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Healthcare beliefs and practices of kin caregivers in South Africa: implications for child survival
BACKGROUND: Appropriate health-seeking practices may have a positive influence on child survival, particularly when practiced by kin caregivers of children …
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Text message reminders and peer education increase HIV and Syphilis testing among female sex workers: a pilot quasi-experimental study in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Globally, female sex workers (FSW) are disproportionately affected by HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, uptake of …
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Application of verbal autopsy in routine civil registration in Lusaka District of Zambia
BACKGROUND: Ascertaining the causes for deaths occurring outside health facilities is a significant problem in many developing countries where civil …
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Transitioning from pediatric to adult care and the HIV care continuum in Ghana: a retrospective study
BACKGROUND: In Sub-Saharan Africa, there are now a significant number of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), due to increased access …
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Implementation research approaches to promoting universal health coverage in Africa: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Implementation research has emerged as part of evidence-based decision-making efforts to plug current gaps in the translation of research …
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Coping with access barriers to non‐communicable disease medicines: qualitative patient interviews in eight counties in Kenya
BACKGROUND: There is rich literature on barriers to medicines access for the treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in high-income countries. …
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Synergies and fragmentation in country level policy and program agenda setting, formulation and implementation for Global Health agendas: a case study of health security, universal health coverage, and health promotion in Ghana and Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: Global health agendas have in common the goal of contributing to population health outcome improvement. In theory therefore, whenever …
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A qualitative exploration of barriers in accessing community pharmacy services for persons with disability in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross sectional phenomenological study
BACKGROUND: It was estimated that over a billion people have a disability and around 110 to 190 million experienced significant …
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Primary health care facilities capacity gaps regarding diagnosis, treatment and knowledge of schistosomiasis among healthcare workers in North-western Tanzania: a call to strengthen the horizontal system
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for schistosomiasis endemic countries to integrate schistosomiasis control measures into the primary health …
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Patient volume and quality of primary care in Ethiopia: findings from the routine health information system and the 2014 Service Provision Assessment survey
BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported inadequate levels of quality of care in the Ethiopian health system. Facility characteristics associated with …
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Interoperability frameworks linking mHealth applications to electronic record systems
BACKGROUND: mHealth presents innovative approaches to enhance primary healthcare delivery in developing countries like Botswana. The impact of mHealth solutions …
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Expansion of a national differentiated service delivery model to support people living with HIV and other chronic conditions in South Africa: a descriptive analysis
BACKGROUND: South Africa is home to 7.7 million people living with HIV and supports the largest antiretroviral therapy (ART) program …
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Insured clients out-of-pocket payments for health care under the national health insurance scheme in Ghana
BACKGROUND: In 2003, Ghana implemented a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) designed to promote universal health coverage and equitable access …
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Data utilisation and factors influencing the performance of the health management information system in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Health Management Information System (HMIS) is a set of data regularly collected at health care facilities to meet the …
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Physiotherapists’ awareness of risk of bone demineralisation and falls in people living with HIV: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Recent research has indicated a seemingly increased propensity for both falls and accelerated bone loss in people living with …
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“From experts to locals hands” healthcare service planning in sub-Saharan Africa: an insight from the integrated community case management of Ghana
BACKGROUND: Although community participation remains an essential component globally in healthcare service planning, evidence of how rural communities participate in …
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Providing safe maternity care under challenging conditions in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Women's health and the reduction in the global maternal mortality rate is a research priority worldwide. The aim of …
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Free access to antiretroviral treatment and protection against the risk of catastrophic health expenditure in people living with HIV: evidence from Cameroon
BACKGROUND: To foster access to care and reduce the burden of health expenditures on people living with HIV (PLHIV), several …
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Integrated early childhood development services improve mothers’ experiences with prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs in Malawi: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: HIV-positive mothers who face the dual burden of HIV-positive status and motherhood, may benefit from holistic services that include …
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Development and application of tools to cost the delivery of environmental health services in healthcare facilities: a financial analysis in urban Malawi
BACKGROUND: Environmental health services (EHS) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) are critical for providing a safe, functional healthcare environment, but little …