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Health professionals’ acceptance and willingness to pay for hepatitis B virus vaccination in Gondar City Administration governmental health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health problem. The burden of the disease is high in …
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Cost-effectiveness of integrating postpartum antiretroviral therapy and infant care into maternal & child health services in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Poor engagement in postpartum maternal HIV care is a challenge worldwide and contributes to adverse maternal outcomes and vertical …
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Kangaroo Mother Care implementation research to develop models for accelerating scale-up in India and Ethiopia: study protocol for an adequacy evaluation
INTRODUCTION: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is the practice of early, continuous and prolonged skin-to-skin contact between the mother and the …
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Outcomes and factors affecting mortality and successful tracing among patients lost to follow-up from antiretroviral therapy in Pawi Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Loss to follow-up (LTFU) is a major public health problem to antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Failure …
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Developing evidence briefs for policy: a qualitative case study comparing the process of using a guidance-contextualization workbook in Peru and Uganda
BACKGROUND: Translating research evidence from global guidance into policy can help strengthen health systems. A workbook was developed to support …
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Pharmacists’ knowledge, attitude and involvement in palliative care in selected tertiary hospitals in southwestern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The growing number of people living with life-limiting illness is a global health concern. This study therefore aimed to …
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Innovation diffusion: how homogenous networks influence the uptake of community-based injectable contraceptives
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that social networks influence health behaviors, including the adoption of health innovations. This study explored the …
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Iterative Adaptation of a Maternal Nutrition Videos mHealth Intervention Across Countries Using Human-Centered Design: Qualitative Study
BACKGROUND: Mobile health (mHealth) video interventions are often transferred across settings. Although the outcomes of these transferred interventions are frequently …
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Predictors of undernutrition among the elderly in Sodo zuriya district Wolaita zone, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: In any society, the elderly are among the vulnerable and high risk groups with regard to health status. In …
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Glutathione, glutathione peroxidase and some hematological parameters of HIV-seropositive subjects attending clinic in University of Calabar teaching hospital, Calabar, Nigeria
Abstract Background Despite the numerous intervention programmes, HIV still remains a public health concern with a high impact in Sub-Saharan …
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Satisfaction with use of public health and peer-led facilities for HIV prevention services by key populations in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to identify the proportion of female sex workers, men who have sex with …
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Malaria parasite prevalence and Haematological parameters in HIV seropositive patients attending the regional hospital Limbe, Cameroon: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Malaria and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection constitute public health problems in Cameroon including the South West Region …
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Associations between Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and trachoma clustering at aggregate spatial scales, Amhara, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness globally. The WHO has recommended the SAFE (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness …
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Childhood obesity in urban Ghana: evidence from a cross-sectional survey of in-school children aged 5–16 years
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is a growing public health concern in many low-income urban settings; but its determinants are not clear. …
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Exploring local realities: Perceptions and experiences of healthcare workers on the management and control of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a major health security threat worldwide. The effectiveness of implementation of DR-TB control strategies has …
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Predictors of mortality among adult people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy at Suhul Hospital, Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is striving to achieve a goal of "zero human immune deficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)-related deaths." However, …
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Factors affecting uptake of ≥ 3 doses of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine for malaria prevention in pregnancy in selected health facilities, Arusha region, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Tanzania adopted the revised World Health Organization policy in 2013 recommending a minimum of ≥3 doses of Intermittent Preventive …
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Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic animals in southeastern South Africa
Toxoplasma gondii is a major neglected parasitic infection occurring in settings of extreme poverty in Africa. Apart from causing reproductive …
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Knowledge and practice of immediate newborn care among midwives and nurses in public health facilities of Afar regional state, Northeast Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The care given to newborns immediately within the first few hours of birth is critical for their survival. However, …
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Magnitude and associated factors of postpartum depression among women in Nekemte town, East Wollega zone, west Ethiopia, 2019: A community-based study
BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression is a non-psychotic disorder that happens during the first 1year after childbirth. It affects both the mother's …