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Antimicrobial activities evaluation and phytochemical screening of some selected medicinal plants: A possible alternative in the treatment of multidrug-resistant microbes
BACKGROUND: Four out of five individuals rely on traditional medicine for their primary healthcare needs. Medicinal plants are endowed with …
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Job loss and mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown: Evidence from South Africa
OBJECTIVES: Existing literature on how employment loss affects depression has struggled to address potential endogeneity bias caused by reverse causality. …
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The experiences, challenges, and acceptance of e-learning as a tool for teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic among university medical staff
BACKGROUND: e-learning was underutilized in the past especially in developing countries. However, the current crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic forced …
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Significant inefficiency in running community health systems: The case of health posts in Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Although much has been documented about the performance of the health extension program, there is a lack of information …
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“Dispense antiretrovirals daily!” restructuring the delivery of HIV services to optimize antiretroviral initiation among men in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Gender disparities exist in the scale-up and uptake of HIV services with men being disproportionately under-represented in the services. …
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What medicines do households keep in their cabinets? Understanding the possession and use of medicines at home and the role of health insurance in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Globally, the possession of medicines stored at home is increasing. However, little is known about the determinants of possessing …
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Complete symptom resolution as predictor of Helicobacter pylori eradication and factors affecting symptom resolution: Prospective follow up study
BACKGROUND: Symptom resolution is the most common clinical practice during assessment and evaluation of helicobacter pylori infected patients after employing …
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Assessment of plasma BMP-2, BMP-7, BMP-10, vitamin D, and TGF β1 in simple fractures among Sudanese patients
BACKGROUND: Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) are multifunctional proteins. They work as cytokines regulating osteogenesis during fracture healing process. The objectives …
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Skewed logit model for analyzing correlated infant morbidity data
BACKGROUND: Infant morbidity is a topic of interest because it is used globally as an indicator of the status of …
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Linking the timing of a mother’s and child’s death: Comparative evidence from two rural South African population-based surveillance studies, 2000–2015
BACKGROUND: The effect of the period before a mother's death on child survival has been assessed in only a few …
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Perceptions of hospital staff on the performance of Quality Improvement teams in the regional referral hospitals in Tanzania: A cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: To ensure patient-centered quality care for all citizens, Quality Improvement (QI) teams have been established across all public hospitals …
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Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in a major referral cardiology clinic in Ethiopia: A retrospective cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) remains one of the major causes of death and disability in developing countries. This preventable, …
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Comparing the impact of genotypic based diagnostic algorithm on time to treatment initiation and treatment outcomes among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Amhara region, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: To end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, early detection and timely treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) is vital. The role …
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Availability of adequately iodized salt at the household level in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is a global, regional, and national public health problem that is preventable. Universal salt iodization …
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Predictors of antiretroviral therapy initiation in eThekwini (Durban), South Africa: Findings from a prospective cohort study
Despite expanded antiretroviral therapy (ART) eligibility in South Africa, many people diagnosed with HIV do not initiate ART promptly, yet …
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Human cytomegalovirus infection among treatment-naive HIV-1 infected patients in Ethiopia
Subclinical human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication is associated with immune dysfunction in immuno-suppressed antiretroviral therapy (ART) naive HIV infected individuals. No …
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Intimate partner violence by men living with HIV in Cameroon: Prevalence, associated factors and implications for HIV transmission risk (ANRS-12288 EVOLCAM)
OBJECTIVES: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is frequent in Central Africa and may be a HIV infection risk factor. …
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Low bone mass in people living with HIV on long-term anti-retroviral therapy: A single center study in Uganda
BACKGROUND: This study set out to determine the prevalence of low bone mass following long-term exposure to antiretroviral therapy in …
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Leptin improves the in vitro development of preimplantation rabbit embryos under oxidative stress of cryopreservation
Vitrification is an economically effective method for embryo cryopreservation in human and livestock animals; however, it carries the risk of …
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Serological evidence of avian HEV antibodies in apparently healthy chickens in southwest Nigeria
Avian hepatitis E virus (aHEV) is associated with hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome, big liver and spleen disease and hepatic rupture haemorrhage syndrome. …