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Minimum dietary diversity and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Dietary diversity has long been recognized as a key element of high quality diets. Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) is …
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Practicing governance towards equity in health systems: LMIC perspectives and experience
The unifying theme of the papers in this series is a concern for understanding the everyday practice of governance in …
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Devolution and its effects on health workforce and commodities management – early implementation experiences in Kilifi County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Decentralisation is argued to promote community participation, accountability, technical efficiency, and equity in the management of resources, and has …
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Factors contributing to regional inequalities in acute respiratory infections symptoms among under-five children in Nigeria: a decomposition analysis
BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in many low-income countries. Although factors associated with …
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Willingness to pay for National Health Insurance Fund among public servants in Juba City, South Sudan: a contingent evaluation
BACKGROUND: This study assessed willingness to pay for National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) among public servants in Juba City. NHIF …
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Exploring how different modes of governance act across health system levels to influence primary healthcare facility managers’ use of information in decision-making: experience from Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Governance, which includes decision-making at all levels of the health system, and information have been identified as key, interacting …
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Access to medicines and diagnostic tests integral in the management of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases in Uganda: insights from the ACCODAD study
BACKGROUND: Despite the burgeoning burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in low and middle income countries (LMIC), …
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Engaging and staying engaged: a phenomenological study of barriers to equitable access to mental healthcare for people with severe mental disorders in a rural African setting
BACKGROUND: In low-and middle-income countries, integration of mental health into primary care is recommended to reduce the treatment gap. In …
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An assessment of equity in the distribution of non-financial health care inputs across public primary health care facilities in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on how health care inputs are distributed from the sub-national level down to health facilities …
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Supporting and retaining Village Health Teams: an assessment of a community health worker program in two Ugandan districts
BACKGROUND: Uganda's national community health worker program involves volunteer Village Health Teams (VHTs) delivering basic health services and education. Evidence …
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“We are toothless and hanging, but optimistic”: sub county managers’ experiences of rapid devolution in coastal Kenya
BACKGROUND: In March 2013, Kenya transitioned from a centralized to a devolved system of governance. Within the health sector, this …
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Lifestyle and Income-related Inequality in Health in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Many low- and middle-income countries are experiencing an epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases. This has negative consequences …
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Prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors in children aged 6–59 months among rural dwellers of damot gale district, south Ethiopia: community based cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world. This study …
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Inequities in utilization of reproductive and maternal health services in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Disparities in health services utilization within and between regional states of countries with diverse socio-cultural and economic conditions such …
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Patients’ willingness to pay for the treatment of tuberculosis in Nigeria: exploring own use and altruism
BACKGROUND: Although, current treatment services for Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria are provided free of charge in public facilities, the benefits …
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Skilled delivery inequality in Ethiopia: to what extent are the poorest and uneducated mothers benefiting?
BACKGROUND: The fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targeted at improving maternal health. In this regard, Ethiopia has shown substantial progresses …
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Postings and transfers in the Ghanaian health system: a study of health workforce governance
BACKGROUND: Decision-making on postings and transfers - that is, the geographic deployment of the health workforce - is a key …
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Negotiating power relations, gender equality, and collective agency: are village health committees transformative social spaces in northern India?
BACKGROUND: Participatory health initiatives ideally support progressive social change and stronger collective agency for marginalized groups. However, this empowering potential …
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Leadership and governance of community health worker programmes at scale: a cross case analysis of provincial implementation in South Africa
BACKGROUND: National community health worker (CHW) programmes are returning to favour as an integral part of primary health care systems, …
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The impact of multi-morbidity on disability among older adults in South Africa: do hypertension and socio-demographic characteristics matter?
BACKGROUND: Alongside the global population ageing phenomenon, there has been a rise in the number of individuals who suffer from …