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Perspectives of patients, family members, and health care providers on late diagnosis of breast cancer in Ethiopia: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Most women with breast cancer in Ethiopia are diagnosed at an advanced stage of the disease, but the reasons …
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A cross-sectional survey on patient safety culture among healthcare providers in the Upper East region of Ghana
INTRODUCTION: Adverse events pose a serious threat to quality patient care. Promoting a culture of safety is essential for reducing …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding rabies and its control among dog owners in Kigali city, Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Rabies is a zoonotic viral disease that can occur in all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Vaccinating dogs can protect …
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Prevalence of non-communicable diseases among HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy at joint clinical research centre, Lubowa, Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has changed the course of HIV/AIDs by enabling patients to live longer, raising concern of the …
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Assessment of breast self- examination practice and associated factors among female workers in Debre Tabor Town public health facilities, North West Ethiopia, 2018: Cross- sectional study
BACKGROUND: Although breast Self-Examination is no longer tenable as a standard method to detect early breast cancer, world health organization …
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Factors influencing willingness and ability to pay for social health insurance in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Many low and middle-income countries are increasingly cognisant of the need to offer financial protection to its citizens through …
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Glycemic control among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: Ethiopia recorded the highest numbers of people with diabetes in Africa. It is not uncommon for diabetic patients to …
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Ceftriaxone use in a tertiary care hospital in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A need for a hospital antibiotic stewardship programme
Excessive use of antibiotics, especially watch group antibiotics such as ceftriaxone leads to emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). …
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Determinants of postnatal care utilization in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Globally, 289,000 women die from complications related to pregnancy, childbirth, or the postnatal period every year. Two-thirds of all …
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Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis of demographic and health surveys
INTRODUCTION: Approximately 14 million unintended pregnancies are recorded annually in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We sought to investigate the prevalence and …
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A novel nested polymerase chain reaction targeting the testis-specific protein Y-encoded family of genes for high sensitivity of recent semen exposure detection: Comparison with four other assays of semen detection
OBJECTIVES: Because self-report of sexual behaviours is prone to biases, biomarkers of recent semen exposure are increasingly used to assess …
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Blood lead level in infants and subsequent risk of malaria: A prospective cohort study in Benin, Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead and malaria both present significant health risks to children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Previous studies have shown that high blood …
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Model-based prediction of CD4 cells counts in HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy in Northwest Ethiopia: A flexible mixed effects approach
BACKGROUND: CD4 cell counts is widely used as a biomarker for treatment progression when studying the efficacy of drugs to …
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Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Sbi paralogs inhibit complement and bind IgM, IgG Fc and Fab
The success of staphylococci as pathogens has been attributed, in part, to their ability to evade their hosts' immune systems. …
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Sequence and immunologic conservation of Anaplasma marginale OmpA within strains from Ghana as compared to the predominant OmpA variant
A primary challenge in developing effective vaccines against obligate, intracellular, bacterial tick-borne pathogens that establish persistent infection is the identification …
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Effects of altitude on chronotype orientations in relation to cardiorespiratory and hematological quantities of college students in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The mechanism by which Ethiopians adapt to altitude is quite unique compared to other Highlanders with respect to increased …
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Prevalence, epidemiology and molecular studies of Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) in South Africa
Criniviruses accumulate in the phloem tissue and damage crops by reducing chlorophyll which is essential for plant growth and development. …
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Characterizing injury at a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Injury accounts for more than 5.8 million deaths globally with an increasing burden in the developing world. In Kenya, …
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Time to optimal glycaemic control and prognostic factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in public teaching hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AIM: To estimate time to first optimal glycaemic control and identify prognostic factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients …
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Lessons for conservation management: Monitoring temporal changes in genetic diversity of Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra)
The Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) is a subspecies of mountain zebra endemic to South Africa. The Cape mountain …