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Dietary diversity practice and associated factors among adolescent girls in Dembia district, northwest Ethiopia, 2017
BACKGROUND: Dietary diversity is defined as the number of food groups or items consumed over a reference period, and usually, …
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Assessment of knowledge and perceptions towards diabetes mellitus and its associated factors among people in Debre Berhan town, northeast Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Globally, diabetes is a major public health burden that results in more than 3.2 million adult deaths per year. …
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Compliance with standard safety precautions and associated factors among health care workers in Hawassa University comprehensive, specialized hospital, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Globally, health care-associated infections had become serious public health importance. Compliance with standard safety precaution is effective and inexpensive …
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Evaluations of knowledge, skills and practices of insulin storage and injection handling techniques of diabetic patients in Ethiopian primary hospitals
BACKGROUND: Insulin is an effective therapeutic agent in the management of diabetes, but also sensitive to the external environment. Consequently, …
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The role of medical equipment in the spread of nosocomial infections: a cross-sectional study in four tertiary public health facilities in Uganda
BACKGROUND: With many medical equipment in hospitals coming in direct contact with healthcare workers, patients, technicians, cleaners and sometimes care …
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Quantification and correlates of tuberculosis stigma along the tuberculosis testing and treatment cascades in South Africa: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: South Africa has one of the world's worst tuberculosis (TB) (520 per 100 000 population) and TB-human immunodeficiency virus …
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Use of social media big data as a novel HIV surveillance tool in South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has been heavily impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Social data (e.g., social media, internet search, wearable device, etc) …
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Uptake of routine vitamin A supplementation for children in Humbo district, southern Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In low- and middle-income countries routine vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is a key strategy for reducing vitamin A deficiency …
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Are Pandemics Gender Neutral? Women's Health and COVID-19
In December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged as a health crisis in Wuhan, China, and was later declared by …
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Perspectives on the psychological and emotional burden of having gestational diabetes amongst low-income women in Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may affect women's mental wellbeing, functioning and quality of life, with potentially …
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Prevalence of vertical HIV infection and its risk factors among HIV exposed infants in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the most important global health problems. More than one and half …
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Prevalence and associated factors of birth asphyxia among live births at Debre Tabor General Hospital, North Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: More than one third of the neonatal deaths at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Debre Tabor General Hospital …
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Maternal perceptions of the quality of Care in the Free Maternal Care Policy in sub-Sahara Africa: a systematic scoping review
BACKGROUND: The world aims to achieve universal health coverage by removing all forms of financial barriers to improve access to …
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Spatial heterogeneity and factors influencing stunting and severe stunting among under-5 children in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis
Stunting remains a major public health concern in Ethiopia. Government needs to reshape and redesign new interventions to reduce stunting …
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Food taboos and related misperceptions during pregnancy in Mekelle city, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Most communities, rural or urban, have taboos regarding foods to avoid during pregnancy, and most have local explanations for …
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Re-organising primary health care to respond to the Coronavirus epidemic in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is currently one of the hotspots for COVID-19 on the African continent. The Metropolitan Health Services have re-organised …
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Evaluating the effect of maternal mHealth text messages on uptake of maternal and child health care services in South Africa: a multicentre cohort intervention study
BACKGROUND: There are high expectations that mobile health (mHealth) strategies will increase uptake of health care services, especially in resource …
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The role of health education on cervical cancer screening uptake at selected health centers in Addis Ababa
INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among women in developing countries including …
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Prevalence, incidence, and trends of childhood overweight/obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review
BACKGROUND: The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NDC), particularly in low-and middle-income countries, poses a significant threat to global health. …
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A ten year analysis of maternal deaths in a tertiary hospital using the three delays model
BACKGROUND: Reducing maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) remain an important public health issue in Egypt. The three delays model distinguished three …