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Afrique du SudBéninCamerounCôte d'IvoireGhanaNigerNigeriaOugandaRwandaTanzanieTchadTogo

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Barriers and facilitators to bidirectional screening of TB-DM in Ghana: Healthcare workers’ perspectives
BACKGROUND: The tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) co-epidemic continues to increase globally. Low-and middle-income countries bear the highest burden …
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Immunoglobulin recognition of fecal bacteria in stunted and non-stunted children: findings from the Afribiota study
BACKGROUND: Child undernutrition is a global health issue that is associated with poor sanitation and an altered intestinal microbiota. Immunoglobulin …
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Trends in the prevalence of twenty health indicators among adolescents in United Arab Emirates: cross-sectional national school surveys from 2005, 2010 and 2016
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the trends in the prevalence of various health indicators among adolescents …
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Conducting clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and lessons learned from the Malawi Cryptosporidium study
BACKGROUND: An effective drug to treat cryptosporidial diarrhea in HIV-infected individuals is a global health priority. Promising drugs need to …
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Immunization coverage in Ethiopia among 12–23 month old children: systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Immunization is a cost-effective public health strategy. Immunization averts nearly three million deaths annually but immunization coverage is …
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Prevalence of depression and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients attending antiretroviral therapy clinic at Dessie referral hospital, South Wollo, Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Depression is one of the common mental health disorders and predicted to be the second cause of the global …
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Women’s knowledge and its associated factors regarding optimum utilisation of antenatal care in rural Ghana: A cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Improving maternal health is a global public health challenge especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The optimum utilisation of antenatal care …
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Patient and health system delay among TB patients in Ethiopia: Nationwide mixed method cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Effective tuberculosis (TB) control is the end result of improved health seeking by the community and timely provision of …
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Suicidal behavior risks during adolescent pregnancy in a low-resource setting: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Suicide is one of the most common causes of death among female adolescents. A greater risk is seen among …
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Every medicine is medicine; exploring inappropriate antibiotic use at the community level in rural Ghana
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate antibiotic use is an important driver of antibiotic resistance. This study sought to explore inappropriate antibiotic use and …
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Does having a mobile phone matter? Linking phone access among women to health in India: An exploratory analysis of the National Family Health Survey
BACKGROUND: The disruptive potential of mobile phones in catalyzing development is increasingly being recognized. However, numerous gaps remain in access …
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An observational analysis of the impact of indoor residual spraying in Northern, Upper East, and Upper West Regions of Ghana: 2014 through 2017
BACKGROUND: 300CS, a third-generation indoor residual spraying (3GIRS) product, by 2014. Entomological surveillance studies have shown IRS to be a …
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Male involvement in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: evaluating gaps between policy and practice in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Male involvement in maternal and child health is a practice wherein fathers and male community members actively participate in …
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The updated South African National Guideline for the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of Communicable Infections (2019)
The Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine is focused on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and related topics relevant to clinical and …
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Review of data and knowledge gaps regarding yellow fever vaccine-induced immunity and duration of protection
Yellow fever (YF) virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus found in Sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America. The virus causes YF, …
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Patterns of pesticide usage in agriculture in rural Tanzania call for integrating agricultural and public health practices in managing insecticide-resistance in malaria vectors
BACKGROUND: Unrestricted use of pesticides in agriculture is likely to increase insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors. Unfortunately, strategies for managing …
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The global burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study
BACKGROUND: Obesity represents an urgent problem that needs to be properly addressed, especially among children. Public and global health policy- …
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Willingness to perform induced abortion and associated factors among graduating Midwifery, Medical, Nursing, and Public health officer students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution based Cross sectional study
Abstract Background: In developing countries, abortion is often unsafe and a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality accounting for …
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Prevalence and associated factors of visual impairment among adults at Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa, Ethiopia
Abstract Background: Visual impairment refers to presenting distance visual acuity worse than 6/18 in the worst eye. It remains a …
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Assessment of the relationship between gametocyte density, multiplicity of infection and mosquito infectivity in Plasmodium falciparum infections
Abstract Background: Malaria is a major public health threat in sub-Saharan Africa. Asymptomatic P. falciparum gametocyte carriers are potential infectious …