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Modeling time to death for under-five children in Malawi using 2015/16 Demographic and Health Survey: a survival analysis
BACKGROUND: Malawi has one of the highest under-five mortality rates in Sub Sahara Africa. Understanding the factors that contribute to …
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Impact of COVID-19 on food security and diet quality in Chilanga District, Zambia
INTRODUCTION: Food security and nutrition have been severely impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …
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Infant feeding practices and associated factors among HIV-positive mothers of infants aged 0–6 months at public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: In the era of HIV infection, exclusive breast-feeding highly recommended for infants aged less than 6 months. Avoidance of …
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Utilization of early postnatal care services and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last 12 months in South Gondar Zone District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Postnatal care is care that is provided to mothers and newborn baby after delivery. The care given after childbirth …
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Differences in physical and mental health symptoms among residents living near municipal solid waste sites: a cross sectional study in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
OBJECTIVE: Physical and mental health concerns and symptoms, including sleep problems, low mood, extreme tiredness, and appetite loss are prevalent …
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Multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among adults in northern Sudan: a community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity (having two or more coexisting long-term conditions) is a growing global challenge. However, data on multimorbidity among adults …
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Discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients and associated factors among women in East African countries: using the most recent DHS data (2015–2022)
INTRODUCTION: The biggest health problem in East Africa is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Combating stigma and discrimination related to …
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Mother–child dyads of overnutrition and undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition remains one of the major public health concerns globally. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 2 which seeks …
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Relationship between tobacco smoking and hematological indices among Sudanese smokers
BACKGROUND: Tobacco Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality in the world. It is well …
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Prevalence and determinants of female genital amputation among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis
INTRODUCTION: Female genital amputation is a harmful traditional practice that has adverse risks on health outcomes. Consequently, it affects girls …
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Assessing the effect of mHealth on child feeding practice in African countries: systematic and meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: Poor child feeding practice is a public health problem in Africa. Mobile health (mHealth) is a supportive intervention to …
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Living in a large family and low daily water consumption substantially expose for human scabies in rural Ethiopia: a matched analysis
BACKGROUND: Scabies has been added to the neglected tropical diseases portfolio for large-scale disease control action since 2017 and is …
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Correlates of non-institutional delivery to delayed initiation of breastfeeding in Nigeria: logit-decomposition and subnational analysis of population-based survey
BACKGROUND: Studies have connected newborn delivery settings and modality to optimal breastfeeding, but how it influences untimely initiation, mostly prevalent …
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Bayesian multilevel modelling of the association between socio-economic status and stunting among under-five-year children in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Stunting is associated with socioeconomic status (SES) which is multidimensional. This study aimed to compare different SES indices in …
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Correction to: Magnitude of central obesity and associated factors among adult patients attending public health facilities in Adama town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2022
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Evaluation of effectiveness of school-based nutrition education in improving the consumption of pulses-based food among female adolescents in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Protein undernutrition is a prevalent health problem in Ethiopia severely affecting the reproductive outcome of women. This is mainly …
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Mapping stunted children in Ethiopia using two decades of data between 2000 and 2019. A geospatial analysis through the Bayesian approach
BACKGROUND: Childhood stunting is a major public health problem globally, resulting in poor cognition and educational performance, low adult wages, …
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Dietary patterns and their socioeconomic factors of adherence among adults in urban Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan African populations undergo a nutrition transition towards diets associated with increased risk for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. For …
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The prevalence and multilevel analysis of minimum dietary diversity intake and its determinants among 6–23 months old infants in The Gambia: further analysis of the Gambian demographic and health survey data
BACKGROUND: Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices are a significant issue both globally and in developing nations, and …
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Rural–urban and socio-demographic differentials in perceived health state among aging population in Ghana
BACKGROUND: The variations in health between rural and urban population have become an increasingly significant public health concern in developing …