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Work engagement: the key driver in transforming organizational commitment into enhanced work performance among midwives in Ghana - a structural equation modelling approach
BACKGROUND: Midwives play a pivotal role in maternal and child health systems, yet their performance is profoundly shaped by organizational …
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Exploring health system challenges and gaps for crisis response in Ethiopia: a scoping review of publications and reports from 2020-2024
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia's health system has faced significant challenges due to COVID-19, natural disasters, and conflicts, disrupting healthcare delivery. This scoping …
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Revisiting the use and effectiveness of patient-held records in rural Malawi
BACKGROUND: Health Passports (HPs) are paper-based, patient-held records used in Malawi to document key details about the health condition of …
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Exploring opportunities to enhance the quality of pharmacy-based contraceptive service delivery for adolescents and young women in Kenya: a multimethod qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: Private-sector pharmacies are a preferred source of contraception in many low- and middle-income country settings, especially among adolescent girls …
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Implementation status, drivers and barriers to the sick children quality of care improving interventions in the Oromia region, Ethiopia: case study design
BACKGROUND: Improving quality of sick child care is the primary aim of Integrated Community Case Management services and implementation fidelity …
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Factors associated with overreporting based on community verification results in a performance-based financing program in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: While most Performance Based Financing (PBF) programs perform community verifications to confirm patients received reported services, many focus analysis …
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Determinants of implementation of a stepped care intervention for adolescents and youth living with HIV in Kenya: a qualitative evaluation
BACKGROUND: Differentiation of HIV services, a client-centered strategy, may improve care outcomes among adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLHIV). …
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Glycated haemoglobin versus fasting plasma glucose for type 2 diabetes point of care screening: a decision model cost-effectiveness analysis
INTRODUCTION: Whereas fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is cheaper, the glycated haemoglobin (HBA1c) test, which does not require fasting, is more …
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Facilitators, barriers and service availability for delivering integrated care for the triple elimination of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B vertical transmission in Uganda: a multi-site explanatory mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Elimination of vertical transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B is part of the global aspiration to end the …
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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards dengue fever prevention and treatment among health care workers in Somalia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Dengue fever (DF) has become a public health concern due to its rapid spread worldwide. In 2022, dengue outbreak …
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Diagnosis of cancer in the South and North of Nigeria: duration and causes of delay
INTRODUCTION: Nigeria has a growing cancer burden, with late presentation and delayed diagnosis contributing to poor outcomes. We explored the …
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Out of pocket and catastrophic health expenditure in Tanzania: recent evidence on the incidence, intensity and distribution
BACKGROUND: In most low-income countries (LICs), health is mainly financed by out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures. However, it is claimed that this …
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Does a waiting room increase same-day treatment for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women? A quality improvement study at South African primary healthcare facilities
BACKGROUND: Same-day testing and treatment of curable sexually transmitted infections (STI) is a strategy to reduce infection duration and onward …
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Compliance with infection prevention and control standard precautions and associated factors among healthcare workers in four health facilities in Fako division, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a serious public health problem. Healthcare workers are exposed to HAI, which in turn exposes …
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Creating different global health futures: mapping the health research ecosystem and taking decolonial action
This paper promotes reflexive consideration of health research practices using a decolonisation lens. We propose both incremental and more radical …
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Exploring perceptions of the services offered in Tanzanian sober houses: a mixed- methods study among service users and providers
BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, residential treatment centers for alcohol and other drugs, locally known as "sober houses," play a critical role …
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Resource constraints, patient emotions, and therapy: experiences of healthcare providers in the screening and management of gestational diabetes mellitus in northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Studies on healthcare providers' experiences in screening and managing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) are rare in northern Ghana. Understanding …
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Providers’ insight into quality mental health services – Context-Mechanism-Outcome (CMO) approach
BACKGROUND: Evaluation frameworks are relevant to understanding health service providers' views regarding existing services and possible improvements, but their application …
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“Attitude is the fifth delay”: perspectives of obstetric near-miss survivors and health care professionals on continuity and coordination of maternal care
BACKGROUND: Fragmentation in maternal healthcare contributes to preventable maternal deaths. Improving continuity and coordination can mitigate this issue by influencing …
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Factors influencing access to primary health care in Luanda, Angola
INTRODUCTION: The primary health care system is the first of the three hierarchical levels of care, and it is the …