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Harmonization of community health worker programs for HIV: A four-country qualitative study in Southern Africa
BACKGROUND: Community health worker (CHW) programs are believed to be poorly coordinated, poorly integrated into national health systems, and lacking …
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Bacteriological profiling of diphenylureas as a novel class of antibiotics against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics remains an imposing global public health challenge. Of the most serious pathogens, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) …
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Bacterial pathogens associated with external ocular infections alongside eminent proportion of multidrug resistant isolates at the University of Gondar Hospital, northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: External ocular infection is a public health problem in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine the …
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Factors associated with minimal meal frequency and dietary diversity practices among infants and young children in the predominantly agrarian society of Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study
Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in the first 2 years of age are among major causes of …
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The prevalence and association with health-related quality of life of tungiasis and scabies in schoolchildren in southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of skin disease in low and middle income countries is high and communicable skin diseases are a …
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Factors associated with stunting in healthy children aged 5 years and less living in Bangui (RCA)
Stunting remains a major public health concern worldwide. Although its global prevalence is slowly decreasing, the actual number of affected …
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Sanitation facilities, hygienic conditions, and prevalence of acute diarrhea among under-five children in slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Baseline survey of a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: In developing countries, children under the age of five years who live in slums are highly vulnerable to diarrhea. …
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The use of traditional medicine in maternity care among African women in Africa and the diaspora: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of literature describing traditional health practices and beliefs of African women. The purpose of this …
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Measuring the impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention as part of routine malaria control in Kita, Mali
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a new strategy recommended by WHO in areas of highly seasonal transmission in March …
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Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: A randomised clinical trial
BACKGROUND: Gender-based violence (GBV) represents a major cause of psychological morbidity worldwide, and particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …
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G6PD Activity in Malaria Infected Children in Owerri
This paper is a study of G6PD activity in malaria-infected children in Owerri. Blood samples were collected from fifty-one (51) …
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Anaemia - a pale ale?
Despite some modest improvements described recently, anaemia remains a significant global public health concern affecting both developed and developing countries. …
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A retrospective record review and assessment of cost of quetiapine use in a community psychiatric setting in the Sedibeng district of Gauteng
Background: With the revision of the National Essential Medicines List in South Africa, quetiapine is only available at the discretion …
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Baseline characteristics of study sites and women enrolled in a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial: PMTCT uptake and retention (pure) Malawi
BACKGROUND: Malawi introduced an ambitious public health program known as "Option B+" which provides all HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women …
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Transfusion-transmissible viral infections among blood donors at the North Gondar district blood bank, northwest Ethiopia: A three year retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Transfusion-transmissible viral infections, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), remain …
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Developing primary health care and public health competencies in undergraduate medical students
Background: The Selective Programme (Selectives) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a three-year longitudinal, community-based programme within the undergraduate …
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Cesarean delivery technique among HIV positive women with sub-optimal antenatal care uptake at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon: case series report
BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic is a serious public health problem worldwide, especially in low-income countries of sub-Saharan …
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A rare manifestation of burns after lightning strike in rural Ghana: a case report
Lightning is a natural phenomenon that mostly affects countries in the tropical and subtropical regions of the globe, including Ghana. …
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Population-based prevalence survey of follicular trachoma and trachomatous trichiasis in the Casamance region of Senegal
BACKGROUND: Trachoma, caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. We conducted the …
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Molecular characterization of group A rotaviruses in Mukuru slums Kenya: detection of novel strains circulating in children below 5 years of age
BACKGROUND: Gastroenteritis is a public health concern due to high morbidity and mortality among children. Rotaviruses are the leading etiological …