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Space–time dynamics regression models to assess variations of composite index for anthropometric failure across the administrative zones in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: A single anthropometric index such as stunting, wasting, or underweight does not show the holistic picture of under-five children's …
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Spatial and multilevel analysis of unskilled birth attendance in Chad
BACKGROUND: Unskilled birth attendance is a major public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Existing studies are hardly focused on …
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A comparative study of the work-family conflicts prevalence, their sociodemographic, family, and work attributes, and their relation to the self-reported health status in Japanese and Egyptian civil workers
BACKGROUND: Cross-cultural studies studying work-family conflicts (W_F_Cs) are scarce. We compared the prevalence of W_F_Cs, factors correlated with them, and …
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Epidemiological description of and response to a large yellow fever outbreak in Edo state Nigeria, September 2018 - January 2019
BACKGROUND: Edo State Surveillance Unit observed the emergence of a disease with "no clear-cut-diagnosis", which affected peri-urban Local Government Areas …
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Socio-economic analysis of short-term trends of COVID-19: modeling and data analytics
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 caused a worldwide outbreak leading the majority of human activities to a rough breakdown. Many stakeholders proposed multiple …
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Spatial distribution and associated factors of community based health insurance coverage in Ethiopia: further analysis of Ethiopian demography and health survey, 2019
BACKGROUND: Community-Based Health Insurance is an emerging concept for providing financial protection against the cost of illness and improving access …
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Challenges and lessons learned from four years of planning and implementing pharmacovigilance enhancement in sub-Saharan Africa
Pharmacovigilance (PV) systems in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are not fully functional. The spontaneous adverse events (AE) reporting …
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To disclose or not: experiences of HIV infected pregnant women in disclosing their HIV status to their male sexual partners in Blantyre, Malawi
BACKGROUND: HIV status disclosure is one of the pillars of success of the elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of …
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Does the perception of HIV risk among Female sex workers affect HIV prevention behavior? application of the Health Belief Model (HBM)
BACKGROUND: High prevalence of Human Immune virus/Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in Female Sex Workers (FSWs) is identified as a bottleneck …
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Towards an integrated surveillance of zoonotic diseases in Burkina Faso: the case of anthrax
BACKGROUND: Anthrax is a zoonotic disease that causes frequent outbreaks in livestock and fatal human cases in Burkina Faso. Effective …
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Cervical cancer prevention in countries with the highest HIV prevalence: a review of policies
INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs most frequently …
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Validation of a COVID-19 mental health and wellness survey questionnaire
BACKGROUND AND AIM: COVID-19 affected mental health and wellbeing. Research is needed to assess its impact using validated tools. The …
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Determinants of coexistence of stunting, wasting, and underweight among children under five years in the Gambia; evidence from 2019/20 Gambian demographic health survey: application of multivariate binary logistic regression model
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition happens when there are insufficient amounts of nutrients and energy consumed improperly. Included are both undernutrition and overnutrition. …
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The psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT-23) in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Burnout is an increasing public health concern that afflicts employees globally. The measurement of burnout is not without criticism, …
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Real-world study of the effectiveness of BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm) COVID-19 vaccine in the Kingdom of Morocco
BACKGROUND: The Kingdom of Morocco approved BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm) COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on 22 January 2021 in a two-dose, …
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‘There is nowhere to take the child’: a qualitative study of community members’ views on managing early childhood substance use in Mbale, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Harmful alcohol use by 5-8-year-old children has been identified in Mbale District, Uganda. To further examine this finding, the …
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A study protocol to evaluate the impact of a personal and domestic hygiene intervention on lead exposure in a community next to a mine dump
BACKGROUND: Lead has been associated with adverse health effects, especially neurocognitive and behavioural effects, in children. Communities living close to …
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Optimizing knowledge and behavioral intention of women and their partners in the perinatal period in South Africa: a randomized control trial study protocol in the Tshwane district, Gauteng province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Maternal knowledge that motivates improvements in critical perinatal health behaviors has the potential to significantly reduce maternal and neonatal …
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Navigating the local foodscape: qualitative investigation of food retail and dietary preferences in Kisumu and Homa Bay Counties, western Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases have risen markedly over the last decade. A phenomenon that was mainly endemic in high-income countries has …
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A risk measurement tool for targeted HIV prevention measures amongst young pregnant and lactating women in South Africa
BACKGROUND: We aimed to develop and validate a tool to identify which pregnant/lactating young South African women (≤ 24 years) …