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Modern contraceptive use among postpartum women living with HIV attending mother baby care points in Kabarole District, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Preventing unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV is important for improving maternal and child health outcomes. Despite multiple …
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Prevalence and associated factors of active trachoma among 1–9 years old children in Deguatemben, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018: community cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is a contagious infection of the eye. World Health Organization recommended three rounds of mass drug administration in …
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Prevalence and factors associated with depression among pregnant mothers in the West Shoa zone, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Depression during pregnancy, the most prevalent mental health problem, can alter fetal development and has important consequences on …
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Smokeless tobacco use: its prevalence and relationships with dental symptoms, nutritional status and blood pressure among rural women in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan women use smokeless tobacco (SLT) more than smoked tobacco. Among Western African countries, the estimated weighted prevalence of …
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Determinants of maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs among postnatal mothers visiting neonatal intensive care unit, north Central Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Sick neonates can be early readmitted if and only if their mothers have good knowledge of the key neonatal …
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Characterization of visceral leishmaniasis outbreak, Marsabit County, Kenya, 2014
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by protozoa of the Leishmania donovani complex. Annually, an estimated 500,000 cases of VL …
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The first report of the evaluation of the knowledge regarding toxoplasmosis among health professionals in public health centers in Rabat, Morocco
BACKGROUND: infection among health professionals is essential to design an effective management strategy. The current study was conducted to assess …
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Individual and household correlates of Helicobacter pylori infection among Young Ethiopian children in Ziway, Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Investigating distinct individual- and household-level risk factors for acquiring Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection can inform disease prevention efforts …
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Community perceptions about dementia in southwestern Uganda
BACKGROUND: With the increasing number of people surviving into older age in Africa, dementia is becoming a public health concern. …
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Prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium species infection and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Fendeka town health facilities, Jawi District, North west Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy remains a major public health problem especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In malaria endemic areas, majority of …
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The bat meat chain and perceptions of the risk of contracting Ebola in the Mount Cameroon region
BACKGROUND: Local people's interaction with bats render them vulnerable to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). This paper examines perceptions of risk …
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Self-reported fall and associated factors among adult people with visual impairment in Gondar, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Fall is a major public health problem and potentially disabling issue. A vast burden of visually impaired live in …
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Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices of sexually transmitted infections among unmarried youths in an urban community in Lagos State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are of public health importance as over 1 million STIs are acquired daily worldwide. One-third …
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Effect of tuberculosis infection on mortality of HIV-infected patients in Northern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: TB and HIV are public health problems, which have a synergistic effect to each other. Despite the decreasing burden …
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Treatment success and mortality among adults with tuberculosis in rural eastern Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Successful treatment of tuberculosis leads to clinical and public health benefits such as reduction in transmission, complications, and mortality …
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection and associated factors among pregnant women at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B virus infection is a global public health problem. Though, the disease is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, little …
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Prevalence of neonatal hypothermia and its associated factors in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Neonatal hypothermia is a global health problem and a major factor for neonatal morbidity and mortality, especially in low …
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The PRECISE (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) Network’s first protocol: deep phenotyping in three sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: The PRECISE (PREgnancy Care Integrating translational Science, Everywhere) Network is a new and broadly-based group of research scientists and …
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Complex samples logistic regression analysis of predictors of the current use of modern contraceptive among married or in-union women in Sierra Leone: Insight from the 2013 demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Non-use of modern contraceptives among married or in-union women aged 15 to 49 years is a demographic and public …
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Proactive community case management in Senegal 2014–2016: a case study in maximizing the impact of community case management of malaria
The Senegal National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) introduced home-based malaria management for all ages, with diagnosis by rapid diagnostic test …