45458
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Afrique du SudBéninCamerounCôte d'IvoireGabonGhanaNigerNigeriaOugandaRwandaTanzanieTchadTogo
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Médecine
100 publication(s)
Nutrition
15 publication(s)
Odontologie
2 publication(s)
Pharmacie et sciences pharmaceutiques
19 publication(s)
Politiques et systèmes de santé
1050 publication(s)
Réadaptation et kinésithérapie
10 publication(s)
Santé environnementale et professionnelle
1 publication(s)
Santé mentale
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Santé publique
6498 publication(s)
Sciences biomédicales
34 publication(s)
Sciences infirmières
33 publication(s)
Publications
45458 publication(s) trouvée(s)
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Impact of social environment on sexual behaviors of adolescent girls in 12 sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Early sexual debut among adolescent girls may result in teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), …
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Socio-economic and cultural determinants of mothers and fathers for low birth weight newborns in the region of Marrakech (Morocco): A case-control study
BACKGROUND: Low birth weight (LBW) is defined as a birth weight less than 2500 g. It is an important predictor …
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Understanding barriers to men’s support for family planning in rural Ethiopia—findings from the USAID Transform: Primary Health Care Project Gender Analysis
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that supportive male engagement in health care services, including family planning, remains low in many countries, despite …
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Physical exercise and its associated factors among Ethiopian pregnant women: a cross-sectional study based on the theory of planned behavior
INTRODUCTION: Women in Ethiopia prefer sedentary behavior and are physically inactive during pregnancy; this increases the risks of pregnancy-related complications. …
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Preterm Birth Among Pregnant Women Admitted at the Labor Ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Preterm birth is a global epidemic and a leading cause of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated the prevalence …
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Cohort profile: the Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (WCPER)
PURPOSE: The Western Cape Pregnancy Exposure Registry (PER) was established at two public sector healthcare sentinel sites in the Western …
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Scaling up of tsetse control to eliminate Gambian sleeping sickness in northern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies (Glossina) transmit Trypanosoma brucei gambiense which causes Gambian human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) in Central and West Africa. …
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Determinants of overweight and/or obesity among school adolescents in Butajira Town, Southern Ethiopia. A case-control study
BACKGROUND: The global rise of adolescent overweight and obesity is posing a new challenge to the public health sector by …
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Prediction of difficulty in direct laryngoscopy
To establish easily measurable and reproducible preoperative parameters predicting difficult laryngeal exposure in direct laryngoscopy. A prospective study including 71 …
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Perceptions of community members on contextual factors driving cardiovascular disease behavioural risk in Ghana: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: There is clear evidence that lifestyle interventions are effective towards reducing cardiovascular risk. However, implementing these interventions in real-world …
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Zaire ebolavirus surveillance near the Bikoro region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 2018 outbreak reveals presence of seropositive bats
On the 8th of May, 2018, an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was declared, originating in the Bikoro region …
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Intensity of insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus from Chikwawa, rural Southern Malawi
BACKGROUND: Malaria vector control using insecticide-based approaches has proven to be an effective strategy. However, widespread insecticide resistance among malaria …
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Conclusions of the African Regional GIS Summit (2019): using geographic information systems for public health decision-making
The use of geographic information system (GIS) technologies to improve access to health is gaining momentum in Africa. This has …
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Pathophysiological Changes in Erythrocytes Contributing to Complications of Inflammation and Coagulation in COVID-19
Higher thrombotic burden in the acute phase of COVID-19 relies on a complex interplay between pro-inflammatory cytokine/chemokine release, increased endothelial …
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Physical activity promotion in persons with spinal cord injuries: Barriers and facilitators in low-resource communities
Background: A spinal cord injury is a devastating and life-changing event that presents the affected individual with multiple challenges throughout …
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Primary Healthcare Quality in Conflict and Fragility: a subnational analysis of disparities using Population Health surveys
BACKGROUND: Recent global reports highlighted the importance of addressing the quality of care in all settings including fragile and conflict-affected …
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Prevalence of active trachoma and its associated factors among 1–9 years of age children from model and non-model kebeles in Dangila district, northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is the leading infectious disease that leads to blindness worldwide, especially in developing countries. Though Ethiopia had targeted …
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Determinants of intention to use family planning methods in the four emerging regions of Ethiopia: an ideation score based assessment
BACKGROUND: Ideation refers to the ideas and views that people hold; it has been identified as an important explanation for …
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Sub-national variations in general service readiness of primary health care facilities in Ghana: Health policy and equity implications towards the attainment of Universal Health Coverage
BACKGROUND: Service availability and readiness are critical for the delivery of quality and essential health care services. In Ghana, there …
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Aging and hypertension among the global poor—Panel data evidence from Malawi
Hypertension is a rapidly growing disease burden among older persons in low-income countries (LICs) that is often inadequately diagnosed and …