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Evaluating the impact of the DREAMS partnership to reduce HIV incidence among adolescent girls and young women in four settings: a study protocol
BACKGROUND: HIV risk remains unacceptably high among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in southern and eastern Africa, reflecting structural …
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Stress begets stress: the association of adverse childhood experiences with psychological distress in the presence of adult life stress
BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) have been linked to poor health and well-being outcomes, including poor mental health such as …
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Estimating the spatial risk of tuberculosis distribution in Gurage zone, southern Ethiopia: a geostatistical kriging approach
BACKGROUND: In low-income countries it is difficult to obtain complete data that show spatial heterogeneity in the risk of tuberculosis …
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Enhancing LPG adoption in Ghana (ELAG): a factorial cluster-randomized controlled trial to Enhance LPG Adoption & Sustained use
BACKGROUND: Three billion individuals worldwide rely on biomass fuel [dung, wood, crops] for cooking and heating. Further, health conditions resulting …
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Impact of geographic distance on appraisal delay for active TB treatment seeking in Uganda: a network analysis of the Kawempe Community Health Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: Appraisal delay is the time a patient takes to consider a symptom as not only noticeable, but a sign …
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A contextually relevant approach to assessing health risk behavior in a rural sub-Saharan Africa setting: the Kilifi health risk behavior questionnaire
BACKGROUND: Health risk behavior (HRB) is of concern during adolescence. In sub-Saharan Africa, reliable, valid and culturally appropriate measures of …
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Pneumococcal meningitis outbreak and associated factors in six districts of Brong Ahafo region, Ghana, 2016
BACKGROUND: Meningitis, a disease of the Central Nervous System is described as inflammation of the covering of the brain and …
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Impact of the use and efficacy of long lasting insecticidal net on malaria infection during the first trimester of pregnancy - a pre-conceptional cohort study in southern Benin
BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa. The first trimester of pregnancy is a critical period and the …
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Measuring sexual behaviour in Malawi: a triangulation of three data collection instruments
BACKGROUND: There is a need for valid approaches to measure sexual interactions to assess the impact of behavioural interventions and …
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Ethnic heterogeneity in the determinants of HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination among Nigeria women
BACKGROUND: Stigma and discrimination remains a barrier to uptake of HIV/AIDS counselling and treatment as well as effective HIV reduction …
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Assessing the level of knowledge and available sources of information about hepatitis C infection among HCV-infected Egyptians
BACKGROUND: Egypt has the largest proportion of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection worldwide and there is an urgent need to …
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Sub-national variation in measles vaccine coverage and outbreak risk: a case study from a 2010 outbreak in Malawi
Despite progress towards increasing global vaccination coverage, measles continues to be one of the leading, preventable causes of death among …
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Improved rates of exclusive breastfeeding at 14 weeks of age in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: what are the challenges now?
BACKGROUND: Increasing the rate of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) to 50% in the first six months of life is one of …
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Association between sleep duration and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Both short and long sleep duration have been consistently studied as a risk factor for obesity, hyperglycemia and hypertension. …
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Health facility delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: successes, challenges, and implications for the 2030 development agenda
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the regions with modest health outcomes; and evidenced by high maternal mortality ratios and …
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“We don’t want our clothes to smell smoke”: changing malaria control practices and opportunities for integrated community-based management in Baringo, Kenya
The decline in global malaria cases is attributed to intensified utilization of primary vector control interventions and artemisinin-based combination therapies …
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Determinants of Schistosoma mansoni in Sanja health center, north West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: In developing countries, Schistosoma mansoni is one of the chronic but neglected tropical diseases. In sub-Saharan Africa, the disease …
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Use of a counsellor supported disclosure model to improve the uptake of couple HIV testing and counselling in Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
BACKGROUND: Heterosexual couples account for 44% of new HIV infections in Kenya and there's low awareness of self and partner …
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Patients’ understanding of telemedicine terms required for informed consent when translated into Kiswahili
BACKGROUND: In Africa, where access to specialist medical services is often limited, telemedicine, the use of information and communication technologies …
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Effectiveness of Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) on complementary feeding in Koibatek, Kenya: a randomized control study
BACKGROUND: Appropriate infant and young child nutrition is critical for proper growth and development. In order to promote optimal nutrition …