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Evaluating the effectiveness of enhanced family planning education on knowledge and use of family planning in fishing communities of Lake Victoria in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial
INTRODUCTION: Family planning knowledge is poor and use is low in Ugandan fishing communities. We compared the effectiveness of enhanced …
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The economic burden of prostate cancer in Eswatini
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is the fifth cause of cancer mortality among men worldwide. However, there is limited data on costs …
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Adapting community-based sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents and young people aged 15-24 years in response to COVID-19 in Lusaka, Zambia: the implications on the uptake of HIV testing services
BACKGROUND: Across Sub-Saharan Africa, adolescents and young people (AYP) aged 15-24 have limited access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) …
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Examining the unit costs of COVID-19 vaccine delivery in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Vaccines are considered the path out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government of Kenya is implementing a phased strategy …
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Health systems’ preparedness to provide post-abortion care: assessment of health facilities in Burkina Faso, Kenya and Nigeria
BACKGROUND: In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, access to abortion is legally restricted, which partly contributes to high incidence of …
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Medical documentation practice and associated factors among health workers at private hospitals in the Amhara region, Ethiopia 2021
INTRODUCTION: Medical documentation is an important part of the medical process as it is an essential way of communication within …
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Healthcare leadership effectiveness among managers in Public Health institutions of Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Leadership is the ability to influence the attitudes, beliefs, and abilities of employees to achieve organisational goals. It is …
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Stakeholders’ perspectives and willingness to institutionalize linkages between the formal health system and informal healthcare providers in urban slums in southeast, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The widely available informal healthcare providers (IHPs) present opportunities to improve access to appropriate essential health services in underserved …
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An assessment of implementation and effectiveness of mass drug administration for prevention and control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in selected southern Malawi districts
BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) is one of the key interventions recommended by WHO for prevention and control of neglected …
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Access to health care for people with stroke in South Africa: a qualitative study of community perspectives
BACKGROUND: Incidence of stroke is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. People who survive stroke experience disability and require long-term care. Health …
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Mapping evidence on knowledge of breast cancer screening and its uptake among women in Ghana: a scoping review
INTRODUCTION: Female breast cancer is currently the most commonly diagnosed cancer globally with an estimated 2.3 million new cases in …
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Correction to: Implications of national tax policy on local pharmaceutical production in a southwestern state nigeria – qualitative research for the intersection of national pharmaceutical policy on health systems development
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Acceptability and feasibility of HIV recent infection surveillance by healthcare workers using a rapid test for recent infection at HIV testing sites — Malawi, 2019
BACKGROUND: The Malawi Ministry of Health implemented a new surveillance activity in April 2019 to detect recent HIV infections using …
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Direct financial assistance for improved maternal and child health data: a pilot study supporting the health management information system in Malawi
BACKGROUND: The health management information system (HMIS) is an integral component of a strong health care system. Despite its importance …
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Testing the contextual Interaction theory in a UHC pilot district in South Africa
BACKGROUND: World-wide, there is growing universal health coverage (UHC) enthusiasm. The South African government began piloting policies aimed at achieving …
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Evaluation of the initial 12 months of a routine cryptococcal antigen screening program in reduction of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic Cryptococcal Antigenemia (CrAg) patients develop meningitis within a month of testing positive. Pre-emptive antifungal therapy can prevent progression …
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Audit of documentation accompanying referred maternity cases to a referral hospital in northern Ghana: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Effective referral of maternity cases, which cannot be managed at the primary healthcare level, with detailed referral forms is …
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Health facility readiness to care for high risk newborn babies for early childhood development in eastern Uganda
BACKGROUND: The neonatal mortality rate in Uganda has barely changed over the past decades, estimated at 28/1000 and 27/1000 live …
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Geo-analysis: the distribution of community health workers in relation to the HIV prevalence in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The South African Ward Based Primary Health Care Outreach Team (WBPHCOT) policy framework states that the distribution of community …
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Supportive supervision from a roving nurse mentor in a community health worker programme: a process evaluation in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Many low and middle- income countries (LMICs) are repositioning community health worker (CHW) programmes to provide a more comprehensive …