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Reflecting on tuberculosis case notification and treatment outcomes in the Volta region of Ghana: a retrospective pool analysis of a multicentre cohort from 2013 to 2017
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a petrified condition with a huge economic and health impact on families and health systems …
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Applying the workload indicators of staffing needs method in determining frontline health workforce staffing for primary level facilities in Rivers state Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Nigeria faces health workforce challenges and poor population health indices resulting from disparities in health worker densities by geographical …
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Exploring health workforce regulation practices and gaps in Ethiopia: a national cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Health workforce regulation plays key roles in ensuring the availability of competent health workers and improving performance of the …
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A tool for estimating antiretroviral medication coverage for HIV-infected women during pregnancy (PMTCT-ACT)
BACKGROUND: In the typical prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV cascade of care discussion or analysis, the …
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Understanding surgical care delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional analysis of surgical volume, operations, and financing at a tertiary referral hospital in rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Access to surgical care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) such as Tanzania is extremely limited. Northern Tanzania is …
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Obstacles to advancing women’s health in Mozambique: a qualitative investigation into the perspectives of policy makers
BACKGROUND: Despite substantial investment in women's health over the past two decades, and enthusiastic government support for MDG 5 and …
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Effect of a community health worker mHealth monitoring system on uptake of maternal and newborn health services in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: In an effort to improve access to proven maternal and newborn health interventions, Rwanda implemented a mobile phone (mHealth) …
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Decision-making in the practice of female genital mutilation or cutting in Sudan: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a form of violence against women and girls that is widely performed …
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Preference for Artemisinin–based combination therapy among healthcare providers, Lokoja, North-Central Nigeria
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) is the recommended first line antimalarial medicine for uncomplicated malaria. However, health care …
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Health insurance and social capital in Ghana: a cluster randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in Ghana in 2003, enrolment is still far from the desired …
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Practice analysis of junior doctors in Ethiopia: implications for strengthening medical education, practice and regulation
BACKGROUND: A high performing physician workforce is critical to attain nationally set health sector goals. Ethiopia has expanded training of …
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Trends and characteristics of enrolment in the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: a quantitative analysis of longitudinal data
BACKGROUND: In 2004, Ghana started experimenting a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to reduce out-of-pocket payment for healthcare. Like many …
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Validation of a Swahili version of the World Health Organization 5-item well-being index among adults living with HIV and epilepsy in rural coastal Kenya
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the World Health Organization's five item well-being …
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Experiences of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
The prevalence of diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is growing rapidly. Qualitative research on experiences of type 2 diabetes in …
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Understanding the dynamic interactions driving the sustainability of ART scale-up implementation in Uganda
Despite increasing recognition that health-systems constraints are the fundamental barrier to attaining anti-retroviral therapy (ART) scale-up targets in Sub-Saharan Africa, …
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Scientific authorship and collaboration network analysis on malaria research in Benin: papers indexed in the web of science (1996–2016)
BACKGROUND: To sustain the critical progress made, prioritization and a multidisciplinary approach to malaria research remain important to the national …
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Increasing women’s access to skilled pregnancy care to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in rural Edo State, Nigeria: a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Nigeria presently has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths (stillbirth and neonatal deaths) in …
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Leveraging tuberculosis case relative locations to enhance case detection and linkage to care in Swaziland
In Swaziland, as in many high HIV/TB burden settings, there is not information available regarding the household location of TB …
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Newborn follow-up after discharge from a tertiary care hospital in the Western Cape region of South Africa: a prospective observational cohort study
BACKGROUND: Current practice in the Western Cape region of South Africa is to discharge newborns born in-hospital within 24 h …
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Use of a community-led prevention strategy to enhance behavioral changes towards Ebola virus disease prevention: a qualitative case study in Western Côte d’Ivoire
BACKGROUND: Starting in December 2013, the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic spread in West Africa through five countries (Sierra Leone, …
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