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COVID-19 preventive social-behavioural practices and exposure to SARS-CoV-2 among residents in the city of Yaounde: Lessons from the early phase of the pandemic in Cameroon
Non-pharmaceutical interventions remain key in mitigating the spread of SARS-CoV-2. We sought to assess COVID-19 preventive, social-behavioural practices, and SARS-CoV-2 …
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Development and piloting of a primary school-based salt reduction programme: Formative work and a process evaluation in rural and urban Malawi
Excess salt intake is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Promoting salt reduction as part of routine school-health …
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Integrating the rights-based and capability approaches in the analysis of maternal healthcare utilization in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel modelling study
The rights-based and capability approaches received increased attention relative to maternal health in the aftermath of the 2015 Millennium Development …
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The hidden emotional labour behind ensuring the social value of research: Experiences of frontline health policy and systems researchers based in Kenya during COVID-19
Health policy and systems research (HPSR) is a multi-disciplinary, largely applied field of research aimed at understanding and strengthening the …
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Assessing awareness and use of HIV self-testing kits after the introduction of a community-based HIV self-testing programme among men who have sex with men in Kenya
Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionate burden of new HIV infections in Kenya, while experiencing discrimination, …
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Coping with drug resistant tuberculosis alongside COVID-19 and other stressors in Zimbabwe: A qualitative study
Households in low-resource settings are more vulnerable to events which adversely affect their livelihoods, including shocks e.g. death of family …
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A case for routine microbial diagnostics: Results from antimicrobial susceptibility testing in post-traumatic wound infections at a Ugandan tertiary care hospital
The global spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an increasing challenge for clinicians in Uganda, where microbiological diagnostics are not …
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Strengthening the community governance of healthcare services in ‘fragile’ settings: Evidence from Burundi and South Kivu, DR Congo
Community governance, the direct (co-)management of public services by community members, is a popular approach to improve the quality of, …
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Six-month incidence of hypertension and diabetes among adults with HIV in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study
Data describing the incidence of hypertension and diabetes among people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa remain sparse. In this study, …
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Failure to receive prescribed imaging is associated with increased early mortality after injury in Cameroon
Despite having the highest rates of injury-related mortality in the world, trauma system capacity in sub-Saharan Africa remains underdeveloped. One …
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Factors influencing the implementation of severe acute malnutrition guidelines within the healthcare referral systems of rural subdistricts in North West Province, South Africa
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with 30.9% of South Africa's audited under-five children deaths regardless of available guidelines to …
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Magnitude and associated factors of mortality among patients admitted with COVID-19 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow around the world and has caused enormous mortality and morbidity. The severity and mortality …
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Knowledge and practices of toxoplasmosis among healthcare workers at two large referral hospitals in Zambia: Implications on the One Health Approach
INTRODUCTION: Assessing the knowledge and practices of healthcare workers regarding Toxoplasma gondii infection, diagnosis, treatment, and control is crucial for …
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Solving teenage and young mothers’ childhood immunization hesitance and non-compliance through mobile immunization friendly service for working mothers in Ibadan, Nigeria- A research note
Mobile Immunization for working mothers (SheVaccs) is an intervention targeted at working mothers in the informal markets of Ibadan to …
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Design and field evaluation of a lateral flow cassette device for point-of-care bilirubin measurement
Neonatal jaundice is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and neonates born in low and middle-income countries bear …
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Impact of a multi-disease integrated screening and diagnostic model for COVID-19, TB, and HIV in Lesotho
The surge of the COVID-19 pandemic challenged health services globally, and in Lesotho, the HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services were …
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Rotavirus vaccine product switch in Ghana: An assessment of service delivery costs, switching costs, and cost-effectiveness
Ghana introduced rotavirus vaccine (ROTARIX 1-dose presentation) into the routine national immunization program in 2012 and switched to a different …
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Community-based transport system in Shinyanga, Tanzania: A local innovation averting delays to access health care for maternal emergencies
In achieving the sustainable development goal 3.1, Tanzania needs substantial investment to address the three delays which responsible for most …
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Acceptability of breast milk donor banking: A qualitative study among health workers in Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana
Despite the compelling evidence demonstrating the immediate and long-term health advantages of prompt breastfeeding from birth, not all newborns are …
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“We are their eyes and ears here on the ground, yet they do not appreciate us”—Factors influencing the performance of Kenyan community health volunteers working in urban informal settlements
This study explored factors that influence CHV performance in urban informal settlements (UIS) within Nairobi Kenya and ways in which …