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Adherence of HIV clinics to guidelines for the delivery of TB screening among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis screening of people living with HIV (PLHIV) - an intervention to reduce the burden of TB among PLHIV …
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A costing analysis of B-GAP: index-linked HIV testing for children and adolescents in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: By testing children and adolescents of HIV positive caretakers, index-linked HIV testing, a targeted HIV testing strategy, has the …
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Development of a conceptual framework for linking mHealth applications to eRecord systems in Botswana
BACKGROUND: The proliferation of mHealth solutions and eRecord systems is inevitable in developing countries, and ensuring their bi-directional interoperability is …
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Feasibility of implementing recommendations to improve neglected tropical diseases surveillance and response in Kenya: a modified Delphi study
BACKGROUND: Effective health information systems (HIS) are critical towards achieving timely response to preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTDs) and …
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Baseline assessment of pharmacovigilance activities in four sub-Saharan African countries: a perspective on tuberculosis
BACKGROUND: New medicines have become available for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) and are introduced in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …
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Impact of universal home visits on child health in Bauchi State, Nigeria: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Nigeria is the second biggest contributor to global child mortality. Infectious diseases continue to be major killers. In Bauchi …
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“Surviving to thriving”: a meta-ethnography of the experiences of healthcare staff caring for persons with COVID-19
BACKGROUND: The emergence of the Coronavirus disease has heightened the experience of emotional burden among healthcare staff. To guide the …
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‘When will the doctor be around so that I come by?!’ Geo-socio effects on health care supply, access and utilisation: experiences from Kalangala Islands, Uganda
BACKGROUND: The study set out to give an in-depth intersection of geo, eco-socio exposition of the factors relating to geography, …
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A feasibility study to assess non-clinical community health workers’ capacity to use simplified protocols and tools to treat severe acute malnutrition in Niger state Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major determinant of childhood mortality and morbidity. Although integrated community case management (iCCM) …
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Outcome evaluation of capacity building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) program on data quality in the public health facilities of Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental evaluation
BACKGROUND: Capacity Building and Mentorship Partnership (CBMP) is a flagship program designed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health in collaboration …
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Assessing health system factors affecting access and delivery of IPTp-SP and ITN to pregnant women attending ANC clinics in Ghana
INTRODUCTION: Malaria interventions including use of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine as Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTp-SP) and distribution of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) have …
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Organizational factors associated with health worker protection during the COVID-19 pandemic in four provinces of South Africa
BACKGROUND: Health workers, in short supply in many low-and-middle-income countries, are at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study aimed …
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COVID-19 information dissemination in Uganda: Perspectives from sub-national health workers
BACKGROUND: In many places, health workers at the sub-national level are on the frontlines of disseminating information about coronavirus (COVID-19) …
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A qualitative study on the implementation of a holistic care package for control and management of lymphoedema: experience from a pilot intervention in northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) such as podoconiosis, lymphatic filariasis (LF) and leprosy mainly affect communities in low resource settings. …
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SaferBirths bundle of care protocol: a stepped-wedge cluster implementation project in 30 public health-facilities in five regions, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The burden of stillbirth, neonatal and maternal deaths are unacceptably high in low- and middle-income countries, especially around the …
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Occupational blood exposure beyond needle stick injuries: hospital-based cross-sectional study among healthcare workers in governmental hospitals of Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Occupational blood exposure is one of the major public health problems that healthcare workers (HCWs) are encountering. Most previous …
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Impact of COVID-19 and mitigation plans on essential health services: institutional experience of a hospital in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Health systems around the world are being challenged by an on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated response …
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Assessment of segmentation and targeted counseling on family planning quality of care and client satisfaction: a facility-based survey of clients in Niger
BACKGROUND: Niger demonstrates high fertility and low contraceptive use that are typical in much of the West and Central African …
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The cost of clinical management of SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) infection by level of disease severity in Ghana: a protocol-based cost of illness analysis
BACKGROUND: As the global strategies to fight the SARS-COV-2 infection (COVID-19) evolved, response strategies impacted the magnitude and distribution of …
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Patient-public engagement strategies for health system improvement in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review
BACKGROUND: Actively involving patients and communities in health decisions can improve both peoples' health and the health system. One key …