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The effects of COVID-19 lockdown measures on health and healthcare services in Uganda
Many countries across the world instituted lockdowns as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, these lockdowns had …
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Prevalence, patterns and predictors of metabolic abnormalities in Nigerian hypertensives with hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: A cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Simultaneous presence of elevated waist circumference and hypertriglyceridemia (HTGW) is a simple and low-cost measure of visceral obesity, and …
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Housing conditions and long-term care needs of older adults in Ghana: Evidence from the WHO SAGE Ghana Wave 1
The present study examined the association between housing conditions and long-term care needs of older adults in Ghana. We used …
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Adherence monitoring methods to measure virological failure in people living with HIV on long-term antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Appointment keeping and self-report within 7-day or and 30-days recall periods are non-objective measures of antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence. We …
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Retention on ART and viral suppression among patients in alternative models of differentiated HIV service delivery in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Differentiated models of HIV care (DMOC) aim to improve health care efficiency. We describe outcomes of five DMOC in KwaZulu-Natal, …
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Barriers to providing healthcare to children living with cerebral palsy in Ghana: A qualitative study of healthcare provider perspectives
Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience profound health and social inequities. While challenges faced by …
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Toward a conceptual framework of the acceptability of tuberculosis treatment in children using a theory generative approach
To describe an early-stage holistic framework towards evaluating factors that impact the overall acceptability of TB treatment along the TB …
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The global burden of Chikungunya fever among children: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is an arboviral illness that was first described in Tanzania (1952). In adults, the disease is characterised …
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Coverage and effectiveness of conditional cash transfer for people with drug resistant tuberculosis in Zimbabwe: A mixed methods study
The End TB strategy recommends social protection to mitigate socio-economic impacts of tuberculosis. Zimbabwe started implementing a conditional cash transfer …
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HIV risk perception and sexual behavior among HIV-uninfected men and transgender women who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the HPTN 075 qualitative sub-study
There remains a limited understanding of how men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) in sub-Saharan …
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“Must you make an app?” A qualitative exploration of socio-technical challenges and opportunities for designing digital maternal and child health solutions in Soweto, South Africa
Participatory and digital health approaches have the potential to create solutions to health issues and related inequalities. A project called …
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Cost of wastewater-based environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2: Evidence from pilot sites in Blantyre, Malawi and Kathmandu, Nepal
Environmental surveillance of rivers and wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 detection has been explored as an innovative way to surveil the pandemic. …
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Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality through integrated and sustainability-focused programming in Zambia
Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality is a critical health priority within Zambia and globally. Although evidence-based clinical interventions can prevent …
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Geographic barriers to care persist at the community healthcare level: Evidence from rural Madagascar
Geographic distance is a critical barrier to healthcare access, particularly for rural communities with poor transportation infrastructure who rely on …
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Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda
To accelerate tuberculosis (TB) control and elimination, reliable data is needed to improve the quality of TB care. We assessed …
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Effects of changes in short-term human cognition on reported healthcare utilisation
Growing empirical evidence indicates that financial anxiety causes reductions in short-term cognitive capacity. Results from urban communities in Delhi, India …
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Direct estimates of absolute ventilation and estimated Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission risk in clinics in South Africa
Healthcare facilities are important sites for the transmission of pathogens spread via bioaerosols, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Natural ventilation can …
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Adoption of harmonisation policy for the midwives’ training programme in Mali: A policy analysis
West Africa is engaged in a process of harmonising health workers' training programmes as a means to regulate regional training …
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Depressive symptoms and violence exposure in a population-based sample of adult women in South Africa
Depressive symptoms are a major burden of disease globally and is associated with violence and poverty. However, much of the …
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Leveraging governance strategies adopted by health facility governing committees in response to COVID-19 outbreak at the local level in Tanzania: A qualitative study
The governance of epidemics is very critical for curbing and responding to several infectious epidemics. This study was conducted to …