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Hepatitis B virus seromarkers among HIV infected adults on ART: An unmet need for HBV screening in eastern Ethiopia
Progression of chronic HBV to cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease (ESLD), and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is more rapid in HIV positive …
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Inappropriate Household Water, Sanitation and Hygiene practices are associated with Wasting for children under 5 years in Rural Tanzania: Evidence from the 2015/2016 Survey
Abstract Introduction: Wasting is a serious problem which lead to various morbidity and mortality incidences among infants and young children …
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Getting ready for integrated vector management for improved disease prevention in Zimbabwe: a focus on key policy issues to consider
BACKGROUND: This paper outlines Zimbabwe's potential readiness in harnessing integrated vector management (IVM) strategy for enhanced control of vector-borne diseases. …
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Longitudinal patterns of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in urban South African adolescents, Birth-To-Twenty Plus cohort
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a critical phase of human development that lays the foundation for health in later life. Of the …
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Assessing the causes of under-five mortality and proportion associated with pneumococcal diseases in Cameroon. A case-finding retrospective observational study: 2006–2012
BACKGROUND: Vital registration data outlining causes of deaths (CoD) are important for a sustainable health system, targeted interventions and other …
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Post-epidemic awareness and knowledge of Lassa fever among residents in affected community in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
AIM: An outbreak of Lassa fever occurred in Ibadan with a case fatality rate of 50% in 2012. Awareness creation …
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Two decades of tobacco use prevention and control policies in Cameroon: results from the analysis of non-communicable disease prevention policies in Africa
BACKGROUND: Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the world today. In 2010, the World Health Organization …
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Investigation of laboratory confirmed Dengue outbreak in North-eastern Kenya, 2011
The first laboratory confirmed dengue outbreak in Kenya was reported in coastal towns of Malindi and Kilifi in 1982. Since …
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Use of a community-led prevention strategy to enhance behavioral changes towards Ebola virus disease prevention: a qualitative case study in Western Côte d’Ivoire
BACKGROUND: Starting in December 2013, the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic spread in West Africa through five countries (Sierra Leone, …
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Estimating the economic and social consequences for patients diagnosed with human African trypanosomiasis in Muchinga, Lusaka and Eastern Provinces of Zambia (2004–2014)
BACKGROUND: Acute human African trypanosomiasis (rHAT) caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense is associated with high mortality and is fatal if …
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SIgA, TGF-β1, IL-10, and TNFα in Colostrum Are Associated with Infant Group B Streptococcus Colonization
BACKGROUND: infected breastmilk. Although maternal/infant colonization with GBS is common, the majority of infants exposed to GBS remain unaffected. The …
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Sanitation facilities, hygienic conditions, and prevalence of acute diarrhea among under-five children in slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Baseline survey of a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: In developing countries, children under the age of five years who live in slums are highly vulnerable to diarrhea. …
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Health care workers indicate ill preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Ashanti Region of Ghana
The recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic that hit some countries in West Africa underscores the need to train front …
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International workshop on insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses, December 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vector-borne diseases transmitted by insect vectors such as mosquitoes occur in over 100 countries and affect almost half of the …
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The role of intervention mapping in designing disease prevention interventions: A systematic review of the literature
OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of Intervention Mapping (IM) in designing disease prevention interventions worldwide. METHODS: Systematic search and review …
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Absence of Association between Cord Specific Antibody Levels and Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Disease in Early Infants: A Case Control Study from Coastal Kenya
BACKGROUND: The target group for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease prevention is infants under 6 months of age. Vaccine …
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Factors influencing willingness to participate in new drug trial studies: a study among parents whose children were recruited into these trials in northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: During the last decade, the number of clinical trials conducted in sub-Saharan Africa has increased significantly which has helped …
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Have You Heard of Schistosomiasis? Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Nampula Province, Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease which affects almost 300 million people worldwide each year. It is highly endemic in …