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“Deadly”, “fierce”, “shameful”: notions of antiretroviral therapy, stigma and masculinities intersecting men’s life-course in Blantyre, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Stigma and masculinity represent persistent barriers in delivering successful HIV interventions to men. Our study examined community perceptions of …
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Joint spatio-temporal modelling of adverse pregnancy outcomes sharing common risk factors at sub-county level in Kenya, 2016–2019
BACKGROUND: Adverse pregnancy outcomes jointly account for a high proportion of mortality and morbidity among pregnant women and their infants. …
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Health impacts of a randomized biomass cookstove intervention in northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with solid fuels has adverse health effects. REACCTING (Research on Emissions, Air quality, …
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Association between health insurance enrolment and maternal health care service utilization among women in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Health insurance was considered as the third global health transition which can increase access to health care services by …
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Risk factors for some tropical diseases in an African country
BACKGROUND: Often, non-clinical risk factors could affect the predisposition of an individual to diseases. Understanding these factors and their impacts …
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Disclosure of same-sex practices and experiences of healthcare stigma among cisgender men who have sex with men in five sub-Saharan African countries
BACKGROUND: For men who have sex with men (MSM) across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), disclosure of same-sex practices to family and …
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Unsuppressed viral load after intensive adherence counselling in rural eastern Uganda; a case of Kamuli district, Uganda
BACKGROUND: The East Central (EC) region of Uganda has the least viral suppression rate despite having a relatively low prevalence …
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Population-level interventions targeting risk factors of diabetes and hypertension in South Africa: a document review
BACKGROUND: South Africa bears an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. The objective of …
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Facilitators and barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-positive adolescents living in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with HIV face substandard outcomes along the continuum of care, including higher rates of poor adherence and …
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Psychological distress, burnout, and coping strategies among Nigerian primary school teachers: a school-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The teaching profession is highly stressed job. A high level of stress is associated with poor health outcomes, such …
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A case analysis of a mass treatment approach to control GI and water-related conditions in Sudan
BACKGROUND: The efficiency of mass chlorination in controlling diarrheal diseases during acute emergencies has been extensively reported in literature. However, …
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“I don’t know when he will be back”: life-changing events challenge the community ART Group model– a qualitative research study, Tete, Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Since 2008 in Mozambique, patients stable on antiretroviral therapy (ART) can join Community ART Groups (CAG), peer groups in …
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Health priority-setting for official development assistance in low-income and middle-income countries: a Best Fit Framework Synthesis study with primary data from Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Decision making process for Official Development Assistance (ODA) for healthcare sector in low-income and middle-income countries involves multiple agencies, …
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Practices of anti-malaria pharmaceuticals inventory control system and associated challenges in public health facilities of Oromiya special zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Anti-malaria pharmaceuticals inventory control system helps to maintain an appropriate stock level using logistics management information system records and …
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Trends in emergency contraception awareness among women and girls in 28 sub-Saharan countries
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that emergency contraception (EC) remains underutilised in preventing unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Small-scale surveys …
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Impact and experience of participant engagement activities in supporting dapivirine ring use among participants enrolled in the phase III MTN-020/ASPIRE study
BACKGROUND: Low adherence to investigational products can negatively impact study outcomes, limiting the ability to demonstrate efficacy. To continue advancing …
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Perceptions of females about trauma-informed services for survivors of sexual violence in south western Uganda- a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Sexual violence is a public health concern globally and locally, and trauma-informed services are put in place to mitigate …
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Funding patterns for biomedical research and infectious diseases burden in Gabon
BACKGROUND: Biomedical research plays an important role in improving health. There seems to exist a negative correlation between the amount …
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The impact of a maternal mental health intervention on intimate partner violence in Northern Ghana and the mediating roles of social support and couple communication: secondary analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUNDS: Diverse intervention efforts are implemented to address intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. Via a syndemics theory lens and …
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Understanding how young African adults interact with peer-generated sexual health information on Facebook and uncovering strategies for successful organic engagement
BACKGROUND: The use of social media for sexual health communication is gaining intense discussion both globally and in Africa. Despite …