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Validation study of the Amharic version Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) in public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, there is a growing concern about improving patients' safety in healthcare facilities. However, the lack of a …
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Acceptance of assisted partner notification among HIV-positive adults with severe mental illness at a national referral hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: HIV mostly affects people with severe mental illnesses (SMIs) than the general population. In 2015, the World Health Organization …
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A qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perspectives on sustainable financing strategies for ‘priority’ adolescent sexual and reproductive health interventions in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) interventions are underfunded in Ghana. We explored stakeholder perspectives on innovative and sustainable …
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A new scale to assess health-facility level management: the development and validation of the facility management scale in Ghana, Uganda, and Malawi
BACKGROUND: The increased recognition of governance, leadership, and management as determinants of health system performance has prompted calls for research …
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Optimizing integration of community-based management of possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) in young infants into primary healthcare systems in Ethiopia and Kenya: successes and challenges
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia and Kenya have adopted the community-based integrated community case management (iCCM) of common childhood illnesses and newborn care …
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Mid-level managers’ perspectives on implementing isoniazid preventive therapy for people living with HIV in Ugandan health districts: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) works to prevent tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV (PLHIV), but uptake remains low …
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Level of technical efficiency and associated factors among health centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: an application of the data envelopment analysis
BACKGROUND: Besides the scarcity of resources, inefficient utilization of available health service resources has been the bottleneck to deliver quality …
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Evaluation of a peer-support, ‘mentor mother’ program in Gaza, Mozambique; a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Retention in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programs is critical to reduce vertical transmission. To addresses challenges with …
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The role of a community conversation intervention in reducing stigma related to lower limb lymphoedema in Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Stigma related to lower-limb lymphoedema poses a major psychosocial burden to affected persons and acts as a barrier to …
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Healthcare worker burnout: exploring the experiences of doctors working in a maternity unit in Namibia
BACKGROUND: Globally, healthcare workers (HCWs) in maternity units are at high risk of developing burnout. Burnout can lead to multiple …
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Practical strategies to achieve resilient health systems: results from a scoping review
BACKGROUND: This paper presents the results of a systematic review to identify practical strategies to create the institutions, skills, values, …
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‘It’s about time’: policymakers’ and health practitioners’ perspectives on implementing fertility care in the Gambian health system
BACKGROUND: Infertility is a major health issue worldwide, yet very few examples of interventions addressing infertility in the Global South …
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The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on women’s access to maternal health and family planning services in Egypt: an exploratory study in two governorates
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has been noted to decrease access to maternal health and family planning services globally. However, evidence …
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Analysis of patient flow and barriers to timely discharge from general medical wards at a tertiary academic hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Movement of patients through a health establishment is a complex activity reliant upon multi-actor co-ordination across departments. The challenge …
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“These are just finishing our medicines”: older persons’ perceptions and experiences of access to healthcare in public and private health facilities in Uganda
BACKGROUND: There is limited research on the experiences of access to medicines for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in health facilities among …
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Factors influencing inequality in government health expenditures within African regional economic communities
BACKGROUND: The unequal distribution of government health spending within African regional economic groupings is a significant barrier to achieving Universal …
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Improving acute myocardial infarction care in northern Tanzania: barrier identification and implementation strategy mapping
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) reduces morbidity and mortality. Prior studies in Tanzania identified substantial gaps in …
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Is the national health insurance scheme a pathway to sustained access to medicines in Nigeria?
OBJECTIVE: The debate surrounding access to medicines in Nigeria has become increasingly necessary due to the high cost of essential …
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Utilization of routine health data and its determinants among healthcare workers in public health facilities of harari region, eastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Routine health information is the pillar of the planning and management of health services and plays a vital role …
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Barriers to proper maternal referral system in selected health facilities in Eastern Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Appropriate maternal referral system plays an essential role in curbing maternal mortality. Although the occurrence of obstetric complications is …