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Inequities in childhood immunisation coverage associated with socioeconomic, geographic, maternal, child, and place of birth characteristics in Kenya
BACKGROUND: The global Immunisation Agenda 2030 highlights coverage and equity as a strategic priority goal to reach high equitable immunisation …
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Comparing rates of mycobacterial clearance in sputum smear-negative and smear-positive adults living with HIV
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV (PLH) frequently presents as sputum smear-negative. However, clinical trials of TB …
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Identification of transmission chains and clusters associated with COVID-19 in Tunisia
Abstract Background The aim of this study was to characterize the transmission chains and clusters of COVID-19 infection in Tunisia. …
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Acceptability, feasibility, and impact of a pilot tuberculosis literacy and treatment counselling intervention: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: There is a need for innovative strategies to improve TB testing uptake and patient retention along the continuum of …
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A 17 year experience of attrition from care among HIV infected children in Nnewi South-East Nigeria
BACKGROUND: A large number of HIV-infected children continue to die despite reported scale-up of paediatric HIV services. AIM: The trend …
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Diagnostic performance evaluation of hepatitis B e antigen rapid diagnostic tests in Malawi
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has targeted a reduction in viral hepatitis-related mortality by 65% and incidence by …
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Confounding influences of malnutrition and Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma haematobium infections on haematological parameters in school children in Muyuka, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: School-aged children (SAC) are a high-risk demographic group for infectious diseases and malnutrition. The objective of this study was …
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Malaria intermittent preventive treatment in Nigeria: a qualitative study to explore barriers
BACKGROUND: While the use of sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (SP) is effective in preventing malaria infection during pregnancy, there are challenges limiting …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on African tick bite fever of rural livestock communities living in a livestock-wildlife interface area in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
BACKGROUND: African tick bite fever (ATBF) caused by Rickettsia africae and transmitted by Amblyomma spp. ticks is one of the …
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COVID – 19 related knowledge and preventive practices early in the outbreak among health care workers in selected public health facilities of Illu aba Bor and Buno Bedelle zones, Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Novel-coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease is currently a worldwide health risk and public health emergency concern. The virus is transmitted …
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Healthcare workers’ compliance and its potential determinants to prevent COVID-19 in public hospitals in Western Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Globally, Coronavirus disease-19 has created unprecedented challenges to public health. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of COVID-19 because …
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Bacterial profile and drug susceptibility among adult patients with community acquired lower respiratory tract infection at tertiary hospital, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Lower respiratory tract infection is a global problem accounting over 50 million deaths annually. Here, we determined the bacterial …
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A designathon to co-create community-driven HIV self-testing services for Nigerian youth: findings from a participatory event
BACKGROUND: Youth are at high risk for HIV, but are often left out of designing interventions, including those focused on …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding tuberculosis amongst healthcare workers in Moyen-Ogooué Province, Gabon
BACKGROUND: In countries with a high tuberculosis incidence such as Gabon, healthcare workers are at enhanced risk to become infected …
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Self-management interventions for adolescents living with HIV: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Self-management interventions aim to enable people living with chronic conditions to increase control over their condition in order to …
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Hematological indices and abnormalities among patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Kosti city of the White Nile state, Sudan: a comparative study
BACKGROUND: Hematological abnormalities are common features in falciparum malaria but vary among different populations across countries. Therefore, we compared hematological …
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Population structure and diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in children with asymptomatic malaria living in different ecological zones of Ghana
BACKGROUND: Genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum populations can be used to describe the resilience and spatial distribution of the parasite …
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Developing and validating a risk algorithm to diagnose Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in symptomatic Rwandan women
BACKGROUND: Algorithms that bridge the gap between syndromic sexually transmitted infection (STI) management and treatment based in realistic diagnostic options …
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High frequency of Taenia solium antigen positivity in patients admitted for neurological disorders in the Rural Hospital of Mosango, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of human cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, caused by the larval stage of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is …
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Interaction analysis of statistically enriched mutations identified in Cameroon recombinant subtype CRF02_AG that can influence the development of Dolutegravir drug resistance mutations
BACKGROUND: The Integrase (IN) strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI), Dolutegravir (DTG), has been given the green light to form part of …