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A Presumptive Case of Human Rabies: A Rare Survived Case in Rural Ghana
Rabies remains endemic in Ghana and continues to pose a major public health threat to humans and animals with a …
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Implementation and acceptability of strategies instituted for engaging men in family planning services in Kibaha district, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Men as the main decision makers in most of African families have an important role to play towards acceptance …
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Scaling-up the use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: results and lessons on scalability, costs and programme impact from three local government areas in Sokoto State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with 3+ doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) reduces maternal mortality and stillbirths in …
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Predictors of mortality in a cohort of tuberculosis/HIV co-infected patients in Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis/HIV co-infection is a bidirectional and synergistic combination of two very important pathogens in public health. To date, there …
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Absence of Association between Cord Specific Antibody Levels and Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Disease in Early Infants: A Case Control Study from Coastal Kenya
BACKGROUND: The target group for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease prevention is infants under 6 months of age. Vaccine …
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Asymptomatic only at first sight: malaria infection among schoolchildren in highland Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium infection and malaria in school children are increasingly recognized as a relevant public health problem, but data on …
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Determinants of use of health facility for childbirth in rural Hadiya zone, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality remains a major global public health concern despite many international efforts. Facility-based childbirth increases access to appropriate …
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Ceratonia siliqua pod extract ameliorates Schistosoma mansoni-induced liver fibrosis and oxidative stress
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a prevalent parasitic disease found predominantly in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the developing world, with the …
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Facilitators and Barriers to Uptake of an Extended Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Programme in Ghana: A Qualitative Study of Caregivers and Community Health Workers
BACKGROUND: Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) is currently recommended for children under five in areas where malaria transmission is highly seasonal. …
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Global health education in Germany: an analysis of current capacity, needs and barriers
BACKGROUND: In times of increasing global challenges to health, it is crucial to create a workforce capable of tackling these …
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Patients’ and health system’s delays in the diagnosis and treatment of new pulmonary tuberculosis patients in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern in the developing world. Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of treatment …
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From Lab to Lake – Evaluation of Current Molecular Methods for the Detection of Infectious Enteric Viruses in Complex Water Matrices in an Urban Area
Quantitative PCR methods are commonly used to monitor enteric viruses in the aquatic environment because of their high sensitivity, short …
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Cytotoxicity of Plumbagin, Rapanone and 12 other naturally occurring Quinones from Kenyan Flora towards human carcinoma cells
Background Cancer is a major public health concern globally and chemotherapy remains the principal mode of the treatment of various …
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Bacterial superglue generates a full-length circumsporozoite protein virus-like particle vaccine capable of inducing high and durable antibody responses
BACKGROUND: Malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum, continues to have a devastating impact on global health, emphasizing the great need for …
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Outcomes of TB treatment in HIV co-infected TB patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional analytic study
BACKGROUND: TB and HIV are the most prevalent communicable diseases of major public health importance in the populations of sub-Saharan …
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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The burden of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health concern worldwide; however the overall epidemiology of …
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The pattern and correlates of intimate partner violence among women in Kano, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been increasingly recognised as a major public health and human rights problem that cuts …
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Hepatitis B Virus Infections and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic at Deder Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem worldwide. Reports have shown that 68,600 people die …
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Experiences in Tick Control by Acaricide in the Traditional Cattle Sector in Zambia and Burkina Faso: Possible Environmental and Public Health Implications
Livestock, especially cattle, play a paramount role in agriculture production systems, particularly in poor countries throughout the world. Ticks and …
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Physical multimorbidity and psychosis: comprehensive cross sectional analysis including 242,952 people across 48 low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: In people with psychosis, physical comorbidities, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, are highly prevalent and leading contributors to the …