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“Take the treatment and be brave”: Care experiences of pregnant women with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
BACKGROUND: There are few data on the on the care experiences of pregnant women with rifampicin-resistant TB. OBJECTIVE: To describe …
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The association between HIV tri-therapy with the development of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in a rural South African District: A case-control study
BACKGROUND: Combination antiretroviral drugs (cARVs) prolong patients' lives but are unfortunately thought to increase complications related to metabolic disorders including …
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Improving the quality of childbirth services in Zambia through introduction of the Safe Childbirth Checklist and systems-focused mentorship
Although strong evidence exists about the effectiveness of basic childbirth services in reducing maternal and newborn mortality, these services are …
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Poly(alizarin red S) modified glassy carbon electrode for square wave adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of metronidazole in tablet formulation
Potentiodynamically fabricated poly(alizarin red s) modified GCE was characterized using CV and EIS techniques. In contrast to the cyclic voltammetric …
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Prevalence, socio-demographic and environmental determinants of asthma in 4621 Ghanaian adults: Evidence from Wave 2 of the World Health Organization’s study on global AGEing and adult health
BACKGROUND: A previous multi-site study involving lower- and middle-income countries demonstrated that asthma in older adults is associated with long-term …
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Biology of a putative male aggregation-sex pheromone in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)
A putative male-produced pheromone has recently been described for the global pest of pines, Sirex noctilio, but field-activity has not …
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Access to maternal-child health and HIV services for women in North-Central Nigeria: A qualitative exploration of the male partner perspective
BACKGROUND: In much of sub-Saharan Africa, male partners play influential roles in women's access to maternal-child healthcare, including prevention of …
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Hand hygiene intervention to optimize helminth infection control: Design and baseline results of Mikono Safi–An ongoing school-based cluster-randomised controlled trial in NW Tanzania
INTRODUCTION: Soil transmitted helminths (STH) can affect over 50% of children in some parts of Tanzania. Control measures involve annual …
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Willingness to pay for kidney transplantation among chronic kidney disease patients in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for patients with end stage renal disease. However, it is largely unavailable in …
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Influence of extrusion cooking on physicochemical properties and starch digestion kinetics of Sphenostylis stenocarpa, Cajanus cajan, and Vigna subterranean grains
Thermal degradation of sugars and amino acids, and depolymerization of macromolecules such as starch, proteins and fibre occasioned by high-temperature …
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Prevalence and correlates of prescription drug diversion and misuse among people living with HIV in the eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Prescription drug diversion, and misuse has increased over the past decade and is notably in high-income-countries and significantly contributes …
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Landscape analysis of nutrition services at Primary Health Care Units (PHCUs) in four districts of Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Good nutrition and healthy growth during the first 1000days have lasting benefit throughout life. For this, equally important is …
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Mitochondrial event localiser (MEL) to quantitativelydescribe fission, fusion and depolarisation in the three-dimensional space
Mitochondrial fission and fusion play an important role not only in maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis but also in preserving overall cellular …
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections among pre-school aged children in Gamo Gofa zone, Southern Ethiopia: Prevalence, intensity and intervention status
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths (STH), i.e., Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms are among the most prevalent Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) …
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Reanalysis of the 2000 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Southwestern Arabia
The first documented Rift Valley hemorrhagic fever outbreak in the Arabian Peninsula occurred in northwestern Yemen and southwestern Saudi Arabia …
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A phenomenological study on the lived experiences of families of ICU patients, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Family-centered care of ICU patients is increasingly recommended as it is believed to have effect on family members' psychosocial …
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Determinant factor of married women’s knowledge on vertical transmission of HIV in Mecha district, Ethiopia; a community-based study
INTRODUCTION: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV infection remains a major public health problem and constitutes the most important cause of …
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Gender difference in mortality among pulmonary tuberculosis HIV co-infected adults aged 15-49 years in Kenya
SETTING: Kenya, 2012-2015. OBJECTIVE: To explore whether there is a gender difference in all-cause mortality among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis …
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Factors associated with chronic energy malnutrition among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: An analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey data
BACKGROUND: Women with chronic-energy malnutrition persists in many developing countries, including Ethiopia. To avert this problem identifying the predictor variables …
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Utilization of institutional delivery and associated factors among mothers in Hosanna Town, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Institutional delivery is one of the key interventions that have been proven to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and …