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Association between women’s household decision-making autonomy and health insurance enrollment in sub-saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Out of pocket payment for healthcare remains a barrier to accessing health care services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Women's …
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A cross-sectional survey of public knowledge of the monkeypox disease in Nigeria
The Monkeypox Disease (MPXD) gained attention due to its widened geographical distribution outside of Africa, Hence, a it was declared …
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Post introduction evaluation of the malaria vaccine implementation programme in Ghana, 2021
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa with the region contributing to more than 90% of global …
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Factors associated with provision of physical activity in primary schools in Makindye Division in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Globally, school-going children spend most of their days at school, sitting in lessons and unable to achieve the daily …
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Intention to use contraceptives and its correlates among reproductive age women in selected high fertility sub-saharan Africa countries: a multilevel mixed effects analysis
BACKGROUND: Intention to use contraceptive methods has an overriding importance to better visualize the women's future needs and more likely …
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COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Egypt: a large-scale national survey – to help achieving vaccination target, March-May, 2022
BACKGROUND: Only 57 countries have vaccinated 70% of their population against COVID-19, most of them in high-income countries, whereas almost …
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Climate change and health risks in Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya – knowledge, attitudes and practices among residents
BACKGROUND: Residents of informal settlements in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) are vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change. Little is …
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Undernutrition among the children below five years of age in Uganda: a spatial analysis approach
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition is a health condition caused by a lack of enough food intake, not having enough of the right …
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Factors influencing COVID-19 health protective behaviours in Zambian university students with symptoms of low mood
BACKGROUND: Health protective behaviours are crucial in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19, particularly in university students who typically …
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Prevalence and correlates of modifiable risk factors for cervical cancer and HPV infection among senior high school students in Ghana: a latent class analysis
BACKGROUND: While health risk behaviours are likely to co-occur, there is dearth of studies exploring the clustering of cervical cancer …
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Environmental health aspects and microbial infections of the recreational water
Abstract Background Swimming pools are places for practicing sports, recreation, relaxation, and socialization. However, swimming pools can expose swimmers to …
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Perceptions, facilitators and barriers of physical activity among people living with HIV: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PLWH) have low levels of physical activity. Using the social ecological model to understand perceptions, …
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A peer group intervention implemented by community volunteers increased HIV prevention knowledge
BACKGROUND: HIV prevention knowledge levels are low in sub-Saharan Africa. In our efficacy study, the Mzake ndi Mzake (Friend-to-Friend; hereafter …
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Psychoactive substance abuse among commercial bus drivers in Umuahia, Abia State, South-Eastern Nigeria: an uncontrolled “epidemic” with attendant road traffic crashes
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The unprecedented depletion of the productive workforce has been majorly attributed to road traffic crashes (RTCs). The attendant …
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Experiences of teachers and community-based health workers in addressing adolescents’ sexual reproductive health and rights problems in rural health systems: a case of the RISE project in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Adolescents in low-and-middle-income countries like Zambia face a high burden of sexual, reproductive, health and rights problems including coerced …
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Comprehensive sexuality education linked to sexual and reproductive health services reduces early and unintended pregnancies among in-school adolescent girls in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Advancing the health of adolescents, particularly their sexual and reproductive health, including HIV prevention and care, is a development …
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Interrupting the intergenerational cycle of violence: protocol for a three-generational longitudinal mixed-methods study in South Africa (INTERRUPT_VIOLENCE)
BACKGROUND: Violence is a global social and human rights issue with serious public health implications across the life-course. Interpersonal violence …
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Status of health care waste management plans and practices in public health care facilities in Gauteng Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Health care waste management is a challenge due to the composition of the waste generated within a health care …
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A phenomenological study on recurrent teenage pregnancies in effutu municipality- Ghana.the experiences of teenage mothers
BACKGROUND: Generally, recurrent teenage pregnancies are public health menaces that impede the quality of life of teenage mothers, their offspring, …
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A discourse and content analysis of representation in the mainstream media of the South African National Health Insurance policy from 2011 to 2019
BACKGROUND: Media is a crucial factor in shaping public opinion and setting policy agendas. There is limited research on the …