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Schistosomiasis in School Age Children in Sierra Leone After 6 Years of Mass Drug Administration With Praziquantel
Historic data and baseline surveys showed schistosomiasis as highly/moderately endemic in seven of fourteen districts in Sierra Leone, justifying annual/biennial …
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Who Serves the Poor? An Equity Analysis of Public and Private Providers of Family Planning and Child Health Services in Kenya
Understanding differences in the wealth status of patients can inform planning decisions aimed at providing affordable access to high quality …
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Combating Vaccine Hesitancy: Teaching the Next Generation to Navigate Through the Post Truth Era
Despite scientific evidence supporting the fact that vaccines are fundamental tools for preventing infectious diseases, a percentage of the population …
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Elder Abuse—The Current State of Research in South Africa
Objectives: The concern about elder abuse increases as the global population ages. Elder abuse is a global public health, human …
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Group B Streptococcus Serotypes in Pregnant Women From the Western Cape Region of South Africa
Background: Maternal colonization of Group B streptococci (GBS) during pregnancy is an important risk factor for neonatal morbidity and mortality. …
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A Comparative Cost Analysis of Antibiotic Treatment for Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Adult Inpatients at Piggs Peak Government Hospital in Swaziland
Background: Of the different types of pneumonia, community acquired pneumonia (CAP), has been identified as the leading cause of infectious …
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An Integrated Care Model With Implementation Roadmap to Improve Chlamydia trachomatis Management and Control in India
Chlamydia trachomatis is the world´s most prevalent bacterial Sexually Transmitted infection (STI). It is associated with a wide range of …
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Models for Predicting Time to Sputum Conversion Among Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Lagos, South–West Nigeria
Background: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis develops through the misdiagnosis, mismanagement and treatment of the disease such as irregular drug supply, poor …
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Cross-Culture Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the DrInC Questionnaire in Tanzanian Swahili
Aims: To develop Swahili versions of the Drinker Inventory of Consequences (DrInC) and evaluate its psychometric properties among a mixed …
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Sustainable Access to Antimicrobials; A Missing Component to Antimicrobial Stewardship—A Tale of Two Countries
Antimicrobial stewardship encompasses a wide range of processes and interventions designed to ensure that antimicrobials are used in the most …
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Demand Side Factors Associated With Quality Antenatal Care Services: A Case Study of Lusaka District, Zambia
Background: The quality of antenatal care (ANC) a woman receives during pregnancy is crucial to both the child and the …
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Risk Factors of Noncommunicable Diseases Among Women of Reproductive Age in Sub-saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Analysis of Survey Data
Background: Understanding the socioeconomic discordance associated with the risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can help direct effective interventions to …
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Nurse-Led Diabetes Self-Management Education Improves Clinical Parameters in Ethiopia
Background: Unlike developed countries, the clinical effectiveness of diabetes self-management education (DSME) is not well studied in the African context. …
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Can a Village Headman Use an Electronic Village Register and a Simplified Community-Based Verbal Autopsy Tool to Record Numbers and Causes of Death in Rural Malawi?
Introduction: Most people in Africa die without appearing in official vital statistics records. To improve this situation, Malawi has introduced …
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Basic Accountability to Stop Ill-Treatment (BASI); Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Tanzania
Background: Poor health system experiences negatively affect the lives of poor people throughout the world. In East Africa there is …
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Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Where Is the L-Track?
Background Modifications of the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) curricula to include a laboratory track (L-Track), to become Field Epidemiology …
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Exit-Knowledge of Ambulatory Patients About Medications Dispensed in Government Hospital in Eastern Ethiopia: The Need for Focused Patient Counseling
Background: In the counseling process, a multi-cultural competence of dispenser is among the key factors affecting his/her successful communication with …
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Limpet (Scutellastra cochlear) Recovered From Some Estuaries in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Act as Reservoirs of Pathogenic Vibrio Species
Limpet (Scutellastra cochlear) serves as seafood recipe and an important member of the aquatic food chain. It is an abundant …
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Lassa Fever 2016 Outbreak in Plateau State, Nigeria—The Changing Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation
Lassa fever (LF) outbreaks in Nigeria mostly occur in rural areas and during the dry season, peaking between December through …
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The Impact of an In-service Educational Program on Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pain Management in an Ethiopian University Hospital
Background: Although pain control for hospitalized patients is a central issue for all health care providers, nurses’ inadequate knowledge and …