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Quality of Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy for malaria found in Ghanaian markets and public health implications of their use
BACKGROUND: Ghana changed their antimalarial drug policy from monotherapies to Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies in 2004 in order to provide more …
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Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in prison settings of North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: In correctional settings tuberculosis is a public health concern. The incarcerated population is at greater risk for tuberculosis (TB) …
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High third-generation cephalosporin resistant Enterobacteriaceae prevalence rate among neonatal infections in Dakar, Senegal
Neonatal infection constitutes one of Senegal’s most important public health problems, with a mortality rate of 41 deaths per 1,000 …
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The emerging threat of pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in West Africa: preparing for large-scale tuberculosis research and drug resistance surveillance
BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health problem. Adequate management requires baseline drug-resistance prevalence data. In West Africa, …
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Iodine deficiency and associated factors among school children: a cross-sectional study in Ethiopia
Iodine deficiency remains a public health problem in the world. It is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation and …
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Safety of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine plus Amodiaquine when Delivered to Children under 10 Years of Age by District Health Services in Senegal: Results from a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
BACKGROUND: It is recommended that children aged 3 months to five years of age living in areas of seasonal transmission …
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Seeking order amidst chaos: a systematic review of classification systems for causes of stillbirth and neonatal death, 2009–2014
BACKGROUND: Each year, about 5.3 million babies die in the perinatal period. Understanding of causes of death is critical for …
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Comparison of registered and published intervention fidelity assessment in cluster randomised trials of public health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review protocol
BACKGROUND: Cluster randomised trials (CRTs) are a key instrument to evaluate public health interventions, particularly in low- and middle-income countries …
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Have We Substantially Underestimated the Impact of Improved Sanitation Coverage on Child Health? A Generalized Additive Model Panel Analysis of Global Data on Child Mortality and Malnutrition
BACKGROUND: Although widely accepted as being one of the most important public health advances of the past hundred years, the …
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Survey of the perceptions of key stakeholders on the attributes of the South African Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
BACKGROUND: An effective and efficient notifiable diseases surveillance system (NDSS) is essential for a rapid response to disease outbreaks, and …
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STING-Licensed Macrophages Prime Type I IFN Production by Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in the Bone Marrow during Severe Plasmodium yoelii Malaria
Malaria remains a global health burden causing significant morbidity, yet the mechanisms underlying disease outcomes and protection are poorly understood. …
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Addressing the intersection between alcohol consumption and antiretroviral treatment: needs assessment and design of interventions for primary healthcare workers, the Western Cape, South Africa
BACKGROUND: At the points where an infectious disease and risk factors for poor health intersect, while health problems may be …
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Contemporary epidemiological overview of malaria in Madagascar: operational utility of reported routine case data for malaria control planning
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a major public health problem in Madagascar. Widespread scale-up of intervention coverage has led to substantial reductions …
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Low mid-upper arm circumference identifies children with a high risk of death who should be the priority target for treatment
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is currently defined by the WHO as either a low mid-upper arm circumference (i.e. MUAC <115 …
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in the Plateau Central and Centre-Ouest regions of Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: Unsafe drinking water, unimproved sanitation and lack of hygiene pose health risks, particularly to children in low- and middle-income …
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Dengue Outbreak in Mombasa City, Kenya, 2013–2014: Entomologic Investigations
Dengue outbreaks were first reported in East Africa in the late 1970s to early 1980s including the 1982 outbreak on …
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Complications of Diabetes in the Kilimanjaro Region: A Population-Based Study from Tanzania
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, diabetes is a growing burden, yet little is known about its prevalence, risk factors, and complications. …
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Granulomas and Inflammation: Host-Directed Therapies for Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading global health problem that is aggravated by emergence of drug-resistant strains, which account for increasing …
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The influence of socio-demographic, psychological and knowledge-related variables alongside perceived cooking and food skills abilities in the prediction of diet quality in adults: a nationally representative cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Interventions to increase cooking skills (CS) and food skills (FS) as a route to improving overall diet are popular …
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The global pendulum swing towards community health workers in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of trends, geographical distribution and programmatic orientations, 2005 to 2014
BACKGROUND: There has been a substantial increase in publications and interest in community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income …