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Quantifying long-term health and economic outcomes for survivors of group B Streptococcus invasive disease in infancy: protocol of a multi-country study in Argentina, India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa
Sepsis and meningitis due to invasive group B Streptococcus (iGBS) disease during early infancy is a leading cause of child …
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Who’s got the power? Expressions of empowerment among in-school adolescents enrolled in the Girls Achieve Power (GAP Year) trial in three peri-urban settings of South Africa
Background : Empowerment is when a person gains mastery of their life and environment. This paper describes three central elements …
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An implementation model for scaling up oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in Kenya: Jilinde project
Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an efficacious way to lower the risk of HIV acquisition among high-risk individuals. Despite the …
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Experiences of violence among female and male grade eight learners: baseline findings from the Girls Achieve Power (GAP Year) trial across three South African townships
Background: South African adolescents experience disproportionally high rates of violence, with lifelong health, social and economic impacts. Few papers present …
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The effect of women’s bargaining power within couples on contraceptive use in Cameroon
Background: The prevalence of contraception among married women, evaluated at 23%, is low in Cameroon. Maternal death rates, estimated at …
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Accurate arterial path length estimation for pulse wave velocity calculation in growing children and adolescents
Background : Most adult cardiovascular disease begins in childhood. Given the burgeoning obesity pandemic in children worldwide, there is a …
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Antenatal care providers’ attitudes and beliefs towards maternal vaccination in Kenya
Background: Maternal immunization is known to be one of the best strategies to protect both mothers and their infants from …
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Counseling at all contacts for postpartum contraceptive use: can paper-based tools help community health workers improve continuity of care? A qualitative study from Ethiopia
Background: Globally, there has been a resurgence of interest in postpartum family planning (PPFP) to advance reproductive health outcomes. Few …
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Drug and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) evolvement and expanded scope in Ethiopia
Background: As a key partner of Ministry of Health (MOH) Ethiopia, The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) had been implementing …
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Supporting communities of practice – A Journey to effective problem-solving
In contexts of scarce resources, varied assets, and diverse communities, engaging local stakeholders in the problem-solving process is critical to …
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Proceedings of an expert workshop on community agreement for gene drive research in Africa - Co-organised by KEMRI, PAMCA and Target Malaria
Gene drive research is progressing towards future field evaluation of modified mosquitoes for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa. While many …
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Metabolic gestational age assessment in low resource settings: a validation protocol
Preterm birth is the leading global cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Reliable gestational age estimates are useful for quantifying …
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The impact of the program for medical male circumcision on HIV in South Africa: analysis using three epidemiological models
Background : South Africa began offering medical male circumcision (MMC) in 2010. We evaluated the current and future impact of …
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Rationale and design of a complex intervention measuring the impact and processes of social accountability applied to contraceptive programming: CaPSAI Project
Background : There are numerous barriers leading to a high unmet need for family planning and contraceptives (FP/C). These include …
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Mapping virtual platforms to estimate the population size of men who have sex with men (MSM) who use internet to find sexual partners: implications to enhance HIV prevention among MSM in Kenya
Introduction: Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Kenya face a disproportionate HIV disease burden. Over the last few …
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Care-seeking patterns amongst suspected paediatric pneumonia deaths in rural Malawi
Background: Pneumonia remains a leading cause of paediatric deaths. To understand contextual challenges in care pathways, we explored patterns in …
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Introducing a drift and diffusion framework for childhood growth research
Background : Growth trajectories are highly variable between children, making epidemiological analyses challenging both to the identification of malnutrition interventions …
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Seroepidemiology of maternally-derived antibody against Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in Mulago/Kawempe Hospitals Uganda - PROGRESS GBS
Background : Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a major contributor to the high burden of neonatal and young infant infectious …
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Project SEARCH (Scanning EARs for Child Health): validating an ear biometric tool for patient identification in Zambia
Patient identification in low- to middle-income countries is one of the most pressing public health challenges of our day. Given …
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Whole blood genome-wide transcriptome profiling and metagenomics next-generation sequencing in young infants with suspected sepsis in a low-and middle-income country: A study protocol
Conducting collaborative and comprehensive epidemiological research on neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is challenging due to a …