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Child dietary diversity and food (in)security as a potential correlate of child anthropometric indices in the context of urban food system in the cases of north-central Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation of child dietary diversity and household food insecurity along with other socio-demographic with child anthropometric …
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Determinants of unintended pregnancies among currently married women in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Unintended pregnancies are no longer bound to teenagers or school-going children, married women in Uganda, as well do experience …
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Nearly one in three children is suffering from sub-optimal feeding practice in Gibe District, Hadiya zone, South Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Although infant and young child feeding practices play an important role, children in Ethiopia suffer from poor infant and …
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Copula geoadditive modelling of anaemia and malaria in young children in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda
BACKGROUND: Anaemia and malaria are the leading causes of sub-Saharan African childhood morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to explore …
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Child development and nutritional status in 12–59 months of age in resource limited setting of Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Early years of life are period of maximal growth and development of human brain. Development of young child is …
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Breastfeeding and child survival from 0 to 5 years in Côte d'Ivoire
BACKGROUND: One of the main objectives of health policy-makers is to promote children's growth, development, and survival. The current research …
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Dietary diversity cutoff values predicting anemia varied between mid and term of pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Correcting anemia during pregnancy often requires integrating food and non-food-based approaches. Nonetheless, little is known about specific dietary diversity …
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Water supply, sanitation and hygiene interventions and childhood diarrhea in Kersa and Omo Nada districts of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is a major public health problem that disproportionately affects children in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Most of the …
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Challenges and responses to infant and young child feeding in rural Rwanda: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Despite different interventions to improve child nutrition conditions, chronic malnutrition is still a public health concern in Rwanda, with …
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Unawareness of health insurance expiration status among women of reproductive age in Northern Ghana: implications for achieving universal health coverage
BACKGROUND: Ghana implemented a national health insurance scheme in 2005 to promote the provision of accessible, affordable, and equitable healthcare …
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Factors associated with child survival in children admitted to outpatient therapeutic program at public health institutions in Afar Regional State, Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
INTRODUCTION: About 20 million children suffer from severe acute malnutrition each year. The World Health Organization recommends the outpatient therapeutic …
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Predictors of mortality among adult people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy at Suhul Hospital, Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia is striving to achieve a goal of "zero human immune deficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)-related deaths." However, …
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The fidelity and dose of message delivery on infant and young child feeding practice and nutrition sensitive agriculture in Ethiopia: a qualitative study from the Sustainable Undernutrition Reduction in Ethiopia (SURE) programme
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, 38% of children under 5 years of age are stunted (low height for age). A novel government-led …
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Correction to: Foodborne intestinal protozoan infection and associated factors among patients with watery diarrhea in Northern Ethiopia; a cross-sectional study
In the publication of this article [1], the contributing author name Brhane Berhe contains an error.
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Use and completion of partograph during labour is associated with a reduced incidence of birth asphyxia: a retrospective study at a peri-urban setting in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Morbidity of birth asphyxia has been estimated to be 42 million disability-adjusted life years. The study sought to assess …
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Coping strategies of families of persons with learning disability in Imo state of Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Coping with a relative with a learning disability could be a stressful experience for family members. The present study …
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Dietary patterns and associated factors of schooling Ghanaian adolescents
BACKGROUND: Assessment of single nutrients or foods does not normally reflect the diet of population groups. Dietary pattern analyses are …
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Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Safety and wholesomeness of milk intended for human consumption are influenced by various interlinked factors. However, information on what …
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Food elimination, food substitution, and nutrient supplementation among ARV-exposed HIV-positive persons in southern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Optimal nutrition is a determinant of health in all persons. In persons living with HIV (PLHIV), nutrition is particularly …
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Death of preceding child and maternal healthcare services utilisation in Nigeria: investigation using lagged logit models
BACKGROUND: One of the factors responsible for high level of childhood mortality in Nigeria is poor utilization of maternal healthcare …