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Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The …
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Barriers and facilitators of people living with HIV receiving optimal care for hypertension and diabetes in Tanzania: a qualitative study with healthcare professionals and people living with HIV
BACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PLWH) are at a higher risk for developing diabetes and hypertension. Often services are separate …
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Spatial and temporal analysis of road traffic crashes and ambulance responses in Lagos state, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan African countries, Nigeria inclusive, are constrained by grossly limited access to quality pre-hospital trauma care services (PTCS). Findings …
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Evaluation of the Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance indicators in Zambia from 2015–2021: a retrospective analysis
BACKGROUND: The resurgence of poliovirus infection in previously polio free regions and countries calls for renewed commitment to the global …
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Job stress, a source of hypertension among workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Hypertension remains one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Contrasting with the high-income countries where the rates …
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RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine pilot implementation in western Kenya: a qualitative longitudinal study to understand immunisation barriers and optimise uptake
BACKGROUND: Malaria is a significant public health threat in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among children. The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine reduces the …
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Preferences for enhanced treatment options to address HIV care engagement among women living with HIV and perinatal depression in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Option B + offers lifelong ART to pregnant or breastfeeding mothers, but postpartum loss to HIV care, partially driven …
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Determinants of COVID-19-related knowledge and disrupted habits during epidemic waves among women of childbearing age in urban and rural areas of the Malagasy Middle East
BACKGROUND: With regard to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Madagascar, little is known about the knowledge, the perceptions and …
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Mixed-methods cross-sectional study of the prevention of vertical HIV transmission program users unaware of male partner’s HIV status, in six South African districts with a high antenatal HIV burden
BACKGROUND: Elimination of vertical HIV Transmission (VHT) and maternal deaths are global health priorities. Male involvement is one of the …
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Determinants of early discharge after birth among mothers delivered vaginally at health facilities: further analysis of the Ethiopian demographic health survey
INTRODUCTION: The majority of maternal and newborn deaths take place during the first few hours and days after birth and …
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Preferences, educational messaging, and demand creation channels for multipurpose-prevention technologies (MPTs) among women in South Africa
BACKGROUND: South African women, including female sex workers (FSWs), are disproportionately affected by HIV, experience a high unmet need for …
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A quantitative assessment of the consistency of projections from five mathematical models of the HIV epidemic in South Africa: a model comparison study
BACKGROUND: Mathematical models are increasingly used to inform HIV policy and planning. Comparing estimates obtained using different mathematical models can …
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A joint survival model for estimating the association between viral load outcome and survival time to death among HIV/AIDS patients attending health care and treatment centers in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Globally, HIV/AIDS is one of the diseases that have a huge burden in terms of cost and health of …
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Non-use of diabetes medication and its associated factors: a comparative analysis of female and male patients in four Sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: Globally, the burden of disease is shifting towards non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces an increasing …
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Maternal weight trajectories and associations with infant growth in South African women
BACKGROUND: Despite the close relationship between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain (GWG) and postpartum weight (PPW), these …
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Optimizing the utilization of maternal and reproductive healthcare services among women in low-resourced Nigerian settings
INTRODUCTION: Quality care delivery is an essential lifesaving interventions for maternal healthcare and reduction in mortality from preventable reproductive conditions. …
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Sedentary behaviour among older adults residing in flat and hilly neighbourhoods and its association with frailty and chronic disease status
BACKGROUND: Living in hilly neighbourhoods can be associated with sedentary behaviour, but no study has compared sedentary behaviour and its …
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Sexual dysfunction and its associated factors among reproductive-age women at Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Female sexual dysfunction is commonly neglected, under-investigated, and under-treated in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence …
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Differences between persons with and without disability in HIV prevalence, testing, treatment, and care cascade in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study using population-based data
BACKGROUND: Persons with disability may have a higher HIV prevalence and be less likely than persons without disability to know …
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Exploring the perspective of young adults about anaemia prevention; the contributions of knowledge about at-risk groups and consequences of anaemia
BACKGROUND: Anaemia persistently remains a grave public health challenge in most sub-Saharan African countries. Understanding the perspectives of young adults …