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Cervical cancer screening outcomes in public health facilities in three states in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer continues to generate a significant burden of disease and death in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Lack …
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Factors associated with anemia among school-going adolescents aged 10–17 years in Zanzibar, Tanzania: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Anemia among adolescents (ages 10-19 years) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries …
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Environmental and life-style risk factors for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The African Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) corridor, which spans from Ethiopia down to South Africa, is an esophageal …
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Discrete-time survival analysis with survey weights: a case study of age at child death in Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: Child death rates are often regarded as reliable indicators for overall welfare of a country since they give insight …
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Taking stock of population-level interventions targeting risk factors for hypertension and diabetes in Rwanda and South Africa: methodological reflections and lessons learnt from conducting a multi-component situational analysis
BACKGROUND: Hypertension and diabetes are on the rise both in Rwanda and South Africa. The responsibility for NCD risk factors …
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Individual risk preference as a predictor of health behaviour: evidence from the use of condoms against HIV/AIDS in Ghana
BACKGROUND: It is evident that public health education interventions to promote the use of condoms against HIV infections in Ghana …
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Socioeconomic inequality, health inequity and well-being of transgender people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: We aimed to explore socioeconomic inequality, health inequity, and the well-being of transgender people during the COVID-19 crisis in …
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Body mass index and cervical cancer screening among women aged 15–69 years in Eswatini: evidence from a population-based survey
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer stands as one of the most prevalent cancer types among women, despite its preventable nature through early …
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A user-centred implementation strategy for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis(TB) is among the leading causes of infectious death worldwide. Contact investigation is an evidence-based, World Health Organisation-endorsed intervention …
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Associations between mental health challenges, sexual activity, alcohol consumption, use of other psychoactive substances and use of COVID-19 preventive measures during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by adults in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to assess: 1) the associations among sexual activity, alcohol consumption, use of other …
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Awareness of head and neck cancer among patients attended at a regional referral hospital in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Head and neck cancers (HNCs) are considered to be lethal and about 50% of the cases are diagnosed at …
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Pregnant women’s perception on the health effects of household air pollution in Rural Butajira, Ethiopia: a phenomenological qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution is the major public health problem in developing countries. Pregnant women spent the majority of their …
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Sexual lives of reproductive-aged people with disabilities in Central Sidama National Regional State, Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Sexuality is an important part of human life; people with disabilities have the same sexual desires as people without …
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A national screening for the prevalence and profile of disability types among Egyptian children aged 6–12 years: a community-based population study
AIM: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of disability domains among Egyptian children in the age group of 6-12 …
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A social network analysis model approach to understand tuberculosis transmission in remote rural Madagascar
BACKGROUND: Quality surveillance data used to build tuberculosis (TB) transmission models are frequently unavailable and may overlook community intrinsic dynamics …
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Transgender women in Kenya experience greater stigma, depressive symptoms, alcohol and drug use and risky sexual practices than cis-gendered men who have sex with men
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, sexual and gender minority individuals have disproportionate burden of HIV. There are limited quantitative data from sub-Saharan Africa …
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Performance of different colorectal cancer screening strategies: a long-term passive follow-up population-based screening program in Beijing, China
BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess the performance of the risk assessment questionnaire and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) in a population-based …
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Prevention of human exposure to livestock faecal waste in the household: a scoping study of interventions conducted in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Poorly managed animal faecal waste can result in detrimental environmental and public health implications. Limiting human exposure to animal …
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Psychosocial effects of adverse pregnancy outcomes and their influence on reporting pregnancy loss during surveys and surveillance: narratives from Uganda
BACKGROUND: In 2021, Uganda had an estimated 25,855 stillbirths and 32,037 newborn deaths. Many Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (APOs) go unreported …
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Prevalence and factors associated with sexual and reproductive health literacy among youth living with HIV in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Adequate sexual and reproductive health literacy (SRHL) among young people has been linked to informed sexual behaviours. Studies on …