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Post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PMC) in Malawi: caregivers` acceptance and preferences with regard to delivery methods
BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic countries of sub-Saharan Africa, many children develop severe anaemia due to previous and current malaria infections. …
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Healthcare workers’ perspectives and practices regarding the disclosure of HIV status to children in Malawi: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In 2011 the World Health Organisation recommended that children with a diagnosis of HIV be gradually informed about their …
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Measurement approaches in continuum of care for maternal health: a critical interpretive synthesis of evidence from LMICs and its implications for the South African context
BACKGROUND: Global strategies recommend a continuum of care for maternal health to improve outcomes and access to care in low …
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Impact of universal home visits on maternal and infant outcomes in Bauchi state, Nigeria: protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality in Nigeria is one of the highest in the world. Access to antenatal care is limited and …
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Burden of NCDs in SNNP region, Ethiopia: a retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are medical conditions or diseases that are non-transmissible. As NCDs are becoming one of major public …
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High rate of inappropriate blood transfusions in the management of children with severe anemia in Ugandan hospitals
BACKGROUND: Severe anaemia (SA) is a common reason for hospitalisation of children in sub-Saharan Africa but the extent to which …
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Quality of care for children with acute malnutrition at health center level in Uganda: a cross sectional study in West Nile region during the refugee crisis
BACKGROUND: Arua district, in Uganda, hosts some of the largest refugee camps in the country. The estimated prevalence of moderate …
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Capacity of health facilities for diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: There are dearth of literature on the capacity of the health system to diagnose and treat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. …
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When, where and who? Accessing health facility delivery care from the perspective of women and men in Tanzania: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Childbirth is a momentous event for women and their partners, yet women continue to die in childbirth worldwide, particularly …
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Integrating depression management into HIV primary care in central Malawi: the implementation of a pilot capacity building program
BACKGROUND: In Malawi, early retention in HIV care remains challenging. Depression is strongly associated with reduced anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence …
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Private retail drug shops: what they are, how they operate, and implications for health care delivery in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Retail drug shops play a significant role in managing pediatric fevers in rural areas in Uganda. Targeted interventions to …
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Assessment of facility readiness for implementing the WHO/UNICEF standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities – experiences from UNICEF’s implementation in three countries of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: There is a global drive to promote facility deliveries but unless coupled with concurrent improvement in care quality, it …
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Curriculum and training needs of mid-level health workers in Africa: a situational review from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda
BACKGROUND: Africa's health systems rely on services provided by mid-level health workers (MLWs). Investment in their training is worthwhile since …
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The effect of antenatal care on use of institutional delivery service and postnatal care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Although there are many initiatives to improve maternal health services use, utilization of health facility delivery and postnatal care services …
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Setting a Nigeria national malaria operational research agenda: the process
BACKGROUND: Employing malaria operational research (MOR) findings in planning national malaria control programmes is gaining increased attention. The malaria control …
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Why do rural women in the most remote and poorest areas of Zambia predominantly attend only one antenatal care visit with a skilled provider? A qualitative inquiry
BACKGROUND: While focused antenatal care (ANC) has served as an entry point in the continuum of care for both mothers …
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Evaluating quality neonatal care, call Centre service, tele-health and community engagement in reducing newborn morbidity and mortality in Bungoma county, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Neonatal mortality is a major health burden in Bungoma County with the rate estimated at 31 per 1000 live …
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Community understanding of the concept of pre-referral treatment and how this impacts on referral related decision-making following the provision of rectal artesunate: a qualitative study in western Uganda
BACKGROUND: Successful pre-referral treatment with rectal artesunate (RA) for suspected severe malaria requires operational linkages between community health workers (CHWs) …
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What do you do with success? The science of scaling up a health systems strengthening intervention in Ghana
BACKGROUND: The completion of an implementation research project typically signals the end of research. In contrast, the Ghana Health Service …
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Knowledge, practice and associated factors of infection prevention among healthcare workers in Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Healthcare-associated infections are a major global public health agenda. Health care workers are front line of protecting themselves and …