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Skull morphological evolution in Malagasy endemic Nesomyinae rodents
Madagascar is a large island to the south-east of Africa and in many ways continental in size and ecological complexity. …
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Impact of household economic strengthening intervention on food security among caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Tanzania
About 2 billion people worldwide suffer moderate or severe forms of food insecurity, calling for correctional measures involving economic strengthening …
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Spatial approach for diagnosis of yield-limiting nutrients in smallholder agroecosystem landscape using population-based farm survey data
Adept use of fertilizers is critical if sustainable development goal two of zero hunger and agroecosystem resilience are to be …
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Etiology of severe invasive infections in young infants in rural settings in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Serious invasive infections in newborns are a major cause of death. Lack of data on etiological causes hampers progress …
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Factors affecting men’s involvement in maternity waiting home utilization in North Achefer district, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Maternity waiting home (MWH) is a direct strategy to improve newborn and maternal survival. The utilization of MWH, however, …
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Psychosis risk among pregnant women in Ghana
INTRODUCTION: Psychotic illness, although is rare, has been reported in the perinatal period. Individuals diagnosed with psychotic illness tend to …
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Alternative pre-analytic sample handling techniques for glucose measurement in the absence of fluoride tubes in low resource settings
INTRODUCTION: Sodium fluoride (NaF) tubes are the recommended tubes for glucose measurements, but these are expensive, have limited number of …
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Pertussis outbreak investigation in Northwest Ethiopia: A community based study
BACKGROUND: Pertussis or whooping cough is a vaccine-preventable, highly contagious, respiratory illness caused by Bordetella pertussis or Bordetella parapertussis. Infants …
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Cardiometabolic outcomes of women exposed to hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy at 3-6 years post-partum in an urban South African setting
BACKGROUND: Hyperglycaemia first detected during pregnancy(HFDP) has far-reaching maternal consequences beyond the pregnancy. Our study evaluated the cardiometabolic outcomes in …
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Perception towards cardiovascular diseases preventive practices among bank workers in Hossana town using the health belief model
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are becoming a public health problem in Ethiopia, especially among those who have limited physical activity. …
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Manifestations, responses, and consequences of mistreatment of sick newborns and young infants and their parents in health facilities in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Despite efforts to incorporate experience of care for women and newborns in global quality standards, there are limited efforts …
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Final HIV status outcome for HIV-exposed infants at 18 months of age in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: While antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage for pregnant women has undergone steady scale-up, Nigeria's final mother- to-child transmission of HIV …
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Willingness to join community based health insurance among households in South Wollo, Northeast Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Poor health care financing remains a major challenge to health service utilization among the lower socioeconomic society. Consequently, countries …
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in female sex workers in an STI clinic in Nairobi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Gonorrhea caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the second most prevalent curable sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Female Sex Workers (FSWs) …
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Practice and determinants of emergency contraceptive utilization among women seeking termination of pregnancy in Northwest Ethiopia—A mixed quantitative and qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Emergency contraceptives are used within 72 hours after unprotected sexual intercourse to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Although emergency contraceptives are …
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Residual efficacy of Fludora Fusion against Anopheles arabiensis in simple huts in Ethiopia
Emergence and spread of malaria vectors resistant to the available insecticides required a new and efficacious insecticide. Residual efficacy of …
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Association between Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Trichomonas vaginalis and Secondary Infertility in Cameroon: A case-control study
OBJECTIVE: Data on the prevalence and etiology of infertility in Africa are limited. Secondary infertility is particularly common, defined as …
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Vaccination status and factors associated among children age 12–23 months in Ethiopia, based on 2016 EDHS: Logit based multinomial logistic regression analysis
BACKGROUND: Childhood immunization is one of the most cost-effective prevention measures for children's mortality and morbidity, saving 2-3 million lives …
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Adolescent girls trapped in early marriage social norm in rural Ethiopia: A vignette-based qualitative exploration
BACKGROUND: Early marriage is not uncommon in Ethiopia, particularly for adolescent girls in rural settings. Social norms are among the …
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High atherogenic risk concomitant with elevated HbA1c among persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in North Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease associated with worse clinical presentation. However, the current investigation practices …