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Dam-mediated flooding impact on outpatient attendance and diarrhoea cases in northern Ghana: a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Floods are the most frequently occurring natural disaster and constitute a significant public health risk. Several operational satellite-based flood …
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Under age five children survival times in Nigeria: a Bayesian spatial modeling approach
BACKGROUND: Nigeria is among the top five countries in the world with the highest under-five mortality rates. In addition to …
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Economic costs and Predictors of occupation-related Injuries in Ethiopian sugar industries from the Employer’s perspective: top-down approach and friction method
BACKGROUND: For many industrial workers, occupational injuries are a common health and safety concern. However, sufficient information on the economic …
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HIV care experiences and health priorities during the first wave of COVID-19: clients’ perspectives – a qualitative study in Lusaka, Zambia
BACKGROUND: The novel COVID-19 pandemic threatened to disrupt access to human immunodeficiency (HIV) treatment for persons living with HIV (PLHIV), …
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Assessing the relationship between knowledge and the actual use of contraceptives among childbearing women in South-South Nigeria: evidence from the 2018 Nigeria demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Nigeria has one of the world's highest fertility rates, which is detrimental to its public health and socioeconomic growth. …
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An analysis on the roles and involvements of different stakeholders in the provision of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Southeast Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Sexual and reproductive health of young people involve a lot of stakeholders, traverse different sectors, and cut across all …
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Mental health challenges and perceived risks among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Female sex workers (FSWs) in Kenya are at an increased risk of violence, poverty, police arrest, and problematic alcohol …
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Understanding the rural–urban disparity in acute respiratory infection symptoms among under-five children in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multivariate decomposition analysis
BACKGROUND: Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs) account for more than 6% of the worldwide disease burden in children under the age …
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Pediatric tuberculosis outcomes and factors associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes in Botswana, 2008–2019: a retrospective analysis
INTRODUCTION: Globally, the amount of research on the outcomes of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) is disproportionately less than that of adult …
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Prevalence and factors associated with the use of long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptive methods among women who desire no more children in high fertility countries in sub-saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: The proportion of women with family planning needs increased from 74 to 76% between 2000 and 2019, and this …
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Mid-upper arm circumference as a substitute for body mass index in the assessment of nutritional status among adults in eastern Sudan
Abstract Background Body mass index (BMI) remains the most used indicator of nutritional status despite the presence of a potentially …
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Men’s conceptualization of gender-based violence directed to women in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a crucial global public health challenge disenfranchising women and girls from enjoying their fundamental human …
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Respiratory health among adolescents living in the Highveld Air Pollution Priority Area in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Air pollution is a global, public health emergency. The effect of living in areas with very poor air quality …
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A nationwide cross-sectional review of in-hospital hepatitis B virus testing and disease burden estimation in Ghana, 2016 - 2021
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Data are needed to inform hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing and treatment policies in Ghana to make …
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Measles second dose vaccine utilization and associated factors among children aged 24–35 months in Sub-Saharan Africa, a multi-level analysis from recent DHS surveys
BACKGROUND: Although a safe and effective vaccine is available, measles remains an important cause of mortality and morbidity among young …
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HIV testing and associated factors among men (15-64 years) in Eastern Africa: a multilevel analysis using the recent demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Despite significant efforts made to prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, its testing coverage among men is still low …
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The relationship between depression symptoms and academic performance among first-year undergraduate students at a South African university: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: South African universities face a challenge of low throughput rates, with most students failing to complete their studies within …
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Correction to: Population health trends analysis and burden of disease profile observed in Sierra Leone from 1990 to 2017
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Estimating the risk of SARS-CoV-2 deaths using a Markov switching-volatility model combined with heavy-tailed distributions for South Africa
BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19 virus) infection exposed the unpreparedness of African countries to health-related issues, South Africa included. Africa recorded more …
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Development of a community-based COVID-19 intervention in rural Ghana: a document analysis
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the loss of millions of lives and economic breakdowns in many countries across the …