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Physical fighting among adolescents in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Physical fights have been a common health problem among adolescents, and approximately a million adolescents' lives are lost due …
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Hepatitis e prevalence, knowledge, and practice of preventive measures among secondary school adolescents in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Currently, there is a paucity of data on the knowledge and practice of preventive measures for Hepatitis E infection …
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Association of Environmental tobacco smoke exposure with depression among non-smoking adults
BACKGROUND: Depression is a psychological dysfunction that impairs health and quality of life. However, whether environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETSE) …
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Effectiveness of the World Health Organization Safe Childbirth Checklist (WHO-SCC) in preventing poor childbirth outcomes: a study protocol for a matched-pair cluster randomized control trial
BACKGROUND: Women delivering in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa and their newborns do not always receive proven interventions needed to …
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Association of medical male circumcision and sexually transmitted infections in a population-based study using targeted maximum likelihood estimation
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological theory and many empirical studies support the hypothesis that there is a protective effect of male circumcision against …
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An individually randomized controlled trial of a mother-daughter HIV/STI prevention program for adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: IMARA-SA study protocol
BACKGROUND: South Africa has the world's largest HIV epidemic, but South African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) acquire HIV …
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Primary school students’ poetic malaria messages from Jimma zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: a qualitative content analysis
BACKGROUND: The engagement of schools in malaria control is an emerging strategy. Little is known about the involvement of students …
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Seasonal patterns of malaria, genital infection, nutritional and iron status in non-pregnant and pregnant adolescents in Burkina Faso: a secondary analysis of trial data
Abstract Background Adolescents are considered at high risk of developing iron deficiency. Studies in children indicate that the prevalence of …
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On the cost-effectiveness of insecticide-treated wall liner and indoor residual spraying as additions to insecticide treated bed nets to prevent malaria: findings from cluster randomized trials in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Despite widespread use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and other tools, malaria caused 409,000 deaths worldwide in 2019. While …
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Stakeholder-engaged research: strategies for the prevention and control of overweight and obesity in Kenya
BACKGROUND: This study was done as part of a larger study that aims to identify the most impactful and cost-effective …
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The secret life of young adolescents living with HIV in northern Mozambique - a mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: In Mozambique, HIV infection remains a leading cause of adolescent mortality. With advances in antiretroviral treatment (ART), the population …
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Towards a comprehensive breastfeeding-friendly workplace environment: insight from selected healthcare facilities in the central region of Ghana
BACKGROUND: In the last three decades, Ghana has championed the objectives of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiatives to provide pregnant women and …
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Patterns of engagement in HIV care during pregnancy and breastfeeding: findings from a cohort study in North-Eastern South Africa
BACKGROUND: Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in sub-Saharan Africa is hindered by limited understanding of HIV-testing and HIV-care engagement …
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Men’s comfort in distributing or receiving HIV self-test kits from close male social network members in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: baseline results from the STEP project
BACKGROUND: A variety of strategies have been used to reach men with HIV self-testing services, including social network-based HIV self-test …
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Diagnosis patterns of sickle cell disease in Ghana: a secondary analysis
BACKGROUND: Despite having the highest prevalence of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the world, no country in Sub-Saharan Africa has …
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Multilevel analysis of determinants of polygyny among married men in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Polygyny occurs when a man has more than one wife at the same time. It often contributes to poor …
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Women empowerment and minimum daily meal frequency among infants and young children in Ghana: analysis of Ghana demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: The nutritional quality of food has an important impact on the health and well-being of families, especially children whose …
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Association between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is a risk factor for child survival in both the short and long term. In Zimbabwe, the …
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Effectiveness of self-care interventions for integrated morbidity management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Anambra State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF), Buruli ulcer (BU) and leprosy are neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of the skin co-endemic in some …
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Exploring the relationships between wasting and stunting among a cohort of children under two years of age in Niger
BACKGROUND: Wasting and stunting, physical growth manifestations of child undernutrition, have historically been considered separately with distinct interventions at the …