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“Ebinyo”—The Practice of Infant Oral Mutilation in Uganda
Infant oral mutilation (IOM) is a traditional method of extracting un-erupted teeth practiced in several Sub-Saharan African countries including Uganda. …
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Review of Antibiotic Resistance in the Indian Ocean Commission: A Human and Animal Health Issue
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human, animal health and environment worldwide. For human, transmission occurred through a …
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The Role of Relationship Dynamics and Gender Inequalities As Barriers to HIV-Serostatus Disclosure: Qualitative Study among Women and Men Living with HIV in Durban, South Africa
BACKGROUND: This qualitative study investigated gender power inequalities as they contribute to relationship dynamics and HIV-serostatus disclosure among men and …
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Persistent Low-Risk and High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infections of the Uterine Cervix in HIV-Negative and HIV-Positive Women
Background: The prevalence, persistence and multiplicity of HPV infection, appears different comparing HIV positive to HIV negative women. In this …
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The Development of a Postgraduate Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Residency Program in Nairobi, Kenya
INTRODUCTION: There are very few opportunities for long-term, comprehensive postgraduate education in developing countries because of fiscal and human resource …
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Leadership Development of Rehabilitation Professionals in a Low-Resource Country: A Transformational Leadership, Project-Based Model
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: This paper presents an overview of the activities and outcomes of the Leadership Institute (LI), a short-term …
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Constructing a Global Learning Partnership in Physiotherapy: An Ireland–Uganda Initiative
BACKGROUND AND AIM: There is a strong correlation between disability and poverty and it is acknowledged that until disability issues …
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Psychosocial Challenges Associated with Caregiving in the Context of Pediatric HIV in Rural Eastern Cape
BACKGROUND: While survival among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children has increased due to combination antiretroviral therapy, many children remain vulnerable …
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Mycoplasma hominis and Mycoplasma genitalium in the Vaginal Microbiota and Persistent High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infection
Background: Recent studies have suggested that the vaginal microenvironment plays a role in persistence of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection …
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The Deaths of 94 Mental Health-care Users in Gauteng, South Africa
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 31 May 2017Sec. Public Mental Health Volume 5 - 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00126
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Use of Non-Prescription Remedies by Ghanaian Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Persons on Antiretroviral Therapy
Background Inappropriate use of non-prescription remedies by persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV) may result in adverse events or …
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Sexting: Prevalence, Predictors, and Associated Sexual Risk Behaviors among Postsecondary School Young People in Ibadan, Nigeria
Background and aims: Sending and receiving sexually suggestive or explicit images or texts (sexting) has been shown to be associated …
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The Road to Dog Rabies Control and Elimination—What Keeps Us from Moving Faster?
Rabies, a vaccine preventable neglected tropical disease, still claims an estimated 35,000-60,000 human lives annually. The international community, with more …
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Distributed Learning: Revitalizing Anesthesiology Training in Resource-Limited Ethiopia
Background: Ethiopia has a significant paucity of available healthcare workers. Despite the increasing number of medical schools, there are not …
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Where Are They Now? Evolution of a Nurse Anesthesia Training School in Ghana and a Survey of Graduates
Ghana, like other countries in sub-Saharan African, has limited access to surgery. One contributing factor is the inadequate number of …
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An Urgent Call for the Renaissance of the World Health Organization: Needed Now More than Ever Before
TEST 02 - Elsevier's Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Search and access research from the …
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Enhancing an International Perspective in Public Health Teaching through Formalized University Partnerships
Teaching in the field of public health needs to employ a global perspective to account for the fact that public …
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Empowering the Physiotherapy Profession in Ethiopia through Leadership Development within the Doctoring Process
Ethiopia recently introduced the Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) degree at Addis Ababa University as a mechanism to increase the work …
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Epidemiology of Ebola Virus Disease in the Western Area Region of Sierra Leone, 2014–2015
INTRODUCTION: Western Area (WA) of Sierra Leone including the capital, Freetown, experienced an unprecedented outbreak of Ebola from 2014 to …
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Inadequate Utilization of Prenatal Care Services, Socioeconomic Status, and Educational Attainment Are Associated with Low Birth Weight in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Globally, low birth weight (LBW) remains a leading cause of neonatal and infant mortality and poses significant challenges toward …