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“If I’ve got latent TB, I would like to get rid of it”: Derivation of the CARD (Constraints, Actions, Risks, and Desires) Framework informed by South African healthcare worker perspectives on latent tuberculosis treatment
BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HWs) have at least twice the risk of tuberculosis (TB) compared to the general population. There is …
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Health extension service utilization and associated factors in East Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study
INTRODUCTION: Health Extension Program is a preventive, promotive, and basic curative service targeting households to improve the health status of …
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Patients’ healthcare, education, engagement, and empowerment rights’ framework: Patients’, caretakers’ and health care workers’ perspectives from Oromia, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Successful health care and clinical services essentially depend on patients' realization of ones' rights, and health workers' and facilities' …
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Improving routine immunization data quality using daily short message system reporting platform: An experience from Nasarawa state, Nigeria
Routine immunization (RI) delivery was declared a public health concern in Nigeria in 2017 because of persistently low immunization coverage …
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A virtual deliberative public engagement study on heritable genome editing among South Africans: Study protocol
This article outlines the protocol for a prospective study for virtual deliberative public engagement on heritable genome editing in humans. …
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Comparing growth velocity of HIV exposed and non-exposed infants: An observational study of infants enrolled in a randomized control trial in Zambia
BACKGROUND: Impaired growth among infants remains one of the leading nutrition problems globally. In this study, we aimed to compare …
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Understanding the association between exposure to family planning messages and consistent condom use among never married men in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Despite considerable efforts to promote condom use, sexually active people in sub-Sahara Africa still engage in risky sexual behaviours, …
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Modelling chronic malnutrition in Zambia: A Bayesian distributional regression approach
BACKGROUND: The burden of child under-nutrition still remains a global challenge, with greater severity being faced by low- and middle-income …
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Nested PCR followed by NGS: Validation and application for HPV genotyping of Tunisian cervical samples
The most used methodologies for HPV genotyping in Tunisian studies are based on hybridization that are limited to a restricted …
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Determination of temperature thresholds for the parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), using life cycle simulation modeling: Implications for effective field releases in classical biological control of fruit flies
The braconid parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is one of the most important natural enemies in classical biological control …
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Childcare and depression during the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa: A gendered analysis
BACKGROUND: The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in the closure of businesses and schools, the remote provision of services …
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Incidence and predictors of mortality among patients with head injury admitted to Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: A retrospective follow-up study
INTRODUCTION: Head injury is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, especially in resource-limited countries including Ethiopia. …
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Visual impairment and its associated factors among medical and health sciences students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Visual impairment (VI) is a decreased ability to see things which is critical problem for health professionals and students …
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Model-based small area estimation methods and precise district-level HIV prevalence estimates in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Model-based small area estimation methods can help generate parameter estimates at the district level, where planned population survey sample …
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High-performance simplification of triangular surfaces using a GPU
Due to advances in high-performance computing technologies, computer graphics techniques-especially those related to mesh simplification-have been noticeably improved. These techniques, …
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Rotavirus A infection in pre- and post-vaccine period: Risk factors, genotypes distribution by vaccination status and age of children in Nampula Province, Northern Mozambique (2015-2019)
Mozambique introduced the monovalent rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix®, GSK Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium) in September 2015. Previous analysis, showed that Nampula province …
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Exposure of pelagic seabirds to Toxoplasma gondii in the Western Indian Ocean points to an open sea dispersal of this terrestrial parasite
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that uses felids as definitive hosts and warm-blooded animals as intermediate hosts. While the …
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Observed birth prevalence of congenital anomalies among live births at a regional facility in KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Congenital disorders (CDs), defined as abnormalities in structure or function present at birth, are an important contributor to the disease …
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RETRACTED: COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and frequent hand hygiene practices among taxi drivers and associated factors in urban areas of Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Although several studies have been conducted on COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and prevention practices among healthcare workers and the general …
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Sexual dysfunction among men with diabetes mellitus attending chronic out-patient department at the three hospitals of Northwest Amhara region, Ethiopia: Prevalence and associated factors
BACKGROUND: Sexual dysfunction is the commonest reproductive health problem observed among men with diabetes mellitus affecting their quality of life. …