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Effectiveness of control measures to prevent occupational tuberculosis infection in health care workers: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: A number of guideline documents have been published over the past decades on preventing occupational transmission of tuberculosis (TB) …
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Examining school-based hygiene facilities: a quantitative assessment in a Ghanaian municipality
BACKGROUND: The crucial role of adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities in influencing children's handwashing behaviour is widely reported. …
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Implementation of the Good School Toolkit in Uganda: a quantitative process evaluation of a successful violence prevention program
BACKGROUND: The Good School Toolkit, a complex behavioural intervention designed by Raising Voices a Ugandan NGO, reduced past week physical …
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Knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices toward children oral health among mother’s attending maternal and child’s units, Salé, Morocco
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of severe dental caries is particularly prevalent and harmful in children. A better understanding of parental factors …
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Prevalence and correlates of non-disclosure of maternal HIV status to male partners: a national survey in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs usually test pregnant women for HIV without involving their partners. Non-disclosure of …
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Intimate partner violence, forced first sex and adverse pregnancy outcomes in a sample of Zimbabwean women accessing maternal and child health care
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a serious problem with a wide range of health consequences including poor maternal and …
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Prevalence and correlates of HIV testing among adolescents 10–19 years in a post-conflict pastoralist community of Karamoja region, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Adolescents are a priority group in HIV prevention and treatment. This study sought to determine the prevalence and correlates …
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Prevalence and predictors of under-nutrition among school children in a rural South-eastern Nigerian community: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: School children in developing countries like Nigeria are faced with numerous nutrition and health problems. Lack of functional school …
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Access to HIV care and treatment for migrants between Lesotho and South Africa: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: HIV treatment and care for migrants is affected by their mobility and interaction with HIV treatment programs and health …
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SMS reminders to improve adherence and cure of tuberculosis patients in Cameroon (TB-SMS Cameroon): a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: In Cameroon, the National Tuberculosis Control Program that applies selective directly observed treatments faces difficulties in its implementation for …
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Factors associated with recent intimate partner violence experience amongst currently married women in Afghanistan and health impacts of IPV: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is exceedingly common in conflict and post-conflict settings. We first seek to describe factors associated …
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Prevalence and associated factors for stunting among 6–12 years old school age children from rural community of Humbo district, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Stunting is one of the most serious and challenging public health problems in Ethiopia, which constitute a significant obstacle …
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Maternal anemia is a potential risk factor for anemia in children aged 6–59 months in Southern Africa: a multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: The effect of maternal anemia on childhood hemoglobin status has received little attention. Thus, we examined the potential association …
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Use of traditional and modern contraceptives among childbearing women: findings from a mixed methods study in two southwestern Nigerian states
BACKGROUND: Contraceptive use has numerous health benefits such as preventing unplanned pregnancies, ensuring optimum spacing between births, reducing maternal and …
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Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections (HBV, HCV, syphilis and HIV) among prospective blood donors in a tertiary health care facility in Calabar, Nigeria; an eleven years evaluation
BACKGROUND: Provision of constant and safe blood has been a public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa with high prevalence of …
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Compliance with Iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS) and associated factors among pregnant women: results from a cross-sectional study in Kiambu County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Macro and micronutrients including iron and folic acid deficiencies are prevalent in Kenya, particularly during pregnancy resulting in anaemia. …
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Relationship between combination antiretroviral therapy regimens and diabetes mellitus-related comorbidities among HIV patients in Gaborone Botswana
BACKGROUND: Combination antiretroviral therapy (cARTs) regiments are known to prolong the recipients' life even though they are risk factors for …
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Metabolic syndrome and body shape predict differences in health parameters in farm working women
BACKGROUND: Sufficient evidence associate body shape to detrimental lifestyle diseases including the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The prevalence of the MetS, …
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Understanding the risk and protective factors associated with obesity amongst Libyan adults - a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: There are a range of multifaceted behavioural and societal factors that combine to contribute to the causes of obesity. …
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Prevalence of breast-related symptoms, health care seeking behaviour and diagnostic needs among women in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of breast cancer has been increasing in sub-Saharan Africa over the last few years. Patients often present …