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Barriers and facilitators of primary care management of type II diabetes mellitus in the West African sub-region: A scoping review
The prevalence of diabetes is rising rapidly across West Africa, posing a significant public health challenge. Effective diabetes management through …
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Entomophagy and chemical element residues: Noncarcinogenic risk assessment for human consumption
Entomophagy has received considerable attention due to its vulnerability to toxic chemical elements, thus requiring safety assessment. In this study, …
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Health care providers’ knowledge and associated factors towards the components of post abortion care service in hospitals of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, a significant proportion of women face barriers to accessing family planning services, with nearly 48% not receiving family …
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Do community-level factors play a role in HIV self-testing uptake, linkage to services and HIV-related outcomes? A mixed methods study of community-led HIV self-testing in rural Zimbabwe
Community-led interventions, where communities plan and lead implementation, are increasingly being adopted within public health programmes. We explore factors associated …
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Community perspectives on maternal dietary diversity in rural Kenya, Mozambique and The Gambia: A PRECISE Network qualitative study
Pregnant and lactating women in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to micronutrient inadequacies, with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Adequate intakes …
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Socio-structural and direct health challenges related to illness management among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kenya and Tanzania during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative inquiry
During COVID-19, people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) experienced increased vulnerability, including severe COVID-19 complications, disruptions in diabetes management, and …
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A narrative review of the pathophysiology of sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the potential for corticosteroid therapy
Sepsis remains a significant global health threat with a disproportionate burden in low-income countries including those in sub-Saharan Africa where …
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Zethembe: a co-developed couples intervention for young heterosexual couples in informal settlements in South Africa
Effective interventions to address violence against women and girls in urban informal settlements are limited. To address this gap, we …
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Expanding two-way texting for post-operative follow-up: A cost analysis of the implementation and scale-up in routine voluntary medical male circumcision settings in South Africa
Up to 98% of adult voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) clients heal without adverse events (AEs) in South Africa and …
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Post-Omicron SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional, nationally representative, follow-up serosurvey
Based on a serosurvey conducted in March 2021, Barrie and colleagues published the first nationally representative SARS-CoV-2 serosurvey in Africa, …
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Recruitment and engagement of a cohort of women living with HIV in Nigeria: Baseline characteristics from the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance
Nigeria has a high burden of mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. There is paucity of large-scale prospective cohort …
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Pregnancy loss and its predictors among ever-pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multilevel mixed effect negative binomial regression
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy loss is a significant maternal health issue in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa has the highest rates of stillbirths globally, …
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Prevalence and determinants of insulin resistance in recovered COVID-19 and uninfected residents of two regional capitals in Ghana: An observational study
The long-term impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on metabolic risk factors in different populations has not been …
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Development and validation of School Oral Health Promotion Program “SOHEPP” oral health video for the training of adolescents and teachers in Ibadan, Nigeria
Presently, in Nigeria, as in many other developing countries, oral health promotion programs remain the responsibility of the public health …
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Inventory management performance of essential medicines in public health facilities of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
The inventory management of essential medicines is a crucial aspect of health care delivery, particularly in resource-limited settings. Access to …
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Examining national health insurance fund members’ preferences and trade-offs for the attributes of contracted outpatient facilities in Kenya: A discrete choice experiment
Patient choice of health facilities is increasingly gaining recognition for potentially enhancing the attainment of health system goals globally. In …
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Assessing the environmental and climatic influences on the incidence of severe typhoid in Kampala, Uganda
Typhoid is a water and foodborne febrile illness which often mimics malaria in endemic African nations. This study deployed a …
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Exploring the contribution of self-help groups to sexual and reproductive health and HIV outcomes for female sex workers in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Self-help groups (SHGs) have been effective in improving the health and wellbeing of women generally but there is little evidence …
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Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter species among diarrheal patients from three major hospitals in Ethiopia
Diarrheal illness remains a major global health challenge, causing millions of deaths annually. Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS), Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli …
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Community-based surveillance system structures and knowledge level of community-based surveillance volunteers on priority diseases in Ghana
Community-based disease surveillance (CBS) is the backbone of the disease surveillance system in Ghana. The activities of Community-based Disease Surveillance …