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Post-hospital mortality in children aged 2-12 years in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of child mortality worldwide. Little is known about post-hospital outcomes after an index …
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Home-based record (HBR) ownership and use of HBR recording fields in selected Kenyan communities: Results from the Kenya Missed Opportunities for Vaccination Assessment
BACKGROUND: Home-based records (HBRs), which take many forms, serve as an important tool for frontline health workers by providing a …
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Predictors of death including quality of positive pressure ventilation during newborn resuscitation and the relationship to outcome at seven days in a rural Tanzanian hospital
BACKGROUND: Effective positive pressure ventilation (PPV) of non-breathing newborns is crucial in facilitating cardio-respiratory adaptation at birth. Identifying predictors of …
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Hospitalization of HIV positive patients in a referral tertiary care hospital in Antananarivo Madagascar, 2010-2016: Trends, causes and outcome
BACKGROUND: During the last few years, significant efforts have been made to improve access to antiretroviral therapy which led to …
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Modelling spatio-temporal patterns of disease for spatially misaligned data: An application on measles incidence data in Namibia from 2005-2014
BACKGROUND: Making inferences about measles distribution patterns at small area level is vital for more focal targeted intervention. However, in …
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Recreational fisheries economics between illusion and reality: The case of Algeria
Recreational fishing is often perceived as harmless when it comes to fisheries management, and its impact often estimated to surpass …
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Call and be counted! Can we reliably estimate the number of callers in the indri's (Indri indri) song?
Estimating the number of animals participating in a choral display may contribute reliable information on animal population estimates, particularly when …
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Cross sectional study of chronic hepatitis B prevalence among healthcare workers in an urban setting, Sierra Leone
INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B is a serious public health problem across sub-Saharan Africa. Sierra Leone has no national hepatitis B strategy …
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Effect of heat and pectinase maceration on phenolic compounds and physicochemical quality of Strychnos cocculoides juice
Strychnos cocculoides fruit is an important food source for rural populations in Zimbabwe in times of scarcity. Its thick pulp …
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The usefulness of C-reactive protein in predicting malaria parasitemia in a sub-Saharan African region
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a leading cause of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Identifying patients who are at risk for severe …
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The topography of rods, cones and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the retinas of a nocturnal (Micaelamys namaquensis) and a diurnal (Rhabdomys pumilio) rodent
We used immunocytochemistry to determine the presence and topographical density distributions of rods, cones, and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells …
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Variation in thyroid hormone levels is associated with elevated blood mercury levels among artisanal small-scale miners in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Mercury can be very toxic to human health even at low dose of exposure. Artisanal small-scale miners (ASGMs) use …
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Practice of code of ethics and associated factors among medical doctors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: In the health sector, questions are being raised about the possible threats to the accepted principles of ethics such …
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Risk factors for mortality among adults registered on the routine drug resistant tuberculosis reporting database in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, 2011 to 2013
INTRODUCTION: South Africa is among countries with the highest burden of drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The Eastern Cape Province reported …
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Qualitative assessment of facilitators and barriers to HIV programme implementation by community health workers in Mopani district, South Africa
South Africa has implemented a community-based HIV programme (CBHP) in its primary healthcare (PHC) re-engineering strategy that aims to improve …
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Perceptions of Kenyan adults on access to medicines for non-communicable diseases: A qualitative study
In Kenya, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 27% of all deaths. Adult Kenyans have an 18% chance of dying prematurely …
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Attitudes and misconceptions towards sharks and shark meat consumption along the Peruvian coast
Misconceptions, lack of knowledge, and negative attitudes towards sharks act as barriers preventing actions required to tackle threats to shark …
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Household concepts of wellbeing and the contribution of palliative care in the context of advanced cancer: A Photovoice study from Blantyre, Malawi
INTRODUCTION: Cancer and other life-limiting non-communicable diseases are on the increase in Africa affecting younger populations frequently diagnosed at an …
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Prevalence and risk factors for faecal carriage of Extended Spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae among food handlers in lower basic schools in West Coast Region of The Gambia
BACKGROUND: The isolation of Extended spectrum βlactamase (ESBLs) producing Enterobacteriaceae among food handlers and their implication as sources of food …
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Enteric virome of Ethiopian children participating in a clean water intervention trial
BACKGROUND: The enteric viruses shed by different populations can be influenced by multiple factors including access to clean drinking water. …