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Malaria vaccines targeting the pre-erythrocytic stage: a scoping review
Malaria is a deadly infectious parasitic disease that causes devastating morbidity and mortality globally. Despite being a public health concern, …
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Publics, technologies and interventions in reproduction and early life in South Africa
Abstract Despite successful clinical interventions and maternal and child health monitoring for over a century, low and middle-income countries, including …
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Should cancer treatment be continued during the COVID-19 pandemic? A single Egyptian institution experience
The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Egypt was reported on 14 February, 2020. Menoufia Clinical Oncology …
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“Universal test and treat” program reduced TB incidence by 75% among a cohort of adults taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Gurage zone, South Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in peoples living with HIV and at least 25% …
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Is the malaria short course for program managers, a priority for malaria control effort in Nigeria? Evidence from a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: A Malaria Short Course (MSC) was conceptualized to build the capacity of program managers for malaria control due to …
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Influence of patients’ living conditions on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in a South African health sub-district
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health concern because it continues devastating communities. This survey was conducted in the …
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“The way I am treated is as if I am under my mother’s care”: qualitative study of patients’ experiences of receiving hospice care services in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Research on the patient experience of receiving palliative care across a number of settings is increasing, but the majority …
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Using mobile phones to promote maternal and child health: knowledge and attitudes of primary health care providers in southwest Nigeria
Background The use of mHealth by primary health care providers is a unique opportunity to improve maternal and child health …
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Cervical Cancer Screening among Women Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in a Resource-Limited Environment
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is among the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide and women living with HIV are at increased …
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Community health volunteers’ contribution to tuberculosis patients notified to National Tuberculosis program through contact investigation in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Contact investigation is important in finding contacts of people who have Tuberculosis (TB) disease so that they can be …
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Health system actors’ perspectives of prescribing practices in public health facilities in Eswatini: A Qualitative Study
BACKGROUND: Rational medicines use (RMU) is the prescribing/dispensing of good quality medicines to meet individual patient's clinical needs. Policy-makers, managers …
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Public health benefits of water purification using recycled hemodialyzers in developing countries
In rural regions with limited resources, the provision of clean water remains challenging. The resulting high incidence of diarrhea can …
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Roles and challenges of coordinated public health laboratory response against COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
As the incidence of Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) continues to rise, many countries have been seeking for medical assistance such …
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Seropositivity and associated intrinsic and extrinsic factors for Rift Valley fever virus occurrence in pastoral herds of Nigeria: a cross sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne emerging zoonotic disease of animals and humans, characterized by socioeconomic losses to …
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Knowledge transmission, peer support, behaviour change and satisfaction in post Natal clubs in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: The Post Natal Club (PNC) model assures comprehensive care, including HIV and Maternal and Child Health care, for postpartum …
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The burden of traditional neonatal uvulectomy among admissions to neonatal intensive care units, North Central Ethiopia, 2019: A triangulated crossectional study
BACKGROUND: Traditional neonatal uvulectomy is unsupervised, unscientific and potentially dangerous cultural malpractice. It is often accompanied with life threatening neonatal …
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HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B coinfections in Mkushi, Zambia: a cross-sectional study
ABSTRACT Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, syphilis and Hepatitis B Virus are major global public health problems, they are sexually transmitted …
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Risk factors for mortality among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients registered for drug-resistant treatment in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a historical cohort study
BACKGROUND: The emergency of drug resistant tuberculosis is a major public health concern worldwide including Ethiopia. However, little is known …
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Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Although the baby-friendly community initiative (BFCI) has been proposed as a community-level approach to improve infant feeding practices, there …
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Transmitted drug resistance mutations and subtype diversity amongst HIV-1 sero-positive voluntary blood donors in Accra, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Detection of HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance (TDR) and subtype diversity (SD) are public health strategies to assess current HIV-1 …