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Cost of HPV screening at community health campaigns (CHCs) and health clinics in rural Kenya
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the most frequent neoplasm among Kenyan women, with 4800 diagnoses and 2400 deaths per year. One …
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Interventions for improving management of chronic non-communicable diseases in Dikgale, a rural area in Limpopo Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Chronic disease management (CDM) is an approach to health care that keeps people as healthy as possible through the …
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Implementing integrated services for people with epilepsy in primary care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: In order to tackle the considerable treatment gap for epilepsy in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a task …
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Policy environment for prevention, control and management of cardiovascular diseases in primary health care in Kenya
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) accounted for more than 10% of total deaths and 4% of total Disability-Adjusted Life …
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Caregivers’ compliance with referral advice: evidence from two studies introducing mRDTs into community case management of malaria in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Several malaria endemic countries have implemented community health worker (CHW) programmes to increase access to populations underserved by health …
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Operational assessment of point-of-care diagnostics in rural primary healthcare clinics of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) called for new clinical diagnostic for settings with limited access to laboratory services. Access …
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Physical violence against health staff by mentally ill patients at a psychiatric hospital in Botswana
BACKGROUND: Workplace violence is worrisome in the mental health sector. Little is understood about it in sub-Saharan Africa. Consequently, we …
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Clinic flow for STI, HIV, and TB patients in an urban infectious disease clinic offering point-of-care testing services in Durban, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Many clinics in Southern Africa have long waiting times. The implementation of point-of-care (POC) tests to accelerate diagnosis and …
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Challenges for health care providers, parents and patients who face a child hood cancer diagnosis in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Zambia is experiencing high prevalence of childhood cancer. However, very few children access and complete treatment for cancer. This …
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Multiple challenges of antibiotic use in a large hospital in Ethiopia – a ward-specific study showing high rates of hospital-acquired infections and ineffective prophylaxis
BACKGROUND: This project aims to study the use of antibiotics in three clinical wards in the largest tertiary teaching hospital …
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Unearthing how, why, for whom and under what health system conditions the antiretroviral treatment adherence club intervention in South Africa works: A realist theory refining approach
BACKGROUND: Poor retention in care and suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) undermine its successful rollout in South Africa. The …
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The spillover effect of midwife attrition from the Nigerian midwives service scheme
BACKGROUND: The Nigerian Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) increased use of antenatal services at rural public sector clinics. However, it is …
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HIV and early hospital readmission: evaluation of a tertiary medical facility in Lilongwe, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Delivery of quality healthcare in resource-limited settings is an important, understudied public health priority. Thirty-day (early) hospital readmission is …
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Relevance and acceptability of using the Quantiferon gold test (QGIT) to screen CD4 blood draws for latent TB infection among PLHIV in South Africa: formative qualitative research findings from the TEKO trial
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality among people living with HIV (PLHIV), despite the availability of effective …
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Measurement of patient reported disability using WHODAS 2.0 before and after surgical intervention in Madagascar
BACKGROUND: Patient reported outcomes (PRO) measure the quality of care from the patient's perspective. PROs are an important measure of …
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If you can’t measure it- you can’t change it – a longitudinal study on improving quality of care in hospitals and health centers in rural Kenya
BACKGROUND: The Kenyan Ministry of Health- Department of Standards and Regulations sought to operationalize the Kenya Quality Assurance Model for …
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Performance and self-perceived competencies of enrolled nurse/midwives: a mixed methods study from rural Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Tanzania is experiencing a severe shortage of human resources for health, which poses a serious threat to the quality …
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Scaling-up strategic purchasing: analysis of health system governance imperatives for strategic purchasing in a free maternal and child healthcare programme in Enugu State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Significant knowledge gaps exist in the functioning of institutional designs and organisational practices in purchasing within free healthcare schemes …
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Community-based directly observed treatment for TB patients to improve HIV services: a cross-sectional study in a South African province
BACKGROUND: There is uncertainty about how directly observed treatment (DOT) support for tuberculosis (TB) can be delivered most effectively and …
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Perception of Cervical Cancer Patients on their Financial Challenges in Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: The number of cervical cancer cases is reported to increase among women of reproductive age in the recent past …