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Demand-side financing in the form of baby packages in Northern Mozambique: Results from an observational study
BACKGROUND: The Maternal Mortality Ratio in Mozambique has stagnated at 405 deaths per 100,000 live births with virtually no progress …
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Lipid based nutrient supplements during pregnancy may improve foetal growth in HIV infected women – A cohort study
OBJECTIVES: Both maternal HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy are associated with adverse birth outcomes. The role of antenatal nutrient supplements …
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Iodine status of reproductive age women and their toddlers in northern Ghana improved through household supply of iodized salt and weekly indigenous meal consumption
Iodine deficiency (ID) during pregnancy results in pregnancy losses, intrauterine growth retardation, and lower IQ in the offspring. Even after …
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Utilization of decentralized health facilities and factors influencing women’s choice of a delivery site in Gida Ayana Woreda, western Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Despite the government's efforts to decentralize and expand health institutions to promote facility-based child delivery, home delivery and maternal …
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HIV-attributable causes of death in the medical ward at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South Africa
INTRODUCTION: Data on the association between HIV infection and deaths from underlying medical conditions are needed to understand and assess …
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3D analysis of child facial dimensions for design of medical devices in low-middle income countries (LMIC)
BACKGROUND: Facial anthropometric data are scarce in African children. However, such data may be useful for the design of medical …
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Microfilariae infestation of goliath frogs (Conraua goliath) from Cameroon
The goliath frog (Conraua goliath) is endemic to Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. It is an endangered species but little information …
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Male clients of male sex workers in West Africa: A neglected high-risk population
Research on male clients of male sex workers (MCMSW) has been neglected for a long time globally. We aimed to …
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Associations of plasma fibroblast growth factor 23 and other markers of chronic kidney disease—Mineral and bone disorder with all-cause mortality in South African patients on maintenance dialysis: A 3-year prospective cohort study
INTRODUCTION: Few studies have linked high levels of plasma C-terminal fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) with poor clinical outcomes in …
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Effectiveness of the prevention of HIV mother -to-child transmission (PMTCT) program via early infant diagnosis (EID) data in Senegal
BACKGROUND: To improve the care and treatment of HIV-exposed children, early infant diagnosis (EID) using dried blood spot (DBS) sampling …
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A novel thermostable and halophilic thioredoxin reductase from the Red Sea Atlantis II hot brine pool
The highly extreme conditions of the lower convective layer in the Atlantis II (ATII) Deep brine pool of the Red …
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Do high soil temperatures on Namibian fairy circle discs explain the absence of vegetation?
Evenly-dispersed enigmatic bare discs known as 'fairy circles' occur within grasslands of the pro-Namib Desert. In spite of their conspicuous …
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Time to acute kidney injury and its predictors among newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic patients at government hospitals in Harari Region, East Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) among Type 2 diabetic patients is significantly increasing. But, earlier studies has focused …
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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains circulating in Botswana
BACKGROUND: Molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) isolates can inform Tuberculosis (TB) control programs on the relative proportion of transmission …
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Malaria care-seeking behaviour among HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in South-Eastern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study
This study assesses malaria prevention and treatment behaviour among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Owerri, South Eastern Nigeria. Although …
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Assessment of the inhibitory effects of disinfectants on the embryonation of Ascaridia columbae eggs
This study was set out with the aim of assessing the effects of the most commonly available commercial disinfectants on …
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Agromorphologic, genetic and methylation profiling of Dioscorea and Musa species multiplied under three micropropagation systems
Plant in vitro vegetative propagation using classical semi-solid culture medium is limited due to the low degree of automation, suboptimal …
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Evaluation of the tuberculosis culture color plate test for rapid detection of drug susceptible and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a resource-limited setting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Timely diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is limited in Ethiopia. We evaluated the performance of a low technology, thin layer agar, …
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Recurrent abdominal pain and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings in children and adolescents presenting at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital
INTRODUCTION: Recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) is a common reason for referral to the paediatric gastroenterology unit and the attending physician …
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Bacterial community dynamics in lait caillé, a traditional product of spontaneous fermentation from Senegal
Spontaneously fermented food products contain a complex, natural microbial community with potential probiotic activity. The addition of a health-promoting, probiotic …