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Effects of melatonin ingestion on physical performance and biochemical responses following exhaustive running exercise in soccer players
Antioxidant supplementation has become a common practice among athletes to boost sport achievement. Likewise, melatonin (MEL) has been ingested as …
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Association between serum zonulin level and severity of house dust mite allergic asthma
BACKGROUND: Increased intestinal permeability, either due to the exposure to antigens in asthmatic patients or due to a barrier defect, …
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Prevalence and factors associated with catastrophic health expenditure among slum and non-slum dwellers undergoing emergency surgery in a metropolitan area of South Western Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Out of Pocket (OOP) payment continues to persist as the major mode of payment for healthcare in Nigeria despite …
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Malaria vector dynamics and utilization of insecticide-treated nets in low-transmission setting in Southwest Ethiopia: implications for residual transmission
BACKGROUND: Understanding the behaviour of local malaria vectors is essential as effectiveness of the commonly used vector-targeted malaria control tools …
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Patients’ knowledge of diabetes foot complications and self-management practices in Ghana: A phenomenological study
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and over two-thirds of these are not …
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Establishing targets for advanced HIV disease: A call to action
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a guideline for the management of individuals with advanced HIV disease (AHD) to …
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Factors associated with healthcare seeking for childhood illnesses among mothers of children under five in Chad
BACKGROUND: Poor healthcare-seeking behaviour is a major contributing factor for increased morbidity and mortality among children in low- and middle-income …
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Factors associated with serious outcomes of pneumonia among children in a birth cohort in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Child hospitalization for pneumonia remains common, and pneumonia is a major cause of child mortality. Early identification of clinical …
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Assessing early child development and its association with stunting and schistosome infections in rural Zimbabwean children using the Griffiths Scales of Child Development
There is a paucity of reference early childhood development (ECD) data at community level in rural Africa. Our objective was …
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Search for Selection Signatures Related to Trypanosomosis Tolerance in African Goats
Livestock is heavily affected by trypanosomosis in Africa. Through strong selective pressure, several African indigenous breeds of cattle and small …
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Postnatal care service utilization and its determinants in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A mixed-method study
BACKGROUND: The days and weeks after childbirth are crucial for both the mother and her newborn child leading for the …
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Equity and access to maternal and child health services in Ghana a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Inequities in the distribution of and access to maternal and child health care services is pervasive in Ghana. Understanding …
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Low costs and opportunities for efficiency: a cost analysis of the first year of programmatic PrEP delivery in Kenya’s public sector
BACKGROUND: In 2017, the Kenyan Ministry of Health integrated provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into public HIV-1 care clinics as …
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Mortality during tuberculosis treatment in South Africa using an 8-year analysis of the national tuberculosis treatment register
In 2011, the South African HIV treatment eligibility criteria were expanded to allow all tuberculosis (TB) patients lifelong ART. The …
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Isolation and identification of microorganisms associated with automated teller machines on Federal Polytechnic Ede campus
Automated Teller Machines (ATM) are visited everyday by millions of people. This machine is accessible to the general public irrespective …
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Dyslipidaemia pattern and prevalence among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients on lipid-lowering therapy at a tertiary hospital in central South Africa
BACKGROUND: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major cause of death worldwide. A large number of deaths due to ASCVD …
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Prevalence of bacterial uropathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia: hospital-based cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the commonest bacterial infections during pregnancy, leading to significant maternal and prenatal morbidity …
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Effects of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in South Africa across different drinker groups and wealth quintiles: a modelling study
OBJECTIVES: To quantify the potential impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol on alcohol consumption, spending and health in …
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Nigella sativa: A Dietary Supplement as an Immune-Modulator on the Basis of Bioactive Components
Nutrients can be considered as functional foods, which exert physiological benefits on immune system. The seeds of Nigella sativa, which …
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Menstrual hygiene practice among female adolescents and its association with knowledge in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Previous studies on menstrual hygiene practice were largely inconsistent and single national evidence is required. Thus, this study aimed …