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An exploratory study of the acceptability of indoor residual spraying for malaria control in upper western Ghana
BACKGROUND: Despite the implementation of the World Health Organisation's recommended indoor residual spraying (IRS) intervention in the upper west region …
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‘They are inconveniencing us’ - exploring how gaps in patient education and patient centred approaches interfere with TB treatment adherence: perspectives from patients and clinicians in the Free State Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) treatment loss to follow up (LTFU) plays an important contributory role to the staggering TB epidemic in …
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Dietary diversity and associated factors among adolescents in eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Globally adolescents constitute over 16% but in SSA, they make up 23% of the population. While little is known …
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Ethnicity, religious affiliation and girl-child marriage: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative sample of female adolescents in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The persistently high prevalence of girl-child marriage remains a public health and developmental concern in Nigeria. Despite global campaign …
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Validity and reliability of a Hausa language questionnaire assessing information, motivation and Behavioural skills for malaria prevention during pregnancy
BACKGROUND: Many studies on malaria knowledge, attitude and practice among pregnant women have been conducted in Hausa speaking communities in …
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Modelling immune deterioration, immune recovery and state-specific duration of HIV-infected women with viral load adjustment: using parametric multistate model
BACKGROUND: CD4 cell and viral load count are highly correlated surrogate markers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression. In …
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PEBRA trial – effect of a peer-educator coordinated preference-based ART service delivery model on viral suppression among adolescents and young adults living with HIV: protocol of a cluster-randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho
BACKGROUND: Despite tremendous progress in controlling the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, HIV-related mortality continues to increase among adolescents and …
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Experiences and intentions of Ugandan household tuberculosis contacts receiving test results via text message: an exploratory study
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends household contact investigation for tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden countries. However, household contacts who …
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“What will my child think of me if he hears I gave him HIV?”: a sequential, explanatory, mixed-methods approach on the predictors and experience of caregivers on disclosure of HIV status to infected children in Gombe, Northeast Nigeria
BACKGROUND: With increasing access to effective Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART), the proportion of children who survive into later childhood with HIV …
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Burden of prehypertension among adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of findings from the Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) Programme
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for mortality globally. African countries, including Kenya, have a high and rising prevalence …
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Soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis among pre-school age children in a rural setting of Busia County, Western Kenya: a cross-sectional study of prevalence, and associated exposures
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis continue to cause serious health problems among affected communities. To ensure that infection transmission …
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention to support integration of maternal, child and HIV care in primary health care facilities in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Despite policies and guidelines recommending integration of health services in South Africa, provision of maternal and child health services …
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Microbiological quality of water sources in the West region of Cameroon: quantitative detection of total coliforms using Micro Biological Survey method
BACKGROUND: Adequate supply of safe drinking-water remains a critical issue in most developing countries. The whole western region of Cameroon …
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Prevalence of abnormal glucose metabolism among adults attending an outpatient department at a tertiary referral hospital in Swaziland: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The exact prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and pre-diabetes in Swaziland remains unknown. Estimates suggest that the …
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Predictors of lost to follow-up in a “test and treat” programme among adult women with high-risk sexual behavior in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Immediate uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) after an HIV-positive diagnosis (Test and Treat) is now being implemented in Uganda. …
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Acute pesticide poisoning amongst adolescent girls and women in northern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Acute pesticide poisoning (APP) is reported to affect community health worldwide but its burden in Tanzania is unknown particularly …
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Observational study of continuity of HIV care following release from correctional facilities in South Africa
BACKGROUND: We sought to describe linkage to care, ART continuity, and factors associated with linkage to care among people with …
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Evidence, theory and context: using intervention mapping in the development of a community-based self-management program for chronic low back pain in a rural African primary care setting - the good back program
BACKGROUND: Rural Nigeria has one of the greatest burdens of low back pain but there are no effective evidence-based interventions …
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Impact of high malaria incidence in seasonal migrant and permanent adult male laborers in mechanized agricultural farms in Metema – Humera lowlands on malaria elimination program in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Seasonal migrant and permanent laborers who are working in big mechanized agricultural farms in Metema - Humera lowlands are …
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Combining national survey with facility-based HIV testing data to obtain more accurate estimate of HIV prevalence in districts in Uganda
BACKGROUND: National or regional population-based HIV prevalence surveys have small sample sizes at district or sub-district levels; this leads to …