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Monitoring the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis: Update to 2014
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) has targeted the elimination of Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) 'as a public health problem' …
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Trust of community health workers influences the acceptance of community-based maternal and child health services
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are a component of the health system in many countries, providing effective community-based services to …
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Use of malaria RDTs in various health contexts across sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends parasitological confirmation of malaria prior to treatment. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) represent one …
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Respectful maternity care in Ethiopian public health facilities
Disrespect and abuse of women during institutional childbirth services is one of the deterrents to utilization of maternity care services …
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Factors Associated with Virological Non-suppression among HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda, August 2014–July 2015
Despite the growing number of people on antiretroviral therapy (ART), there is limited information about virological non-suppression and its determinants …
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Whole genome analysis of a schistosomiasis-transmitting freshwater snail
Biomphalaria snails are instrumental in transmission of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. With the World Health Organization's goal to …
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An investigation of maternal mortality at a tertiary hospital of the Limpopo province of South Africa
Objective: To understand the elements influencing the maternal deaths in the Limpopo province, South Africa. Methods: A retrospective review of …
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Situational analysis of communication of HIV and AIDS information to persons with visual impairment: a case of Kang’onga Production Centre in Ndola, Zambia
BACKGROUND: Despite the increases in health promotion and educational programs on HIV and AIDS, lack of information and communication on …
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Use of Lot quality assurance sampling surveys to evaluate community health worker performance in rural Zambia: a case of Luangwa district
BACKGROUND: The Better Health Outcomes through Mentoring and Assessment (BHOMA) project is a cluster randomized controlled trial aimed at reducing …
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Factors influencing choice of site for rural clinical placements by final year medical students in a South African university
BACKGROUND: Most of South Africa's citizens who live in rural or underserved communities rely on the public health care sector …
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Infant feeding counseling and knowledge are the key determinants of prelacteal feeding among HIV exposed infants attending public hospitals in Ethiopia
Despite the fact that breastfeeding promotes optimal health and growth for infants and young children, inappropriate feeding practice, such as …
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Presence of susceptible wild strains of Anopheles gambiae in a large industrial palm farm located in Aboisso, South-Eastern of Côte d’Ivoire
The effectiveness of malaria control programmes through implementation of vector control activities is challenged by the emergence of insecticide resistance. …
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Antiretroviral therapy supply chain quality control and assurance in improving people living with HIV therapeutic outcomes in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Evaluation of medication efficacy and safety is an essential guarantee to successful therapeutic outcome in public health practices. However, …
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Assessing the status of iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) and associated factors in Wolaita and Dawro Zones School Adolescents, southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency is the major preventable cause of irreversible mental retardation in the world. Ethiopia is a country with …
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The effect of phlebotomy training on blood sample rejection and phlebotomy knowledge of primary health care providers in Cape Town: A quasi-experimental study
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing amount of blood sample rejection at primary health care facilities (PHCFs), impacting negatively the staff, …
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The malaria testing and treatment landscape in the southern Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR)
BACKGROUND: In the context of national and regional goals to eliminate malaria by 2030, the Center for Malaria Parasitology and …
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Brain tuberculoma, an unusual cause of stroke in a child with trisomy 21: a case report
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis remains a public health problem in developing countries and is associated with lethal central nervous system complications. Intracranial …
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Molecular and epidemiological characterization of HIV-1 subtypes among Libyan patients
BACKGROUND: The epidemiological and clinical aspects of human immunodeficiency virus subtypes are of great interest worldwide. These subtypes are rarely …
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Physical health policies and metabolic screening in mental health care systems of sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: There is a need for interventions to address the escalating mental health burden in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Addressing physical …
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Continuous quality improvement interventions to improve long-term outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in women who initiated therapy during pregnancy or breastfeeding in the Democratic Republic of Congo: design of an open-label, parallel, group randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Despite the rapid adoption of the World Health Organization's 2013 guidelines, children continue to be infected with HIV perinatally …