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Age of first diagnosis and incidence rate of uterine fibroids in Ghana. A retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that grow in or on the uterus of women. Globally, they occur in more …
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Tinnea gombea (Lamiaceae), a new species from the Sudanian savanna region, Nigeria based on integrative evidence
Tinnea gombea, endemic to the Sudan savanna grasslands in northern Nigeria, is described and illustrated. We used integrative evidence from …
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Leveraging cross-view geo-localization with ensemble learning and temporal awareness
The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is unreliable in some situations. To mend the poor GNSS signal, an autonomous vehicle …
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Nurses’ knowledge, perceived challenges, and recommended solutions regarding premature infant care: A mixed method study in the referral and tertiary hospitals in Dar es salaam, Tanzania
BACKGROUND: There has been an increase in preterm birth of about 2% in a span of 14 years (2000-2014) mainly …
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Burden and severity of deranged electrolytes and kidney function in children seen in a tertiary hospital in Kano, northern Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Derangement in serum electrolytes and kidney function is often overlooked, especially in resource-constrained settings, and associated with increased risk …
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Associated factors with adherence to preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among medical students in the university of Monastir, Tunisia
INTRODUCTION: Medical students should act as a model for the community in terms of compliance with preventive practices toward COVID-19. …
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Assessing motivators for utilizing family planning services among youth students in higher learning institutions in Dodoma, Tanzania: Protocol for analytical cross sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Contraceptive services utilization is an important intervention in averting the impact of unwanted and unplanned pregnancy among youth which …
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Advancing proficiency testing for ultra in resource-limited settings using dried tube specimen: A study by SRL-Uganda
BACKGROUND: Proficiency testing (PT) has been hard to set up due to cost limitations and technical capacity. Conventional Xpert MTB/RIF …
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A pharmaceutical monitoring system to assess the quality of antituberculosis drug products used in Mauritania
The quality of drug products may be affected from manufacture to dispensing, particularly at high temperature and humidity as in …
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Dry eye symptom questionnaires show adequate measurement precision and psychometric validity for clinical assessment of vision-related quality of life in glaucoma patients
PURPOSE: To ascertain the presence of Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) in patients being treated for glaucoma, using subjective and objective …
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Review of electrocardiographic abnormalities among people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
INTRODUCTION: Electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities are increasingly being reported among people living with HIV (PLWH). However, the exact prevalence of ECG …
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Evaluating combined effects of pesticide and crop nutrition (with N, P, K and Si) on weevil damage in East African Highland Bananas
Banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus, Germar) is a major pest in East African Highland Banana. The influence of crop nutritional status …
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Determinants of QuantiFERON Plus-diagnosed tuberculosis infection in adult Ugandan TB contacts: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The tuberculin skin test is commonly used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in resource-limited settings, but its specificity …
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Association between prior tuberculosis disease and dysglycemia within an HIV-endemic, rural South African population
OBJECTIVE: Tuberculosis (TB) may predispose individuals to the development of diabetes. Such a relationship could have an outsized impact in …
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Males’ perceptions and practices towards maternity care in rural southeast Nigeria: Policy implication of participatory action research for safe motherhood
INTRODUCTION: High maternal death is attributable to developing countries' health systems and sociocultural factors This study assessed the effect of …
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“Our parents kiss in front of us”: Reasons for early sexual debut among in-school youth in the Manzini Region in Eswatini
BACKGROUND: Early sexual debut (i.e., sex before the age of 15 years), especially if it is unprotected, may increase the …
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Predictors of death among severe COVID-19 patients admitted in Hawassa City, Sidama, Southern Ethiopia: Unmatched case-control study
INTRODUCTION: Since COVID-19 was announced as a worldwide pandemic, the world has been struggling with this disease. In Ethiopia, there …
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Serum anti-erythropoietin antibodies among pregnant women with Plasmodium falciparum malaria and anaemia: A case-control study in northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Anaemia in pregnancy is common in underdeveloped countries, and malaria remains the predominant cause of the condition in Ghana. …
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Prevalence and predictors of suicidal behaviours among primary and secondary school going adolescents in Botswana
BACKGROUND: There is a scarcity of studies on the prevalence and predictors of suicide behaviors among primary and secondary school …
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Prevalence and factors associated with pediatric HIV therapy failure in a tertiary hospital in Asmara, Eritrea: A 15-year retrospective cohort study
INTRODUCTION: Treatment failure (TF) in HIV infected children is a major concern in resource-constrained settings in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This …