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Adherence to antiretroviral and cancer chemotherapy, and associated factors among patients with HIV–cancer co-morbidity at the Uganda Cancer Institute: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a major global public health issue affecting millions of people, and sub-Saharan Africa where Uganda …
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Socioeconomic position, perceived weight, lifestyle risk, and multimorbidity in young adults aged 18 to 35 years: a Multi-country Study
BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity-risk is established early in life, therefore reducing modifiable risk factors such as overweight or obesity may, in part, …
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Prevalence and associated factors of frailty among community dweller older adults living in Gondar town, northwest, Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Frailty is a multidimensional geriatric condition that increases vulnerability to stressors, increases the risk of negative health outcomes, and …
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Alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviors among fishers in Elmina in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption is part of human social behavior and constitutes a routine part of social life in many countries. …
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Self-rated physical and mental health among older adults 80 years and older: cross-sectional results from a National community sample in Thailand
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the self-reported physical health (SRPH) and self-reported mental health (SRMH) of …
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Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis and predictors of death among children on tuberculosis treatment in central Ethiopia: an extended Cox model challenged survival analysis
BACKGROUND: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) was poorly studied in Ethiopia. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of childhood TB and …
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Human papillomavirus vaccine acceptance among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting females. Human papillomavirus vaccination of adolescent girls is the primary …
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Protective factors for adolescent sexual risk behaviours and experiences linked to HIV infection in South Africa: a three-wave longitudinal analysis of caregiving, education, food security, and social protection
BACKGROUND: Structural interventions are endorsed to enhance biomedical and behavioural HIV prevention programmes for adolescents. Aiming to inform future interventions, …
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Prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) program outcomes in South Africa in the pre-COVID and COVID eras
INTRODUCTION: Two decades after implementing the Prevention of Mother to Child transmission (PMTCT) program, South Africa has still not managed …
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Temporal trend analysis of the HIV/AIDS burden before and after the implementation of antiretroviral therapy at the population level from 1990 to 2020 in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has helped reduce the burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) …
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Socioeconomic inequality in early sexual initiation among female youths in sub-Saharan African countries: a decomposition analysis
INTRODUCTION: Youths are defined as individuals within the age group 15-24 years. It is the transitional stage from childhood to …
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A multi-country survey of the socio-demographic factors associated with adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: Health behaviours are influenced by individual characteristics including age, gender, education and economic level. This study aimed to assess …
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A multiplicative effect of Education and Wealth associated with HIV-related knowledge and attitudes among Ghanaian women
BACKGROUND: Knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV play a crucial role in prevention and control efforts. Understanding the factors influencing HIV-related …
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Unimproved source of drinking water and its associated factors: a spatial and multilevel analysis of Ethiopian demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Drinking water quality has been a major public health concern in lower and middle income countries where access to …
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An unacceptably high burden of anaemia and it’s predictors among young women (15–24 years) in low and middle income countries; set back to SDG progress
BACKGROUND: Anaemia is a major global public health problem, considerably affects young women in resource limited countries. The available researches …
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Barriers to tuberculosis treatment adherence in high-burden tuberculosis settings in Ashanti region, Ghana: a qualitative study from patient’s perspective
BACKGROUND: Despite having an effective community-based Directly Observed Therapy Short-course (DOTS) strategy for tuberculosis (TB) care, treatment adherence has been …
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Influence of psychosocial safety climate on occupational health and safety: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Creating a healthy, decent and safe workplace and designing quality jobs are ways to eliminate precarious work in organisations …
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Caretakers’ stated willingness to pay for children’s spectacles in cross river state, Nigeria and its implication for a cross-subsidisation scheme: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Understanding caretakers' willingness to pay (WTP) for their children's spectacles is essential to improving the sustainability of refractive error …
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Shared correlates of maternal and childhood overweight in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data
BACKGROUND: Overweight parents are likelier to bear overweight babies, who are likelier to grow into overweight adults. Understanding the shared …
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Participatory prioritisation of interventions to improve primary school food environments in Gauteng, South Africa
BACKGROUND: In South Africa, overweight and obesity affect 17% of children aged 15-18. School food environments play a vital role …