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Women who have not utilized health Service for Delivery in Nigeria: who are they and where do they live?
BACKGROUND: Health facility delivery has been described as one of the major contributors to improved maternal and child health outcomes. …
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Maternal factors contributing to low birth weight deliveries in Tshwane District, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Low birth weight continues to be a main cause of child morbidity and mortality. Low birth weight can cause …
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Pattern and Outcome of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Cohort Study at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia
Abstract Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a major public health problem, is the most common cause of death/disability in children. …
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Suivi des Drépanocytaires au Centre National de Référence de la Drépanocytose de Brazzaville (Janvier 2016 - Juin 2017)
RESUME La drepanocytose est une maladie genetique qui touche essentiellement les populations noires d’Afrique au Sud du Sahara. Elle constitue …
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The salt between the beans: a qualitative study of the role of auxiliary midwives in a hard-to-reach area of Myanmar
BACKGROUND: Auxiliary Midwives (AMWs) are unpaid volunteer health workers assisting qualified paid midwives in maternal and child health care mainly …
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Burkitt lymphoma: Trends in children below 15 years reveal priority areas for early diagnosis activities in north-west Cameroon
Background: Burkitt lymphoma is one of the most common childhood cancers in Cameroon. Incidence rates of 5.9/100 000 and 2.58 …
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Knowledge of public health challenge of open defecation in rural areas of South-East Nigeria: Implications for social workers
Background: Practice of open defection has growing health concerns especially on rural dwellers and is among leading causes of diarrhea, …
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Perceived HIV-protective benefits of male circumcision: Risk compensatory behaviour among women in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Male circumcision (MC) reduces men's risk of contracting HIV by approximately 60% and has the potential to significantly alter …
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Current status of education and research on public health nutrition in Japan: comparison with South Korea, Taiwan, and mainland China
Although the importance of capacity building for public health nutrition (PHN) has been increasing globally, reports on the current status …
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Pooled PCR testing of dried blood spots for infant HIV diagnosis is cost efficient and accurate
BACKGROUND: Access to qualitative HIV PCRs for early infant diagnosis (EID) is restricted in resource-limited settings due to cost. We …
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Malaria case management commodity supply and use by community health workers in Mozambique, 2017
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) provide preventive care and integrated community case management (iCCM) to people with low healthcare access …
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Staphylococcus aureus isolated from selected dairies of Algeria: Prevalence and susceptibility to antibiotics
Aim: The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in raw milk in Algerian dairies, …
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Stepwise approach for the control and eventual elimination of Taenia solium as a public health problem
BACKGROUND: Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis is a public health and agricultural problem, especially in low-income countries, and has been ranked the …
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Malnutrition and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study with children under 2 years in a suburban area in Angola
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of child malnutrition in Angola is still very high, and little is known about its associated factors. …
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Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among hepatitis C virus-infected patients: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
The ever-increasing global hepatitis C infection is fueling the burden of diabetes mellitus, which exaggerates various complications and may be …
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Intramuscular 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent preterm birth among HIV-infected women in Zambia: study protocol of the IPOP randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Each year, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm, a global burden borne disproportionately by families in lower-income …
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Assessment of the Suna trap for sampling mosquitoes indoors and outdoors
BACKGROUND: Entomological monitoring is important for public health because it provides data on the distribution, abundance and host-seeking behaviour of …
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Option B plus antiretroviral therapy adherence and associated factors among HIV positive pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Adherence to Option B plus Antiretroviral Therapy plays a vital role in preventing mother to child transmission of Human …
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Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practices in Debre Berhan district, North Shoa, Central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional, community-based study
Prelacteal feeding is one of the major harmful newborn feeding practices and is top on the list of global public …
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Point-of-care testing (POCT) for HIV/STI targeting MSM in regional Australia at community ‘beat’ locations
BACKGROUND: Innovative health promotion strategies are needed to improve access to HIV testing among regional people in Australia, particularly for …