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Household antibiotic use in Malawi: A cross-sectional survey from urban and peri-urban Blantyre
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant threat to public health. Use of antibiotics, particularly in contexts where weaker regulatory frameworks …
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Catastrophic health care spending in managing type 2 diabetes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania
COVID-19 disrupted health care provision and access and reduced household income. Households with chronically ill patients are more vulnerable to …
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Rural-urban differentials in early childhood education and child development: Evidence from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Ghana
Children's early development is a key component that affects their wellbeing and health as they age. In recent times, scholars' …
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Determinants of incomplete child vaccination among mothers of children aged 12–23 months in Worebabo district, Ethiopia: Unmatched case-control study
In nations like Ethiopia, vaccination rates are low despite being one of the most effective public health treatments to protect …
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision and uptake of services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is targeting elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV by December 2025, however the COVID-19 pandemic challenged health service delivery …
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Provider and facility readiness for age-friendly health services for older adults in primary health care centres in southwest, Nigeria
There is a growing focus on interventions at the health system level to promote healthy aging and provide age-friendly health …
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Batwa Indigenous Peoples forced eviction for “Conservation”: A qualitative examination on community impacts
In 1991, the Ugandan government formally established National Parks within the ancestral homelands of the Batwa Peoples. No consultation was …
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PCR diagnostics are insufficient for the detection of Diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli in Ibadan, Nigeria
Understanding the contribution of different diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes to disease burden is critical to mapping risk and informing vaccine …
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Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and associated patterns of healthcare utilization and quality of life: Results from the Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) Wave 2 in Ghana
Understanding the patterns of multimorbidity, defined as the co-occurrence of more than one chronic condition, is important for planning health …
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The CBS test: Development, evaluation & cross-validation of a community-based injury severity scoring system in Cameroon
Injury-related deaths overwhelmingly occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Community-based injury surveillance is essential to accurately capture trauma epidemiology …
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An absence of evidence breeds contempt: A qualitative study of health system stakeholder perceptions of the quality of medicines available in Senegal
Poor-quality medicines pose a significant challenge for health systems in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs),with recent deaths in multiple countries …
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The immediate treatment outcomes and cost estimate for managing clinical measles in children admitted at Mulago Hospital: A retrospective cohort study
Over the recent years, the Ministry of Health in Uganda has reported multiple measles outbreaks in various districts despite the …
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Self-paced online learning to improve knowledge competencies for hypertension among medical students in Uganda: A pre-post study
The growing burden of hypertension (HT) is projected to reach 1.56 billion globally by 2025 and is an increasing public …
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Risk factors for short birth interval: A hospital-based cross-sectional study among women in the Nkongsamba Health District, Littoral Region, Cameroon
Short birth interval remains a major reproductive health problem, especially in the developing world. It is associated with maternal, neonatal, …
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Impact of micro- and macronutrient status on the incidence of tuberculosis: An examination of an African cohort initiating antiretroviral therapy
Macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies are associated with tuberculosis (TB) incidence. However, evidence is limited on the impact of micronutrient (vitamins …
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Rethinking communications for governance of malaria programs
Malaria has, to a great extent, become normalized and accepted as inevitable. To resume global progress on malaria elimination, national …
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Drivers of informal sector and non-prescription medication use in pediatric populations in a low- and middle-income setting: A prospective cohort study in Zambia
Obtaining medication from the informal sector is common in low- and middle- income countries. Informal sector use increases the risk …
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Individual, organizational and system circumstances, and the functioning of a multi-country implementation-focused network for maternal, newborn and child health: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda
Better policies, investments, and programs are needed to improve the integration and quality of maternal, newborn, and child health services. …
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Patterns and trends of in-hospital mortality due to non-communicable diseases and injuries in Tanzania, 2006–2015
BACKGROUND: Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCD) kill about 40 million people annually, with about three-quarters of the deaths occurring in low- …
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Diagnostic performance of PfHRP2/pLDH malaria rapid diagnostic tests in elimination setting, northwest Ethiopia
Accurate diagnosis of malaria is vital for the effectiveness of parasite clearance interventions in elimination settings. Thus, evaluating the diagnostic …