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Cardiovascular disease risk factors in a Nigerian population with impaired fasting blood glucose level and diabetes mellitus
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and there are reports of increasing prevalence of prediabetes in …
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Poor dietary diversity, wealth status and use of un-iodized salt are associated with goiter among school children: a cross-sectional study in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Globally, more than two billion people are at risk of iodine deficiency disorders, 32% of which are school children. …
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Demography, maternal health and the epidemiology of malaria and other major infectious diseases in the rural department Tsamba-Magotsi, Ngounie Province, in central African Gabon
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing an epidemiological transition from a predominance of infectious diseases to non-communicable and lifestyle related conditions. …
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Risk factors for mortality in TB patients: a 10-year electronic record review in a South African province
BACKGROUND: Since 1990, reduction of tuberculosis (TB) mortality has been lower in South Africa than in other high-burden countries in …
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Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in Burkina Faso: a countrywide cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: High blood pressure (HBP) is an increasing public health issue for developing countries. HBP is an important contributing factor …
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A large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January – June 2015
On 6 February 2015, Kampala city authorities alerted the Ugandan Ministry of Health of a “strange disease” that killed one …
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Determinants of quality of shared sanitation facilities in informal settlements: case study of Kisumu, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Shared facilities are not recognised as improved sanitation due to challenges of maintenance as they easily can be avenues …
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Children with access to improved sanitation but not improved water are at lower risk of stunting compared to children without access: a cohort study in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam
BACKGROUND: This study's purpose was to understand associations between water, sanitation, and child growth. METHODS: We estimated stunting (height-for-age Z …
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Community-based health care is an essential component of a resilient health system: evidence from Ebola outbreak in Liberia
BACKGROUND: Trained community health workers (CHW) enhance access to essential primary health care services in contexts where the health system …
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Beliefs and perception of ill-health causation: a socio-cultural qualitative study in rural North-Eastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Understanding perceptions of the causes of ill-health common in indigenous communities may help policy makers to design effective integrated …
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Prevalence and determinants of acute diarrhea among children younger than five years old in Jabithennan District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014
BACKGROUND: Despite the global decline in death rates of children younger than five years old, the risk of a child …
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Working conditions and public health risks in slaughterhouses in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Inadequate facilities and hygiene at slaughterhouses can result in contamination of meat and occupational hazards to workers. The objectives …
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Cause of neonatal deaths in Northern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Despite the significant reduction in childhood mortality, neonatal mortality has shown little or no concomitant decline worldwide. The dilemma …
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Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of institutional food-handlers in Ghana
BACKGROUND: In large scale cooking, food is handled by many individuals, thereby increasing the chances of food contamination due to …
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