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Variability in the use of pulse oximeters with children in Kenyan hospitals: A mixed-methods analysis
BACKGROUND: Pulse oximetry, a relatively inexpensive technology, has the potential to improve health outcomes by reducing incorrect diagnoses and supporting …
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The importance of adherence in tuberculosis treatment clinical trials and its relevance in explanatory and pragmatic trials
Points• Adherence to prescribed treatment remains a critical component of clinical trials in tuberculosis (TB) treatment.Recent evidence indicates that adherence …
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Addressing the context and consequences of substance use, misuse, and dependence: A global imperative
Substance use, misuse, and dependence contribute immensely to the global burden of disease [1].Their harms extend far beyond their corrosive …
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Advances in clinical trial design for development of new TB treatments—Translating international tuberculosis treatment guidelines into national strategic plans: Experiences from Belarus, South Africa, and Vietnam
The World Health Organization (WHO) plays an important role in setting global norms and standards with a focus on public …
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High quality health systems in the SDG era: Country-specific priorities for improving quality of care
Long a concern in high-income countries, health system quality emerged as a truly global priority in 2018.Three major reports [1-3] …
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Text messaging for maternal and infant retention in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services: A pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Timely diagnosis of infant HIV infection is essential for antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. In a randomized controlled trial, we …
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Maternal exposure to intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices in 51 low-income and middle-income countries: A population-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a major global health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), …
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Redesigning care for older people to preserve physical and mental capacity: WHO guidelines on community-level interventions in integrated care
points• Numerous underlying physiological changes occur with increasing age, and for older people, the risks of developing chronic diseases and …
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Progression to type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated risk factors after hyperglycemia first detected in pregnancy: A cross-sectional study in Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Global data indicate that women with a history of hyperglycemia first detected in pregnancy (HFDP) are at up to …
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Safety and pharmacokinetics of dolutegravir in pregnant mothers with HIV infection and their neonates: A randomised trial (DolPHIN-1 study)
BACKGROUND: The global transition to use of dolutegravir (DTG) in WHO-preferred regimens for HIV treatment is limited by lack of …
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Integrating preexposure prophylaxis delivery in routine family planning clinics: A feasibility programmatic evaluation in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Young women account for a disproportionate fraction of new HIV infections in Africa and are a priority population for …
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Nutrition for women and children—Are we doing the right things in the right way?
The recent 2019 report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World paints a picture of some …
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A novel nutritional supplement to reduce plasma homocysteine in nonpregnant women: A randomised controlled trial in The Gambia
BACKGROUND: Infant DNA methylation profiles are associated with their mother's periconceptional nutritional status. DNA methylation relies on nutritional inputs for …
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The gender-based violence and recovery centre at Coast Provincial General Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya: An integrated care model for survivors of sexual violence
Sexual violence (SV) is highly prevalent and a major public health problem globally. In Kenya, an estimated 32% of females …
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Government policy interventions to reduce human antimicrobial use: A systematic review and evidence map
BACKGROUND: Growing political attention to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) offers a rare opportunity for achieving meaningful action. Many governments have developed …
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Retention and viral suppression in a cohort of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in Zambia: Regionally representative estimates using a multistage-sampling-based approach
BACKGROUND: Although the success of HIV treatment programs depends on retention and viral suppression, routine program monitoring of these outcomes …
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Addressing critical needs in the fight to end tuberculosis with innovative tools and strategies
More than 130 years after Koch first described the tubercle bacillus and its etiologic role in tuberculosis (TB) to the …
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Controlling latent TB tuberculosis infection in high-burden countries: A neglected strategy to end TB
Latent TB infection: Global burden and risk factors for progressing to TB diseaseThe World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 10 …
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Contact tracing versus facility-based screening for active TB case finding in rural South Africa: A pragmatic cluster-randomized trial (Kharitode TB)
BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of comparative effectiveness research examining the implementation of different strategies for active tuberculosis (TB) case …
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The incidence of pregnancy hypertension in India, Pakistan, Mozambique, and Nigeria: A prospective population-level analysis
BACKGROUND: Most pregnancy hypertension estimates in less-developed countries are from cross-sectional hospital surveys and are considered overestimates. We estimated population-based …
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