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Advantages and disadvantages of channeling Gavi’s health system strengthening funds through health partners, a case study
INTRODUCTION: Following a period of interruption of Gavi's funds for health system strengthening (HSS) in Cameroon and Chad, the two …
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“Life continues”: Patient, health care and community care workers perspectives on self-administered treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Khayelitsha, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Self-administered treatment (SAT), a differentiated model of care for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB), might address adherence challenges faced by patients …
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ART initiation in an outpatient treatment center in Dakar, Senegal: A retrospective cohort analysis (1998-2015)
OBJECTIVE: To examine how patient characteristics combined with ART eligibility expansions affect the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among eligible …
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Influence of respiratory mode on the thermal tolerance of intertidal limpets
Predicting ecological responses to climate change requires an understanding of the mechanisms that influence species' tolerances to temperature. Based on …
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An above-knee compression garment does not improve passive knee joint position sense in healthy adults
We determined the effects of wearing an above-knee compression garment (CG) on knee joint position sense. Healthy young adults (n …
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Low prevalence of depressive symptoms among stable patients on antiretroviral therapy in Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Depression is a leading cause of disability and may be associated with decreased adherence to ART. We sought to …
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Molecular strain typing of the yaws pathogen, Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue
Yaws is a neglected tropical disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue. The disease primarily affects children under …
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Characterization and assessment of HBV chronically infected patients: Identification of those eligible for treatment in the South West region of Cameroon
BACKGROUND: The management of patients with chronic hepatitis B infection is quite complex because it requires an in-depth knowledge of …
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Prediction of organophosphorus insecticide-induced intermediate syndrome with stimulated concentric needle single fibre electromyography
BACKGROUND: Deliberate self-poisoning (DSP) using organophosphorus (OP) insecticides are a common clinical problem in Asia. OPs inhibit acetylcholine esterase (AChE), …
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Allergy-related disorders (ARDs) among Ethiopian primary school-aged children: Prevalence and associated risk factors
BACKGROUND: There has been a noticeable increase in the prevalence of allergy-related disorders (ARDs) in the modern era. Urbanization is …
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Amplification of GTP-cyclohydrolase 1 gene in Plasmodium falciparum isolates with the quadruple mutant of dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthase genes in Ghana
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is used as malaria chemoprophylaxis for pregnant women and children in Ghana. Plasmodium falciparum resistance to SP is …
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Policy makers’ perspective on the provision of maternal health services via mobile health clinics in Tanzania—Findings from key informant interviews
OBJECTIVE: To explore the operational feasibility of using mobile health clinics to reach the chronically underserved population with maternal and …
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Rapid, field-deployable method for collecting and preserving plant metabolome for biochemical and functional characterization
Study of plant metabolome is a growing field of science that catalogs vast biochemical and functional diversity of phytochemicals. However, …
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Associations between erythrocyte polymorphisms and risks of uncomplicated and severe malaria in Ugandan children: A case control study
BACKGROUND: Evidence for association between sickle cell and alpha thalassemia trait and severe malaria is compelling. However, for these polymorphisms …
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Association of Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition with prostate and breast health disparities
African Americans (AA) have higher death rates due to prostate and breast cancer as compared to Caucasian Americans (CA), and …
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Population-level HIV incidence estimates using a combination of synthetic cohort and recency biomarker approaches in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
INTRODUCTION: There is a notable absence of consensus on how to generate estimates of population-level incidence. Incidence is a considerably …
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Differential associations of cardio-metabolic diseases by population group, gender and adiposity in South Africa
AIMS: To describe the distribution and examine the associations of diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia across and within population groups, gender …
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Molecular epidemiology and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from university students and the local community in Eastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest the burden of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Ethiopia may be greater in university students relative to …
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Influence of supply-side factors on voluntary medical male circumcision costs in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia
BACKGROUND: In this study, we described facility-level voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) unit cost, examined unit cost variation across facilities, …
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Absence of spatial genetic structure in common dentex (Dentex dentex Linnaeus, 1758) in the Mediterranean Sea as evidenced by nuclear and mitochondrial molecular markers
The common dentex, Dentex dentex, is a fish species which inhabits marine environments in the Mediterranean and Northeast Atlantic regions. …