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4625 publication(s) trouvée(s)
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Antibacterial Potential of Hydro-Ethanolic Extracts from Syzygium Aromaticum (Myrtaceae) on Periodontal Bacteria
ABSTRACT Introduction. The emergence of bacterial resistance is one of the main current major public health threats in controlling infectious …
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Evaluating pharmacy students’ knowledge and skills in reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health care at a South African university
BACKGROUND: Maternal and child mortality is a global concern and one of South Africa's quadruple burdens of disease. As easily …
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Initial engagement and persistence of health risk behaviors through adolescence: longitudinal findings from urban South Africa
BACKGROUND: Little is known about longitudinal patterns of adolescent health risk behavior initial engagement and persistence in low- and middle-income …
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Multilevel model on longitudinal data analysis in determinants of CD4 cell count among antiretroviral therapy attendant of HIV infected adults follow up in Gondar Teaching Referral Hospital, Gonder, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus attacked an immune cell and the CD4 cell which is responsible for the body's immune to …
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Designing for Scale and taking scale to account: lessons from a community score card project in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Planning for the implementation of community scorecards (CSC) is an important, though seldom documented process. Makerere University School of …
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Risk factors of heart failure among patients with hypertension attending a tertiary hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria: The RISK-HHF case-control study
AIM: Hypertension is the leading cause of heart failure (HF) in sub-Saharan Africa. Preventive public health approach to reduce the …
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Assessment of the usefulness of anti-Wb123 antibody for post-elimination surveillance of lymphatic filariasis
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has targeted lymphatic filariasis (LF) for elimination as a public health problem and recommends, among …
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Residential inequality and spatial patterns of infant mortality in Ethiopia: evidence from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys
BACKGROUND: Despite the remarkable decrease in infant mortality rate in most countries, the rate of decline is slow and it …
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Impact of Climate Change on Animal Health, Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases in Africa
Abstract The threat of climate change and global warming is gaining worldwide recognition. The African continent, because of its size, …
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Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months on
In this commentary, we present a follow-up of two articles published in 2017 and 2018 about road traffic crashes, which …
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Stakeholders’ perceptions of the nutrition and dietetics needs and the requisite professional competencies in Uganda: a cross-sectional mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Effective implementation of nutrition and dietetics interventions necessitates professionals in these fields to possess the requisite competencies for health …
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Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors of health professionals towards podoconiosis in Gamo zone, Ethiopia, 2019
BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis is entirely preventable, non-communicable disease with high potential of elimination. The prevalence of podoconiosis in Ethiopia was 7.45%. …
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Prevalence and Predictors of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Enterococcus spp. From Dogs Presented at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital, South Africa
Background:While surveillance of antimicrobial drug resistance is ongoing in human medicine in South Africa, there is no such activity being …
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Risk and reward: Experiences of healthcare professionals caring for drug-resistant tuberculosis patients
Orientation: Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) continues to be a global public health challenge. Healthcare professionals caring for MDR-TB patients face the …
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Knowledge and practices regarding malaria and the National Treatment Guidelines among public health workers in Equatorial Guinea
BACKGROUND: In 2018, an estimated 228 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide. Countries are far from having achieved reasonable levels …
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Self-reported challenges to border screening of travelers for Ebola by district health workers in northern Ghana: An observational study
BACKGROUND: The 2013-2016 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak remains the largest on record, resulting in the highest mortality and widest …
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Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasites among food handlers in Medebay Zana District, north West Tigray, northern Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Intestinal parasites are amongst the major public health challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of the study was to …
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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Algeria: phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical isolates
INTRODUCTION: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is a major public health problem worldwide. The aim of our study was to determine …
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Improved BioGents® Sentinel trap with heat (BGSH) for outdoor collections of Anopheline species in Burkina Faso and Mali, West Africa
Abstract Background Since the late 1990s, malaria control programmes have relied extensively on mass bednet distribution and indoor residual spraying. …
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Prioritization of interventions in pursuit of maternal health policy objectives to mitigate stillbirth risks. An exploratory qualitative study at subnational level in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Global calls for renewed efforts to address stillbirth burden highlighted areas for policy and implementation resulting in national level …