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Correction to: The prevalence of hypertension and its distribution by sociodemographic factors in Central Mozambique: a cross sectional study
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Receipt of infant HIV DNA PCR test results is associated with a reduction in retention of HIV-exposed infants in integrated HIV care and healthcare services: a quantitative sub-study nested within a cluster randomised trial in rural Malawi
BACKGROUND: Retention of HIV-infected mothers in integrated HIV and healthcare facilities is effective at reducing mother-to-child-transmission (MTCT) of HIV. In …
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Prevalence of heavy episodic drinking and associated factors among adults residing in Arba Minch health and demographic surveillance site: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption is associated with different types of illnesses; particularly heavy episodic drinking is one of the risk factors …
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Integrating climate in Ugandan health and subsistence food systems: where diverse knowledges meet
BACKGROUND: The effects of food insecurity linked to climate change will be exacerbated in subsistence communities that are dependent upon …
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Management of uncomplicated malaria among children under five years at public and private sector facilities in Mali
BACKGROUND: Prompt and effective malaria diagnosis and treatment is a cornerstone of malaria control. Case management guidelines recommend confirmatory testing …
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Perception and attitudinal factors contributing to periodic deworming of preschool children in an urban slum, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Over 20 million preschool-age children (PSAC) in Nigeria require periodic chemotherapy (PC) for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. Persistently low …
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Coverage outcomes (effects), costs, cost-effectiveness, and equity of two combinations of long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) distribution channels in Kenya: a two-arm study under operational conditions
BACKGROUND: Malaria-endemic countries distribute long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) through combined channels with ambitious, universal coverage (UC) targets. Kenya has used …
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Community acceptability of dolutegravir-based HIV treatment in women: a qualitative study in South Africa and Uganda
BACKGROUND: Despite concerns about dolutegravir use in pregnancy, most low- and middle-income countries are accelerating the introduction of dolutegravir-based regimens …
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Patient and health system factors associated with pretreatment loss to follow up among patients diagnosed with tuberculosis using Xpert® MTB/RIF testing in Uganda
BACKGROUND: In 2018, Uganda started only 65% of persons with incident tuberculosis on treatment. Pretreatment loss to follow up is …
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Design thinking during a health emergency: building a national data collection and reporting system
BACKGROUND: Design thinking allows challenging problems to be redefined in order to identify alternative user-center strategies and solutions. To address …
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Conflict, community, and collaboration: shared implementation barriers and strategies in two polio endemic countries
BACKGROUND: Afghanistan and Nigeria are two of the three remaining polio endemic countries. While these two countries have unique sociocultural …
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The prevalence of hypertension and its distribution by sociodemographic factors in Central Mozambique: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and its prevalence has been rising in low- and …
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The impact of the livelihoods and income fortification and socio-civic transformation project on the quality of life, wellbeing, self-esteem, and quality of neighbourhood social environment among the youth in slum areas of in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Various interventions to improve the quality of life (QoL) among slum dwellers across sub Saharan Africa have been implemented. …
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Sudden death in the young adult: a Tunisian autopsy-based series
BACKGROUND: We aim to study the profile, and pathological characteristics of sudden death in young in purpose of recommendations for …
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Stigma and HIV service access among transfeminine and gender diverse women in South Africa – a narrative analysis of longitudinal qualitative data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial
BACKGROUND: Transgender women have a disproportionately high HIV prevalence compared to cisgender women and men who have sex with men, …
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Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence against mothers of children under-five years in Central Malawi
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a global human rights violation and a public health problem. The phenomenon …
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Evaluation of the uptake of tuberculosis preventative therapy for people living with HIV in Namibia: a multiple methods analysis
BACKGROUND: In 2016, Namibia had ~ 230,000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) and 9154 new tuberculosis (TB) cases, including 3410 …
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‘I decided to go back to work so I can afford to buy her formula’: a longitudinal mixed-methods study to explore how women in informal work balance the competing demands of infant feeding and working to provide for their family
Abstract Background In South Africa almost 2 million women work informally. Informal work is characterised by poor job security, low …
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Prevalence of syphilis, neurosyphilis and associated factors in a cross-sectional analysis of HIV infected patients attending Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: HIV-syphilis co-infection can enhance the rapid progression of early or late latent syphilis to neurosyphilis and can cause catastrophic …
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Proximate, intermediate, and distal predictors of under-five mortality in Chad: analysis of the 2014–15 Chad demographic and health survey data
BACKGROUND: Under-five mortality in Chad reached a minimum value of 119 deaths per 1000 live births in 2018, compared with …