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Educational status and beliefs regarding non-communicable diseases among children in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been observed in Ghana as in other developing countries. Past research focused …
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Assessing short evolution brucellosis in a highly brucella endemic cattle keeping population of Western Uganda: a complementary use of Rose Bengal test and IgM rapid diagnostic test
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis is a worldwide and zoonotic disease often sadly misdiagnosed in endemic areas. Challenges of availability and accessibility of …
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Community-based maternal, newborn, and child health surveillance: perceptions and attitudes of local stakeholders towards using mobile phone by village health volunteers in the Kenge Health Zone, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: In early 2016, we implemented a community-based maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) surveillance using mobile phones to collect, …
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Chronic diseases multi-morbidity among adult patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCDs) multi-morbidity is becoming one of the public health problems in Ethiopia. The objective of this …
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Risk assessment of occupational exposure to heavy metal mixtures: a study protocol
Sfax is a very industrialized city located in the southern region of Tunisia where heavy metals (HMs) pollution is now …
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Disparities in tobacco use by adolescents in southeast, Nigeria using Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) approach
BACKGROUND: Tobacco use during adolescence is a substantial problem and adolescents are at higher risk of addiction and prolonged use. …
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Participants’ accrual and delivery of HIV prevention interventions among men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), HIV disproportionately affects men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) compared with other men of the same age group in …
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Complementary surveillance strategies are needed to better characterise the epidemiology, care pathways and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis in children
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) in young and HIV-infected children is frequently diagnosed at hospital level. In settings where general hospitals do …
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Partner age differences and associated sexual risk behaviours among adolescent girls and young women in a cash transfer programme for schooling in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Age disparities in sexual relationships have been proposed as a key risk factor for HIV transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa, …
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TB epidemiology: where are the young women? Know your tuberculosis epidemic, know your response
BACKGROUND: The global predominance of tuberculosis in men has received significant attention. However, epidemiological studies now demonstrate that there is …
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A qualitative study of community perception and acceptance of biological larviciding for malaria mosquito control in rural Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Vector and malaria parasite's rising resistance against pyrethroid-impregnated bed nets and antimalarial drugs highlight the need for additional control …
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Prevalence of alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorders among outdoor drinkers in public open places in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: There is a rapid shift in the social context of drinking, with a large proportion of regular drinkers favouring …
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Challenges and successes in the implementation of option B+ to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in southern Swaziland
BACKGROUND: Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all pregnant/ breastfeeding women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), known as Prevention of …
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Complementary feeding practices and associated factors in Damot Weydie District, Welayta zone, South Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Each year, more than millions of under-five children die due to under-nutrition, and many of these deaths are associated …
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Diabetes and abnormal glucose regulation in the adult population of Burkina Faso: prevalence and predictors
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is reportedly growing fast in sub-Saharan Africa. There is however a scarcity of …
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Community perception regarding childhood vaccinations and its implications for effectiveness: a qualitative study in rural Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Vaccination has contributed to major reductions in global morbidity and mortality, but there remain significant coverage gaps. Better knowledge …
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Antenatal care satisfaction in a developing country: a cross-sectional study from Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Utilization of Antenatal Care (ANC) is very low in Nigeria. Self-reported patient satisfaction may be useful to identify provider- …
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Progress towards the UNAIDS 90–90-90 goals by age and gender in a rural area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a household-based community cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has developed an ambitious strategy to end the AIDS epidemic. After …
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Psychosocial burden of localised cutaneous Leishmaniasis: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic skin disease, linked to poverty, and belonging to the group of Neglected Tropical …
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Adherence to home fortification with micronutrient powders in Kenyan pre-school children: self-reporting and sachet counts compared to an electronic monitoring device
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of home fortification with iron-containing micronutrient powders varies between trials, perhaps in part due to population differences …