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Optimal dietary patterns designed from local foods to achieve maternal nutritional goals
BACKGROUND: Achieving nutritional requirements for pregnant and lactating mothers in rural households while maintaining the intake of local and culture-specific …
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Different adiposity indices and their association with blood pressure and hypertension in middle-aged urban black South African men and women: findings from the AWI-GEN South African Soweto Site
BACKGROUND: To report associations between different adiposity indices [anthropometric and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measures] and blood pressure (BP) and …
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Neck circumference may be a valuable tool for screening individuals with obesity: findings from a young Chinese population and a meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Central obesity and overweight/obesity can result in various chronic non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes …
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Disparities in risky sexual behavior among khat chewer and non- chewer college students in Southern Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Risky sexual behavior (RSB) and its consequence among school adolescents and youths have been well understood. It is still …
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Patients’ experiences and perceptions on associates of TB treatment adherence: a qualitative study on DOTS service in public health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is one of the countries with the highest TB burdens in the world. There are multitude of challenges …
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Social value of a nutritional counselling and support program for breastfeeding in urban poor settings, Nairobi
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, poor maternal nutrition, suboptimal infant and young child feeding practices and high levels of malnutrition have been …
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Determinants of malaria infection in Dembia district, Northwest Ethiopia: a case-control study
BACKGROUND: Despite the progress in reducing malaria infections and related deaths, the disease remains a major global public health problem. …
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Comparing the performance of circulating cathodic antigen and Kato-Katz techniques in evaluating Schistosoma mansoni infection in areas with low prevalence in selected counties of Kenya: a cross-sectional study
Kato-Katz technique has been the mainstay test in Schistosoma mansoni diagnosis in endemic areas. However, recent studies have documented its …
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Impact of infection prevention and control training on health facilities during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Guinea
BACKGROUND: In 2014-2016, West Africa faced the most deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. A key strategy to …
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Knowledge, perception and practices towards sickle cell disease: a community survey among adults in Lubaga division, Kampala Uganda
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, the burden of Sickle Cell disease (SCD) has not been amply addressed. In Africa, Uganda has the 5th …
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Gender difference in health related quality of life and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS attending anti-retroviral therapy at public health facilities, western Ethiopia: comparative cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Though HIV/AIDS has multidimensional consequences on quality of life, there is a gap in measuring and monitoring health related …
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Food beliefs and practices in urban poor communities in Accra: implications for health interventions
BACKGROUND: Poor communities in low and middle income countries are reported to experience a higher burden of chronic non-communicable diseases …
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“People look and ask lots of questions”: caregivers’ perceptions of healthcare provision and support for children born with cleft lip and palate
BACKGROUND: Clefting of the lip and/or palate (CL/P) is amongst the five most common birth defects reported in South Africa. …
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Risk factors for the occurrence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients undergoing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in East Shoa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is resistant to the two main first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs: rifampicin and isoniazid. It is a major …
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High prevalence of hepatitis B infections in Burkina Faso (1996–2017): a systematic review with meta-analysis of epidemiological studies
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was long considered an important public health concern in Burkina Faso and still represents …
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Community influences on modern contraceptive use among young women in low and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional multi-country analysis
BACKGROUND: Despite investment in family planning programs and education, unmet need for family planning remains high among young women (aged …
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Health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds exposure near Daegu dyeing industrial complex in South Korea
Studying human health in areas with industrial contamination is a serious and complex issue. In recent years, attention has increasingly …
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Effectiveness of workplace social distancing measures in reducing influenza transmission: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Social distancing is one of the community mitigation measures that may be recommended during influenza pandemics. Social distancing can …
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The role of community health workers and local leaders in reducing attrition among participant in the AIDS indicator survey and HIV incidence in a national cohort study in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Retention of participants in longitudinal prospective surveys can challenging for population health researchers. Community health workers (CHWs) may help …
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Assessment of the alcohol consumption among outdoor bar drinkers in Nigeria by qualitative methods
BACKGROUND: There are indications that drinking in outdoor bars, such as at motor-parks, by the roadsides or street corners have …