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A mixed methods approach to exploring the moderating factors of implementation fidelity of the integrated chronic disease management model in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Chronic care models like the Integrated Chronic Disease Management (ICDM) model strive to improve the efficiency and quality of …
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Feasibility and desirability of scaling up Community–based Health Insurance (CBHI) in rural communities in Uganda: lessons from Kisiizi Hospital CBHI scheme
BACKGROUND: Community-based Health Insurance (CBHI) schemes have been implemented world over as initial steps for national health insurance schemes. The …
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Immigration, acculturation, and preferred help-seeking sources for depression: comparison of five ethnic groups
BACKGROUND: Immigrants are more likely than the majority population to have unmet needs for public mental health services. This study …
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Causes of maternal deaths and delays in care: comparison between routine maternal death surveillance and response system and an obstetrician expert panel in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: To reduce maternal mortality Tanzania introduced Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) system in 2015 as recommended by World …
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Determinants of subnational disparities in antenatal care utilisation: a spatial analysis of demographic and health survey data in Kenya
BACKGROUND: The spatial variation in antenatal care (ANC) utilisation is likely associated with disparities observed in maternal and neonatal deaths. …
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The state of emergency medical services and acute health facility care in Uganda: findings from a National Cross-Sectional Survey
BACKGROUND: There is limited information on the state of emergency medical services (EMS) in Uganda. The available evidence is from …
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Factors associated with the perceived barriers of health care access among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: a secondary data analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Health care access is the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes. Problems in …
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Availability, accessibility, and quality of adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services in urban health facilities of Rwanda: a survey among social and healthcare providers
BACKGROUND: Adolescents are still getting pregnant and contracting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Rwanda as …
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Understanding the costs and the cost structure of a community-based HIV and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention program: the Woza Asibonisane Community Responses Program in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The Woza Asibonisane Community Responses (CR) Programme was developed to prevent HIV infections and gender-based violence (GBV) within four …
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Level of quality of option B+PMTCT service provision in public health facilities in Mekelle zone, northern Ethiopia: cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: PMTCT in Northern Ethiopia. METHODS: A facility based survey was conducted from February to April 2016 in Northern Ethiopia. …
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Impact of peer-trainer leadership style on uptake of a peer led educational outreach intervention to improve tuberculosis care and outcomes in Malawi: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how to build leadership capacity to support implementation of evidence-based practices within health systems. We …
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Clinical characteristics and health care received among patients with type 2 diabetes attending secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities in Mwanza Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Tanzania is among the sub-Saharan African countries facing a tremendous increase in the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus. …
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“I cannot say no when a pregnant woman needs my support to get to the health centre”: involvement of community health workers in Rwanda’s maternal health
BACKGROUND: In Rwanda, maternal community health workers (M-CHWs) are involved in the country's overall health system. In maternal health, their …
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Assessment of completeness and legibility of handwritten prescriptions in six community chain pharmacies of Asmara, Eritrea: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Incompleteness and illegibility of prescriptions are prescription errors that account for a high proportion of medication errors that …
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Exploring pathways to Hospital Care for Patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in rural South Western Uganda
BACKGROUND: In order to analyze use of health services and identify sources of delays in accessing the right care for …
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A strategic approach to social accountability: Bwalo forums within the reproductive maternal and child health accountability ecosystem in Malawi
BACKGROUND: The majority of documented social accountability initiatives to date have been 'tactical' in nature, employing single-tool, mostly community-based approaches. …
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Assessing the quality of care in sick child services at health facilities in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Quality of care depends on system, facility, provider, and client-level factors. We aimed at examining structural and process quality …
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Setting up a nurse-led model of care for management of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in a high HIV prevalence context in rural Zimbabwe: a descriptive study
BACKGROUND: In the light of the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health systems in low- and middle-income countries, …
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Simulation-based low-dose, high-frequency plus mobile mentoring versus traditional group-based trainings among health workers on day of birth care in Nigeria; a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare health workers knowledge and skills competencies between those trained using the …
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Home visits by community health workers in rural South Africa have a limited, but important impact on maternal and child health in the first two years of life
BACKGROUND: More than 50% of Africa's population lives in rural areas, which have few professional health workers. South Africa has …