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Use of modelling tools to assess climate change impacts on smallholder oil seed yields in South Africa
Oil seed crops are the second most important field crops after cereals in the agricultural economy globally. The use and …
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The impact of the parenting for respectability programme on violent parenting and intimate partner relationships in Uganda: A pre-post study
BACKGROUND: There is a growing need for interventions that reduce both violence against children and intimate partner violence in low- …
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Knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis and urinary schistosomiasis among final-year midwifery students in the Volta Region of Ghana
BACKGROUND: Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a gynaecological complication of urinary schistosomiasis (US) with an estimated burden of 20-120 million …
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The relationship between anaemia and the use of treated bed nets among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Ghana
Studies have indicated that the risk of malaria, particularly its association with anaemia in pregnant women, increases when treated bed …
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First report of V1016I, F1534C and V410L kdr mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti populations from Niamey, Niger
BACKGROUND: Ae. aegypti is the vector of important μ arboviruses, including dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. Despite not being …
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Improving foot self-care in people with diabetes in Ghana: A development and feasibility randomised trial of a context appropriate, family-orientated diabetic footcare intervention
OBJECTIVE: Africa presents a higher diabetic foot ulcer prevalence estimate of 7.2% against global figures of 6.3%. Engaging family members …
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The mental health prognosis of offspring born of genocidal rape is influenced by family members, the community and their perceptions toward them
BACKGROUND: There is little known about the family and community maltreatment of the offspring born of the genocidal rape and …
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Level of adherence to option B+ program and associated factors among HIV-positive women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Despite policy initiatives and strategic measures highly focused on preventing mother-to-child transmission through the implementation of the Option B+ …
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Effectiveness of trained religious leaders’ engagement in maternal health education on improving maternal health service utilizations: Protocol of cluster randomized controlled trial in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite the many supply- and demand-side interventions aimed at increasing uptake of maternal health service utilizations, the maternal and …
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Purpose in life, loneliness and depression among patients with substance use disorders in the psychiatric hospitals in Ghana
Substance use disorder is a global mental health issue. Purpose in life, Loneliness and depression are key indicators of poor …
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Effectiveness of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and BBIBP-CorV vaccines against COVID-19-associated hospitalisation and death in the Seychelles infected adult population
BACKGROUND: The Seychelles COVID-19 vaccination campaign was initiated using two different vaccines during the first wave of the pandemic in …
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Gait speed and its associated factors among older black adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the WHO study on Global AGEing in older adults (SAGE)
Gait speed is an essential predictor of functional and cognitive decline in older adults. The study aimed to investigate the …
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State-of-the-art requirements verification process applied to numerical finite-element modelling of the deep excavation in soft soils
The study presents state-of-the-art requirements verification process for the prediction of the stability of the multi-staged deep excavation in submerged …
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Evaluating health workers attitude towards implementation of maternal and perinatal deaths surveillance and response system in Morogoro region; analytical cross-sectional study
Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Review and Surveillance (MPDSR) is a technical system which was issued by the World Health Organization …
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Therapeutic education of patients with coronary heart disease: Impact of digital platform monitoring in preventing major cardiovascular events in Tunisia: Study protocol
BACKGROUND: Faced with the increase in the number of chronic diseases with the aging of the population, and with the …
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Personal protective equipment utilization and its association with educational status among industry workers in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
INTRODUCTION: Ethiopia is experiencing high prevalence of occupational morbidity and disability. One of the main contributing reasons is a low …
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Can routine antenatal data be used to assess HIV antiretroviral therapy coverage among pregnant women? Evaluating the validity of different data sources in the Western Cape, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Accurate measurement of antenatal antiretroviral treatment (ART) coverage in pregnancy is imperative in tracking progress towards elimination of vertical …
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Effect of treadmill ambulatory training on glucose control and blood pressure in persons with type 2 diabetes: A pilot study
BACKGROUND: Lack of time is often cited by persons with type 2 diabetes for non-participation in regular exercise. This highlights …
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Cost-consequence analysis of ambulatory clinic- and home-based multidrug-resistant tuberculosis management models in Eswatini
BACKGROUND: We compared the cost-consequence of a home-based multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) model of care, based on task-shifting of directly observed …
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Garlic oil improves small intestinal motility in experimentally induced type II diabetes mellitus in female Wistar rats
Diabetes mellitus adversely affects the contractile ability of the small intestine. However, there is a paucity of studies investigating the …