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Effect of Community-Level Intervention on Early Initiation and Optimal Antenatal Care Attendance: A Quasi-Experimental Study Among Post-Partum Women in Eastern Uganda
Abstract Background: Initiating antenatal care within the first trimester and making at least four visits during pregnancy are recommended to …
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Stress and Coping Among Unmarried Pregnant University Students in South Africa
Abstract Background: The improvement of maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes is an important part of the sustainable development goals …
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Distribution of risks and Factors Associated with Unscreened Hypertension among Adults Living in Rural of Dano District, West Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2020: Community-based cross-sectional study
Abstract Background: Hypertension affects more than one quarter of adults worldwide and one in three peoples in developing countries. Although …
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Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine Versus Artemether-lumefantrine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Among Children in Africa: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials
Abstract Background: Emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin and its derivatives poses a threat to global effort in controlling …
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Factors Associated With Protection of Last Live Birth Against Neonatal Tetanus Among Mother Age 15-49 in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis Using EDHS 2016
Abstract Background: Neonatal tetanus is still the major public health problem in about 25 countries, mainly in Africa. Ethiopia has …
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Transmission networks of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya during the first two waves: a retrospective genomic study
ABSTRACT Background The transmission networks of SARS-CoV-2 in sub-Saharan Africa remain poorly understood. Methods We undertook phylogenetic analysis of 747 …
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The effect of mobile text messages on knowledge and perception towards cancer and behavioral risks among college students, Northeast Ethiopia: A randomized controlled trial protocol
BACKGROUND: Cancer is an emerging public health problem in Ethiopia. A significant proportion of premature cancer deaths are preventable. The …
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Magnitude of Intestinal Parasitosis, Malnutrition, and Predictors of Anemia Among Nonpregnant Reproductive-Age Women Attending Healthcare Services in Olenchity General Hospital, Central Ethiopia
Background Anemia and malnutrition remain a public health challenge in developing worlds. Anemia during a nonpregnant state is one of …
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Factors associated with length of stay and treatment outcome of Ebola patients treated at an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone during the peak period of the West African Ebola outbreak 2013–2016
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the West Africa Ebola epidemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern …
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COVID-19 and its intersect with ethics and human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
Confirmed new cases of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have accelerated in Sub-Saharan Africa against a backdrop of fragile health systems, …
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Protocol for a scoping review of research on abortion in sub-Saharan Africa
INTRODUCTION: Unsafe abortion is a leading cause of maternal mortality, and access to safe abortion services remains a public health …
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Quantifying long-term health and economic outcomes for survivors of group B Streptococcus invasive disease in infancy: protocol of a multi-country study in Argentina, India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa
Sepsis and meningitis due to invasive group B Streptococcus (iGBS) disease during early infancy is a leading cause of child …
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B, C and D virus infection amongst patients with features of hepatitis in a referral hospital in Botswana: A cross-sectional study
Background: Viral hepatitis is a major global health problem. There is a paucity of data from Botswana on the seroprevalence …
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Prevalence and Correlation Analysis of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Infections and Treatment Coverage for Preschool and School Aged Children in Kenya: Secondary Analysis of the National School Based Deworming Program Data
Background:Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are among the most common parasitic infections globally, disproportionately affecting children. Treatment of STH in Kenya is …
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Microbial metagenomic approach uncovers the first rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus genome in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) causes high morbidity and mortality in rabbits and hares. Here, we report the first genomic characterization …
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Observed magnitude and trends in socioeconomic and geographic area inequalities in obesity prevalence among non-pregnant women in Chad: evidence from three waves of Chad demographic and health surveys
BACKGROUND: While the prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide, the growing rates of overweight and obesity in developing countries are …
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Predicting binge drinking among university students: Application of integrated behavioral model
BACKGROUND: Binge drinking is a pattern of harmful use of alcohol and it is defined as four drinks for women …
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Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a public health threat of global concern with increasing prevalence in many countries, including Nigeria. AIM: The …
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Advancing collaborations in health research and clinical trials in Sub-Saharan Africa: development and implementation of a biostatistical collaboration module in the Masters in Biostatistics Program at Stellenbosch University
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa continues to carry a high burden of communicable diseases such as TB and HIV and non-communicable diseases …
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Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Nigeria: evidence from Demographic Health Survey
Abstract Background Although malaria in pregnancy is preventable with the use of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP), it still …