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Prevalence, healthcare costs and management of non-communicable diseases in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Coexistence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is an important public health issue of increasing concern. …
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Mass media exposure and self-efficacy in abortion decision-making among adolescent girls and young women in Ghana: Analysis of the 2017 Maternal Health Survey
INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions (45% of all abortions) occurred every year between 2010 and 2014 and 97%, occurred …
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Association between maternal age and adverse perinatal outcomes in Arba Minch zuria, and Gacho Baba district, southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Globally, delayed childbearing to the advanced age is a growing option. It is an emerging public health issue in …
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Uptake of Task-Strengthening Strategy for Hypertension (TASSH) control within Community-Based Health Planning Services in Ghana: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Physician shortage is a major barrier to hypertension (HTN) control in Ghana, with only one physician to 10,000 patients …
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Factors associated with modern contraceptives use among postpartum women in Bukombe district, Geita region, Tanzania
INTRODUCTION: Modern contraceptive use during the first year postpartum potentially prevents unplanned pregnancies and help to improve maternal and child …
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Hepatitis C virus infection and its associated factors among prisoners in a Nigerian prison
BACKGROUND: The prison population is considered at high risk of acquiring infectious diseases due to confined conditions, behavioral factors, injection …
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Treatment outcomes of Nigerian patients with tuberculosis: A retrospective 25-year review in a regional medical center
INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge and leading infectious killer worldwide. The need for continuous evaluation of TB …
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Residence and young women’s comprehensive HIV knowledge in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a global health problem. The epidemic is very serious in sub-Saharan Africa with …
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Podoconiosis in Rwanda: Knowledge, attitudes and practices among health professionals and environmental officers
BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis is a neglected tropical disease commonly found in volcanic regions, where soil is rich in silica. It usually …
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Prevalence and determinants of uterine rupture in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Uterine rupture is a serious public health concern that causes high maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in the …
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Seroprevalence of and risk factors for Q fever in dairy and slaughterhouse cattle of Jimma town, South Western Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Q fever is a zoonotic disease, caused by Gram negative bacterium C. burnetii, which imparts significant socio-economic burden due …
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Burden of stillbirths and associated factors in Yirgalem Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Stillbirth is an adverse pregnancy outcome of public health importance causing considerable psychosocial burden on parents and their family. …
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Spatial patterns and associated factors of HIV Seropositivity among adults in Ethiopia from EDHS 2016: a spatial and multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: HIV is a major public health issue, especially in developing countries. It is important to track and design successful …
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A Comparison of the Socio-Behavioral-Metabolic Risk Profiles and Associated Factors for Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle in Urban and Rural Communities in Central South Africa
Background: The global escalating prevalence of lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases places a significant burden on health systems. Chronic diseases of lifestyle …
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HIV-positive status disclosure and associated factors among children in public health facilities in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: HIV status disclosure in children is one of acontroversial issue in current health. Over 44,000 children in Ethiopia were …
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What factors are associated with the increase of anemia in Ethiopian children aged 6 to 59 months between 2011 and 2016?
Abstract Background In Ethiopia more than half of the children under 5 years are anemic and between 2011 and 2016 …
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First confirmed occurrence of the yellow fever virus and dengue virus vector Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus (Newstead, 1907) in Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Mozambique, same as many other tropical countries, is at high risk of arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) diseases and recently two …
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Spousal violence and its determinants among married adolescent girls in Upper Egypt
INTRODUCTION: In Egypt, many girls are still married before the age of 18, which is a fundamental violation of the …
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Prevalence of placental malaria among asymptomatic pregnant women in Wolkite health center, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia
Abstract Background Placental malaria (PM) is a major public health problem associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth …
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Vanilla bisquits and lobola bridewealth: parallel discourses on early pregnancy and schooling in rural Zambia
BACKGROUND: Adolescent pregnancy is a complex socio-economic phenomenon ranking high on the global health policy agenda. Early childbearing is associated …