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Climatic niche and potential distribution of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray in Africa
Mexican sunflower, Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae), is an invasive tropical plant species native to Central America. It has spread in more …
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Women's perception about contraceptive use benefits towards empowerment: A phenomenological study in Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of copious information regarding contraceptive use benefits and the factors that influence the uptake of the …
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Assessment of community led total sanitation and hygiene approach on improvement of latrine utilization in Laelay Maichew District, North Ethiopia. A comparative cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Lack of latrines remain a widespread health and environmental hazard in many developing countries. Low latrine utilization mostly affects …
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Systematic review of the effects of agricultural interventions on food security in northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Food insecurity and poverty rates in Ghana are highest in the districts from latitude 8° N upwards. These have …
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Performance and usability evaluation of the INSTI HIV self-test in Kenya for qualitative detection of antibodies to HIV
BACKGROUND: HIV testing is often undermined by lack of confidentiality, stigma, shortage of counselors and long distances to testing centers. …
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Knowledge, perception and practice towards oxytocin stability and quality: A qualitative study of stakeholders in three resource-limited countries
BACKGROUND: Oxytocin is the gold standard drug for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage, but limitations in cold chain systems in …
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Diagnostic delay in extrapulmonary tuberculosis and impact on patient morbidity: A study from Zanzibar
BACKGROUND: Early and proper treatment of tuberculosis could have an important impact on the morbidity, mortality and the economic situation …
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Continued occurrence of serotype 1 pneumococcal meningitis in two regions located in the meningitis belt in Ghana five years after introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
BACKGROUND: Increases in pneumococcal meningitis were reported from Ghanaian regions that lie in the meningitis belt in 2016-2017, despite introduction …
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“She must have been sleeping around”…: Contextual interpretations of cervical cancer and views regarding HPV vaccination for adolescents in selected communities in Ibadan, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Human Papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines for adolescents are pivotal in the control of cervical cancer, the commonest women specific …
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Predictive classifier models built from natural products with antimalarial bioactivity using machine learning approach
In view of the vast number of natural products with potential antiplasmodial bioactivity and cost of conducting antiplasmodial bioactivity assays, …
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites versus knowledge, attitude and practices (KAPs) with special emphasis to Schistosoma mansoni among individuals who have river water contact in Addiremets town, Western Tigray, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasite infections are major public health problems in resource-limited countries that adversely affect the well-being of millions. Among …
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Rheumatic heart disease awareness in the South West region of Cameroon: A hospital based survey in a Sub-Saharan African setting
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and adequate treatment of Group A streptococcal throat infection is an important initial stage in the primary …
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Changes in HIV prevention programme outcomes among key populations in Kenya: Data from periodic surveys
The Kenya National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) conducted annual polling booth surveys (PBS) in 2014 and 2015 to …
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A self-adjuvanted nanoparticle based vaccine against infectious bronchitis virus
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) affects poultry respiratory, renal and reproductive systems. Currently the efficacy of available live attenuated or killed …
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Gender differences in factors associated with prehypertension and hypertension in Nepal: A nationwide survey
BACKGROUND: Nepal has one of the highest prevalence of hypertension in South Asia. However, no national studies have examined the …
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Mother’s knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study
OBJECTIVE: To identify proportion of and factors for comprehensive knowledge on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in pregnant women …
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Using farmers' local knowledge of tree provision of ecosystem services to strengthen the emergence of coffee-agroforestry landscapes in southwest China
Intensive monoculture coffee farms quickly expanded in Yunnan Province in the 1990's and 2000's. In 2012, local authorities in Pu'er …
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C-Tb skin test to diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children and HIV-infected adults: A phase 3 trial
BACKGROUND: C-Tb, an ESAT-6/CFP-10-based skin test, has similar sensitivity for active TB compared to tuberculin skin test (TST) and QuantiFERON-TB-Gold-In-Tube …
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Underlying determinants of maternal mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000–2014): A population-based cohort analysis
INTRODUCTION: Maternal mortality is one of the significant health indicators of any country and it's a frequent subject in many …
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Cilostazol disrupts TLR-4, Akt/GSK-3β/CREB, and IL-6/JAK-2/STAT-3/SOCS-3 crosstalk in a rat model of Huntington's disease
Countless neurodegenerative diseases are associated with perverse multiple targets of cyclic nucleotide signalling, hastening neuronal death. Cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase-III inhibitor, …