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Malaria rapid diagnostic tests in community pharmacies in Rwanda: availability, knowledge of community pharmacists, advantages, and disadvantages of licensing their use
Abstract Background Presumptive treatment of malaria is often practiced in community pharmacies across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).To address this issue, the …
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A mixed method analysis of the Botswana schistosomiasis control policy and plans using the policy triangle framework
BACKGROUND: The present goal of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2021-2030 roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases is to eliminate schistosomiasis …
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Household satisfaction and associated factors with community-based health insurance scheme in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes are crucial for households to avoid financial hardship, improve healthcare quality, and engage …
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Oral health of adolescents in West Africa: prioritizing its social determinants
Oral health is a major public health issue in West Africa, yet it has gotten little attention. Individual and group …
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Addressing neglected tropical diseases in Africa: a health equity perspective
Africa accounts for over one-third of the global burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Although continental efforts have been made …
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Finding the fragments: community-based epidemic surveillance in Sudan
Sudan faces inter-sectional health risks posed by escalating violent conflict, natural hazards and epidemics. Epidemics are frequent and overlapping, particularly …
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What incentives encourage local communities to collect and upload mosquito sound data by using smartphones? A mixed methods study in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: To detect and identify mosquitoes using their characteristic high-pitched sound, we have developed a smartphone application, known as the …
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Access to cardiovascular medicines in low- and middle-income countries: a mini review
BACKGROUND: Many cardiovascular (CV) medicines are required for long term. However, with their limited resources, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) …
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Non-communicable disease burden among inpatients at a rural district hospital in Malawi
BACKGROUND: The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is high in Malawi. However, resources and training for NCD care remain scarce, …
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Policy stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to launching a community-wide mass drug administration program for soil-transmitted helminths
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that soil-transmitted helminth (STH) transmission interruption may be feasible through community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) that …
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Individual and contextual factors associated with childhood malnutrition: a multilevel analysis of the double burden of childhood malnutrition in 27 countries
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a key global health challenge and a major contributor to childhood morbidity and mortality. In recent times, …
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Factors determining membership in community-based health insurance in West Africa: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: In many low-income countries, households bear most of the health care costs. Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes have multiplied …
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The effect of the capitation policy withdrawal on maternal health service provision in Ashanti Region, Ghana: an interrupted time series analysis
BACKGROUND: Payment methods are known to influence maternal care delivery in health systems. Ghana suspended a piloted capitation provider payment …
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Factors associated with mothers’ health care-seeking behaviours for childhood fever in Burkina Faso: findings from repeated cross-sectional household surveys
INTRODUCTION: Fever is one of the most frequent reasons for paediatric consultations in Burkina Faso, but health care-seeking behaviours and …
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Hospitalized for poverty: orthopaedic discharge delays due to financial hardship in a tertiary hospital in Northern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal injury contributes significantly to the burden of disease in Tanzania and other LMICs. For hospitals to cope financially …
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Assessment of awareness and knowledge of schistosomiasis among school-aged children (6–13 years) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a global health problem affecting 250 million people, with 90% in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Botswana, the burden …
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Exploring awareness of obstetric fistula in Eastern and Northern Nigeria: perceived causes, symptoms, and availability of treatment services
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that there are approximately two female genital fistula cases per 1000 women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan …
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Examining enablers of vaccine hesitancy toward routine childhood and adolescent vaccination in Malawi
BACKGROUND: The contribution of vaccination to global public health and community wellbeing has been described as one of the greatest …
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Vaccination against the novel coronavirus is one of the most effective strategies for combating the global Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …
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Assessing the prevalence of young children living in households prepared for COVID-19 in 56 low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic and governments' attempts to contain it are negatively affecting young children's health and development in ways …