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Development of an acceptable indigenous food diet for Pedi children under five years in early childhood development centers in rural Limpopo, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The use of indigenous food (IF) such as green leafy vegetables and fruits in rural communities has been the …
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“I had to change my attitude”: narratives of most significant change explore the experience of universal home visits to pregnant women and their spouses in Bauchi State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Universal home visits to pregnant women and their spouses in Bauchi State, northern Nigeria, discussed local evidence about maternal …
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Prevalence and factors associated with fertility desire among HIV-positive women in Rwanda in the context of improved life expectancy
BACKGROUND: The knowledge of the key factors associated with fertility desire among people living with HIV/AIDS is crucial for the …
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Individual and community-level factors associated with modern contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: The importance of contraception use is immense for young girls of age 15-24 years. In literatures, there were significant …
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Bio-surveillance of environmental pollutants in the population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): a small pilot study
BACKGROUND: Environmental pollutants are known to be ubiquitous and may present toxic effects (endocrine-disruption properties, carcinogenicity …) and represent a …
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Prevalence and predictors of different patterns of hypertension among adults aged 20–60 years in rural communities of Southeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Hypertension, a major cardiovascular disease risk factor exists several years without symptoms. Few data exist on prevalence and predictors …
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Time to first antenatal care visit among pregnant women in Ethiopia: secondary analysis of EDHS 2016; application of AFT shared frailty models
BACKGROUND: The survival of pregnant women is one of great interest of the world and especially to a developing country …
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Incidence and predictors of under-five mortality in East Africa using multilevel Weibull regression modeling
BACKGROUND: In 2017, an estimated 5.3 million under-five children died annually in Sub-Saharan African countries, more than half of those …
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Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among married women in 19 sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the region with the highest burden of anemia globally. Since anemia has both health and …
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Burden of puerperal sepsis and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Puerperal sepsis is a genital tract infection that can occur from amniotic fluid rupture to six weeks after birth. …
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Complementary feeding practices and associated factors among mothers of children aged 6-23 months in Ethiopia: Secondary data analysis of Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey 2019
BACKGROUND: Optimal nutrition in early child's life plays a vital role in improving mental and motor development, reduces the possibility …
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Prevalence of severe adverse events among health professionals after receiving the first dose of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine (Covishield) in Togo, March 2021
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines can cause adverse events that can lead to vaccine hesitancy. This study aims …
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Determinants of uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria with sulfadoxine pyrimethamine in pregnancy: a cross-sectional analytical study in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of Ghana
BACKGROUND: Ghana malaria control programme recommends the uptake of five doses of sulfadoxine pyrimethamine (SP) during pregnancy following the review …
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Factors associated with access to condoms and sources of condoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Evidence has shown that the prescribed lockdown and physical distancing due to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have …
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Factors influencing the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) of malaria in pregnancy is a full therapeutic course of antimalarial sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) medicine given …
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Long-acting reversible contraception utilization and associated factors among women in extended postpartum period in southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptive is important to prevent unintended and closed spaced pregnancy following the first 12 months of …
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Factors affecting the initiation and continuation of maternal health service utilization among women who delivered in the past one year in Enemay district, East Gojjam, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Maternity continuum of care is the continuity of maternal healthcare services that a woman uses, which includes antenatal care …
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A mixed-methods study exploring adherence to the referral of severely sick children in primary health care in Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: We have shown that Ethiopian primary healthcare providers refer only half of the severely sick children who, according to …
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Magnitude and associated factors of caesarean section deliveries among women who gave birth in Southwest Ethiopia: institutional-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Caesarean section is a life-saving comprehensive obstetric procedure of women and newborn performed during childbirth-related complications and should be …
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Effects of dietary and health factors on nutritional status of children in pastoral settings in Borana, southern Ethiopia, August–October 2015
BACKGROUND: Childhood undernourishment is a major public health problem globally, and being responsible for higher mortalities in children and enormous …