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Comprehensive competency assessment of malaria microscopists and laboratory diagnostic service capacity in districts stratified for malaria elimination in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) Ethiopia achieved significant declines in malaria mortality and incidence and has recently launched malaria …
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Early or delayed umbilical cord clamping? Experiences and perceptions of nurse-midwives and obstetricians at a regional referral hospital in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Umbilical cord clamping is a crucial step during the third stage of labour that separates the newborn from the …
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Predictors of high HIV+ prevalence in Mozambique: A complex samples logistic regression modeling and spatial mapping approaches
INTRODUCTION: The burden of HIV infection in southern Africa is a public health concern with an increasing number of new …
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Evaluation of multi-antigen serological screening for active tuberculosis among people living with HIV
Better triage tests for screening tuberculosis (TB) disease are needed for people living with HIV (PLHIV). We performed the first …
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Predictors of time-to-recovery from severe acute malnutrition treated in an outpatient treatment program in health posts of Arba Minch Zuria Woreda, Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Access to outpatient therapeutic feeding programs for all children who had uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in need is …
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‘I wanted to go, but they said wait’: Mothers’ bargaining power and strategies in care-seeking for ill newborns in Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: To prevent the 2.6 million newborn deaths occurring worldwide every year, health system improvements and changes in care-taker behaviour …
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Predictors of in-hospital mortality among under-five children with severe acute malnutrition in South-Western Uganda
BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects about 13 million under-five children (U5), with an estimated one million dying every year. …
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Concurrent advanced HIV disease and viral load suppression in a high-burden setting: Findings from the 2015–6 ZIMPHIA survey
BACKGROUND: As Zimbabwe approaches epidemic control of HIV, programs now prioritize viral load over CD4 monitoring, making it difficult to …
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The incidence of HIV and associated risk factors among pregnant women in Kabarole District, Uganda
OBJECTIVES: The study attempted to determine the incidence of HIV among pregnant women in Kabarole District, Uganda, and to identify …
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Designing an optimized diagnostic network to improve access to TB diagnosis and treatment in Lesotho
BACKGROUND: To reach WHO End tuberculosis (TB) targets, countries need a quality-assured laboratory network equipped with rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis …
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Treatment outcomes of Pumani bubble-CPAP versus oxygen therapy among preterm babies presenting with respiratory distress at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania—Randomised trial
BACKGROUND: Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is the most common respiratory disease in premature babies and the major cause of morbidity …
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Increasing pediatric HIV testing positivity rates through focused testing in high-yield points of service in health facilities—Nigeria, 2016-2017
BACKGROUND: In 2017, UNAIDS estimated that 140,000 children aged 0-14 years are living with HIV in Nigeria, but only 35% …
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Micronutrient intake and prevalence of micronutrient inadequacy among women (15-49 y) and children (6-59 mo) in South Kivu and Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Iron biofortified beans and carotenoid enriched cassava are proposed as a solution to combat iron and vitamin A deficiencies, respectively, …
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Epidemiology of hepatitis B and C virus infections among patients who booked for surgical procedures at Felegehiwot referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus(HBV) and hepatitis C virus(HCV) are the main causes of cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death. This study …
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A yield and cost comparison of tuberculosis contact investigation and intensified case finding in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Resource constraints in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) limit tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation despite evidence its benefits could outweigh …
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Non-invasive monitoring of adrenocortical function in female domestic pigs using saliva and faeces as sample matrices
Intensive pig management involves in a commercial setting the housing and implementation of certain procedures, such as castration and tail …
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Preventive chemotherapy coverage against soil-transmitted helminth infection among school age children: Implications from coverage validation survey in Ethiopia, 2019
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain the most common neglected tropical diseases among children living mainly in low-resource settings. Preventive …
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Susceptibility of mosquito vectors of the city of Praia, Cabo Verde, to Temephos and Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis
Many vector-borne diseases circulate in the Republic of Cabo Verde. These include malaria during the colonization of the archipelago by …
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"Pain in my heart": Understanding perinatal depression among women living with HIV in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Perinatal depression (PND) can interfere with HIV care engagement and outcomes. We examined experiences of PND among women living …
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Pregnancy outcomes in facility deliveries in Kenya and Uganda: A large cross-sectional analysis of maternity registers illuminating opportunities for mortality prevention
INTRODUCTION: As facility-based deliveries increase globally, maternity registers offer a promising way of documenting pregnancy outcomes and understanding opportunities for …