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Measuring newborn foot length to estimate gestational age in a high risk Northwest Ethiopian population
INTRODUCTION: Preterm birth is defined as all births before 37 completed weeks of gestation. Globally, the prevalence rate of preterm …
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Ipriflavone and Ipriflavone loaded albumin nanoparticles reverse lipopolysaccharide induced neuroinflammation in rats
BACKGROUND: Neuroinflammation causes neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease (AD). Ipriflavone (IP), therapeutic compound to postmenopausal osteoporosis, has limited estrogenic activity …
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Sequencing and assembly of the Egyptian buffalo genome
Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is an important source of meat and milk in countries with relatively warm weather. Compared to …
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Unfavorable outcomes to second-line tuberculosis therapy among HIV-infected versus HIV-uninfected patients in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Drug resistance is a key obstacle to the global target set to end tuberculosis by 2030. Clinical complexities in …
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Contraceptive use among sexually active women living with HIV in western Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Contraception can help to meet family planning goals for women living with HIV (WLHIV) as well as to support …
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Lessons from the evaluation of the South African National Female Condom Programme
BACKGROUND: Understanding of the facilitators and challenges to female condom (FC) uptake has been limited due to lack of evaluation …
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Adaptation of the WHO group interpersonal therapy for people living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Psychological treatments improve depressive symptoms in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Adaptation of treatments should be based on explanatory …
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Genetic analysis and QTL mapping for multiple biotic stress resistance in cassava
In Sub-Saharan Africa cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the most important food crops where more than 40% of …
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Palliative care in Mozambique: Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and practices
BACKGROUND: Palliative care is an essential part of medical practice but it remains limited, inaccessible, or even absent in low …
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Factors associated with treatment initiation delay among new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Delayed treatment initiation of Tuberculosis patients results in increased infectivity, poor treatment outcome, and increased mortality. However, there is …
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Diversity and structure of prokaryotic communities within organic and conventional farming systems in central highlands of Kenya
Management practices such as tillage, crop rotation, irrigation, organic and inorganic inputs application are known to influence diversity and function …
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Factors associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are common complications of pregnancy globally, including sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Although it has …
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Evaluation of Senegal supply chain intervention on contraceptive stockouts using routine stock data
BACKGROUND: Until 2011, stockouts of family planning commodities were common in Senegalese public health facilities. Recognizing the importance of addressing …
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Working with what you have: How the East Africa Preterm Birth Initiative used gestational age data from facility maternity registers
OBJECTIVE: Preterm birth is the primary driver of neonatal mortality worldwide, but it is defined by gestational age (GA) which …
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“They all laughed and asked me if I enjoyed having sex with those guys”: Exploring men’s lived experiences when reporting rape to police in South Africa
Rape is the most demoralizing type of crime violating human rights worldwide. Research has primarily focused on children and women's …
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Uncertainties, work conditions and testing biases: Potential pathways to misdiagnosis in point-of-care rapid HIV testing in Zimbabwe
Disconcerting levels of misdiagnosis are common in point-of-care rapid HIV testing programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. To investigate potential pathways to …
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Observational study of ocular surface squamous neoplasia: Risk factors, diagnosis, management and outcomes at a tertiary eye hospital in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is the most common ocular surface tumour. Diagnosis and management have traditionally been by …
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Spatial heterogeneity of coral reef benthic communities in Kenya
Spatial patterns of coral reef benthic communities vary across a range of broad-scale biogeographical levels to fine-scale local habitat conditions. …
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Spatiotemporal patterns of anemia among lactating mothers in Ethiopia using data from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys (2005, 2011 and 2016)
INTRODUCTION: Maternal anemia is a worldwide public health problem especially in developing countries including Ethiopia. The burden of anemia among …
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Propranolol, chlorpromazine and diclofenac restore susceptibility of extensively drug-resistant (XDR)-Acinetobacter baumannii to fluoroquinolones
Nosocomial infections caused by extensively drug-resistant (XDR) or Pan-Drug resistant (PDR) Acinetobacter (A.) baumannii have recently increased dramatically creating a …