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Afrique du SudBéninCamerounGabonNigerNigeriaOugandaTogo

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497 publication(s) trouvée(s)
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Readiness to treat and factors associated with survival of newborns with breathing difficulties in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is one of five countries that account for half of the world's 2.6 million newborn deaths. A quarter …
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Integration of schistosomiasis control activities within the primary health care system: a critical review
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease linked to poverty and is widely endemic, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. For decades, the …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antibiotic use in Maputo City, Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Irrational use of antibiotics is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa, where the risk of …
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Patients’ perception of quality of nursing care; a tertiary center experience from Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Nursing care closely influences patients' satisfaction with the overall quality of care, and the importance of measuring patient satisfaction …
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Mothers’ satisfaction with care during facility-based childbirth: a cross-sectional survey in southern Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Client satisfaction is an essential component of quality of care. Health system factors, processes of care as well as …
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Maternal satisfaction on delivery care services and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the University of Gondar teaching and referral hospital, northwest Ethiopia
Abstract Introduction Maternal satisfaction on delivery services is an important indicator for assessment of the quality of care. Quality of …
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Maternal and partner’s level of satisfaction of the delivery room service in University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Asking patients/clients what they perceive about the care and treatment they have received is an important step towards …
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A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub Saharan Africa
Health facilities form a central component of health systems, providing curative and preventative services and structured to allow referral through …
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The perceptions of general practitioners on National Health Insurance in Chris Hani district, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Background: National Health Insurance (NHI) intends to provide universal health coverage to all South Africans, with equity and quality as …
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Obstetric determinants of preterm delivery in a regional hospital, Accra, Ghana 2016
BACKGROUND: Globally, prematurity is a major determinant of morbidity and mortality contributing 30-40% of neonatal mortality. The consequences of preterm …
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Strengthening national health research systems in the WHO African Region – progress towards universal health coverage
BACKGROUND: Health challenges and health systems set-ups differ, warranting contextualised healthcare interventions to move towards universal health coverage. As such, …
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The prevalence of scabies, pyoderma and other communicable dermatoses in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau
Abstract Introduction Skin diseases represent a significant public health problem in most low and middle income settings. Nevertheless, there is …
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Aligning public financial management system and free healthcare policies: lessons from a free maternal and child healthcare programme in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Relatively little is known about how public financial management (PFM) systems and health financing policies align in low- and …
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Measuring change in knowledge acquisition of Rwandan residents: using the American Board of Pediatrics International In-Training Examination (I-ITE) as an independent tool to monitor individual and departmental improvements during the Human Resources for Health program: an observational study
BACKGROUND: Rwanda is the only African country to use the pediatric International In-Training Examination (I-ITE). The objectives of this study …
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Competing risk survival analysis of time to in-hospital death or discharge in a large urban neonatal unit in Kenya
Background: Clinical outcomes data are a crucial component of efforts to improve health systems globally. Strengthening of these health systems …
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Training medical students: victim’s perceptions of selectively screening women for intimate partner violence in health care settings
BACKGROUND: Routine IPV screening is a controversial topic and there is no evidence to suggest that it improves the health …
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Towards national health insurance: Alignment of strategic human resources in South Africa
BACKGROUND: South Africa is implementing national health insurance (NHI) and primary health care (PHC) re-engineering, and has concomitantly introduced the …
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Point-of-care HIV testing best practice for early infant diagnosis: an implementation study
BACKGROUND: With Universal Health Coverage and Integrated People-centred Health Care, streamlined health-systems and respectful care are necessary. South Africa has …
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A socio-cultural study of traditional healers role in African health care
BACKGROUND: There is a widely held view that a major cause of delay in diagnosis of cancer at an early …
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Public private partnership in the training of doctors after the 1990s’ health sector reforms: the case of Tanzania
Similar to many other low- and middle-income countries, public private partnership (PPP) in the training of the health workforce has …