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Predicting the Impact of Intervention Strategies for Sleeping Sickness in Two High-Endemicity Health Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Two goals have been set for Gambian human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), the first is to achieve elimination as a public …

2017 Open Access

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In vivo antimalarial activity of crude extracts and solvent fractions of leaves of Strychnos mitis in Plasmodium berghei infected mice

BACKGROUND: Malaria is a major public health problem in the world which is responsible for death of millions particularly in …

2017 Open Access

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Parasitic infections and maternal anaemia among expectant mothers in the Dangme East District of Ghana

Parasitic infections are of public health concern globally, particular among at risk groups such as pregnant women in developing countries. …

2017 Open Access

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Treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis under DOTS-Plus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies

BACKGROUND: Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance is a major public health problem that threatens the progress made in tuberculosis care and control …

2017 Open Access

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Genetic relatedness analysis reveals the cotransmission of genetically related Plasmodium falciparum parasites in Thiès, Senegal

BACKGROUND: As public health interventions drive parasite populations to elimination, genetic epidemiology models that incorporate population genomics can be powerful …

2017 Open Access

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Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in Burkina Faso: a countrywide cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: High blood pressure (HBP) is an increasing public health issue for developing countries. HBP is an important contributing factor …

2017 Open Access

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Women’s knowledge and associated factors in preconception care in adet, west gojjam, northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: Preconception care is the provision of biomedical, behavioural and social health interventions to women and couples before the occurrence …

2017 Open Access

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Prevalence and associated factors of herbal medicine use among pregnant women on antenatal care follow-up at University of Gondar referral and teaching hospital, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Improving maternal and child health is one of the public health priorities in several African countries including Ethiopia. However, …

2017 Open Access

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Hypoglycemic and pancreatic protective effects of Portulaca oleracea extract in alloxan induced diabetic rats

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a major public health concern. In spite of continuous new drug development to treat diabetes, herbal remedies …

2017 Open Access

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Ethnicity, gender and risky sexual behaviour among Nigerian youth: an alternative explanation

BACKGROUND: While studies in demography and public health have acknowledged the role of ethnic differences, the influence of ethnicity on …

2017 Open Access

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Community-based health care is an essential component of a resilient health system: evidence from Ebola outbreak in Liberia

BACKGROUND: Trained community health workers (CHW) enhance access to essential primary health care services in contexts where the health system …

2017 Open Access

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Using low-cost drones to map malaria vector habitats

BACKGROUND: There is a growing awareness that if we are to achieve the ambitious goal of malaria elimination, we must …

2017 Open Access

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Cause of neonatal deaths in Northern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Despite the significant reduction in childhood mortality, neonatal mortality has shown little or no concomitant decline worldwide. The dilemma …

2017 Open Access

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Integrated Control and Management of Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are communicable diseases that occur under conditions of poverty and are concentrated almost exclusively in impoverished …

2017 Open Access

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Social and Genetic Networks of HIV-1 Transmission in New York City

BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted infections spread across contact networks. Partner elicitation and notification are commonly used public health tools to identify, …

2017 Open Access

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The World Health Organization Fetal Growth Charts: A Multinational Longitudinal Study of Ultrasound Biometric Measurements and Estimated Fetal Weight

BACKGROUND: Perinatal mortality and morbidity continue to be major global health challenges strongly associated with prematurity and reduced fetal growth, …

2017 Open Access

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Coronavirus infections: Epidemiological, clinical and immunological features and hypotheses

Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a large family of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses. Four human CoVs (HCoVs), the non-severe acute respiratory syndrome …

2020 Open Access

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Determinants of morbidity and mortality following emergency abdominal surgery in children in low-income and middle-income countries

BACKGROUND: Child health is a key priority on the global health agenda, yet the provision of essential and emergency surgery …

2016 Open Access

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Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its associated factors among patients with major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Major psychiatric disorders are growing public health concern that attributed 14% of the global burden of diseases. The management …

2020 Open Access

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Why the Convention on the Rights of the Child must become a guiding framework for the realization of the rights of children affected by tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: Until recently, paediatric tuberculosis (TB) has been relatively neglected by the broader TB and the maternal and child health …

2016 Open Access