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Mental health difficulties, coping mechanisms and support systems among school-going adolescents in Ghana: A mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Although adolescents are highly vulnerable to mental health challenges, they receive little attention, especially in developing countries. We investigated …
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Biogenic copper nanoparticles from Avicennia marina leaves: Impact on seed germination, detoxification enzymes, chlorophyll content and uptake by wheat seedlings
Biogenic copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) were synthesized using the aqueous crude extract of mangrove leaves, Avicennia marina (CE). GC-MS metabolite …
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HIV epidemic in fishing communities in Uganda: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Fishing communities in many Sub-Saharan African countries are a high-risk population group disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. In …
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Assessment of exposure risks to COVID-19 among frontline health care workers in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: The burden to fight with Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has lied to frontline health care workers that are …
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Determinants of water source use, quality of water, sanitation and hygiene perceptions among urban households in North-West Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Clean water is an essential part of human healthy life and wellbeing. More recently, rapid population growth, high illiteracy …
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Epidemiology, outcomes, and utilization of intensive care unit resources for critically ill COVID-19 patients in Libya: A prospective multi-center cohort study
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected African countries, specifically the countries, such as Libya, that are in …
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Clinical characteristics of Egyptian male patients with COVID‐19 acute respiratory distress syndrome
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and in …
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Compliance with Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS) and associated factors among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Anemia is one of the world's leading cause of disability and the most serious global public health issues. This …
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of asymptomatic malaria infection in pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A challenge for malaria elimination efforts
BACKGROUND: In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where malaria transmission is stable, malaria infection in pregnancy adversely affects pregnant women, fetuses, and …
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Prevalence and determinants of anemia among pregnant women in East Africa; A multi-level analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys
INTRODUCTION: Anemia during pregnancy is a public health problem that leads to different life-threatening complications and poor pregnancy outcomes. So …
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Prevalence and associated factors of hemorrhoids among adult patients visiting the surgical outpatient department in the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Hemorrhoidal disease is a very common benign anorectal disease. It affects millions of people around the world, and represent …
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Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Knowledge, attitudes, perception, and preventative practices regarding coronavirus- 2019 (COVID-19) are crucial in its prevention and control. Several studies …
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Assessment of preventive behavior and associated factors towards COVID-19 in Qellam Wallaga Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The world is being challenged by the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in a universal concern and economic hardship. It …
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Prevalence and determinants of severity levels of anemia among children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel ordinal logistic regression analysis
BACKGROUND: Anemia is a major public health problem affecting more than half of children under the age of five globally. …
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Healthcare providers’ acceptance of telemedicine and preference of modalities during COVID-19 pandemics in a low-resource setting: An extended UTAUT model
BACKGROUND: In almost all lower and lower middle-income countries, the healthcare system is structured in the customary model of in-person …
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Effects of the Pratt pouch model of dispensing nevirapine prophylaxis on HIV exposed infant completion of 6 weeks of prophylaxis in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: The innovative Pratt pouch could optimize dispensing nevirapine prophylaxis to HIV-exposed infants in pre-measured single dose pouches to increase …
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Fast-track treatment initiation counselling in South Africa: A cost-outcomes analysis
INTRODUCTION: In 2016, under its new National Adherence Guidelines (AGL), South Africa formalized an existing model of fast-track HIV treatment …
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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 …