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Healthcare utilization during the first two waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa: A cross-sectional household survey
Healthcare utilization surveys contextualize facility-based surveillance data for burden estimates. We describe healthcare utilization in the catchment areas for sentinel …
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Electrocardiogram and echocardiography findings and the outcomes of patients with myocardial infarction: Retrospective study in tertiary care hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction (MI) is diagnosed when there is a rise in cardiac biomarkers along with supportive evidence in the …
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Critical evaluation of the agro-ecological system of the Republic of South Africa (30°S) in response to unclassified claims of cocoa farming beyond 20°S of the equator
Cocoa is a climate sensitive species that has never been reported to grow or survive outside its natural climate belt …
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The bacterial profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern in respiratory tract samples from art-experienced HIV-positive adults in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Microbial infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV (PLWH). Respiratory tract infections …
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Developing a South African curriculum for education in neonatal critical care retrieval: An initial exploration
BACKGROUND: Owing to limited or centralised neonatal critical care resources, the interfacility transfer of neonates is inevitable. In many high-income …
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Contrasting speed and accuracy approaches to measure executive functions in three low-and middle-income countries
Executive functions (EF) can be measured by tests assessing accuracy, reaction times and by computing scores which combine these two …
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A protocol for a proof-of-concept randomized control trial testing increased protein quantity and quality in ready-to-use therapeutic food in improving linear growth among 6-23-month-old children with severe wasting in Malawi
INTRODUCTION: Ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) have successfully promoted recovery from severe wasting and increased treatment coverage. However, RUTFs do not …
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Urban-rural inequalities and spatial arrangement of informed choice of family planning in Ethiopia: Further analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has made satisfactory progress in improving maternal and child health over the past two decades. The introduction of …
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Strengthening systems to provide long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) in public sector health facilities in Uganda and Zambia: Program results and learnings
INTRODUCTION: In Uganda and Zambia, both supply- and demand-side factors hamper availability of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), including implants and …
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Gestational weight gain among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria: Pattern, predictors and pregnancy outcomes
BACKGROUND: Gestational weight gain (GWG) is a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes, future obesity and chronic diseases among women. …
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“I abandoned my job to look after my baby.” Understanding the unpriced cost of care of a preterm infant: Caregivers’ lived experiences
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is associated with life-long cost implications on the infant, family, health system, and society at large. The …
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Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccine allocation in resource poor settings: Towards an Artificial Intelligence-enabled and Geospatial-assisted decision support framework
OBJECTIVES: To propose a novel framework for COVID-19 vaccine allocation based on three components of Vulnerability, Vaccination, and Values (3Vs). …
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Impact of vaccination and risk factors on COVID-19 mortality amid delta wave in Libya: A single center cohort study
INTRODUCTION: The Delta variant has led to a surge in COVID-19 cases in Libya, making it crucial to investigate the …
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Spatial patterns and predictors of unintended pregnancy among reproductive age women in Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Unintended pregnancy is amajor sexual and reproductive health problem that imposes substantial health, economical and psychosocial costs to individuals …
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Increasing early infant male circumcision uptake in Zambia: Like father like son
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) is an effective strategy for HIV prevention in areas with high prevalence of, and risk …
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Factors influencing the utilization of doctoral research findings at a university in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Views of academic leaders
BACKGROUND: Translation of health research findings into policy remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Factors influencing health research utilization are …
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Spatial diarrheal disease risks and antibiogram diversity of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in selected access points of the Buffalo River, South Africa
Freshwater sources, often used for domestic and agricultural purposes in low- and middle-income countries are repositories of clinically significant bacterial …
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Management goals of type 1 Gaucher disease in South Africa: An expert Delphi consensus document on good clinical practice
BACKGROUND: Gaucher disease is a rare autosomal recessive glycosphingolipid storage disease that ultimately leads to reduced life expectancy. Management of …
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Heuristic-enabled active machine learning: A case study of predicting essential developmental stage and immune response genes in Drosophila melanogaster
Computational prediction of absolute essential genes using machine learning has gained wide attention in recent years. However, essential genes are …
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Hydroxychloroquine reduces T cells activation recall antigen responses
BACKGROUND: In the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is still limited information about how people suffering from autoimmune …