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Health-seeking pathway and factors leading to delays in tuberculosis diagnosis in West Pokot County, Kenya: A grounded theory study
BACKGROUND: Patients' health-seeking behaviour can lead to delays in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, however little is known about the experiences and …
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Ten years of antiretroviral therapy: Incidences, patterns and risk factors of opportunistic infections in an urban Ugandan cohort
BACKGROUND: Despite increased antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage and the raised CD4 threshold for starting ART, opportunistic infections (OIs) are still …
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Anemia and its association with coffee consumption and hookworm infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Anemia in pregnancy is a major public health concern worldwide, especially in developing countries. Thus, there is a need …
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Insect-flower interaction networks vary among endemic pollinator taxa over an elevation gradient
Interaction networks are sensitive to elevation gradients through changes in local distribution of interacting partners. Here, we use plant-pollinator interaction …
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UAS imagery reveals new survey opportunities for counting hippos
INTRODUCTION: The common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius L. is a vulnerable species that requires efficient methods to monitor its populations for …
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Micro-planning at scale with key populations in Kenya: Optimising peer educator ratios for programme outreach and HIV/STI service utilisation
Peer education with micro-planning has been integral to scaling up key population (KP) HIV/STI programmes in Kenya since 2013. Micro-planning …
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Socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: Evidence from the Kassena-Nankana districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana
OBJECTIVE: To examine the social, economic and demographic factors that determine low birth weight in the two Kassena Nankana districts …
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Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) in Malawi: Implementation gaps and challenges for timely alert
OBJECTIVE: The recent 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks rang the bell to call upon global efforts to assist resource-constrained …
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Adoption of routine virologic testing and predictors of virologic failure among HIV-infected children on antiretroviral treatment in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Access to routine virologic monitoring, critical to ensuring treatment success, remains limited in low- and middle-income countries. We report …
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Factors associated with time to first healthcare visit, diagnosis and treatment, and their impact on survival among breast cancer patients in Mali
OBJECTIVE: To analyse patient and healthcare system related factors influencing the time to first healthcare visit, diagnosis and treatment of …
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High burden of neural tube defects in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Hospital-based study
INTRODUCTION: Neural tube defects are the major causes of fetal loss and considerable disabilities in infants. Currently, there is no …
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Severe maternal outcomes in eastern Ethiopia: Application of the adapted maternal near miss tool
BACKGROUND: With the reduction of maternal mortality, maternal near miss (MNM) has been used as a complementary indicator of maternal …
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Prevalence and factors associated with stunting and thinness among school-age children in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Southern Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Despite consistent economic growth in the country, malnutrition remains one of the major public health problems in Ethiopia. The …
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Risk factors for diarrhoea and malnutrition among children under the age of 5 years in the Tigray Region of Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea and malnutrition are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children in areas with poor access to …
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Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in Ghanaian population: Evidence from the Ghana demographic and health survey
Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in Ghana. This study examines the prevalence, awareness, treatment …
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A global bibliometric analysis of Plesiomonas-related research (1990 – 2017)
Plesiomonas shigelloides is an emerging pathogen with damaging effects on human health such as gastroenteritis and extraintestinal infections. Here, we …
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Prescription and non-prescription antibiotic dispensing practices in part I and part II pharmacies in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania: A simulated clients approach
Antibiotic dispensing without a prescription poses a threat to public health as it leads to excessive antibiotic consumption. Inappropriate antibiotic …
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Correction: Disrupted dispersal and its genetic consequences: Comparing protected and threatened baboon populations (Papio papio) in West Africa
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194189.].
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Human immunodeficiency virus status in malnourished children seen at Lagos
INTRODUCTION: Human immunodeficiency virus and protein energy malnutrition are still prevalent in Nigeria and the occurrence of the two conditions …
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Anterior fontanelle size among term neonates on the first day of life born at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Anterior fontanelle is the largest, prominent and most important fontanelle, which is used for clinical evaluation. It is mainly …