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Serum sclerostin and irisin as predictive markers for atherosclerosis in Egyptian type II diabetic female patients: A case control study
Diabetes mellitus represents a major independent risk factor for developing fatal cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) presumably through accelerating atherosclerosis; the underlying …
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Quantification of avian hazards to military aircraft and implications for wildlife management
Collisions between birds and military aircraft are common and can have catastrophic effects. Knowledge of relative wildlife hazards to aircraft …
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High abundances of class 1 integrase and sulfonamide resistance genes, and characterisation of class 1 integron gene cassettes in four urban wetlands in Nigeria
There is little information about environmental contamination with antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in Sub-Saharan Africa, home to about 1 billion …
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Injury prevalence and safety habits of boda boda drivers in Moshi, Tanzania: A mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: Traffic crashes are a major cause of global morbidity and mortality disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Motorcycle …
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Epidemiology of severe acute respiratory infections from hospital-based surveillance in Madagascar, November 2010 to July 2013
BACKGROUND: Few comprehensive data exist regarding the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in low income countries. This study …
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Cost effectiveness of a community based prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition programme in Mumbai slums, India
Children in slums are at high risk of acute malnutrition and death. Cost-effectiveness of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition …
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Traditional cooking practices and preferences for stove features among women in rural Senegal: Informing improved cookstove design and interventions
Nearly half the world's population burns solid fuel for cooking, heating, and lighting. The incomplete combustion of these fuels is …
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Ability to use oral fluid and fingerstick HIV self-testing (HIVST) among South African MSM
BACKGROUND: HIV self-testing (HIVST) may increase HIV testing uptake, facilitating earlier treatment for key populations like MSM who experience barriers …
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Perceptions of HIV transmission and pre-exposure prophylaxis among health care workers and community members in Rwanda
There are too many new HIV infections globally with 1.8 million persons infected in 2016 alone. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) holds …
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Health-seeking pathway and factors leading to delays in tuberculosis diagnosis in West Pokot County, Kenya: A grounded theory study
BACKGROUND: Patients' health-seeking behaviour can lead to delays in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, however little is known about the experiences and …
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Ten years of antiretroviral therapy: Incidences, patterns and risk factors of opportunistic infections in an urban Ugandan cohort
BACKGROUND: Despite increased antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage and the raised CD4 threshold for starting ART, opportunistic infections (OIs) are still …
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Anemia and its association with coffee consumption and hookworm infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Anemia in pregnancy is a major public health concern worldwide, especially in developing countries. Thus, there is a need …
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Insect-flower interaction networks vary among endemic pollinator taxa over an elevation gradient
Interaction networks are sensitive to elevation gradients through changes in local distribution of interacting partners. Here, we use plant-pollinator interaction …
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UAS imagery reveals new survey opportunities for counting hippos
INTRODUCTION: The common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius L. is a vulnerable species that requires efficient methods to monitor its populations for …
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Micro-planning at scale with key populations in Kenya: Optimising peer educator ratios for programme outreach and HIV/STI service utilisation
Peer education with micro-planning has been integral to scaling up key population (KP) HIV/STI programmes in Kenya since 2013. Micro-planning …
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Socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: Evidence from the Kassena-Nankana districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana
OBJECTIVE: To examine the social, economic and demographic factors that determine low birth weight in the two Kassena Nankana districts …
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Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) in Malawi: Implementation gaps and challenges for timely alert
OBJECTIVE: The recent 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks rang the bell to call upon global efforts to assist resource-constrained …
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Adoption of routine virologic testing and predictors of virologic failure among HIV-infected children on antiretroviral treatment in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Access to routine virologic monitoring, critical to ensuring treatment success, remains limited in low- and middle-income countries. We report …
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Factors associated with time to first healthcare visit, diagnosis and treatment, and their impact on survival among breast cancer patients in Mali
OBJECTIVE: To analyse patient and healthcare system related factors influencing the time to first healthcare visit, diagnosis and treatment of …
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High burden of neural tube defects in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Hospital-based study
INTRODUCTION: Neural tube defects are the major causes of fetal loss and considerable disabilities in infants. Currently, there is no …