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Reasons for poor follow-up of diabetic retinopathy patients after screening in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Diabetic retinopathy is the commonest microvascular complication of diabetes …
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Prevalence and associated factors of circumcision among daughters of reproductive aged women in the Hababo Guduru District, Western Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation is currently a public health problem which needs investigation and immediate action. Ethiopia is the second-ranked …
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Perinatal Mortality Magnitude, Determinants and Causes in West Gojam: Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study
INTRODUCTION: In Ethiopia, even if a significant reduction in child mortality is recorded recently, perinatal mortality rate is still very …
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Integrating biomedical and herbal medicine in Ghana – experiences from the Kumasi South Hospital: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Over the past decade there has been growing interest in the use of herbal medicine both in developed and …
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Community Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices Associated with Urogenital Schistosomiasis among School-Aged Children in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania
BACKGROUND: On the Zanzibar islands, United Republic of Tanzania, elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis is strived for in the coming years. …
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Dietary diversity and related factors among lactating women visiting public health facilities in Aksum town, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Dietary diversity is a proxy indicator of maternal nutrient adequacy. However, little is documented on dietary diversity among lactating mothers. …
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Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice related to hepatitis B and C among international students of Universiti Putra Malaysia
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of hepatitis B and C has been reported to be low among respondents in different studies. We conducted …
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Total Delay Is Associated with Unfavorable Treatment Outcome among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: delay in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) may worsen the disease, increase mortality and enhance transmission in the …
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Risk factors associated with underweight status in children under five: an analysis of the 2010 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS)
Under-nutrition contributes to childhood morbidity and mortality, particularly in low-income countries. While Rwanda is one of few countries on track …
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Newborn screening and prophylactic interventions for sickle cell disease in 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa: a cost-effectiveness analysis
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) constitutes a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Newborn screening and early subsequent …
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Childhood adiposity trajectories are associated with late adolescent blood pressure: birth to twenty cohort
BACKGROUND: Elevated blood pressure in childhood is a risk factor for adult hypertension which is a global health problem. Excess …
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Mothers screening for malnutrition by mid-upper arm circumference is non-inferior to community health workers: results from a large-scale pragmatic trial in rural Niger
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are recommended to screen for acute malnutrition in the community by assessing mid-upper arm circumference …
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Patterns of caesarean-section delivery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
SETTING: The study was conducted in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Specifically, it was conducted in all healthcare …
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Mapping intra-urban malaria risk using high resolution satellite imagery: a case study of Dar es Salaam
BACKGROUND: With more than half of Africa's population expected to live in urban settlements by 2030, the burden of malaria …
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Perinatal mental health care in a rural African district, Uganda: a qualitative study of barriers, facilitators and needs
BACKGROUND: Perinatal mental illness is a common and important public health problem, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This …
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Overweight and obesity and its socio-demographic correlates among urban Ethiopian women: evidence from the 2011 EDHS
BACKGROUND: Evidences show that the burden of overweight and obesity is increasing in developing countries, particularly among urban women. Despite …
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Is Nigeria winning the battle against malaria? Prevalence, risk factors and KAP assessment among Hausa communities in Kano State
BACKGROUND: Malaria is one of the most severe global public health problems worldwide, particularly in Africa, where Nigeria has the …
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Association of Interleukin-27 rs 153109 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism with Spontaneous Resolution of Hepatitis C Virus - Genotype 4a Infection in Egyptian Patients
BACKGROUND: HCV is a major global health problem. IL-27 is a member of the IL-6/IL-12 cytokine family with a broad …
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The Code of Practice and its enduring relevance in Europe and Eastern and Southern Africa
BACKGROUND: The relevance and effectiveness of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Personnel will be …
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Predicting resistance as indicator for need to switch from first-line antiretroviral therapy among patients with elevated viral loads: development of a risk score algorithm
BACKGROUND: In resource-limited settings, where resistance testing is unavailable, confirmatory testing for patients with high viral loads (VL) delays antiretroviral …