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Comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practices of animal and human brucellosis between nomadic pastoralists and non-pastoralists in Kenya
BACKGROUND: The seroprevalence of brucellosis among nomadic pastoralists and their livestock in arid lands is reported to be over10-fold higher …
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EPI immunization coverage, timeliness and dropout rate among children in a West Cameroon health district: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Monitoring of the expanded program on immunization's performance is not only limited to routine periodic reports but equally includes …
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Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus at Tirunesh-Beijing general hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the common and overwhelming mental disorder in diabetic patients. A little is known about the …
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Impact of mother’s education on full immunization of children aged 12–23 months in Eritrea: population and health survey 2010 data analysis
BACKGROUND: Although vaccination coverage in Eritrea has improved in recent years, some children are still missing out, and it's important …
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Skilled birth attendance in Sierra Leone, Niger, and Mali: analysis of demographic and health surveys
BACKGROUND: Skilled birth attendance (SBA) is a key strategy for averting maternal mortality ratio (MMR). The lifetime risk of maternal …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices assessment of malaria interventions in rural Zambia
BACKGROUND: Despite rapid upscale of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS), malaria remains a major source of morbidity …
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Knowledge and risk perception towards Lassa fever infection among residents of affected communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: implications for risk communication
BACKGROUND: Lassa fever (LF) is an epidemic-prone zoonotic disease prevalent in Nigeria and Ebonyi State is a high burden area …
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Knowledge and attitude towards cervical cancer among reproductive age group women in Gondar town, North West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death in women …
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Comprehensive knowledge of HIV prevention among fishing communities of Lake Kyoga, Uganda, 2013
Abstract Background Compared to the general population in Uganda, fishing communities suffer greater burden of HIV/AIDS. We determined the level …
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User-provider experiences of the implementation of KidzAlive-driven child-friendly spaces in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: KidzAlive is a child-centred intervention aimed at improving the quality of HIV care for children in South Africa. Through …
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Magnitude of sedentary behavior and associated factors among secondary school adolescents in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Sedentary life style is becoming increasingly common in this industrial age due to changes on the way people manufacture, …
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Trends of online news media reported suicides in Ghana (1997–2019)
BACKGROUND: Suicides have become headline news in most developing countries and often feature on front pages with accompanying graphic pictures …
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Healthy Options: study protocol and baseline characteristics for a cluster randomized controlled trial of group psychotherapy for perinatal women living with HIV and depression in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Perinatal women accessing prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services are at an increased risk of depression; however, …
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The value of monitoring data in a process evaluation of hygiene behaviour change in Community Health Clubs to explain findings from a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: A cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial evaluation of the impact of the Community Health Clubs (CHCs) in the Community Based Environmental …
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Effects of social health insurance on access and utilization of obstetric health services: results from HIV+ pregnant women in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Reducing maternal morbidity and mortality remains a top global health agenda especially in high HIV/AIDS endemic locations where there …
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Impact of a complex gender-transformative intervention on maternal and child health outcomes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: protocol of a longitudinal parallel mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: In the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) programs targeting …
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Context of Violence in Adolescence Cohort (CoVAC) study: protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Violence exposure in adolescence is associated with a range of poor health and social outcomes, including both the perpetration …
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Factors affecting HBV vaccination in a Medical training College in Kenya: A mixed methods Study
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is highly endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa with 70 to 90% of the population becoming infected …
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Decentralising NCD management in rural southern Africa: evaluation of a pilot implementation study
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of non-communicable diseases, and associated morbidity and mortality, is increasing rapidly in low and middle-income countries where …
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Acceptability of a community cardiovascular disease prevention programme in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are on the rise in many low-and middle-income countries where 80% of related deaths are registered. …