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Religion and perceptions of community-based conservation in Ghana, West Africa
Adapting community-based protected areas to local context and evaluating their success across a range of possible socio-economic and ecological outcomes …
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A novel decision tree classification based on post-pruning with Bayes minimum risk
Pruning is applied in order to combat over-fitting problem where the tree is pruned back with the goal of identifying …
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Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus for detection of latent tuberculosis infection in pregnant women living in a tuberculosis- and HIV-endemic setting
We evaluated the performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus), which includes two Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen formulations (TB1 and TB2), for …
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“I was referred from the other side”: Gender and HIV testing among older South Africans living with HIV
South Africa has a Universal Test and Treat (UTT) policy in place to ensure that everyone tests for HIV and …
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MDR-TB patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Cost-effectiveness of 5 models of care
BACKGROUND: South Africa has a high burden of MDR-TB, and to provide accessible treatment the government has introduced different models …
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Factors associated with sexual and reproductive health stigma among adolescent girls in Ghana
OBJECTIVE: Using our previously developed and tested Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Stigma Scale, we investigated factors associated with …
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You pray to your God: A qualitative analysis of challenges in the provision of safe, timely, and affordable surgical care in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Five billion people lack access to safe, affordable, and timely surgical and anesthesia care. Significant challenges remain in the …
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Performance comparison of three DNA extraction kits on human whole-exome data from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded normal and tumor samples
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) studies are becoming routinely used for the detection of novel and clinically actionable DNA variants at a …
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Childhood traumas as a risk factor for HIV-risk behaviours amongst young women and men living in urban informal settlements in South Africa: A cross-sectional study
Childhood traumas, in the form of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect, are globally widespread and highly prevalent, and …
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Age at antiretroviral therapy initiation and cell-associated HIV-1 DNA levels in HIV-1-infected children
BACKGROUND: The latent viral reservoir is the major obstacle to achieving HIV remission and necessitates life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART) for …
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The relationship between functional status, physical fitness and cognitive performance in physically active older adults: A pilot study
OBJECTIVE: Ageing is associated with a progressive decline in physical function and cognitive performance which could result in a shift …
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The impact of routine data quality assessments on electronic medical record data quality in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Routine Data Quality Assessments (RDQAs) were developed to measure and improve facility-level electronic medical record (EMR) data quality. We …
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Anemia in tuberculosis cases and household controls from Tanzania: Contribution of disease, coinfections, and the role of hepcidin
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) induces a systemic inflammatory state affecting iron homeostasis. Patients with TB often have additional comorbidities such as …
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Impact of point-of-care ultrasound on clinical decision-making at an urban emergency department in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) is an efficient, inexpensive, safe, and portable imaging modality that can be particularly useful …
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Breast tuberculosis in men: A systematic review
Breast tuberculosis (TB) is rarely reported and poorly described. This review aims to update the existing literature on risk factors, …
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Cost of malaria treatment and health seeking behaviour of children under-five years in the Upper West Region of Ghana
BACKGROUND: There is limited knowledge on cost of treating malaria in children under-five years in northern Ghana which poses a …
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What capacity exists to provide essential inpatient care to small and sick newborns in a high mortality urban setting? - A cross-sectional study in Nairobi City County, Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Appropriate demand for, and supply of, high quality essential neonatal care is key to improving newborn survival but evaluating …
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Prevalence and predictors of khat chewing among Ethiopian university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Khat chewing has become a common practice among university students in developing countries like Ethiopia. It has a potential …
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Acceptability and performance of a directly assisted oral HIV self-testing intervention in adolescents in rural Mozambique
INTRODUCTION: Whereas progress in HIV testing and treatment has been made globally, the UNAIDS goal of "90 90 90" is …
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Invasion of sorghum in the Americas by a new sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) superclone
In the United States (US), the sugarcane aphid (SCA) Melanaphis sacchari (Zehnter) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) was introduced in the 1970s, however …