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Sinako, a study on HIV competent households in South Africa: a cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol
BACKGROUND: With 7.7 million South Africans currently infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and 4.8 million currently receiving antiretroviral treatment …
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Why do pregnant women in Iringa region in Tanzania start antenatal care late? A qualitative analysis
BACKGROUND: When started early in pregnancy and continued up till childbirth, antenatal care (ANC) can be effective in reducing adverse …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices assessment of malaria interventions in rural Zambia
BACKGROUND: Despite rapid upscale of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), malaria remains a major source of morbidity …
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Perceptions of pregnant women of reasons for late initiation of antenatal care: a qualitative interview study
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care serves as a key entry point for a pregnant woman to receive a broad range of services …
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Challenges with Scale-up of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® inUganda: a Health Systems Perspective
Abstract Background: Many high burden countries are scaling-up GeneXpertÒMTB/RIF (Xpert) testing for tuberculosis (TB) using a hub-and-spoke model. However, the …
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Establishing the criterion validity of the interRAI Check-Up Self-Report instrument
Abstract Background: Low and middle-income countries have growing older populations and could benefit from the use of multi-domain geriatric assessments …
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Community health volunteers’ contribution to Tuberculosis patients notified to National Tuberculosis program in Kenya
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Community health worker motivation to perform systematic household contact tuberculosis investigation in a high burden metropolitan district in South Africa
Abstract BackgroundSouth Africa faces a chronic shortage of professional health workers. Accordingly, community health workers (CHWs) are being employed to …
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Improving the efficiency of reactive case detection for malaria elimination in southern Zambia: A cross-sectional study
Abstract Background: Reactive case detection (RCD) seeks to enhance malaria surveillance and control by identifying and treating parasitemic individuals residing …
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Perceptions of pregnant women of reasons for late initiation of antenatal care: A qualitative interview study
Abstract Background: Antenatal care serves as a key entry point for a pregnant woman to receive a broad range of …
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Biomedical drugs and traditional treatment in care seeking pathways for adults with epilepsy in Masindi district, Western Uganda: a household survey
BACKGROUND: Many patients with epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa do not receive adequate treatment. The purpose of the study was to …
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Adherence to malaria rapid diagnostic test result among healthcare workers in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Presumptive diagnosis and prescription of anti-malarial medicines to malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT)-negative patients is a common practice among …
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Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to examine nurses’ perception of the task shifting strategy for hypertension control trial in Ghana
BACKGROUND: The burden of hypertension in many low-and middle-income countries is alarming and requires effective evidence-based preventative strategies that is …
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Effect of a community-based approach of iron and folic acid supplementation on compliance by pregnant women in Kiambu County, Kenya: A quasi-experimental study
INTRODUCTION: Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (IFAS) is an essential and affordable intervention strategy for prevention of anaemia during pregnancy. …
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Increasing utilisation of perinatal services: estimating the impact of community health worker program in Neno, Malawi
BACKGROUND: By 2015, Malawi had not achieved Millennium Development Goal 4, reducing maternal mortality by about 35% from 675 to …
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Resource requirements for community-based care in rural, deep-rural and peri-urban communities in South Africa: A comparative analysis in 2 South African provinces
INTRODUCTION: As South Africa embarks on the implementation of the community health care worker (CHW) 2018 policy, quantifying the resource …
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Prevalence of diarrhoea and associated risk factors among children under five years old in Pader District, northern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa. Of the …
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Deliver on Your Own: Disrespectful Maternity Care in rural Kenya
BACKGROUND: Under the Free Maternity Policy (FMP), Kenya has witnessed an increase in health facility deliveries rather than home deliveries …
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Provider attitudes about childhood tuberculosis prevention in Lesotho: A qualitative study
Abstract Background: One million children developed tuberculosis in 2016, and at least 250,000 children died from TB. Implementation of effective …
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Assessment of government health center needs to implement long-acting reversible contraception services in rural Rwanda
Abstract Background. There is unmet need for family planning in Rwanda. We previously developed an evidence-based couples’ family planning counseling …