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The stifling burden of climate change on African public healthcare systems
Background: Climate change is the greatest health threat of the 21st century to global health and primary health care. Despite …
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Modeling and mapping under-nutrition among under-five children in Ethiopia: a Bayesian spatial analysis
Malnutrition remains a critical global challenge, characterized by an imbalance between nutrient requirements and consumption. Under-nutrition, a specific form of …
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Prevalence, spatial distribution, and determinants of wasting among children under five in Senegal: spatial and multilevel analyses of the 2023 Senegal Demographic and Health Survey
Introduction Child undernutrition remains a persistent public health challenge across sub-Saharan Africa. Wasting, which is characterized by severe muscle wasting …
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Consolidating the gains and alleviating the pains of a workforce reform: insights from the World Health Organization Africa region's functional review
Within the framework of the World Health Organization's (WHO) thirteenth Ggeneral Pprogramme of Wwork (GPW13) and its "triple billion" targets, …
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis persistence at two sites in an integrated primary health care programme in South Africa
Introduction: HIV continues to be a public health concern and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has become an important HIV prevention strategy. …
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Seroprevalence and associated factors of Hepatitis B virus among diabetic adult patients attending at Haramaya General Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia
Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and diabetes mellitus are both significant public health concerns that substantially impact global morbidity …
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Referral experiences of healthcare consumers: results from a cross-sectional study in urban slums in southeast Nigeria
Introduction: The inadequate referral system in Nigeria is partly due to the proliferation of informal healthcare providers (IHPs) and constraints …
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Prevalence and associated factors of physical inactivity among adults in Northwest Ethiopia: a multicenter study
Background: Physical inactivity (PI) increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, cognitive impairment, poor sleep, poor bone health, obesity, …
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Understanding mental health among university students in Kenya: what role do family support and age play?
Objective While mental health conditions play a significant role in the global disease burden, their determinants and predictors are still …
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Age-related variations in mental health and wellbeing during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country survey analysis
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic substantially impacted mental health. This study explored age-related differences in the mental health and wellbeing of …
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Health workers’ motivation was significantly higher in private hospitals than public hospitals influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors in Northwest Ethiopia
Background Motivation of health workers is crucial for providing high-quality healthcare services and improving the performance of health facilities. However, …
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Determinants of community-acquired pneumonia among under-five children in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Background Globally, community-acquired pneumonia is the leading cause of death in under-five children, accounting for 7.6 million deaths. Among these …
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Aerobic activity significantly reduces blood pressure among hypertensive adults in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Sub-Saharan Africa is faced with the increasing prevalence of high blood pressure, with projections estimating that 216.8 million people …
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Viral load dynamics among adults receiving HIV care in rural North-Eastern South Africa, 2015–2020: insights from a population-based record linkage study
Introduction: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS set ambitious-but-reachable targets to have 95% of HIV-positive people diagnosed, 95% on …
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Utilization of personal protective equipment and its key factors among WA oil factory workers in Debre Markos town, Ethiopia
Background: Edible oil manufacturing is a labor-intensive sector with significant technological demands, where employees face various occupational hazards. The use …
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Collective learning for resilience in Global South cities: a community-based systems mapping approach to integrated climate and health action
Introduction: Cities in the Global South face escalating climate change challenges, including extreme weather events that disproportionately affect marginalized populations …
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Disparities in the access and provision of mental health services as part of primary health care: a case study of Ga-South district in the Greater Accra region
Mental illness can be as debilitating as physical ailments, yet many mental health patients lack access to quality mental health …
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Assessing ethical practices among community pharmacists in Nigeria: prevalence, drivers, challenges, and implications—a mixed methods study
Introduction Given the accessibility of community pharmacists as the first point of care in Nigeria and their expanding role in …
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The crucial role the field epidemiology training program played in preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone, January 2020 to August 2022
Background: On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHIEC). On …
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Testing a systematically braided alcohol reduction and HIV status neutral intervention among people receiving STI care in Malawi: study protocol for a pilot hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial
Background Heavy alcohol use is common in Malawi among people receiving sexually transmitted infections (STI) care and is a critical …