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Reduced genetic diversity and alteration of gene flow in a fiddler crab due to mangrove degradation
The fiddler crab Austruca occidentalis is a dominant species in mangrove forests along the East African coast. It enhances soil …
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Diagnostic accuracy and acceptability of rapid HIV oral testing among adults attending an urban public health facility in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of HIV in Uganda is 7.3%, and yet nearly 40% of people living with HIV are unaware …
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Stakeholder perceptions of communication about vaccination in two regions of Cameroon: A qualitative case study
BACKGROUND: Understanding stakeholders' (parents', communities' and health workers') perspectives of communication about childhood vaccination, including their preferences for its format, …
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Evaluation of a nurse practitioner-physician task-sharing model for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Treatment success rates for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in South Africa remain close to 50%. Lack of access to timely, …
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Unusual cohabitation and competition between Planktothrix rubescens and Microcystis sp. (cyanobacteria) in a subtropical reservoir (Hammam Debagh) located in Algeria
Succession in bloom-forming cyanobacteria belonging to distant functional groups in freshwater ecosystems is currently an undescribed phenomenon. However in the …
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Surveillance in easy to access population subgroups as a tool for evaluating malaria control progress: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: The need for surveillance systems generating targeted, data-driven, responsive control efforts to accelerate and sustain malaria transmission reduction has …
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Evaluating quality management systems for HIV rapid testing services in primary healthcare clinics in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
INTRODUCTION: Rapid HIV tests have improved access to HIV diagnosis and treatment by providing quick and convenient testing in rural …
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Breast conservation surgery versus total mastectomy among women with localized breast cancer in Soweto, South Africa
PURPOSE: Breast conserving surgery (BCS) has become the preferred surgical option for the management of patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer …
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Knowledge of HIV-related disabilities and challenges in accessing care: Qualitative research from Zimbabwe
INTRODUCTION: While the rapid expansion in antiretroviral therapy access in low and middle income countries has resulted in dramatic declines …
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Evaluating turnaround times for early infant diagnosis samples in Kenya from 2011-2014: A retrospective analysis of HITSystem program data
Long turnaround times (TAT) for the processing and posting of results of infant HIV DNA PCR samples can hinder the …
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Task-shifting impact of introducing a pilot community health worker cadre into Zambia’s public sector health workforce
BACKGROUND: The Zambia Ministry of Health (MOH) recruited and trained a new cadre of Community Health Assistants (CHAs) as part …
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Marine protected areas increase temporal stability of community structure, but not density or diversity, of tropical seagrass fish communities
Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been shown to increase long-term temporal stability of fish communities and enhance ecosystem resilience to …
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Combined sprint and resistance training abrogates age differences in somatotropic hormones
The aim of this investigation was to compare serum growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor-binding …
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Impact of a district-wide health center strengthening intervention on healthcare utilization in rural Rwanda: Use of interrupted time series analysis
BACKGROUND: Evaluations of health systems strengthening (HSS) interventions using observational data are rarely used for causal inference due to limited …
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Is directly observed tuberculosis treatment strategy patient-centered? A mixed method study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: The directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS) strategy has been considered as an efficacious approach for better tuberculosis (TB) …
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The introduction of new policies and strategies to reduce inequities and improve child health in Kenya: A country case study on progress in child survival, 2000-2013
As of 2015, only 12 countries in the World Health Organization's AFRO region had met Millennium Development Goal #4 (MDG#4) …
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Mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kenya: A cross-sectional analysis of the national database over nine years
OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) in Kenya and identify opportunities to increase testing/care coverage. DESIGN: …
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Large –scale wheat flour folic acid fortification program increases plasma folate levels among women of reproductive age in urban Tanzania
There is widespread vitamin and mineral deficiency problem in Tanzania with known deficiencies of at least vitamin A, iron, folate …
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Field evaluation of a schistosome circulating cathodic antigen rapid test kit at point-of-care for mapping of schistosomiasis endemic districts in The Gambia
BACKGROUND: Studies in Sub Saharan Africa have shown that the Circulating Cathodic Antigen point-of-care-test (POC-CCA) is more accurate in the …
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The use of high-throughput small RNA sequencing reveals differentially expressed microRNAs in response to aster yellows phytoplasma-infection in Vitis vinifera cv. ‘Chardonnay’
Phytoplasmas are cell wall-less plant pathogenic bacteria responsible for major crop losses throughout the world. In grapevine they cause grapevine …