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Not just numbers: beyond counting caesarean deliveries to understanding their determinants in Ghana using a population based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The increasing rate of caesarean deliveries (CD) has become a serious concern for public health experts globally. Despite this …
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Sinako, a study on HIV competent households in South Africa: a cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol
BACKGROUND: With 7.7 million South Africans currently infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and 4.8 million currently receiving antiretroviral treatment …
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Sepsis in cancer patients residing in Zimbabwe: spectrum of bacterial and fungal aetiologies and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns
BACKGROUND: Cancer and sepsis comorbidity is a major public health problem in most parts of the world including Zimbabwe. The …
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Improving the validity, relevance and feasibility of the continuum of care framework for maternal health in South Africa: a thematic analysis of experts’ perspectives
BACKGROUND: The continuum of care is a key strategy for ensuring comprehensive service delivery for maternal health, while acknowledging the …
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The burden of unrecognised chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes at a county hospital clinic in Kenya: implications to care and need for screening
BACKGROUND: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes enhances the cardiovascular risk profiles and disease, and is …
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Economic and feasibility comparison of the dRIT and DFA for decentralized rabies diagnosis in resource-limited settings: The use of Nigerian dog meat markets as a case study
BACKGROUND: Rabies lyssavirus (RABV) is the aetiologic agent of rabies, a disease that is severely underreported in Nigeria as well …
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CD4 T Cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Schistosoma mansoni Co-infected Individuals Maintain Functional TH1 Responses
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a serious public health concern, infecting a quarter of the world and leading to 10 million …
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Compliance of private pharmacies in Uganda with controlled prescription drugs regulations: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Controlled prescription drug use disorders are a growing global health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. Effective supply chain regulations on …
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Dual contraception method utilization and associated factors among sexually active women on antiretroviral therapy in Gondar City, northwest, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Mother to child transmission is responsible for 90% of child infection with human immune deficiency virus (HIV). Dual contraceptive …
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Pharmacokinetics, SAfety/tolerability, and EFficacy of high-dose RIFampicin in tuberculosis-HIV co-infected patients on efavirenz- or dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy: study protocol for an open-label, phase II clinical trial (SAEFRIF)
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem that causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Current first-line anti-TB chemotherapy, although …
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Determinants of delay in care seeking for diarrheal diseases among mothers/caregivers with under-five children in public health facilities of Arba Minch town, southern Ethiopia; 2019
BACKGROUND: Timely and appropriate health care seeking for diarrhea of under-five children is important to reduce severe and life-threatening complications. …
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Assessment of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance molecular markers from the Blue Nile State, Southeast Sudan
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a public health problem worldwide. Malaria treatment policy has faced periodic changes due to emergence …
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Responding to the challenge of Adolescent Perinatal Depression (RAPiD): protocol for a cluster randomized hybrid trial of psychosocial intervention in primary maternal care
BACKGROUND: Adolescent pregnancy is a pressing public health issue globally, and particularly in low and middle-income countries. Depression occurring in …
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Prevalence and mortality of cryptococcal disease in adults with advanced HIV in an urban tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a prospective study
BACKGROUND: The global annual estimate for cryptococcal disease-related deaths exceeds 180,000, with three fourth occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. The World …
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Magnitude and determinants of obstetric case fatality rate among women with the direct causes of maternal deaths in Ethiopia: a national cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, maternal death due to direct obstetric complications remains an important health threat for women. A high …
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Modifiable risk factors of congenital malformations in bale zone hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study
BACKGROUND: Congenital malformations are structural, functional, and metabolic defects that develop during the organogenesis period and present at birth or …
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Prevalence of ineffective breastfeeding technique and associated factors among lactating mothers attending public health facilities of South Ari district, Southern Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Improper positioning, attachment, and suckling are constructs for ineffective breastfeeding technique (IBT). IBT results in inadequate intake of breast …
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Antimicrobial usage at a large teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global health concern. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) curbs resistance rates by encouraging rational antimicrobial use. However, …
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Early detection, care and control of hypertension and diabetes in South Africa: A community-based approach
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health concern with raised blood pressure and glucose emerging as leading causes …
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Evaluation of malaria surveillance system in Kano State, Nigeria, 2013–2016
Abstract Background Malaria surveillance system strengthening is essential in the progress towards malaria elimination. In Nigeria, more attention is being …