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Hypertension and diabetes in Zanzibar – prevalence and access to care
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases are among the most common causes of hospital admissions and deaths in Zanzibar. This study assessed prevalence …
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Magnitude, trend, and causes of under-five mortality from Kilite-Awlaelo health demographic surveillance database, northern Ethiopia, 2009–2017
Abstract Background Globally, neonatal and child mortality remains still high. Under-five mortality accounts for four-fifth of child and young adolescent …
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Exploring spatial variations and factors associated with skilled birth attendant delivery in Ethiopia: geographically weighted regression and multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Skilled birth attendant (SBA) delivery is vital for the health of mothers and newborns, as most maternal and newborn …
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Effect of mass media on comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS and its spatial distribution among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Globally, HIV/AIDS remains a significant public health issue particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Media exposure plays a significant role in …
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Prevalence and risk factors associated with severe pre-eclampsia among postpartum women in Zanzibar: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Severe pre-eclampsia is more dominant in low and middle-income countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa, severe pre-eclampsia remains a major public …
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What we know and don’t know about the immunization program of Ethiopia: a scoping review of the literature
BACKGROUND: There has been significant recent prioritization and investment in the immunization program in Ethiopia. However, coverage rates have stagnated …
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Determinants of malaria among under-five children in Ethiopia: Bayesian multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, malaria is one of the public health problems, and it is still among the ten top leading …
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Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa – a non-randomized two-group comparison study
BACKGROUND: Home visits by paraprofessional community health workers (CHWs) has been shown to improve maternal and child health outcomes in …
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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards risky sexual behaviors among secondary and preparatory students of Metu town, south western Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Sexual risk behaviors are defined as sexual activities that may make an individual liable to the risk of sexually …
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A group-based mental health intervention for young people living with HIV in Tanzania: results of a pilot individually randomized group treatment trial
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of young people living with HIV (YPLWH) have unaddressed mental health challenges. Such challenges are associated with …
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Prevalence of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among Ebola survivors in northern Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: There is limited data available on the long-term mental health impact of Ebola virus disease (EVD) on survivors despite …
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Households experiencing catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis in Uganda: magnitude and cost drivers
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) patients in Uganda incur large costs related to the illness, and while seeking and receiving health care. …
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Spatial distribution of incomplete immunization among under-five children in Ethiopia: evidence from 2005, 2011, and 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and health survey data
BACKGROUND: An estimate of 2-3 million children under 5 die in the world annually due to vaccine-preventable disease. In Ethiopia, …
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Association between sexual violence and unintended pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Unintended pregnancy has dire consequences on the health and socioeconomic wellbeing of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) (aged …
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Spatial access inequities and childhood immunisation uptake in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Poor access to immunisation services remains a major barrier to achieving equity and expanding vaccination coverage in many sub-Saharan …
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Introduction of multi-dose PCV 13 vaccine in Benin: from the decision to vaccinators experience
BACKGROUND: In 2011, Benin introduced the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugated vaccine (PCV13), in a single-dose vial, into its Expanded Programme for …
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Do memories of the Ebola virus disease outbreak influence post-Ebola health seeking behaviour in Guéckédou district (epicentre) in Guinea? A cross-sectional study of children with febrile illness
BACKGROUND: The 2013-2015 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Guinea resulted in community mistrust that influenced health care service utilization. …
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Ebola virus disease in the eyes of a rural, agrarian community in Western Nigeria: a mixed method study
BACKGROUND: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe hemorrhagic disease caused by Ebola virus. Several outbreaks have been reported in …
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Monitoring the decomposition of wealth-related inequality in the use of regular antenatal care in Egypt (1995–2014)
BACKGROUND: Between 1995 and 2014 Egypt successfully increased the use of regular antenatal care (URAC) among women from 30.4 to …
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HIV incidence declines in a rural South African population: a G-imputation approach for inference
BACKGROUND: Ad hoc assumptions about the unobserved infection event, which is known only to occur between the latest-negative and earliest-positive …