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Vitamin A status in healthy women eating traditionally prepared spirulina (Dihé) in the Chad Lake area
BACKGROUND: Chad Lake is a central place in a region with a high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. Spirulina, a …
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Increased prevalence of pregnancy and comparative risk of program attrition among individuals starting HIV treatment in East Africa
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization now recommends initiating all pregnant women on life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet there is limited …
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Clinical response of tuberculosis patients, a prospective cohort study
Clinical response means a response to drug intake that can be detected and appreciated by a change in signs and …
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Seasonal regulation of condensed tannin consumption by free-ranging goats in a semi-arid savanna
Although condensed tannins (CTs) are known to reduce forage intake by mammalian herbivores in controlled experiments, few studies have tested …
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Ambivalence in pregnancy intentions: The effect of quality of care and context among a cohort of women attending family planning clinics in Kenya
CONTEXT: Ambivalence in pregnancy intentions is well-documented in sub-Saharan African (SSA) settings and has been associated with inconsistent use of …
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Immunological non-response and low hemoglobin levels are predictors of incident tuberculosis among HIV-infected individuals on Truvada-based therapy in Botswana
BACKGROUND: There is a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) in HIV antiretroviral programmes in Africa. However, few studies have looked …
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Steatosis in South African women: How much and why?
BACKGROUND: Globally, steatosis is the commonest type of liver pathology and is closely associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome. …
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Difficult decisions: Evaluating individual and couple-level fertility intentions and HIV acquisition among HIV serodiscordant couples in Zambia
INTRODUCTION: Attempts to conceive and pregnancy may increase HIV transmission to sex partners and infants. Our study evaluated the association …
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Association of maternal KIR gene content polymorphisms with reduction in perinatal transmission of HIV-1
The role of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) in the transmission of HIV-1 has not been extensively studied. Here, we …
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Dendritic cells efficiently transmit HIV to T Cells in a tenofovir and raltegravir insensitive manner
Dendritic cell (DC)-to-T cell transmission is an example of infection in trans, in which the cell transmitting the virus is …
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Using community-based reporting of vital events to monitor child mortality: Lessons from rural Ghana
BACKGROUND: Reducing neonatal and child mortality is a key component of the health-related sustainable development goal (SDG), but most low …
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Developmental and reproductive performance of a specialist herbivore depend on seasonality of, and light conditions experienced by, the host plant
Host plant phenology (as influenced by seasonality) and light-mediated changes in the phenotypic and phytochemical properties of leaves have been …
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Burden of invasive pneumococcal disease among children in rural Mozambique: 2001-2012
BACKGROUND: Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is a major cause of illness and death among children worldwide. 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine …
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First report of occult hepatitis B infection among ART naïve HIV seropositive individuals in Maputo, Mozambique
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Mozambique is one of …
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Empiric tuberculosis treatment in South African primary health care facilities - for whom, where, when and why: Implications for the development of tuberculosis diagnostic tests
BACKGROUND: The extent and circumstances under which empiric tuberculosis (TB) treatment (treatment without microbiological confirmation at treatment initiation) is administered …
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Incremental cost-effectiveness of screening and laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy and macular edema in Malawi
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the economic impact of introducing targeted screening and laser photocoagulation treatment for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy and macular …
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A parsimonious characterization of change in global age-specific and total fertility rates
This study aims to understand trends in global fertility from 1950-2010 though the analysis of age-specific fertility rates. This approach …
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Evaluation of a point-of-care immunoassay test kit ‘StrongStep’ for cryptococcal antigen detection
BACKGROUND: HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is the leading cause of adult meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 15%-20% of AIDS-attributable mortality. …
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Inhaled nitric oxide and cognition in pediatric severe malaria: A randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Severe malaria is a leading cause of acquired neurodisability in Africa and is associated with reduced nitric oxide (NO) …
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Prevalence of relative systemic hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease in Ghana
Individuals with sickle cell disease particularly with the homozygous (SS) genotype historically have relatively low blood pressure. Nonetheless, they develop …