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Maternal health care visits as predictors of contraceptive use among childbearing women in a medically underserved state in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Health care visits during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth may be crucial in expanding the uptake of contraceptive care …
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Factors influencing e-health implementation by medical doctors in public hospitals in Zimbabwe
Background: Improving access to health care services in both developed and developing countries through information communication technology (ICT) has been …
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Informal workers’ access to health care services: findings from a qualitative study in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana
BACKGROUND: Over the past two decades, employment in the informal sector has grown rapidly in all regions including low and …
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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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Place of Delivery Associated With Postnatal Care Utilization Among Childbearing Women in Zambia
OBJECTIVE: Postnatal care (PNC) utilization is critical to the prevention of maternal morbidity and mortality. Despite its importance, the proportion …
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Hygiène Buccodentaire, Formes Cliniques des Lésions Carieuses et Parodontopathies chez les Enfants Handicapés dans Deux Centres Spécialisés de Yaoundé
RESUME Introduction et buts. Les personnes handicapees semblent predisposees aux pathologies bucco-dentaires, mais de nombreuses barrieres limitent leur acces aux …
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Community health workers in Lesotho: Experiences of health promotion activities
BACKGROUND: Lesotho adopted primary health care in 1979, and community health workers (CHWs) were included in the programme to focus …
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‘Scared of going to the clinic’: Contextualising healthcare access for men who have sex with men, female sex workers and people who use drugs in two South African cities
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers (SW) and people who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased …
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“The mosquitoes that destroy your face”. Social impact of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in South-eastern Morocco, A qualitative study
OBJECTIVE: To document the psychosocial burden of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in rural communities in Southeastern Morocco. METHOD: Between March and …
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Analysis of the impact of healthcare support initiatives for physically disabled people on their access to care in the city of Saint-Louis, Senegal
BACKGROUND: People with disabilities represent approximately 6% of the Senegalese population. They face significant barriers to accessing health care. Although …
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Access to health care for persons with disabilities in rural South Africa
BACKGROUND: Global research suggests that persons with disabilities face barriers when accessing health care services. Yet, information regarding the nature …
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Spatiotemporal and molecular epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Libya
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health problem in Libya. In this paper, we describe the eco-epidemiological parameters …
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Determinants and the impact of the National Health Insurance on neonatal mortality in Ghana
The national health insurance was established to increase access to health care services and the maternal component was later introduced …
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Determinants of complete immunization among senegalese children aged 12–23 months: evidence from the demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: The expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) is one of the most cost-effective interventions to reduce childhood mortality and morbidity. …
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Building freeways: piloting communication skills in additional languages to health service personnel in Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: This study reflects on the development and teaching of communication skills courses in additional national languages to health care …
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Oesophageal cancer in South Africa: The long timeline from onset of symptoms to definitive management
Background: In rural South Africa, most patients with oesophageal cancer have delayed presentations with debilitating symptoms and inoperable disease. This …
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Predictors of the use of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy is common in sub-Saharan Africa where it contributes to perinatal morbidity and mortality. Use of insecticide-treated …
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Treatment of tungiasis with a two-component dimeticone: a comparison between moistening the whole foot and directly targeting the embedded sand fleas
Tungiasis (sand flea disease) is caused by the penetration of female sand fleas (Tunga penetrans, Siphonaptera) into the skin. It …
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Improving access to health care in a rural regional hospital in South Africa: Why do patients miss their appointments?
BACKGROUND: Access to health services is one of the Batho Pele ('people first') values and principles of the South African …
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A Qualitative study of language barriers between South African health care providers and cross-border migrants
BACKGROUND: Communication with health care providers represents an essential part of access to health care for the over 230 million …