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Identifying biomarkers of neurodevelopmental and mental health outcomes in a prospective longitudinal cohort of South African children: design and feasibility of the Safe Passage BONO study
BACKGROUND: Early adversities before and after birth can impact children's cognitive and socioemotional development by altering critical brain maturational and …
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Strengthening care in collaboration with people with lived experience of psychosis in Uganda (SCAPE-U): A protocol for a cluster randomized controlled feasibility trial
BACKGROUND: Mental health services are most effective and equitable when designed, delivered, and evaluated in collaboration with People With Lived …
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Feasibility and acceptability of a contextualized brief psychological intervention for people with bipolar disorder in rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: There is a very large unmet need for appropriate psychological interventions for bipolar disorder (BD) for use in low- …
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Supporting the mental health of adolescent mothers in Kenya and Mozambique: pilot protocol for the Thriving Mamas programme
BACKGROUND: Poor mental health among adolescent girls during pregnancy and the year after birth (the perinatal period) has been found …
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A cash transfer plus gender transformative economic empowerment intervention seeking to improve the wellbeing of caregivers of children and adolescents living with HIV in South Africa: a feasibility study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized trial
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV care is dependent on informal caregiving, typically by female family members. Informal caregiving has been …
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SUCCEED Africa: protocol for a multi-method pilot study of a community-based intervention for people with psychosis in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Malawi
BACKGROUND: Recent reviews have highlighted the need for participatory research to design and evaluate inclusive, community-based interventions that address the …
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Lessons learned about development and assessment of feasibility of tools for health and rehabilitation services
BACKGROUND: Given the dire need for health and rehabilitation services internationally, exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a critical …
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Feasibility and acceptability of a contextualized physical activity and diet intervention for the control of hypertension in adults from a rural subdistrict: a study protocol (HYPHEN)
INTRODUCTION: In rural and remote South Africa, most strokes and ischaemic heart diseases are as a consequence of hypertension, which …
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PEERNaija—a mobile health platform incentivizing medication adherence among youth living with HIV in Nigeria: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Poor medication adherence is a major barrier to HIV control among youth living with HIV (Y-PLWH). The PEERNaija application …
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Improving bereavement outcomes in Zimbabwe: results of a feasibility cluster trial of the 9-cell bereavement tool
CONTEXT: Despite high mortality rates from both communicable and non-communicable diseases, bereavement is under-researched in African countries. The 9-cell bereavement …
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Protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of N-acetylcysteine in reducing adverse drug reactions among adults treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) frequently occur in patients using second-line anti-tuberculosis medicine for treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). …
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Peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in South Africa (PRIZE): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial
BACKGROUND: The available care for people with psychosis in South Africa is inadequate to support personal recovery. Group peer support …
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Protocol for the pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a gender-responsive implementation strategy with providers to improve HIV outcomes in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) is the most effective clinical intervention for reducing morbidity and mortality among persons living with HIV. …
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The “Family Health = Family Wealth” intervention: study protocol for a pilot quasi-experimental controlled trial of a multi-level, community-based family planning intervention for couples in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Uganda has one of the highest fertility rates globally, but only 30% of women report using an effective method …
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Integrating community-based HIV and non-communicable disease care with microfinance groups: a feasibility study in Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: The Harambee study is a cluster randomized trial in Western Kenya that tests the effect, mechanisms, and cost-effectiveness of …
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Social network-based group intervention to promote uptake of cervical cancer screening in Uganda: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common cancer and accounts for one quarter of all cancer-related deaths among women …
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Training for mental health professionals in responding to experienced and anticipated mental health-related discrimination (READ-MH): protocol for an international multisite feasibility study
BACKGROUND: Mental health and other health professionals working in mental health care may contribute to the experiences of stigma and …
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Impact and operational feasibility of adding malaria infection screening using an ultrasensitive RDT for placental and fetal outcomes in an area of high IPTP-SP coverage in Burkina Faso: the ASSER MALARIA pilot study protocol
BACKGROUND: Malaria infection during pregnancy (MIP) is not only deleterious to the woman, but it also puts her fetus at …
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Contextualizing critical thinking about health using digital technology in secondary schools in Kenya: a qualitative analysis
BACKGROUND: Good health decisions depend on one's ability to think critically about health claims and make informed health choices. Young …
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Adapting an intervention of brief problem-solving therapy to improve the health of women with antenatal depressive symptoms in primary healthcare in rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based brief psychological interventions are safe and effective for the treatment of antenatal depressive symptoms. However, the adaptation of …