Sciences de la santé

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Post-abortion family planning utilization and associated factors in health facilities of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: Mixed study

BACKGROUND: Unintended pregnancy due to disuse of family planning is the main cause of abortion globally. Women with a history …

2022 Open Access

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Nutritional and health status of a cohort of school-age children born to mothers treated for severe acute malnutrition in their childhood in The Democratic Republic of Congo

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a public health problem, but outside the theoretical framework, little is known about the concrete intergenerational effects …

2022 Open Access

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Timely health care seeking and first source of care for acute febrile illness in children in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Timely health care seeking with access to quality health care are crucial to improve child survival. We conducted a …

2022 Open Access

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Inflammatory Breast Cancer: The Secretome of HCMV+ Tumor-Associated Macrophages Enhances Proliferation, Invasion, Colony Formation, and Expression of Cancer Stem Cell Markers

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a highly aggressive phenotype of breast cancer that is characterized by a high incidence early …

2022 Open Access

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Using Intervention Mapping to Develop a Theory-Based Intervention to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening in Egypt

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality rates are increasing in Egypt. Because no national screening guidelines exist, developing an …

2022 Open Access

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Epidemiological characteristics of different patterns of obesity among adults in rural communities of south-east Nigeria: a population-based cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a complex disease characterised by excess fat accumulation and health risks. There is paucity of data on …

2022 Open Access

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Exclusive breastfeeding practice among HIV infected mothers in the southern highlands of Tanzania; assessing the prevalence and factors associated with the practice, an analytical cross-sectional survey

BACKGROUND: There is no other better way to safeguard an infant's health in the first 6 months of life than …

2022 Open Access

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Tear strength and elastic recovery of new generation hybrid elastomeric impression material: A comparative study

OBJECTIVE: Since there is no material in the market met all the ideal requirements of an impression material, thus in …

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Selenium Concentration in Cattle Serum and Fodder from Two Areas in Ethiopia with Contrasting Human Selenium Concentration

INTRODUCTION: Selenium (Se) is an essential mineral for livestock health and productivity. In cattle, Se deficiency is associated with delayed …

2022 Open Access

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Risk factors of anaemia among postpartum women in Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana

INTRODUCTION: Anaemia is a major public health problem affecting women of reproductive age globally. This study was conducted to assess …

2022 Open Access

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Neonatal care practice and associated factors among mothers of infants 0–6 months old in North Shewa zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Worldwide, the magnitudes of neonatal mortality are estimated to be about 3 million due to insufficient care. The burden of …

2022 Open Access

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Selected hematological abnormalities and their associated factors among asthmatic patients in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the lungs. Variation in whole blood cell lines is caused by …

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Cattle-related risk factors for malaria in southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Despite the low to moderate intensity of malaria transmission present in Ethiopia, malaria is still a leading public health …

2022 Open Access

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Practicalities of implementing burden of disease research in Africa: lessons from a population survey component of our multi-partner FOCAL research project

BACKGROUND: Collaborative research is being increasingly implemented in Africa to study health-related issues, for example, the lack of evidence on …

2022 Open Access

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Evaluation of Sibel’s Advanced Neonatal Epidermal (ANNE) wireless continuous physiological monitor in Nairobi, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Neonatal multiparameter continuous physiological monitoring (MCPM) technologies assist with early detection of preventable and treatable causes of neonatal mortality. …

2022 Open Access

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Prevalence Mapping of Schistosoma mansoni Among Pre-school Age Children in Rwanda

Schistosoma mansoni is endemic in Rwanda, and control programs have been implemented with a special focus on school-age children (SAC), …

2022 Open Access

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Development of an efficient veterinary rabies vaccine production process in the avian suspension cell line AGE1.CR.pIX

Abstract Background Mass vaccination of dogs as important rabies reservoir is proposed to most effectively reduce and eliminate rabies also …

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A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based, Seroepidemiological Study of Rift Valley Fever in Cameroonian Cattle Populations

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an important emerging zoonoses causing abortion and neonatal deaths in livestock and hemorrhagic fever in …

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Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the 5-item Problem Areas in Diabetes (AR-PAID-5) scale

BACKGROUND: Screening for diabetes distress is recommended when caring for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in primary healthcare …

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Epidemiological perspective associated with principal risk factors of Trichinella spiralis infection in pigs and humans in Egypt

Background and Aim: In Egypt, there is a scarcity of recent data on trichinellosis in pigs and humans. Therefore, this …

2022 Open Access