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Dietary intake and socio-economic predictors of inadequate energy and nutrient intake among women of childbearing age in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda
BACKGROUND: Karamoja sub-region is the most food insecure part of Eastern Africa. The poor status of food security in the …
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Local resource mobilization for malaria vector control among Rwandan rice farmers: a pilot study into the role of community ownership
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests a vicious cycle between rice cultivation and malaria control in Rwanda. Rice fields offer an attractive breeding …
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Ecological analysis of demographic-, nutritional- and housing-related factors associated with anaemia among women of reproductive age group in Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Anaemia remains a major public health concern, particularly, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where it is one of the causes …
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Emigration as a social and economic determinant of health in low-income urban Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: The negative consequences of medical professionals' emigration on the health systems of nations are well documented in the literature. …
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Incidence and predictors of attrition rate after children started inpatient treatments for complicated severe acute malnutrition in North West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Retaining children for inpatient treatment of complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a growing challenge until achieved the reference …
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Severe acute malnutrition’s recovery rate still below the minimum standard: predictors of time to recovery among 6- to 59-month-old children in the healthcare setting of Southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite currently available, scientifically proven treatments and national guideline, the SAM recovery rate is still considerably behind expectations, and …
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Pooled prevalence of food away from home (FAFH) and associated non-communicable disease (NCD) markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Food away from home (FAFH) is an 'eating behavior' widely practiced across nations, more common in developed nations. Likewise, …
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Sex of household head and other household determinants of childhood anaemia among households in Ghana: regression analysis of the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey
BACKGROUND: Childhood anaemia is still a major public health concern. Although the prevalence of anaemia among children under age five …
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Knowledge on anaemia and benefit of iron–folic acid supplementation among pregnant mothers attending antenatal care in Woldia town, Northeastern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Anaemia in pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and poor birth outcomes in low- and …
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Stunting and associated factors among children aged 6–59 months from productive safety net program beneficiary and non-beneficiary households in Meta District, East Hararghe zone, Eastern Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition is one of the major public health problems affecting children in developing settings. Despite impressive interventions like productive …
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Factors associated with food consumption score among pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study
INTRODUCTION: Although assessing the nutritional status of pregnant women is becoming a common research agenda, evidence on food consumption scores, …
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Assessment of prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and pre-diabetes in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Diabetes prevalence, as well as that of pre-diabetes, is rapidly increasing in South Africa. Individuals with pre-diabetes have a …
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Determinants of adherence to anti-TB treatment and associated factors among adult TB patients in Gondar city administration, Northwest, Ethiopia: based on health belief model perspective
BACKGROUND: Adherence is crucial in treating Tuberculosis to achieve the required treatment success rate. However, due to the longer treatment …
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Inequalities in adherence to the continuum of maternal and child health service utilization in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Despite progress made to improve access to child health services, mothers' consistent utilization of these services has been constrained …
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Prevalence and associated factors of stunting and thinness among adolescent students in Finote Selam Town, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition among adolescents is a major public health problem in developing nations including Ethiopia. Adolescents need to have good-quantity …
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Spectrum of common Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphomas subtypes in Zambia: a 3-year records review
BACKGROUND: Lymphomas usually present with different occurrence patterns across different geographical locations, but their epidemiology in Zambia is yet to …
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Experience of nutritional counselling in a nutritional programme in HIV care in the Tigray region of Ethiopia using the socio-ecological model
BACKGROUND: In many resource-poor settings, nutritional counselling is one of the key components of nutrition support programmes aiming to improve …
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Socio-cultural beliefs influence feeding practices of mothers and their children in Grand Popo, Benin
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a major public health problem. It contributes to the high death rate among children in developing countries …
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Underweight and overweight/obesity among adults in Afghanistan: prevalence and correlates from a national survey in 2018
BACKGROUND: The study aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of underweight and overweight/obesity among adults in Afghanistan. METHODS: National …
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Ethnic Specific body fat percent prediction equation as surrogate marker of obesity in Ethiopian adults
BACKGROUND: Application of advanced body composition measurement methods is not practical in developing countries context due to cost and unavailability …