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Prevalence and factors associated with utilisation of postnatal care in Sierra Leone: a 2019 national survey
BACKGROUND: Within Sub-Saharan Africa, some countries still report unacceptably high rates of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, despite improvements …
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Psychosocial and mental health challenges faced by emerging adults living with HIV and support systems aiding their positive coping: a qualitative study from the Kenyan coast
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, there is little data on the challenges faced by young people living with HIV transitioning into …
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The source and fate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in wastewater and possible routes of transmission
BACKGROUND: The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) consists of causative agents of both human and animal tuberculosis and is responsible for …
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Medicines and vaccines supply chains challenges in Nigeria: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Medicines and vaccines supply chains represent critical systems for realising one of the major targets of the United Nations' …
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Unintended socio-economic and health consequences of COVID-19 among slum dwellers in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: To reduce the spread of COVID-19, several countries in Africa instituted countrywide lockdowns and other public health measures. Whereas …
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Burden of malaria, impact of interventions and climate variability in Western Ethiopia: an area with large irrigation based farming
Abstract Background Land use change has increasingly been expanding throughout the world in the past decades. It can have profound …
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Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine and refusal to receive COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in northeastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Major efforts are being made to control the spread and impacts of the coronavirus pandemic using vaccines. Ethiopia began …
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Ghanaian women’s knowledge on whether malaria treatment is covered by the national health insurance: A multilevel regression analysis of national data
BACKGROUND: To obviate malaria and other healthcare costs and enhance healthcare utilization, the government of Ghana introduced the National Health …
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The associations between alcohol intake and cardiometabolic risk in African-origin adults spanning the epidemiologic transition
BACKGROUND: Cardiometabolic (CM) risk affects approximately 25% of adults globally, and is diagnosed by meeting 3 out of 5 of …
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Stakeholder perspectives on adapting and disseminating Ghana’s physical activity guidelines: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Ghana is facing the public health "double burden" of both communicable and chronic diseases. To combat increased chronic disease …
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A systematic review on mobile health applications for foodborne disease outbreak management
BACKGROUND: Foodborne disease outbreaks are common and notifiable in South Africa; however, they are rarely reported and poorly investigated. Surveillance …
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The performance of COVID-19 Surveillance System as timely containment strategy in Western Oromia, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has been swiftly spreading throughout the world ever since it emerged in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019. …
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On-site personal protective equipment signage and use by road construction workers in Ghana: a comparative study of foreign- and locally-owned companies
BACKGROUND: Road construction work has specific risks and safety issues which have not been adequately addressed in most low- and …
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Effects of a four-year health systems intervention on the use of maternal and infant health services: results from a programme evaluation in two districts of rural Chad
BACKGROUND: Attendance of maternal and infant care services in rural Chad are consistently low. Our study aimed to assess the …
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Effectiveness of a pre-adolescent inter-generational intervention to address HIV and obesity in South Africa, using a pretest-posttest design
BACKGROUND: Strengthening pre-adolescents knowledge and skills through an age- and culturally-appropriate intervention could prevent health issues later in life. Early …
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Relationship, partner factors and stigma are associated with safer conception information, motivation, and behavioral skills among women living with HIV in Botswana
BACKGROUND: A significant proportion (20-59%) of people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa desire childbearing, are of reproductive age, and …
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Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with never having tested for HIV among sexually active men across the four administrative regions of Uganda
BACKGROUND: HIV testing among men is paramount in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV. There is limited literature in …
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The role and effectiveness of School-based Extra-Curricular Interventions on children’s health and HIV related behaviour: the case study of Soul Buddyz Clubs Programme in South Africa
BACKGROUND: HIV education targeting children and adolescents is a key component of HIV prevention. This is especially important in the …
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Qualitative views of Nigerian school principals and teachers on the barriers and opportunities for promoting students’ physical activity behaviours within the school settings
BACKGROUND: Insufficient physical activity (PA) is a growing public health challenge among Nigerian adolescents. Significant information gap exists on the …
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A community-based healthcare package combining testing and prevention tools, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), immediate HIV treatment, management of hepatitis B virus, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH), targeting female sex workers (FSWs) in Côte d’Ivoire: the ANRS 12381 PRINCESSE project
BACKGROUND: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended by the WHO for HIV prevention among female sex workers (FSWs). A study conducted …