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Self-care practice and its associated factors among diabetic patients attending public hospitals in Gurage zone southwest, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires lifelong medical treatment and lifestyle modifications. Even though patients often neglect their …
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Risk factors of early mortality among COVID-19 deceased patients in Addis Ababa COVID-19 care centers, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is a global health care problem with high mortality. Despite early mortality seeming alarming, …
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Challenges and coping mechanisms among women living with unrepaired obstetric fistula in Ethiopia: A phenomenological study
INTRODUCTION: Obstetric fistula remains a debilitating complication of childbirth and maternal morbidity in developing countries. Few studies document the challenges …
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Design, development, and testing of a voice-text mobile health application to support Tuberculosis medication adherence in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to persist with a high disease burden globally. Non-adherence to treatment remains a major problem to …
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Ethical considerations in deploying triple artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria: An analysis of stakeholders’ perspectives in Burkina Faso and Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the recommended treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in all malaria endemic countries. Artemisinin …
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Validating the diagnostic performance of MUAC in screening moderate acute malnutrition and developing an optimal cut-off for under five children of different regions in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Valid and reliable anthropometric indicator is useful for early detection and treatment for under nutrition. Although, mid upper arm …
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First wave COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics
BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread from China to the rest of the world. Africa seems …
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Ethno-pharmacological investigations of Moringa stenopetala Bak. Cuf. and its production challenges in southern Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Moringa stenopetala Bak. Cuf. is a native plant of Ethiopia with important nutraceutical applications. However, little is known about …
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Modeling spatial determinants of initiation of breastfeeding in Ethiopia: A geographically weighted regression analysis
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) encourages breastfeeding to begin within the first hour after birth in order to save …
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Prevalence and predictors of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among vulnerable women engaged in sex work: Findings from the Kyaterekera Project in Southern Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Women engaged in sex work (WESW) have an elevated risk of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted …
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Demand–supply-side barriers affecting maternal health service utilization among rural women of West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: Despite the efforts and strategies being applied by the government and the partner organizations to increase maternal health service …
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Why maternal continuum of care remains low in Northwest Ethiopia? A multilevel logistic regression analysis
BACKGROUND: Non-adherence to the maternal continuum of care remains a significant challenge. Though early initiation and continuum of care are …
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Dietary patterns and associated factors among pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria: Evidence from Ibadan pregnancy cohort study
BACKGROUND: Maternal nutrition is vital for an optimal intrauterine environment, foetal development, birth weight, pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. We assessed …
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Association between epidemiological and clinico-pathological features of breast cancer with prognosis, family history, Ki-67 proliferation index and survival in Tunisian breast cancer patients
Breast cancer has different epidemio-clinical characteristics in Middle East and North-African populations compared to those reported in the Western countries. …
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Predictors of early resumption of post-partum sexual intercourse among post-partum period women in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis based on Ethiopian demographic and health survey 2016
BACKGROUND: Early resumption of post-partum sexual intercourse has an adverse outcome on the health of women and indirectly unintended pregnancy …
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Magnitude and associated factors of anti-retroviral therapy adherence among children attending HIV care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
INTRODUCTION: The HIV pandemic continues to contribute significantly towards childhood mortality and morbidity. The up-scaling of the Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) …
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Cervical cancer management in Zimbabwe (2019–2020)
BACKGROUND: Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer amongst women, and it is especially common in low- …
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Health professionals’ readiness and its associated factors to implement Telemedicine system at private hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia 2021
INTRODUCTION: In resource-limited settings incorporating the Telemedicine system into the healthcare system enhances exchanging valid health information for practicing evidence-based …
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Health-seeking behaviour, referral patterns and associated factors among patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Ghana: A cross-sectional mixed method study
BACKGROUND: Challenges exist in the diagnosis and management of autoimmune rheumatic diseases in low and middle income countries due to …
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Multilevel logistic regression modelling to quantify variation in malaria prevalence in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia has low malaria prevalence compared to most other malaria-endemic countries in Africa. However, malaria is still a major …