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Violence and discrimination among Ugandan residents during the COVID-19 lockdown
BACKGROUND: In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda inclusive, …
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Psychological and physiological stress and burnout among maternity providers in a rural county in Kenya: individual and situational predictors
BACKGROUND: Stress and burnout among healthcare workers has been recognized as a global crisis needing urgent attention. Yet few studies …
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Internal migration and health in South Africa: determinants of healthcare utilisation in a young adult cohort
BACKGROUND: In South Africa, human geographic mobility is high as people engage in both permanent and temporary relocation, predominantly from …
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Retraction Note: Knowledge, attitude and practices in relation to prevention and control of schistosomiasis infection in Mwea Kirinyaga county, Kenya
This article has been retracted. Please see the Retraction Notice for more detail: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3494-y.
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Effect of intensive training in improving older women's knowledge and support for infant vaccination in Nigerian urban slums: a before-and-after intervention study
BACKGROUND: One of the strategies for improving vaccination uptake is to make communities understand the importance of immunization and this …
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Understanding HIV and associated risk factors among religious groups in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: The influence of religion and belief systems is widely recognized as an important factor in understanding of health risk …
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Poor linkage to care for HIV-positive OVC with disabled caregivers: a longitudinal study in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Despite extensive efforts to scale up counseling and testing services and care and treatment clinics (CTCs) in Tanzania, linkage …
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Managing pain in HIV/AIDS: a therapeutic relationship is as effective as an exercise and education intervention for rural amaXhosa women in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Pain is one of the most prevalent symptoms in people living with HIV/AIDS and is largely undermanaged. Both a …
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Trends of inequalities in care seeking behavior for under-five children with suspected pneumonia in Ethiopia: evidence from Ethiopia demographic and health surveys (2005–2016)
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is a leading public health problem in under-five children worldwide and particularly in Africa. Unfortunately, progress in reducing …
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“It’s a secret between us”: a qualitative study on children and care-giver experiences of HIV disclosure in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: It is estimated that 64,000 children under 15 years of age are living with HIV in the Democratic Republic …
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Influence of boarding secondary school environment on HIV positive students in South Western Uganda
BACKGROUND: The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive adolescents in secondary school has increased over the years. Little is …
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Hepatitis B prevalence and incidence in the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B is a serious potentially fatal hepatocellular disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. In the fishing communities …
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Prevalence and predictors of diabetes mellitus among persons living with HIV: a retrospective cohort study conducted in 4 public healthcare facilities in KwaZulu-Natal
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic non-infectious medical condition which is evident by raised levels of glucose in the blood, …
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“When you have a high life, and you like sex, you will be afraid”: a qualitative evaluation of adolescents’ decision to test for HIV in Zambia and Kenya using the health belief model
BACKGROUND: HIV testing among adolescents is significantly lower than among adults and many adolescents living with HIV do not know …
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Factors hindering health care delivery in nomadic communities: a cross-sectional study in Timbuktu, Mali
BACKGROUND: In Mali, nomadic populations are spread over one third of the territory. Their lifestyle, characterized by constant mobility, excludes …
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Empowering traditional birth attendants as agents of maternal and neonatal immunization uptake in Nigeria: a repeated measures design
BACKGROUND: Adequate immunization coverage in rural communities remain a challenge in Nigeria. Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) form an integral part …
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Geostatistical modeling of malaria prevalence among under-five children in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Malaria has continued to be a life-threatening disease among under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent data indicate rising cases …
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Distribution of sources of household air pollution: a cross-sectional study in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution (HAP) is a recognised risk factor for many diseases, including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular/circulatory disorders, adverse pregnancy …
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Alcohol consumption and sports-betting among young male motorcycle taxi boda boda riders in urban southwestern Uganda
BACKGROUND: The popularity of sports-betting is growing globally and may be associated with alcohol consumption among young adults. In this …
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Evaluation of health surveillance system attributes: the case of neglected tropical diseases in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Control of preventive chemotherapy-targeted neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTDs) relies on strengthened health systems. Efficient health information systems provide an …