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Providers of antenatal care services in Ghana: evidence from Ghana demographic and health surveys 1988–2014
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care is one of the three most essential care - antenatal, delivery and post-natal, given to women during …
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Using a multimethod approach to develop implementation strategies for a cervical self-sampling program in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Numerous health policy makers/researchers are concerned about the limitations of research being applied to support informed decision/policy making and …
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Assessment of provider-initiated HIV screening in Nigeria with sub-Saharan African comparison
BACKGROUND: Despite Nigeria's high HIV prevalence, voluntary testing and counselling rates remain low. UNAIDS/WHO/CDC recommends provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) …
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Low contribution of health extension workers in identification of persons with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopian Somali Region pastoralists
BACKGROUND: To accelerate the expansion of primary healthcare coverage, the Ethiopian government started deploying specially trained community health workers named …
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Quality of the delivery services in health facilities in Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Substantial improvements have been observed in the coverage of and access to maternal health service, especially in skilled birth …
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Evaluating the sub-national fidelity of national Initiatives in decentralized health systems: Integrated Primary Health Care Governance in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Policy making, translation and implementation in politically and administratively decentralized systems can be challenging. Beyond the mere sub-national acceptance …
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Modern contraceptive utilization and associated factors among married pastoralist women in Bale eco-region, Bale Zone, South East Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Women who live in remote rural areas encounter different challenges against contraception and often deny the use of modern …
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Intimate partner violence and utilization of maternal health care services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Despite its prominence, intimate partner violence (IPV) against women has received little attention in Ethiopia. And as many of sub-Saharan …
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Relationships between structure, process and outcome to assess quality of integrated chronic disease management in a rural South African setting: applying a structural equation model
BACKGROUND: South Africa faces a complex dual burden of chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In response, the Integrated Chronic …
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Assessment of primary health care facilities’ service readiness in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Effective delivery of healthcare services requires availability of adequate infrastructure, diagnostic medical equipment, drugs and well-trained medical personnel. In …
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Erratum to: The potential effectiveness of the nutrition improvement program on infant and young child feeding and nutritional status in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon, Central Africa
Following the publication of this article [1] it was brought to our attention that there is a recurring error in …
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Reducing medical claims cost to Ghana’s National Health Insurance scheme: a cross-sectional comparative assessment of the paper- and electronic-based claims reviews
BACKGROUND: A robust medical claims review system is crucial for addressing fraud and abuse and ensuring financial viability of health …
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Impacts of a navigation program based on health information technology for patients receiving oral anticancer therapy: the CAPRI randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: The emergence of oral delivery in cancer therapeutics is expected to result in an increased need for better coordination …
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Enablers and barriers to evidence based planning in the district health system in Uganda; perceptions of district health managers
BACKGROUND: The District Health System was endorsed as the key strategy to achieve 'Health for all' during the WHO organized …
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The impact of community health worker-led home delivery of antiretroviral therapy on virological suppression: a non-inferiority cluster-randomized health systems trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Home delivery of antiretroviral therapy (ART) by community health workers (CHWs) may improve ART retention by reducing the time …
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Refining a questionnaire to assess breast cancer knowledge and barriers to screening in Kenya: Psychometric assessment of the BCAM
BACKGROUND: Our study objective was to determine the validity and reliability of the breast module of a cancer awareness measure …
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Hypertension management in rural primary care facilities in Zambia: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Improved primary health care is needed in developing countries to effectively manage the growing burden of hypertension. Our objective …
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Towards best practice in acute stroke care in Ghana: a survey of hospital services
BACKGROUND: Stroke and other non-communicable diseases are important emerging public health concerns in sub-Saharan Africa where stroke-related mortality and morbidity …
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Training nurses in task-shifting strategies for the management and control of hypertension in Ghana: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Nurses in Ghana play a vital role in the delivery of primary health care at both the household and …
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An investigation of stigmatizing attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS by doctors and nurses in Vientiane, Lao PDR
BACKGROUND: Despite global efforts, HIV-related stigma continues to negatively impact the health and well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS. Even …