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5686 publication(s) trouvée(s)
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Adapting a skills-based stroke prevention intervention for communities in Ghana: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Stroke is a major cause of death in Ghana. Evidence-based interventions for stroke prevention have been successful in the …
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Survival status and its predictors among multi-drug resistance tuberculosis treated patients in Ethiopia: Multicenter observational study
BACKGROUND: Although substantial progress has been made in combating the crisis of multi-drug resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB), it remained the major …
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Magnitude of first line antiretroviral therapy treatment failure and associated factors among adult patients on ART in South West Shoa, Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: First-line antiretroviral treatment failure has become a public health concern in high, low and middle-income countries with high mortality …
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Individual and contextual factors associated with disposal of children’s stools in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the 2016–2018 demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Proper sanitation has been one of the topmost priorities on the global public health agenda. In the past few …
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Assessing the geographical distribution of comorbidity among commercially insured individuals in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Comorbidities are strong predictors of current and future healthcare needs and costs; however, comorbidities are not evenly distributed geographically. …
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Molecular detection and species identification of Plasmodium spp. infection in adults in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A population-based study
BACKGROUND: In efforts to control malaria infection, the Democratic Republic of Congo has implemented several strategies. Studies assessing their efficiency …
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Changing malaria fever test positivity among paediatric admissions to Tororo district hospital, Uganda 2012–2019
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) and indoor residual house-spraying (IRS) for malaria control in …
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Distribution of breast lesions diagnosed by cytology examination in symptomatic patients at Eritrean National Health Laboratory, Asmara, Eritrea: a retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Fine needle aspiration cytology is a simple, relatively accurate, non-invasive, and cost-effective method of diagnosing most breast pathologies. To …
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Study of Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Moroccan Covid-19 Patients With and Without Olfactory and/or Gustatory Dysfunction
BACKGROUND: The epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), presents a significant and urgent …
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Multi-locus sequence analyses reveal a clonal L. borgpetersenii genotype in a heterogeneous invasive Rattus spp. community across the City of Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Rattus spp. are frequently implicated as key reservoir hosts for leptospirosis, one of the most common, but neglected, bacterial …
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Engaging community health workers in maternal and infant death identification in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a pilot study
BACKGROUND: Engaging community health workers in a formalised death review process through verbal and social autopsy has been utilised in …
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Praziquantel treatment coverage among school age children against Schistosomiasis and associated factors in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey, 2019
BACKGROUND: World Health Organization estimated that 779 million people are at risk of getting schistosomiasis (SCH) and 240 million people …
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Prevalence of hepatitis B among childbearing women and infant born to HBV-positive mothers in Togo
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a public health problem in Togo and transmission to the child occurs mainly …
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An integrative approach to identify sand fly vectors of leishmaniasis in Ethiopia by morphological and molecular techniques
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is affected by human leishmaniasis caused by several Leishmania species and transmitted by a variety of sand fly …
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Cost-effectiveness and public health impact of RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine in Malawi, using a Markov static model
Background: The RTS,S/AS01 E malaria vaccine is being assessed in Malawi, Ghana and Kenya as part of a large-scale pilot …
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Toward the identification of a phytocannabinoid-like compound in the flowers of a South African medicinal plant (Leonotis leonurus)
OBJECTIVE: Current global trends on natural therapeutics suggest an increasing market interest toward the use and discovery of new plant-derived …
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Antibiotic procurement and ABC analysis for a comprehensive primary health care clinic in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major threat to global public health, can be addressed using a managed care approach. This …
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Validation of maternal report of early childhood caries status in Ile-Ife, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: To determine the validity of maternal reports of the presence of early childhood caries (ECC), and to identify maternal …
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Systematic review of the incidence of post-operative trichiasis in Africa
BACKGROUND: Surgery for trichiasis is one of the pillars of the World Health Organization's strategy for global elimination of trachoma …
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Factors affecting men’s support for the use of the contraceptive implant by their female intimate partners
BACKGROUND: Family planning services have been available at no cost in the public health settings of South Africa since 1994, …