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Food fortification knowledge in women of child-bearing age at Nkowankowa township in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Globally, there is evidence that three micronutrients deficiencies are of public health concern among children. They are vitamin A, …
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Implementing demand side targeting mechanisms for maternal and child health-experiences from national health insurance fund program in Rungwe District, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Low and middle income countries have adopted targeting mechanisms as a means of increasing program efficiency in reaching marginalized …
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Diagnostic performance of the Luminex xTAG gastrointestinal pathogens panel to detect rotavirus in Ghanaian children with and without diarrhoea
BACKGROUND: Rotavirus is one of the leading causes of childhood diarrhoea worldwide. The highest disease burden is seen in resource-constrained …
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University of Venda’s male students’ attitudes towards contraception and family planning
BACKGROUND: Many young men continue to disregard the importance of contraception and family planning in South Africa. The fact that …
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Human papillomavirus genotypes distribution in cervical cancer cases in Gabon
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is a real public health problem in African countries. The relation between HPV and cervical cancer is …
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Exploration of acetanilide derivatives of 1-(ω-phenoxyalkyl)uracils as novel inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus replication
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a major public health problem worldwide. While highly efficacious directly-acting antiviral agents have been developed …
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Achieving the sustainable development goals: a case study of the complexity of water quality health risks in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Suppose 35 % of the households with children under 5 years of age in a low-income suburban neighborhood in …
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Interventions geared towards strengthening the health system of Namibia through the integration of palliative care
The high burden of non-communicable diseases and communicable diseases in Africa characterised by late presentation and diagnosis makes the need …
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Mixed methods evaluation of a primary eye care training programme for primary health workers in Morogoro Tanzania
BACKGROUND: There are 285 million people with visual impairment (VI) worldwide including 39 million who are blind; 15 % of …
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Preparedness of health care professionals in preventing maternal mortality at a public health facility in Ghana: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Preparedness of health care professionals for emergency situations is quite indispensable in quality health care; yet, information barely exists …
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A review of new challenges and prospects for malaria elimination in Mutare and Mutasa Districts, Zimbabwe
This review outlines and discusses the new challenges in malaria control and prospects for its elimination in Mutare and Mutasa …
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Global Forum 2015 dialogue on “From evidence to policy – thinking outside the box”: perspectives to improve evidence uptake and good practices in the African Region
BACKGROUND: The Global Forum 2015 panel session dialogue entitled "From evidence to policy - thinking outside the box" was held …
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Unit cost analysis of training and deploying paid community health workers in three rural districts of Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Tanzania, like other African countries, faces significant health workforce shortages. With advisory and partnership from Columbia University, the Ifakara …
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A cross-sectional study of the availability and price of anti-malarial medicines and malaria rapid diagnostic tests in private sector retail drug outlets in rural Western Kenya, 2013
BACKGROUND: Although anti-malarial medicines are free in Kenyan public health facilities, patients often seek treatment from private sector retail drug …
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Incentives to yield to Obstetric Referrals in deprived areas of Amansie West district in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Obstetric referrals, otherwise known as maternal referrals constitute an eminent component of emergency care, and key to ensuring safe …
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Late presentation for diagnosis of HIV infection among HIV positive patients in South Tigray Zone, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: In spite of the availability and accessibility of HIV testing opportunities and efforts, people are being late to test …
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Contraceptive method choice among women in slum and non-slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Understanding women's contraceptive method choices is key to enhancing family planning services provision and programming. Currently however, very little …
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Best practices in developing a national palliative care policy in resource limited settings: lessons from five African countries
Given the high unmet need for palliative care in Africa and other resource limited settings, it is important that countries …
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Prevalence and intensity of genito-urinary schistosomiasis and associated risk factors among junior high school students in two local government areas around Zobe Dam in Katsina State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The national burden of genito-urinary schistosomiasis in Nigeria has been expressed by an estimate of 101.3 million people at …
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Factors associated with performing tuberculosis screening of HIV-positive patients in Ghana: LASSO-based predictor selection in a large public health data set
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to propose the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operators procedure (LASSO) as an …