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Recent infections among individuals with a new HIV diagnosis in Rwanda, 2018–2020
BACKGROUND: Despite Rwanda's progress toward HIV epidemic control, 16.2% of HIV-positive individuals are unaware of their HIV positive status. Tailoring …
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Anthropometric failures and its associated factors among preschool-aged children in a rural community in southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: In 2019, 144 million under-five-year-old children were stunted, and 47 million were wasted globally. In Ethiopia, approximately 350,000 children …
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Parents’ reasons for nonadherence to referral to follow-up eye care for schoolchildren who failed school-based vision screening in Cross River State, Nigeria—A descriptive qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is a major cause of vision impairment in children worldwide. Cases are often detected through …
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Periodontal diseases and potential risk factors in Egyptian adult population—Results from a national cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Despite the interdependence of general and periodontal health, there is paucity of national representative data on the prevalence of …
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Characteristics and outcome profile of hospitalized African patients with COVID-19: The Ethiopian context
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have a different picture in Africa; the first case was identified in the continent …
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Assessment of the genetic diversity and population structure of groundnut germplasm collections using phenotypic traits and SNP markers: Implications for drought tolerance breeding
Profiling the genetic composition and relationships among groundnut germplasm collections is essential for the breeding of new cultivars. The objectives …
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Utilization of growth monitoring and promotion services and associated factors among children aged 0-23 months in Banja District, Northwest Ethiopia 2020: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Growth monitoring and promotion are the basic malnutrition preventive strategies usually used to assess the growth of children using …
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Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Children need good nutrition to develop proper immune mechanisms and psychosocial maturity, but malnutrition can affect their ability to …
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The burden of stroke and modifiable risk factors in Ethiopia: A systemic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The burden and contribution of modifiable risk factors of stroke in Ethiopia are unclear. Knowledge about this burden and …
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Multi-level intersectional stigma reduction intervention to increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Ghana: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Men with have sex with men (MSM) in Africa face high levels of stigma due to elevated HIV exposure …
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Gendered health, economic, social and safety impact of COVID-19 on adolescents and young adults in Nairobi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19 and their mitigation measures can exacerbate underlying gender disparities, particularly among adolescents and young …
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Magnitude and associated factors of disrespect and abusive care among laboring mothers at public health facilities in Borena District, South Wollo, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have indicated that disrespectful/abusive/coercive service by skilled care providers in health facilities that results in actual or …
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Preparing for COVID-19: Household food insecurity and vulnerability to shocks in Nairobi, Kenya
An understanding of the types of shocks that disrupt and negatively impact urban household food security is of critical importance …
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Antimicrobial resistance profiles and associated factors of Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial infection among patients admitted at Dessie comprehensive specialized Hospital, North-East Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Hospital admitted patients are at increased risk of nosocomial infections (NIs) with multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens which are prevalent …
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Men and infertility in The Gambia: Limited biomedical knowledge and awareness discourage male involvement and exacerbate gender-based impacts of infertility
INTRODUCTION: Infertility in Sub-Saharan Africa constitutes an important social and public health problem. Yet, there is a paucity of research …
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Climate change effects on desert ecosystems: A case study on the keystone species of the Namib Desert Welwitschia mirabilis
Deserts have been predicted to be one of the most responsive ecosystems to global climate change. In this study, we …
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Health facility delivery among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: Does age at first birth matter?
BACKGROUND: High maternal mortality ratio in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been linked to inadequate medical care for pregnant women due …
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Incidence and predictors of preterm neonatal mortality at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in South Western Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Preterm neonatal mortality contributes substantially to the high neonatal mortality globally. In Uganda, preterm neonatal mortality accounts for 31% …
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Bacterial uropathogens and burden of antimicrobial resistance pattern in urine specimens referred to Ethiopian Public Health Institute
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the leading causes of morbidity in the general population, and is the second most …
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Antimicrobial resistance, virulence genes and biofilm formation in Enterococcus species isolated from milk of sheep and goat with subclinical mastitis
This study is designed to discuss the antimicrobial resistance, virulence determinants and biofilm formation capacity of Enterococcus spp. isolated from …