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Where and how do young people like to get their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information? Experiences from students in higher learning institutions in Mbeya, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among young adults in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is still a major public …
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Childhood vaccination uptake and associated factors among children 12–23 months in rural settings of the Gambia: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Globally, immunization prevents 2-3 million deaths annually from vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza, and measles. In …
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Primary healthcare seeking behaviour of low-income patients across the public and private health sectors in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system aims to re-engineer primary healthcare (PHC) in South Africa, envisioning both private …
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Prevalence and risk factors associated with asymptomatic malaria among school children: repeated cross-sectional surveys of school children in two ecological zones in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic Plasmodium infections significantly drive malaria transmission and impact control and elimination strategies, but are largely uncharacterized. We investigated …
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Correction to: association between internal migration and epidemic dynamics: an analysis of cause-specific mortality in Kenya and South Africa using health and demographic surveillance data
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Correction to: Mental health symptoms and inflammatory markers among HIV infected patients in Tanzania
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A mixed-methods investigation to understand and improve the scaled-up infection prevention and control in primary care health facilities during the Ebola virus disease epidemic in Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: The 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa became a humanitarian crisis that exposed significant gaps in infection prevention and …
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Prevalence and factors associated with PTSD among female urban slum dwellers in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of and factors associated with PTSD among adult females in Nigeria, particularly those …
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“Friendly reminder: hi! It is that time again ☺”: understanding PMTCT care text message design preferences amongst pre- and post-partum women and their male partners
BACKGROUND: Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services in Kenya can be strengthened through the delivery of relevant and culturally …
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Do sexual expectancies and inhibitions predict high-risk sexual behaviours? Evidence from a cross-sectional survey among young psychoactive substance users in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Psychoactive substance use is a public health challenge among young people in informal settlements. Though rarely examined, psychoactive substance …
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Analysing and quantifying the effect of predictors of stroke direct costs in South Africa using quantile regression
BACKGROUND: In South Africa (SA), stroke is the second highest cause of mortality and disability. Apart from being the main …
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Decision-making autonomy of women and other factors of anemia among married women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of a countrywide survey
BACKGROUND: Anemia is one of the world's public health problem, especially in developing nations. The majority of women of childbearing …
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Healthcare providers and caregivers’ perspectives on factors responsible for persistent malnutrition of under 5 children in Buhweju district, South Western Uganda; a phenomenological qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Unacceptably high levels of childhood malnutrition have been registered in all regions of Uganda over the years. Buhweju district …
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Spatiotemporal distribution and determinants of delayed first antenatal care visit among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) is one of the four pillars of the initiative for safe motherhood. ANC helps to improve …
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Barriers to the uptake of community-based curative child health services in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Uptake of services to treat newborns and children has been persistently low in Ethiopia, despite being provided free-of-charge by …
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Registered health problems and demographic profile of integrated textile factory workers in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Textile and garment factories are growing in low and middle-income countries as worldwide demand for inexpensive clothing increases each …
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Individual, community and societal correlates of insecticide treated net use among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-level analysis
BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy is a crucial public health concern due to the enormous risk it poses to maternal and …
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Process evaluation of a brief messaging intervention to improve diabetes treatment adherence in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: The SMS text Adherence suppoRt for people with type 2 diabetes (StAR2D) intervention is a pragmatic randomised controlled trial, …
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Prevalence and socio-demographic associations of diet and physical activity risk-factors for cardiovascular disease in Bo, Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: Little is known about modifiable dietary and physical activity risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Sierra Leone. This …
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Association between food intake and obesity in pregnant women living with and without HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Although global nutrition/dietary transition resulting from industrialisation and urbanisation has been identified as a major contributor to widespread trends …