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Perceptions and use of traditional African medicine in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga province (DR Congo): A cross-sectional study
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the desire of the Ministry of Health to integrate Traditional African Medicine into the …
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An assessment of the quality of antenatal care and pregnancy outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) is imperative to decreasing adverse pregnancy outcomes and their related maternal mortality. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, …
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Socio-cultural factors associated with knowledge, attitudes and menstrual hygiene practices among Junior High School adolescent girls in the Kpando district of Ghana: A mixed method study
BACKGROUND: Good menstrual hygiene practice is critical to the health of adolescent girls and women. In Ghanaian public schools, the …
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Factors associated with catastrophic health expenditure in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
OBJECTIVE: A non-negligible proportion of sub-Saharan African (SSA) households experience catastrophic costs accessing healthcare. This study aimed to systematically review …
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Safety culture and adverse event reporting in Ghanaian healthcare facilities: Implications for patient safety
INTRODUCTION: Recognizing the values and norms significant to healthcare organizations (Safety Culture) are the prerequisites for safety and quality care. …
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Investigation of urinary metabolomics in a phase I hookworm vaccine trial in Gabon
Metabolomics provides a powerful tool to study physiological changes in response to various perturbations such as vaccination. We explored whether …
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Opinions on integrating couple counselling and female sexual reproductive health services into Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision services in Lilongwe, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Couples HIV Counselling and Testing (CHCT) has been found to be potentially beneficial than individual HIV Counselling and Testing …
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Mortality and its associated factors in transfused patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Blood transfusion is life-saving but sometimes also associated with morbidity and mortality. There is limited data on mortality in patients …
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The co-occurrence of the SAVA syndemic, depression and anxiety as barriers to antiretroviral therapy adherence among sub-Saharan Africa population groups: A scoping review protocol
INTRODUCTION: The scale-up of access to antiretroviral therapy has transformed HIV from an acute, terminal disease to a manageable chronic …
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Factors associated with in-hospital mortality of patients admitted to an intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital in Malawi
OBJECTIVE: To determine factors associated with in-hospital death among patients admitted to ICU and to evaluate the predictive values of …
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Bioequivalence of micronutrient powders to Corn-soy Blend on serum zinc concentration of children (6–36 months) with Moderate Acute Malnutrition in Thika urban slums, Kenya: A cluster-randomized controlled trial
Zinc deficiency is common among children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and contributes to growth failure, increased morbidity and mortality. …
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Phase 3 evaluation of an innovative simple molecular test for the diagnosis of malaria in different endemic and health settings in sub-Saharan Africa (DIAGMAL)
BACKGROUND: Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) have become the cornerstone for the management of malaria in many endemic settings, but their …
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GWAS in the southern African context
Researchers would generally adjust for the possible confounding effect of population structure by considering global ancestry proportions or top principle …
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Evaluation of family planning service delivery in Gondar city public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Family planning program is low-cost and an effective way to lower maternalmortality by reducing the number of high-risk births. …
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Too serious to ignore: The epidemiologic and economic burden of home injuries in the Southwest Region of Cameroon—A community-based study
BACKGROUND: Home injuries are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in high-income countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa, including Cameroon, many …
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Magnitude and risks of overweight/obesity among adults in Welkite town, Southern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Currently, adult overweight/obesity affects a high proportion of the population in low and middle-income countries, mostly in urban areas. …
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Genetic algorithmic based approach for multiple-objective probabilistic fractional programming problem involving discrete random variables
This manuscript presents a technique for solving a multiple-objective probabilistic fractional programming problem with discrete random variables. A multiple-objective probabilistic …
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Prognostic variables and 4-year survival outcomes in CD20 Positive AIDS-Related Lymphoma in the Anti-retroviral treatment era: A Retrospective Review from a Single Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
OBJECTIVE: To describe 4-year survival outcomes and assess the value of established and additional relevant variables to predict complete response …
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Observational study of the clinical performance of a public-private partnership national referral hospital network in Lesotho: Do improvements last over time?
Public-private partnerships (PPP) may increase healthcare quality but lack longitudinal evidence for success. The Queen 'Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH) in …
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Perceptions and attitudes of ICU physicians toward antibiotics prescribing and resistance: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Antibiotic resistance is a major emphasis in intensive care units (ICUs). Better understanding of ICU physicians' perceptions, …