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Implementation, experience, and challenges of urban health extension program in Addis Ababa: a case study from Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Even though the urban health extension program (HEP) has been implemented since 2009, little was known about its implementation, …
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What mechanisms drive uptake of family planning when integrated with childhood immunisation in Ethiopia? A realist evaluation
BACKGROUND: Maternal and child health are key priorities among the Sustainable Development Goals, which include a particular focus on reducing …
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Suubi+Adherence-Round 2: A study protocol to examine the longitudinal HIV treatment adherence among youth living with HIV transitioning into young adulthood in Southern Uganda
BACKGROUND: Youth living with HIV (YLHIV) in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) are less likely to adhere to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and …
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Common mental disorders in mothers of children attending out-patient malnutrition clinics in rural North-western Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Children with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition are managed routinely within out-patient malnutrition treatment programs. These programs do not offer …
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Uganda’s increasing dependence on development partner’s support for immunization – a five year resource tracking study (2012 – 2016)
BACKGROUND: In Uganda, there are persistent weaknesses in obtaining accurate, reliable and complete data on local and external investments in …
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Intervention development of a brief messaging intervention for a randomised controlled trial to improve diabetes treatment adherence in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Brief messaging interventions, including Short Message Service (SMS) text-messages, delivered via mobile device platforms, show promise to support and …
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The spread of COVID-19 outbreak in the first 120 days: a comparison between Nigeria and seven other countries
Abstract Background COVID-19 is an emerging public health emergency of international concern. The trajectory of the global spread is worrisome, …
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Low engagement in HIV services and progress through the treatment cascade among key populations living with HIV in Mozambique: alarming gaps in knowledge of status
BACKGROUND: Mozambique has a generalized HIV epidemic of 13.5% among the general population. Early modeling exercises in Mozambique estimate that …
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Household factors and under-five mortality in Bankass, Mali: results from a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Rural parts of Mali carry a disproportionate burden of the country's high under-five mortality rate. A range of household …
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Hotspots of female genital mutilation/cutting and associated factors among girls in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice that violates the human rights of girls and women. It …
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Neonatal mortality in the central districts of Ghana: analysis of community and composition factors
BACKGROUND: Communities and their composition have an impact on neonatal mortality. However, considering the smallest health administrative units as communities …
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Intersection of HIV and Anemia in women of reproductive age: a 10-year analysis of three Zimbabwe demographic health surveys, 2005–2015
BACKGROUND: Women of reproductive age 15-49 are at a high risk of iron-deficiency anemia, which in turn may contribute to …
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Malaria parasitaemia and mRDT diagnostic performances among symptomatic individuals in selected health care facilities across Ghana
BACKGROUND: Parasitological diagnosis generates data to assist malaria-endemic countries determine their status within the malaria elimination continuum and also inform …
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Spatial variation in lymphatic filariasis risk factors of hotspot zones in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), a parasitic nematode infection, poses a huge economic burden to affected countries. LF endemicity is localized …
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Predictors of young people’s use of sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria: a mixed-method approach
BACKGROUND: Sexual and Reproductive health Services (SRHS) are essential for the prevention and control of SRH problems among young people …
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Quantifying and characterizing hourly human exposure to malaria vectors bites to address residual malaria transmission during dry and rainy seasons in rural Southwest Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: To sustain the efficacy of malaria vector control, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the combination of effective tools. …
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Low levels of knowledge and practice of occupational hazards among flower farm workers in southwest Shewa zone, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional analysis
BACKGROUND: Over the last decade, flower farms have been rapidly growing in Ethiopia. Following the advent and development of the …
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Maternal pesticide exposure and child neuro-development among smallholder tomato farmers in the southern corridor of Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Exposure to pesticides with its associated effects prenatally and in early childhood has not received much attention. There is …
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Recognizing the hidden: strengthening the HIV surveillance system among key and priority populations in Mozambique
High quality, representative data from HIV surveillance systems that have country ownership and commitment are critical for guiding national HIV …
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Constructing a malaria-related health service readiness index and assessing its association with child malaria mortality: an analysis of the Burkina Faso 2014 SARA data
BACKGROUND: The Service Availability and Readiness Assessment surveys generate data on the readiness of health facility services. We constructed a …