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Viral load testing and the use of test results for clinical decision making for HIV treatment in Cameroon: An insight into the clinic-laboratory interface
BACKGROUND: The viral load (VL) in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the best predictor of treatment outcome. The anticipated …
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Prognostic value of quickSOFA as a predictor of 28-day mortality among febrile adult patients presenting to emergency departments in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a three-item clinical instrument for bedside identification of sepsis patients at risk …
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Investigation of laboratory confirmed Dengue outbreak in North-eastern Kenya, 2011
The first laboratory confirmed dengue outbreak in Kenya was reported in coastal towns of Malindi and Kilifi in 1982. Since …
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Screen-based sedentary behaviour and adiposity among school children: Results from International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) - Kenya
BACKGROUND: High levels of sedentary behaviours have been independently associated with several negative health indicators, including obesity. Screen time (ST) …
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Knowledge and practices about zoonotic tuberculosis prevention and associated determinants amongst livestock workers in Nigeria; 2015
Zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health disease, but has long been neglected. Information on knowledge and practices of …
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Malaria vector abundance is associated with house structures in Baringo County, Kenya
Malaria, a major cause of morbidity and mortality, is the most prevalent vector borne disease in Baringo County; a region …
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Time to sputum culture conversion and its determinants among Multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis patients at public hospitals of the Amhara Regional State: A multicenter retrospective follow up study
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, Multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is one of the major public health problems that need great attention. Time …
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Diversity analysis and genome-wide association studies of grain shape and eating quality traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using DArT markers
Microarray-based markers such as Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) have become the genetic markers of choice for construction of high-density maps, …
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Measuring wealth in rural communities: Lessons from the Sanitation, Hygiene, Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) trial
BACKGROUND: Poverty and human capital development are inextricably linked and therefore research on human capital typically incorporates measures of economic …
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Seasonal variations in Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence assessed by varying diagnostic tests in asymptomatic children in southern Ghana
Plasmodium falciparum infections presenting either as symptomatic or asymptomatic may contain sexual stage parasites (gametocytes) that are crucial to malaria …
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The association between domestic animal presence and ownership and household drinking water contamination among peri-urban communities of Kisumu, Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Household drinking water can be contaminated by diarrheagenic enteropathogens at numerous points between the source and actual consumption. Interventions …
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Prediction of insect pest distribution as influenced by elevation: Combining field observations and temperature-dependent development models for the coffee stink bug, Antestiopsis thunbergii (Gmelin)
The antestia bug, Antestiopsis thunbergii (Gmelin 1790) is a major pest of Arabica coffee in Africa. The bug prefers coffee …
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Household food insecurity access scale and dietary diversity score as a proxy indicator of nutritional status among people living with HIV/AIDS, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2017
BACKGROUND: Both household food insecurity and household dietary diversity have been found reliable in describing the dietary intake of a …
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The prevalence of risky sexual behaviors among youth center reproductive health clinics users and non-users in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Risky sexual behaviors adversely affect the health of youth and young adults exposing them to sexually transmitted infections including …
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Whole blood transcriptome changes following controlled human malaria infection in malaria pre-exposed volunteers correlate with parasite prepatent period
Malaria continues to be one of mankind's most devastating diseases despite the many and varied efforts to combat it. Indispensable …
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Time to sputum smear and culture conversions in multidrug resistant tuberculosis at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Sputum smear and culture conversions are an important indicator of treatment efficacy and help to determine treatment duration in …
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Quality of reporting web-based and non-web-based survey studies: What authors, reviewers and consumers should consider
BACKGROUND: Several influential aspects of survey research have been under-investigated and there is a lack of guidance on reporting survey …
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The archaeological evidence for the appearance of pastoralism and farming in southern Africa
This paper is a response to the growing reference to archaeological evidence by linguists and geneticists interested in the spread …
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Prevalence and determinants of diarrhea among under-five children in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Despite remarkable progress in the reduction of under-five mortality, childhood diarrhea is still the leading cause of mortality and …
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Correction: Renal Cells Express Different Forms of Vimentin: The Independent Expression Alteration of these Forms is Important in Cell Resistance to Osmotic Stress and Apoptosis
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068301.].