible for 9% of deaths. Beyond their …
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Prevalence and predictors of physical inactivity levels among Kenyan adults (18–69 years): an analysis of STEPS survey 2015
BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity accounts for more than 3 million deaths worldwide, and is implicated in causing 6% of coronary heart …
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Non-communicable diseases surveillance: overview of magnitude and determinants in Kenya from STEPwise approach survey of 2015
Disease surveillance is a scientifically and legally established hallmark of population health whose goal is systematically collecting, interpreting and disseminating …
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Individual and household level factors associated with presence of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors in Kenyan adults
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), are increasing globally, causing about 60% of disability-adjusted life years and 39.8 million deaths in 2015. …
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Knowledge and use of family planning among men in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Unmet need for family planning exceeds 33% in Uganda. One approach to decreasing unmet need is promoting male involvement …
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Impaired growth in rural Gambian infants exposed to aflatoxin: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Exposure to aflatoxin, a mycotoxin produced by fungi that commonly contaminates cereal crops across sub-Saharan Africa, has been associated …