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Prevalence of ineffective breastfeeding technique and associated factors among lactating mothers attending public health facilities of South Ari district, Southern Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Improper positioning, attachment, and suckling are constructs for ineffective breastfeeding technique (IBT). IBT results in inadequate intake of breast …
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Antimicrobial usage at a large teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global health concern. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) curbs resistance rates by encouraging rational antimicrobial use. However, …
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Association between microbial water quality, sanitation and hygiene practices and childhood diarrhea in Kersa and Omo Nada districts of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries like Ethiopia. …
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The psychosocial wellbeing of orphans: The case of early school leavers in socially depressed environment in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The emergence of a large population of orphaned youth in sub-Saharan Africa is due to the natural maturity of …
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Characterization of antibiogram fingerprints in Listeria monocytogenes recovered from irrigation water and agricultural soil samples
Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a foodborne pathogen and the etiologic agent of listeriosis, which can be disseminated within the …
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Barriers and enablers of implementing bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP): Perspectives of health professionals in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of neonatal deaths. Malawi has high rates of preterm birth, with 18.1 …
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Quality of Family Planning Counseling in Ethiopia: Trends and determinants of information received by female modern contraceptive users, evidence from national survey data, (2014- 2018)
BACKGROUND: Family planning counseling is critical for women to make informed reproductive and sexual health decisions. Despite Ethiopia's success in …
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Simulating the council-specific impact of anti-malaria interventions: A tool to support malaria strategic planning in Tanzania
INTRODUCTION: The decision-making process for malaria control and elimination strategies has become more challenging. Interventions need to be targeted at …
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Spatial networks differ when food supply changes: Foraging strategy of Egyptian fruit bats
Animals are faced with a range of ecological constraints that shape their behavioural decisions. Habitat features that affect resource abundance …
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The long-term effects of a family based economic empowerment intervention (Suubi+Adherence) on suppression of HIV viral loads among adolescents living with HIV in southern Uganda: Findings from 5-year cluster randomized trial
BACKGROUND: The rapid scale-up of HIV therapy across Africa has failed to adequately engage adolescents living with HIV (ALWHIV). Retention …
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The burden of pre-extensively and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis among MDR-TB patients in the Amhara region, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The emergence of pre-extensively and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (Pre-XDR/XDR-TB) is the major hurdle for TB prevention and care programs …
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Resting behaviour of malaria vectors in highland and lowland sites of western Kenya: Implication on malaria vector control measures
BACKGROUND: Understanding the interactions between increased insecticide resistance and resting behaviour patterns of malaria mosquitoes is important for planning of …
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Quality of life and its association with psychiatric symptoms and socio-demographic characteristics among people with schizophrenia: A hospital-based cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVES: To identify sociodemographic and illness-related factors associated with quality of life among people with Schizophrenia. METHODS: A hospital-based cross-sectional …
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Correction: Cumulative viral load as a predictor of CD4+ T-cell response to antiretroviral therapy using Bayesian statistical models
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224723.].
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Correction: Dynamic mechanical and nanofibrous topological combinatory cues designed for periodontal ligament engineering
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149967.].
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Morphological adjustment in free-living Steinernema feltiae infective juveniles to increasing concentration of Nemafric-BL phytonematicide
Third-stage larvae (L3) of Steinernema feltiae exist as free-living infective juveniles (IJ), with suspended development activities. In contrast, parasitic stages …
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Analysis of the lineage of Phytophthora infestans isolates using mating type assay, traditional markers, and next generation sequencing technologies
Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, a hemibiotrophic oomycete, has caused severe epidemics of late blight in tomato and potato crops …
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Selective transmission of some HIV-1 subtype C variants might depend on Envelope stimulating dendritic cells to secrete IL-10
Envelope (Env) phenotype(s) that provide transmitted founders (TF) with a selective advantage during HIV-1 transmission would be the ideal target …
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Age, period and cohort analysis of age-specific maternal mortality trend in Ethiopia: A secondary analysis
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality (MM) was persistently high for several decades in Ethiopia though it has declined in recent years. The …
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Faecal analyses and alimentary tracers reveal the foraging ecology of two sympatric bats
We used three complementary methods to assess the diet of two insectivorous bat species: one an obligate aerial hunter, Miniopterus …