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Implementation of GeneXpert MTB/Rif proficiency testing program: A Case of the Uganda national tuberculosis reference laboratory/supranational reference laboratory
BACKGROUND: Following the WHO's endorsement of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for tuberculosis diagnosis in 2010, Uganda's ministry of health introduced the …
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Characterizing low effort responding among young African adults recruited via Facebook advertising
Multiple studies have successfully used Facebook's advertising platform to recruit study participants. However, very limited methodological discussion exists regarding the …
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Contact lens procurement and usage habits among adults in Sudan
OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to assess contact lens (CL) wear and care habits among adults in Sudan. DESIGN: An observational, …
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Poor retention and care-related sex disparities among youth living with HIV in rural Mozambique
BACKGROUND: There are few studies that characterize sex-related differences in HIV outcomes among adolescents and young adults (AYA) 15-24 years …
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Diabetes in a TB and HIV-endemic South African population: Analysis of a virtual cohort using routine health data
BACKGROUND: It is widely accepted that people living with diabetes (PLWD) are at increased risk of infectious disease, yet there …
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The good life in rural and urban Senegal: A qualitative and quantitative study
Very few studies have analyzed the influence of the environment, rural or urban, on the notion of good life and …
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Identifying anthropogenic features at Seoke (Botswana) using pXRF: Expanding the record of southern African Stone Walled Sites
Numerous and extensive 'Stone Walled Sites' have been identified in southern African Iron Age landscapes. Appearing from around 1200 CE, …
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Intention to use institutional delivery service and its predictors among pregnant women, North West Ethiopia: Using theory of planned behavior
BACKGROUND: Improving institutional delivery service is the most crucial strategies to reduce maternal and neonatal mortalities. In developing countries, only …
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Modeling non-Gaussian data analysis on determinants of underweight among under five children in rural Ethiopia: Ethiopian demographic and health survey 2016 evidences
BACKGROUND: Childhood under-nutrition is a major global health problem. Although the rate of under-nutrition in Ethiopia has declined in the …
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Improving child tuberculosis contact identification and screening in Lesotho: Results from a mixed-methods cluster-randomized implementation science study
BACKGROUND: Child tuberculosis (TB) contact management is recommended for preventing TB in children but its implementation is suboptimal in high …
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African based researchers’ output on models for the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases and public health interventions: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Applied epidemiological models are used in predicting future trends of diseases, for the basic understanding of disease and health …
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Attitude towards diabetes mellitus among adult communities in Gondar city, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. …
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Outcomes of retained and disengaged pregnant women living with HIV in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Loss-to-follow-up among women living with HIV (WLWHIV) may lead to unfavorable outcomes for both mother and exposed infant. This …
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Performance of the Abbott RealTime MTB and RIF/INH resistance assays for the detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and resistance markers in sputum specimens
BACKGROUND: The Abbott RealTime MTB is an assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) complex DNA from respiratory specimens …
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Designing a hybrid dimension reduction for improving the performance of Amharic news document classification
The volume of Amharic digital documents has grown rapidly in recent years. As a result, automatic document categorization is highly …
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Reaching underserved South Africans with integrated chronic disease screening and mobile HIV counselling and testing: A retrospective, longitudinal study conducted in Cape Town
BACKGROUND: Community-based, mobile HIV counselling and testing (HCT) and screening for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) may improve early diagnosis and referral …
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Evaluation of an Aspergillus IgG/IgM lateral flow assay for serodiagnosis of fungal asthma in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of fungal allergies in asthma remains problematic in low-and middle-income countries due to non-availability of point-of-care testing. In …
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Predictors of mortality and loss to follow-up among drug resistant tuberculosis patients in Oromia Hospitals, Ethiopia: A retrospective follow-up study
BACKGROUND: Drug resistance tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients' mortality and loss to follow-up (LTF) from treatment and care is a growing worry …
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Prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors among adults with Glaucoma attending University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital tertiary eye care and training center, Northwest, Ethiopia 2020
PURPOSE: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors among adults with glaucoma at …
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An entry risk assessment of African horse sickness virus into the controlled area of South Africa through the legal movement of equids
South Africa is endemic for African horse sickness (AHS), an important health and trade-sensitive disease of equids. The country is …