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5686 publication(s) trouvée(s)
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Preconception care practices in Nigeria: a descriptive qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Preconception care is a specialized care targeted at women of reproductive age before pregnancy to detect, treat or counsel …
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Assessment of immunization data quality of routine reports in Ho municipality of Volta region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Immunization has been an important public health intervention for preventing and reducing child morbidity and mortality over the years …
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A Review of the Current Status of Peste des Petits Ruminants Epidemiology in Small Ruminants in Tanzania
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral disease of sheep and goats with high mortality. The disease …
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National-level effectiveness of ART to prevent early mother to child transmission of HIV in Namibia
BACKGROUND: Namibia introduced the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (MTCT) program in 2002 and lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) …
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RETRACTED: Erectile dysfunction drugs altered the activities of antioxidant enzymes, oxidative stress and the protein expressions of some cytochrome P450 isozymes involved in the steroidogenesis of steroid hormones
OBJECTIVES: Infertility is a global health problem with about 15 percent of couples involved. About half of the cases of …
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Exploring perspectives on antimicrobial stewardship: a qualitative study of health managers in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is a significant public health concern with the establishment of antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals being increasingly obligatory. …
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Highlighting a population-based re-emergence of Syphilis infection and assessing associated risk factors among pregnant women in Cameroon: Evidence from the 2009, 2012 and 2017 national sentinel surveillance surveys of HIV and syphilis
BACKGROUND: Syphilis and HIV can be transmitted from pregnant women to their children and they remain a public health problem …
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Socio-economic behavioural indicators of falciparum malaria parasitaemia and moderate to severe anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Incidence of malaria and anaemia are of public health importance especially in pregnant women in endemic regions, due to …
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The awareness of neglected tropical diseases in a sample of medical and nursing students in Cairo University, Egypt: A cross-sectional study
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic diseases affecting 1.2 billion people worldwide, with more burden in the …
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Frequency of MTB and rifampicin resistance MTB using Xpert-MTB/RIF assay among adult presumptive tuberculosis patients in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) continues to be a global health problem. Data on rifampicin resistance MTB using Xpert- MTB/RIF assay …
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Clustering of health risk behaviors among adolescents in Kilifi, Kenya, a rural Sub-Saharan African setting
BACKGROUND: Adolescents tend to experience heightened vulnerability to risky and reckless behavior. Adolescents living in rural settings may often experience …
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Combining the theory of change and realist evaluation approaches to elicit an initial program theory of the MomConnect program in South Africa
BACKGROUND: One of the Sustainable Development Goals is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per …
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Estimating the effect of pretreatment loss to follow up on TB associated mortality at public health facilities in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) mortality estimates derived only from cohorts of patients initiated on TB treatment do not consider outcomes of …
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Development and Acceptability of a Tablet-Based App to Support Men to Link to HIV Care: Mixed Methods Approach
BACKGROUND: The poor engagement of men with HIV care is attributed to a number of factors: fear of stigma, masculine …
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Sero-prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus–hepatitis B virus (HIV–HBV) co-infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the associated risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background There is plenitude of information on HIV infection among pregnant mothers attending antenatal care (ANC) in sub-Saharan Africa. …
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Assessment of serum electrolytes and kidney function test for screening of chronic kidney disease among Ethiopian Public Health Institute staff members, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is characterized by its asymptomatic nature until an end stage, is one of the …
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Self-management in face-to-face peer support for adults with type 2 diabetes living in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Peer support has been recognised as a promising strategy to improve self-management in patients living with chronic conditions, such …
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Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene service availability in healthcare facilities in the greater Kampala metropolitan area, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Healthcare facilities (HCFs) is of significant public health importance. It is associated …
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Predictors of malnutrition among older adults aged above 65 years in eastern Ethiopia: neglected public health concern
BACKGROUND: A nutritional problem, especially under nutrition is one of the common public health problems in older population causing greater …
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Fear of childbirth among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Arba Minch town, southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Fear of childbirth is one of the life challenges the women encounter during pregnancy. It is an important source …