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“It’s where I buy lunch or anything that I want to buy”: a participatory photo elicitation study on adolescents’ experience of food choice and environment in Kisumu, Kenya
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, adolescents face a rapidly changing nutritional landscape, a growing triple burden of nutrition, and a rising risk …
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Is carbohydrate, protein, fat, and energy intake adequate among lactating women in Northwest Ethiopia?
BACKGROUND: Maternal nutrition is an important factor in the health of lactating women and their children. Due to increased energy …
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Effect of nutritional intervention on interleukin-18 and alpha-2-macroglobulin in women with obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is closely linked to metabolic abnormalities, including central obesity, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, hyperglycaemia, and …
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Nutritional status of children under-five in rural Mozambique: the role of phytate intake and mineral bioavailability
BACKGROUND: Globally, undernutrition is responsible for over 3.5 million deaths among children under the age of 5. In Mozambique, it …
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HIV-related misinformation, testing, and non-disclosure in selected urban and peri-urban areas of West Nile, Eastern, and Northern Uganda
BACKGROUND: In Uganda, urban centres face a high prevalence of HIV, exacerbated by misinformation(inaccurate or false beliefs about HIV transmission, …
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A review on health system-based surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis: technological advancements, challenges, and outlooks
BACKGROUND: Poliomyelitis is a severe viral infection that can lead to permanent paralysis or death, primarily affecting children under 15 …
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Regional disparities and sociodemographic determinants of food insecurity in Somalia: a secondary cross-sectional analysis of a National survey
BACKGROUND: Food insecurity represents a critical public health challenge in Somalia, where four decades of state fragility, environmental vulnerability, and …
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Factors influencing the use of microbiology services: A cross-sectional study in Ethiopian public hospitals
BACKGROUND: Empiric management of infectious diseases is prevalent in low-resource settings. This has resulted in the emergence and spread of …
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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-negative bacteria in the urine of females in their reproductive ages in the Tamale Teaching Hospital
Regardless of where the illness occurs in the urinary tract, a urinary tract infection (UTI) is defined as the presence …
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Family involvement along the care continuum for small and sick newborns – attitudes and skills of healthcare providers in Ghana
BACKGROUND: The high social and emotional burden on families with small or sick newborns necessitates family-focused care. Positive attitudes towards …
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Systemic barriers to rare disease management in conflict zones: insights from a refugee with sturge-weber syndrome in Sudan
Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS), is a rare neuro-oculo-cutaneous disorder that presents unique diagnostic and management challenges, particularly in resource-limited settings. This …
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Effectiveness of a nutritional educational program for weight gain management among medical students in the faculty of medicine at Ain Shams University: an application of the health belief model
BACKGROUND: Obesity and overweight are widespread among individuals in both developed and emerging nations. Obesity is a global health issue, …
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Pregnant women’s knowledge, attitudes and perceptions toward umbilical cord blood banking
BACKGROUND: Stem cell banking and donation hold great potential for the management of many diseases. The collection and banking of …
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Rabies-preventive health program for mothers in maternal and child health centers: quasi experimental study
BACKGROUND: Rabies spreads to people and animals via saliva, usually through bites, scratches, or direct contact with mucosa (e.g. eyes, …
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Daily exercises uptake and associated factors among Social Security and National Insurance Trust pensioners in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
BACKGROUND: With a growing body of evidence highlighting the positive impact of regular physical activity or exercise on achieving healthy …
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Dietary adherence and associated factors among hypertensive patients in governmental hospitals of Guji zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet has been shown to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive adults, but …
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COVID-19 seroprevalence cohort survey among health care workers and their household members in Kinshasa, DR Congo, 2020–2022
INTRODUCTION: Serological surveys offer the most direct measurement to define the immunity status for numerous infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, …
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Public healthcare disparities in Africa: the food production systems and its dichotomy in a South African context
One of the major concerns of development in Africa is the issue of public health. In Africa, public healthcare has …
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Willingness to join community-based health insurance and its associated factors among households in Nekemte City, Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Ethiopia has been implementing community-based health insurance programs since 2011 to improve health care financing system. However, the prevalence …
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Male involvement in maternal and child nutrition in low-income informal settlements, Nairobi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Maternal and child nutrition is a significant public health concern because adequate nutrition is essential for the health, development, …
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