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Joint modelling of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and its associated factors among women in Ghana: Multivariate response multilevel modelling methods
Elevated blood pressure is the leading cause of cardiovascular diseases related mortality and a major contributor to non-communicable diseases globally, …
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Facility-based care for moderately low birthweight infants in India, Malawi, and Tanzania
Globally, increasing rates of facility-based childbirth enable early intervention for small vulnerable newborns. We describe health system-level inputs, current feeding, …
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Pulmonary tuberculosis vs. Tindzhaka and Mafularha: A mixed methods inquiry of traditional healers’ perceptions of tuberculosis in rural South Africa
Although awareness of tuberculosis (TB) is high in South Africa, delays in TB testing or treatment persist. Even those with …
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Knowledge and attitude towards Ghana’s abortion law: A cross-sectional study among female undergraduate students
Ghana amended its abortion law to permit abortion under certain circumstances due to the impacts of unsafe abortion. Even though …
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Women’s perceptions of telephone interviews about their experiences with childbirth care in Nigeria: A qualitative study
Our objective is to investigate women's perceptions of phone interviews about their experiences with facility childbirth care. The study was …
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obstetrical care at a tertiary care facility in Mombasa, Kenya: Time-series analyses and staff perspectives
The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruption in healthcare delivery due to reductions in both health facility capacity and care-seeking behavior. For …
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The National COVID-19 Epi Model (NCEM): Estimating cases, admissions and deaths for the first wave of COVID-19 in South Africa
In March 2020 the South African COVID-19 Modelling Consortium was formed to support government planning for COVID-19 cases and related …
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The effect of becoming a Fistula Advocate on the recovery of women with Obstetric Fistula in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study
Engaging women affected by Obstetric Fistula as advocates has been proposed as an effective strategy to raise awareness of the …
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Simulated patient training to improve youth engagement in HIV care in Kenya: A stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
Youth living with HIV (YLHIV) report that negative interactions with health care workers (HCWs) affects willingness to return to care. …
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Altitude, not potential larval habitat availability, explains pronounced variation in Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence in the western Kenya highlands
Progress in malaria control has stalled over the recent years. Knowledge on main drivers of transmission explaining small-scale variation in …
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Uptake of reproductive, maternal and child health services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda: A mixed methods study
Use of reproductive health (RH), maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services in Uganda is suboptimal. Reasons for this are …
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Sex specific differences in HIV status disclosure and care engagement among people living with HIV in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda
Non-disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status can hinder optimal health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLHIV). We sought …
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Global elective breast- and colorectal cancer surgery performance backlogs, attributable mortality and implemented health system responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review
Globally, 28.4 million non-emergent ('elective') surgical procedures have been deferred during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated the impact of …
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The economic burden incurred by families caring for a young child with developmental disability in Uganda
Each year, nearly 30 million children globally are at risk of developmental difficulties and disability as a result of newborn …
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Population health impact and economic evaluation of the CARDIO4Cities approach to improve urban hypertension management
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, with 80% of that mortality occurring in low- and middle-income …
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Behaviour change interventions improve maternal and child nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
Evidence that nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions can improve maternal and child nutrition status in sub-Saharan Africa is inconclusive. Using behaviour …
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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on late postpartum women living with HIV in Kenya
Although an estimated 1.4 million women living with HIV (WHIV) are pregnant each year globally, data describing the effects of …
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Cost comparison of a rapid results initiative against standard clinic-based model to scale-up voluntary medical male circumcision in Kenya
Voluntary male medical circumcision (VMMC) reduces HIV acquisition by up to 60%. Kenya has successfully scaled up VMMC to an …
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Investing in human development and building state resilience in fragile contexts: A case study of early nutrition investments in Burkina Faso
Maternal and early malnutrition have negative health and developmental impacts over the life-course. Consequently, early nutrition support can provide significant …
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Different clinical features in Malawian outpatients presenting with COVID-19 prior to and during Omicron variant dominance: A prospective observational study
The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has resulted in a high number of cases, but a relatively low incidence of severe disease …