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An evaluation of physical access barriers to COVID-19 vaccines uptake among persons with physical disabilities in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Physically disabled persons continue to be discriminated, excluded and neglected based on design of structures and their location. This …
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Prenatal anaemia and risk of postpartum haemorrhage: a cohort analysis of data from the Predict-PPH study
BACKGROUND: Most previous clinical studies investigating the connection between prenatal anaemia and postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) have reported conflicting results. OBJECTIVES: …
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Assessing the implementation fidelity, feasibility, and sustainability of community-based house improvement for malaria control in southern Malawi: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Despite significant success in the fight against malaria over the past two decades, malaria control programmes rely on only …
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Financial scarcity, psychological well-being and perceptions: an evaluation of the Nigerian currency redesign policy outcomes
BACKGROUND: The relationship between insufficient financial resources and psychological health has been extensively studied and established in various contexts. However, …
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Comparing PrEP initiation rates by service delivery models among high risk adolescent boys and young men in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings from a population-based prospective study
INTRODUCTION: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV prevention strategy that can reduce the risk of HIV acquisition by more than …
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Why is there a gap in self-rated health among people with hypertension in Zambia? A decomposition of determinants and rural‒urban differences
BACKGROUND: Hypertension affects over one billion people globally and is one of the leading causes of premature death. Low- and …
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Snoring is associated with hypertension and diabetes mellitus among adults in north Sudan: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Different levels of association between snoring, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus (DM) are reported. There are few published studies on …
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Socio-economic inequities in mental health problems and wellbeing among women working in the apparel and floriculture sectors: testing the mediating role of psychological capital, social support and tangible assets
BACKGROUND: It is still unknown whether the mechanisms proposed by the Reserve Capacity Model (RCM) explaining socio-economic health and wellbeing …
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Acceptability and perceived feasibility of the KaziKidz health promotion intervention among educators and caregivers in schools from South Africa: a qualitative descriptive study
BACKGROUND: Despite the uncontested benefits of physical activity, its promotion lags behind in the public health agenda of low- and …
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Living with type 1 diabetes and schooling among young people in Ghana: a truism of health selection, inadequate support, or artefactual explanation of educational inequalities?
INTRODUCTION: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is mostly diagnosed among young people. Despite the evidence that T1DM is disruptive, and …
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Integrating ‘undetectable equals untransmittable’ into HIV counselling in South Africa: the development of locally acceptable communication tools using intervention mapping
BACKGROUND: The global campaign for "Undetectable equals Untransmittable" (U = U) seeks to spread awareness of HIV treatment as prevention, …
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated factors among patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia, 2023: asystematic review and meta analysis
Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome is a complex pathophysiologic state which characterized by abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and hyperlipidaemia. The …
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Sexual and reproductive health information needs; an inquiry from the lens of in-school adolescents in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria
BACKGROUND: It is important to understand the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of adolescents from the adolescents themselves to …
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Validation of the arabic version of the EuroQol-5-dimension 5-level (EQ-5D-5 L) in patients with spinal degenerative diseases
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to test the reliability and validity of the translated Arabic version of EQ-5D-5 L. METHODS: The …
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When one door closes: a qualitative exploration of women’s experiences of access to sexual and reproductive health services during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 pandemic widely disrupted health services provision, especially during the lockdown period, with females disproportionately affected. Very little is …
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Cervical cancer screening among women with comorbidities: evidence from the 2022 Tanzania demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to examine cervical cancer screening (CCS) uptake among women living with hypertension and …
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Knowledge and trust of mothers regarding childhood vaccination in Rwanda
Abstract Introduction Knowledge and trust are some of the contributing factors to vaccine acceptance(VA) and Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is one …
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Exploring information needs among family caregivers of children with intellectual disability in a rural area of South Africa: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Globally, families experience challenges caring for and raising children with intellectual disability (ID). Family caregivers in rural states are …
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Assessment of the integrated disease surveillance and response system implementation in health zones at risk for viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, following a major Ebola outbreak, 2021
BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) experienced its largest Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in 2018-2020. As a result …
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Access to family planning services and associated factors among young people in Lira city northern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Access to family planning services among young people is crucial for reproductive health. This study explores the access and …