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The impact of the nurses’, doctors’ and clinical officer strikes on mortality in four health facilities in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Health worker strikes are a significant threat to universal access to care globally and especially in sub Saharan Africa. …
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Health care seeking behavior among presumptive tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Health seeking behavior is one of the challenges affecting tuberculosis (TB) control program because of its high risk to …
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Volunteer responsibilities, motivations and challenges in implementation of the community-based health planning and services (CHPS) initiative in Ghana: qualitative evidence from two systems learning districts of the CHPS+ project
BACKGROUND: Community volunteerism is essential in the implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in Ghana. We explored …
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Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non-communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable disease (NCD) care in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging due to barriers including poverty and insufficient health system resources. …
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Perceived organizational culture and its relationship with job satisfaction in primary hospitals of Jimma zone and Jimma town administration, correlational study
BACKGROUND: The concept of Organizational Culture (OC) which refers to the pattern of values, norms, beliefs, attitudes and assumptions may …
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Protocol for the evaluation of a complex intervention aiming at increased utilisation of primary child health services in Ethiopia: a before and after study in intervention and comparison areas
BACKGROUND: By expanding primary health care services, Ethiopia has reduced under-five mor4tality. Utilisation of these services is still low, and …
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Assessment of a novel scanner-supported system for processing of child health and immunization data in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Electronic data capturing has the potential to improve data quality and user-friendliness compared to manually processed, paper-based documentation systems. …
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Strengthening prehospital clinical practice guideline implementation in South Africa: a qualitative case study
BACKGROUND: Methods on developing new (de novo) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have received substantial attention. However, research into alternative methods …
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Resource implications of the latent tuberculosis cascade of care: a time and motion study in five countries
BACKGROUND: The End TB Strategy calls for global scale-up of preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), but little information …
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Understanding the association between caregiver sex and HIV infection among orphans and vulnerable children in Tanzania: learning from the USAID Kizazi Kipya project
BACKGROUND: Tanzania has met only 50.1% of the 90% target for diagnosing HIV in children. The country's pediatric case finding …
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Qualitative exploration of perceived benefits of care and barriers influencing HIV care in trans Nzoia, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Substantial efforts have been made to ensure people living with HIV (PLHIV) are linked to and retained in care …
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Colorectal Cancer (CRC) treatment and associated costs in the public sector compared to the private sector in Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: South Africa's divided healthcare system is believed to be inequitable as the population serviced by each sector and the …
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Knowledge and practices regarding tuberculosis infection control among nurses in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Nurses are particularly vulnerable to nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) infection because, being in the frontline of healthcare provision, they are …
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Preventive healthcare uptake in private hospitals in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey (Nisa premier hospital)
BACKGROUND: Understanding the features of preventive care uptake is critical for assessing the performance and viability of primary care in …
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Perceptions and predictors of organizational justice among healthcare professionals in academic hospitals in South-Eastern Nigeria
Abstract Background Research on organizational justice in hospitals in African countries are limited despite being important for workforce performance and …
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Practice, perceived barriers and motivating factors to medical-incident reporting: a cross-section survey of health care providers at Mbarara regional referral hospital, southwestern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Medical-incident reporting (MIR) ensures patient safety and delivery of quality of care by minimizing unintentional harm among health care …
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Practice of standard monitoring during anaesthesia in hospitals of North Kivu: a survey of health facilities of the health antenna of Butembo
BACKGROUND: Standard monitoring during anaesthesia is a core element of patient safety and practice of safe anesthesia has reduced morbidity …
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Exploring the capacity of the Somaliland healthcare system to manage female genital mutilation / cutting-related complications and prevent the medicalization of the practice: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) negatively impacts the wellbeing of girls and women throughout their lifecycle. In Somalia, FGM/C prevalence …
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HIV-exposed infant follow-up in Mozambique: formative research findings for the design of a cluster randomized controlled trial to improve testing and ART initiation
BACKGROUND: Early infant diagnosis (EID) of HIV-exposed and initiation of HIV-positive infants on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) requires a well-coordinated cascade …
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Volunteering, health and the homeless – the cost of establishing a student-run primary healthcare clinic serving the inner-city homeless in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Those who are homeless are more prone to communicable, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and are less likely to access …