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The management of the faeces passed by under five children: an exploratory, cross-sectional research in an urban community in Southwest Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Safe management of faeces (SMoF) and environmental contamination by faecal pathogens have been extensively researched although the SMoF in …
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Association between perceived built environmental attributes and physical activity among adults in South Africa
BACKGROUND: To investigate the association between perceived environmental attributes and leisure-time and transport-related physical activity. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional …
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Determinants of repeated abortion among women of reproductive age attending health facilities in Northern Ethiopia: a case–control study
BACKGROUND: Every year, an estimated 19-20 million unsafe abortions take place, almost all in developing countries, leading to 68,000 deaths …
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Screening, prevalence, and risk factors for cervical lesions among HIV positive and HIV negative women in Swaziland
BACKGROUND: Cervical Cancer (CC) is the number one cancer among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Although CC is preventable, most women …
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Cardiometabolic risk in a population of older adults with multiple co-morbidities in rural south africa: the HAALSI (Health and Aging in Africa: longitudinal studies of INDEPTH communities) study
A consequence of the widespread uptake of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is that the older South African population will experience an …
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Factors affecting the implementation of childhood vaccination communication strategies in Nigeria: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: The role of health communication in vaccination programmes cannot be overemphasized: it has contributed significantly to creating and sustaining …
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Prevalence of intimate partner violence and abuse and associated factors among women enrolled into a cluster randomised trial in northwestern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognised as an important public health and social problem, with far reaching consequences for …
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Trends and causes of maternal mortality in Ethiopia during 1990–2013: findings from the Global Burden of Diseases study 2013
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality is noticeably high in sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia. Continuous nationwide systematic evaluation and assessment of the …
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Effects of community health volunteers on infectious diseases of children under five in Volta Region, Ghana: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: In many low- and middle-income countries, community health volunteers (CHVs) are employed as a key element of the public …
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Sun protection to improve vaccine effectiveness in children in a high ambient ultraviolet radiation and rural environment: an intervention study
BACKGROUND: Vaccination is a mainstay of preventive healthcare, reducing the incidence of serious childhood infections. Ecological studies have demonstrated an …
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Delaying first birth: an analysis of household survey data from rural Southern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Currently, family planning metrics derived from nationally-representative household surveys such as the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) categorise women …
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Development of a theory and evidence-based program to promote community treatment of fevers in children under five in a rural district in Southern Ghana: An intervention mapping approach
BACKGROUND: This paper describes the development and implementation of a program to promote prompt and appropriate care seeking for fever …
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An appraisal of the neglected tropical diseases control program in Cameroon: the case of the national program against onchocerciasis
BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis is a severe parasitic infestation which causes disabling skin and subcutaneous tissue changes. Current global estimates suggest that …
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Demographic profile and pattern of fatal injuries in Nairobi, Kenya, January–June 2014
BACKGROUND: Violence and Injuries are a significant global public health concern characterized by marked regional variation in incidence. Approximately five …
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Motivators of couple HIV counseling and testing (CHCT) uptake in a rural setting in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Couple HIV Counseling and Testing (CHCT) is one of the key preventive strategies used to reduce the spread of …
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Indoor and outdoor PM10 levels at schools located near mine dumps in Gauteng and North West Provinces, South Africa
Few studies in South Africa have investigated the exposure of asthmatic learners to indoor and outdoor air pollution at schools. …
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Using nudging and social marketing techniques to create healthy worksite cafeterias in the Netherlands: intervention development and study design
BACKGROUND: The worksite cafeteria is a suitable setting for interventions focusing on changing eating behavior, because a lot of employees …
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The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a farm worker community in the Boland district, South Africa
BACKGROUND: In South Africa, not much is known about MetS in farm working communities. This study aimed to describe the …
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Designing an optimal HIV programme for South Africa: Does the optimal package change when diminishing returns are considered?
BACKGROUND: South Africa has a large domestically funded HIV programme with highly saturated coverage levels for most prevention and treatment …
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Risky HIV sexual behavior and utilization of voluntary counseling and HIV testing and associated factors among undergraduate students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem in Ethiopia. University students are often a young and sexually active group …