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A contextual exploration of healthcare service use in urban slums in Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Many urban residents in low- and middle-income countries live in unfavorable conditions with few healthcare facilities, calling to question …
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Impacts of multisectoral cash plus programs after four years in an urban informal settlement: Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya (AGI-K) randomized trial
BACKGROUND: The vast majority of adolescent births occur in low- and middle-income countries and are associated with negative outcomes for …
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Health-related quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its treatment impact patients' physical health as well as emotional and social wellbeing. …
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Factors affecting calving to conception interval (days open) in dairy cows located at Dessie and Kombolcha towns, Ethiopia
This study was aimed at determining the median days of calving to conception interval (days open) and identifying the major …
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Nano-insecticides against the black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Toxicity, development, enzyme activity, and DNA mutagenicity
Frequent applications of synthetic insecticides might cause environmental pollution due to the high residue. In addition, increasing insecticide resistance in …
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Prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children 6–59 months of age in pastoralist community, Northeast Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Globally, stunting is a significant public health concern and it is very critical in Ethiopia. This research aims to …
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On the resilience of health systems: A methodological exploration across countries in the WHO African Region
The need for resilient health systems is recognized as important for the attainment of health outcomes, given the current shocks …
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Microplastics prevalence in water, sediment and two economically important species of fish in an urban riverine system in Ghana
Urban riverine systems serve as conduits for the transport of plastic waste from the terrestrial dumpsites to marine repositories. This …
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Factors associated with unmet need for family planning in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel multinomial logistic regression analysis
BACKGROUND: More than one out of every ten married women in the world, and one out of every five women …
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Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Emerging variants of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has claimed over 3000 lives in Nigeria and vaccination remains a means …
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Occurrence and spatial distribution of heavy metals in landfill leachates and impacted freshwater ecosystem: An environmental and human health threat
Municipal landfill leachates are a source of toxic heavy metals that have been shown to have a detrimental effect on …
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Empowering differential networks using Bayesian analysis
Differential networks (DN) are important tools for modeling the changes in conditional dependencies between multiple samples. A Bayesian approach for …
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Effect of adverse events on non-adherence and study non-completion in malaria chemoprevention during pregnancy trial: A nested case control study
BACKGROUND: In drug trials, adverse events (AEs) burden can induce treatment non-adherence or discontinuation. The non-adherence and discontinuation induce selection …
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Clinical and growth outcomes of severely malnourished children following hospital discharge in a South African setting
BACKGROUND: Data on outcomes of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) following treatment are scarce with none described from any …
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The “Walking Estimated Limitation Stated by History” (WELSH) visual tool is applicable and accurate to determine walking capacity, even in people with low literacy level
Determination of the self-reported walking capacity by interview or standardized questionnaire is important. However, the existing questionnaires require the patient …
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Design and protocol for a cluster randomised trial of enhanced diagnostics for tuberculosis screening among people living with HIV in hospital in Malawi (CASTLE study)
BACKGROUND: People living with HIV (PLHIV) have a high risk of death if hospitalised in low-income countries. Tuberculosis has long …
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Incidence and predictors of first-year unplanned discontinuation of Implanon at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital, northern Ethiopia: A retrospective follow-up study
BACKGROUND: Discontinuing contraception without switching to a different type of family planning (FP) method contributes to unwanted pregnancy and unsafe …
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“The research assistants kept coming to follow me up; I counted myself as a lucky person”: Social support arising from a longitudinal HIV cohort study in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Participation in longitudinal research studies in resource-limited settings often involves frequent interactions with study staff and other participants, as …
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Assessing fetal growth in Africa: Application of the international WHO and INTERGROWTH-21st standards in a Beninese pregnancy cohort
BACKGROUND: Fetal growth restriction is a major complication of pregnancy and is associated with stillbirth, infant death and child morbidity. …
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A comparative study of adult and adolescent maternal care continuum following community-oriented interventions in Cambodia, Guatemala, Kenya, and Zambia
BACKGROUND: The coverage for reproductive care continuum is a growing concern for communities in low- income economies. Adolescents (15-19 years) …