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Using Anderson's Model of Health Service Utilization to Assess the Use of HIV Testing Services by Sexually Active Men in Ghana
Introduction: Globally, HIV testing and counseling is considered a key cost-effective component of HIV prevention and treatment. This study sought …
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Environmental Contamination and Occupational Exposure of Algerian Hospital Workers
Guidelines have been introduced to limit the occupational exposure to cytostatic drugs. Even though this has led to a reduction …
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Contextual, Social and Epidemiological Characteristics of the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Likati Health Zone, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017
While the clinical, laboratory and epidemiological investigation results of the Ebola outbreak in Likati Health Zone, Democratic Republic of the …
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Realigning Health Systems Strategies and Approaches; What Should African Countries Do to Strengthen Health Systems for the Sustainable Development Goals?
The African region is experiencing peculiar demographic, economic, social and environmental challenges that place pressures on the health systems. While …
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Assessment of Implementation of Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Tanzanian Health Facilities a Year After Launch of the National Action Plan
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a current global health threat and a challenge to the treatment of infectious diseases. The …
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Social Stigma: The Hidden Threat of COVID-19
COVID-19 infection has been recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Efforts to prevent the spread of the …
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How Does District Health Management Emerge Within a Complex Health System? Insights for Capacity Strengthening in Ghana
District health managers (DHMs) play a pivotal role in the operation of district health systems in low - and middle …
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A New Approach for Developing “Implementation Plans” for Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) in Low and Middle-Income Countries: Results From the CST-International Study
Background: Even with a strong evidence base, many healthcare interventions fail to be translated to clinical practice due to the …
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Community Drivers Affecting Adherence to WHO Guidelines Against COVID-19 Amongst Rural Ugandan Market Vendors
Background: Market vendors occupy a strategic position in the fight against the spread of SARS CoV-2 in rural Uganda. To …
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Kenyan Adolescent Girls and Young Women With Limited Sexual Experience
Objectives Globally, the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the 15-24 age group. Studying adolescent girls and …
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Misconceptions on COVID-19 Risk Among Ugandan Men: Results From a Rapid Exploratory Survey, April 2020
Background The aim of the study was to identify possible misconceptions among males and females towards COVID-19 in Uganda using …
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Determinants of Stunting at 6 Weeks in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa
The first 1,000 days from conception to 24 months is a critical period for healthy growth and development. In South …
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A Feasible Laboratory-Strengthening Intervention Yielding a Sustainable Clinical Bacteriology Sector to Support Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Large Referral Hospital in Ethiopia
Background: Access to clinical bacteriology in low resource settings (LRS) is a key bottleneck preventing clinical management of treatable severe …
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Households in HIV Care: Designing an Intervention to Stimulate HIV Competency in Households in South Africa
Despite the Universal Test and Treat program (UTT) and widespread ART rollout, South Africa is still facing HIV prevention and …
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Can the South African Milestones for Reducing Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Silicosis be Achieved and Reliably Monitored?
Silicosis and other respirable crystalline silica-associated diseases, most notably tuberculosis, have long been substantial causes of morbidity and mortality in …
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Half of Prescribed Antibiotics Are Not Needed: A Pharmacist-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention and Clinical Outcomes in a Referral Hospital in Ethiopia
Intense antibiotic consumption in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) is fueled by critical gaps in diagnostics and entrenched syndromic management …
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Misreporting of Patient Outcomes in the South African National HIV Treatment Database: Consequences for Programme Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation
Background: Monitoring progress toward global treatment targets using HIV programme data in sub-Saharan Africa has proved challenging. Constraints in routine …
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Co-occurrence of Campylobacter Species in Children From Eastern Ethiopia, and Their Association With Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Diarrhea, and Host Microbiome
High Campylobacter prevalence during early childhood has been associated with stunting and environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), especially in low-resource settings. …
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Coronavirus Disease-2019: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Health Care Workers at Makerere University Teaching Hospitals, Uganda
Background: Coronavirus diseases- 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging public health problem threatening the life of over 2.4 million people globally. …
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Survival of Children Living With HIV on Art in Zambia: A 13-Years Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Background: Research conducted before the introduction of anti-retroviral therapy (ART), showed that the majority of children living with HIV (CLHIV) …