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Dietary consumption and its effect on nutrition outcome among under-five children in rural Malawi
BACKGROUND: Despite remarkable progress in reducing under five mortalities in Malawi, a relative proportion of under nutrition among children still …
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Clinical use and indications for head computed tomography in children presenting with acute medical illness in a low- and middle-income setting
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) imaging is an indispensable tool in the management of acute paediatric neurological illness providing rapid answers …
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Neurological and growth outcomes in South African children with congenital cytomegalovirus: A cohort study
OBJECTIVES: To assess neurological sequelae and growth in the first 12 months of life in a cohort of congenital cytomegalovirus …
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The Kaplan Meier estimates of mortality and its predictors among newborns admitted with low birth weight at public hospitals in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Globally, every year greater than twenty million newborns are born weighing less than 2500grams, of which over 96% of …
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Tuberculosis infection control practices and associated factors among healthcare workers in hospitals of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, institution-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis infection control is a combination of measures designed to minimize the risk of tuberculosis transmission within populations. Healthcare …
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Molecular species identification of bushmeat recovered from the Serengeti ecosystem in Tanzania
Bushmeat harvesting and consumption represents a potential risk for the spillover of endemic zoonotic pathogens, yet remains a common practice …
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Factors related to time of stroke onset versus time of hospital arrival: A SITS registry-based study in an Egyptian stroke center
BACKGROUND: High-quality data on time of stroke onset and time of hospital arrival is required for proper evaluation of points …
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Family planning awareness, utilization and associated factors among women of reproductive age attending psychiatric outpatient care, a cross- sectional study, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Women with mental illness have a special need for family planning as they carry a high risk of unplanned …
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Retrospective record review of pregnant women treated for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is amongst the top five causes of death in women of childbearing age (15-≤44 years). Little is …
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Can participatory approaches strengthen the monitoring of cyanobacterial blooms in developing countries? Results from a pilot study conducted in the Lagoon Aghien (Ivory Coast)
Monitoring of cyanobacteria in freshwater ecosystems is a complex task, which is time consuming and expensive due to the chaotic …
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Psychological distress symptoms among healthcare professionals are significantly influenced by psychosocial work context, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional analysis
BACKGROUND: Work-related psychosocial hazards result in numerous adverse effects on physical and psychological health, a reduction in quality of life …
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Dengue virus infection and pregnancy outcomes during the 2017 outbreak in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A retrospective cohort study
INTRODUCTION: Dengue fever is a re-emerging pathology in Burkina Faso. It affects everyone and pregnant women are not left out. …
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Age-related differences in driving behaviors among non-professional drivers in Egypt
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate whether young and old non-professional drivers in South Egypt have aberrant driving behaviors compared …
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Patterns of acquired HIV-1 drug resistance mutations and predictors of virological failure in Moshi, Northern Tanzania
Emergence of HIV drug resistance poses a serious risk of inactivity to all currently approved antiretroviral drugs. Profiles of HIV …
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Prevalence of pterygium and its associated factors among adults aged 18 years and above in Gambella town, Southwest Ethiopia, May 2019
INTRODUCTION: A pterygium is a wing-shaped fibro-vascular growth of conjunctiva on the superficial cornea/conjunctiva. It is an elastotic degeneration of …
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Changing epidemiology of nephrotic syndrome in Nigerian children: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Recent reports from small studies in West Africa suggest that Black children may have high rate of steroid sensitivity …
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Identification of QTLs for grain yield and other traits in tropical maize under Striga infestation
Striga is an important biotic factor limiting maize production in sub-Saharan Africa and can cause yield losses as high as …
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Diagnostic accuracy of combined thoracic and cardiac sonography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis
OBJECTIVES: Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the diagnostic standard for pulmonary embolism (PE), but is unavailable in many low …
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Scoping review of brucellosis in Cameroon: Where do we stand, and where are we going?
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease known to be endemic to parts of western and sub-Saharan Africa. However, the epidemiology for …
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Intention to use vasectomy and its associated factors among married men in Debre Tabor Town, North West Ethiopia, 2019
BACKGROUND: Vasectomy is one of the most effective and permanent male contraceptive methods, and involves cutting and ligating the vas …