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Local stakeholders’ perceptions of community sensitization for school-based deworming programme in Kenya
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, the National School-Based Deworming Programme (NSBDP) for soil-transmitted helminthes and schistosomiasis in prioritized areas has been going …
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Cost effectiveness of pre-referral antimalarial treatment in severe malaria among children in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: In 2013, 78% of malaria deaths occurred in children aged 5 years and below, in sub-Saharan Africa. Treatment of …
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Antipsychotic use in a resource-limited setting: Findings in an Eastern Cape psychiatric hospital
BACKGROUND: Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are commonly prescribed despite the fact that large, naturalistic studies have failed to show superior efficacy …
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Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus Genotypes 16 and 18 Prevalence Among Women with Normal Cervical Cytology and Neoplasia in Cameroon: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Introduction – Aim. Cervical cancer, although largely preventable, remains the most common cause of cancer mortality amongst women in …
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The cost effectiveness of a quality improvement program to reduce maternal and fetal mortality in a regional referral hospital in Accra, Ghana
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention aimed at reducing maternal and fetal mortality in Accra, Ghana. …
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The Transmission Chain Analysis of 2014–2015 Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone: An Observational Study
Introduction: Sierra Leone experienced an unprecedented EVD outbreak in all its districts. Koinadugu District was the last to report an …
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Rubella sero-prevalence among children in Kilimanjaro region: a community based study prior to the introduction of rubella vaccine in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Childhood rubella infection is a mild, self-limiting illness. Rubella infection among pregnant women however, is a major public health …
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Evaluating the comparative effectiveness of different demand side interventions to increase maternal health service utilization and practice of birth spacing in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: an innovative, mixed methods approach
BACKGROUND: In this protocol we describe a mixed methods study in the province of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo …
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Urinary schistosomiasis among vulnerable children in a rehabilitation home in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a disease of public health importance with long term complications mostly common among children, rural dwellers, poor …
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Promoting research to improve maternal, neonatal, infant and adolescent health in West Africa: the role of the West African Health Organisation
West Africa has adopted numerous strategies to counter maternal and infant mortality, provides national maternal and infant health programmes, and …
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At the Heart of the Problem: Health in Johannesburg’s Inner-City
Urban life in the twenty-first century is marked by numerous stresses and shocks, resulting from rapid urbanisation, frequent migration and …
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Giardia intestinalis infection associated with malnutrition in children living in northeastern Brazil
INTRODUCTION: The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with Giardia intestinalis infection, verifying its impact on …
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Risk factors for measles death: Kyegegwa District, western Uganda, February–September, 2015
On 18 August 2015, Kyegegwa District reported eight deaths during a measles outbreak to the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH). …
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Adolescent health in rural Ghana: A cross-sectional study on the co-occurrence of infectious diseases, malnutrition and cardio-metabolic risk factors
In sub-Saharan Africa, infectious diseases and malnutrition constitute the main health problems in children, while adolescents and adults are increasingly …
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The Global Health Service Partnership: An Academic–Clinical Partnership to Build Nursing and Medical Capacity in Africa
The World Health Organization estimates a global deficit of about 12.9 million skilled health professionals (midwives, nurses, and physicians) by …
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of malaria interventions using disability adjusted life years: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to be a public health problem despite past and on-going control efforts. For sustenance of control efforts …
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Attendance at antenatal clinics in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa and its associations with birth outcomes: analysis of data from birth registers at three facilities
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) clinics serve as key gateways to screening and treatment interventions that improve pregnancy outcomes, and are …
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The ‘experimental public’ in longitudinal health research: views of local leaders and service providers in rural South Africa
BACKGROUND: The concept of 'experimental public' has been recently applied to publics involved in clinical trials. This term could also …
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The impact of antiretroviral therapy on symptom burden among HIV outpatients with low CD4 count in rural Uganda: nested longitudinal cohort study
BACKGROUND: Individuals with HIV have a high prevalence of physical and psychological symptoms throughout their disease course. Despite the clinical …
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Spatial variation and hot-spots of district level diarrhea incidences in Ghana: 2010–2014
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is a public health menace, especially in developing countries. Knowledge of the biological and anthropogenic characteristics is abundant. …