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Assessing the uncertainty around age-mixing patterns in HIV transmission inferred from phylogenetic trees
Understanding age-mixing patterns in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission networks can enhance the design and implementation of HIV prevention strategies …
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The role of short-term changes in cognitive capacity on economic expenditure among Kenyan agro-pastoralists
The increased exposure of pastoralist communities in East Africa to climatic shocks has focused attention on the resilience of these …
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Canary in the coliform mine: Exploring the industrial application limits of a microbial respiration alarm system
Fundamental ecological principles of ecosystem-level respiration are extensively applied in greenhouse gas and elemental cycle studies. A laboratory system termed …
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Clinical, immunologic and virologic outcomes of children and adolescents receiving second line anti-retroviral therapy in two referral hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia launched free access for antiretroviral therapy in 2005. The number of patients on second line antiretroviral treatment has …
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Referral pattern of oral and maxillofacial surgery cases in Sudan: A retrospective age-and sex-specific analysis of 3,478 patients over four years
Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is a specialty widening in its scope. An objective analysis of the referral pattern can …
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Tuberculosis treatment intervention trials in Africa: A cross-sectional bibliographic study and spatial analysis
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (TB) poses a substantial burden in sub-Saharan Africa and is the leading cause of death amongst infectious …
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Assessing the impact of demand response programs on the reliability of the Ghanian distribution network
The balancing of supplied energy to energy demand is often very challenging due to unstable power supply and demand load. …
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Identification of two novel hepatitis C virus subtype 2 from Tunisia (2v and 2w)
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a high genetic diversity. Eight genotypes and 90 subtypes are currently described. Genotypes are …
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Willingness to pay for cataract surgery and associated factors among cataract patients in Outreach Site, North West Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: In Ethiopia, cataract surgery is mainly provided by donors free of charge through outreach programs. Assessing willingness to pay …
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Patient feedback surveys among pregnant women in Eswatini to improve antenatal care retention
BACKGROUND: Uptake and retention in antenatal care (ANC) is critical for preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes for both mothers and infants. …
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Multilevel analysis of unhealthy bodyweight among women in Malawi: Does urbanisation matter?
BACKGROUND: Underweight and overweight constitute unhealthy bodyweight and their coexistence is symptomatic of the dual burden of malnutrition (DBM) of …
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STI prevalence among men living with HIV engaged in safer conception care in rural, southwestern Uganda
HIV care provides an opportunity to integrate comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare, including sexually transmitted infection (STI) management. We describe …
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Clinical laboratory hematology reference values among infants aged 1month to 17 months in Kombewa Sub-County, Kisumu: A cross sectional study of rural population in Western Kenya
There is an urgent need for reliable region-specific hematological reference values for clinical monitoring. Laboratory reference ranges are important for …
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Reference intervals of common clinical biochemistry analytes in young Nigerian adults
BACKGROUND: Reference intervals are assessment tools for interpretation of clinical test results. These intervals describe the dispersion of test parameter …
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Magnitude and associated factors of peripheral cytopenia among HIV-infected children attending at University of Gondar Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Isolated or multi lineage cytopenia are the most common clinicopathological features and independently associated with increased risk of disease …
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A pilot study of inflammatory mediators in brain extracellular fluid in paediatric TBM
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most fatal form of tuberculosis and frequently occurs in children. The inflammatory process initiates secondary …
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Adiponectin DNA methylation in South African women with gestational diabetes mellitus: Effects of HIV infection
DNA methylation is increasingly recognized as a potential biomarker of metabolic disease. However, there is limited information on the impact …
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“It really proves to us that we are still valuable”: Qualitative research to inform a safer conception intervention for men living with HIV in South Africa
OBJECTIVE: Many men living with HIV want to have children. Opportunities to reduce periconception HIV transmission include antiretroviral therapy as …
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HIV risk screening and HIV testing among orphans and vulnerable children in community settings in Tanzania: Acceptability and fidelity to lay-cadre administration of the screening tool
INTRODUCTION: HIV risk screening tool validation studies have not typically included process evaluations to understand tool implementation. The study aim …
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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in the Volta Region of Ghana
CONTEXT: Available molecular epidemiological data from recent studies suggest significant genetic variation between the different lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex …