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Prevalence of impaired vision and associated factors among primary school children in primary schools of Addis Ababa, central Ethiopia
Abstract Background Visual impairment refers to reduction of vision resulting in a lower than normal visual acuity. Globally, approximately 1.3 …
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Determinants of occupational stress among health care professionals working at a setting of a specialized mental hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017: a hospital-based cross-sectional study
Abstract BACKGROUND: Stress at workplace among health professionals predisposes to an inefficient organization, absenteeism from work, job dissatisfaction, and various …
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Accessible metrics of access: Novel tools to measure immunization coverage in rural sub-Saharan Africa
Immunization rates in most sub-Saharan African countries fall far below stated targets. Measuring access in resource-limited settings, however, is challenging, …
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An approach for evaluating early and long term mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in low and middle income countries: a South African experience
BACKGROUND: Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV is a global public health target. Robust, feasible methodologies to measure population level impact …
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Magnitude of dental caries and its associated factors among governmental primary school children in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia
Abstract Background: Globally, it estimated that 2.4 billion people suffer from caries of permanent teeth and 486 million children suffer …
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The Safe Start Trial: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial for the Effect of an Infant Hygiene Intervention on Enteric Infections and Diarrhoea in Low-Income Informal Settlements of Kisumu, Kenya
Abstract Background Symptomatic and asymptomatic enteric infections in early childhood are associated with negative effects on childhood growth and development, …
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Awareness and its Associated Factors of Obstetrics Fistula among antenatal care attendees in Injibara Town Health Institutions, Awi Zone, North West, Ethiopia, 2019.
Abstract Background Obstetric fistula is abnormal passage way between the vagina and bladder or rectum and it has the most …
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Prevalence of Psychological Distress and Associated Factors among Adult Tuberculosis Patients Attending Public Health Institutions in Dire Dawa and Harar Cities, Eastern Ethiopia
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Assessing the impact of data aggregation in model predictions of HAT transmission and control activities
Abstract Since the turn of the century, the global community has made great progress towards the elimination of gambiense human …
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Assessment of inventory and store management practices of pharmaceuticals in public health centers and hospitals of Dessie Town, Ethiopia
Abstract Background: Inventory management is the safe practice of proper storage, distribution of items and accurate record keeping. It is …
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Intestinal schistosomiasis of Ijinga Island, north-western Tanzania: Prevalence, intensity of infection, hepatosplenic morbidities and their associated factors
Abstract Background: Intestinal schistosomiasis is highly endemic in Tanzania and mass drug administration (MDA) using praziquantel is the mainstay of …
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Survival and predictors of early neonatal death in neonatal intensive care unit of Mekelle general and Ayder comprehensive specialized hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2018: prospective cohort study
Abstract Background: Early neonatal mortality refers to deaths of neonates between 0 and 6 days of life. This contributes three-quarters …
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Perceptions of community health workers on their training, teamwork and practice: a cross-sectional study in Tshwane district, Gauteng, South Africa
Background: In 2011, South Africa established ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs) comprising Community Health Workers as part of strategies to strengthen …
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Infrastructural and human-resource factors associated with return of infant HIV test results to caregivers: secondary analysis of a nationally representative situational assessment, South Africa, 2010
BACKGROUND: In June 2015, South Africa introduced early infant HIV diagnosis (EID) at birth and ten weeks postpartum. Guidelines recommended …
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Protocol for a prospective mixed-methods longitudinal study to evaluate the dynamics of contraceptive use, discontinuation, and switching in Kenya
BACKGROUND: More women are accessing modern contraceptive use in Kenya, however, contraceptive discontinuation has stagnated over the decades. Any further …
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Human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis care in Botswana: evidence from a real-world setting
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is among the world's top public health challenges and the leading killer of people with HIV, yet …
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HIV prevalence and risk behavior among male and female adults screened for enrolment into a vaccine preparedness study in Maputo, Mozambique
INTRODUCTION: Mozambique continues to have a significant burden of HIV. Developing strategies to control the HIV epidemic remains a key …
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Changing attitudes and behaviour towards bats by communities that live close to bat roosts after the 2013 Ebola viral disease outbreak in West Africa
# Background The 2013 Ebola virus disease (EVD) that hit parts of West Africa has been described as one of …
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The epidemiology of intransient TB-induced hyperglycaemia in previously undiagnosed diabetes mellitus 2 individuals: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is burgeoning as a global chronic health condition. Some studies suggest that tuberculosis (TB) can even …
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Integrated and simplified approaches to community management of acute malnutrition in rural Kenya: a cluster randomized trial protocol
BACKGROUND: In many low income countries, the majority of acutely malnourished children are either brought to the health facility late …