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Vitamin a Supplementation Status and Associated Factors Among Children Aged 6 to 59 Months at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross Sectional Study
Abstract Background: Vitamin A supplementation has been shown to reduce risk of death in under 5 children by about 23%-30% …
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Investigating Environmental Determinants of Soil-Transmitted Helminths Transmission using GPS Tracking and Metagenomics Technologies
ABSTRACT Background The Global Health community aims to eliminate soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections by 2030. Current preventive methods such as …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices toward female genital schistosomiasis among community women and healthcare professionals in Kimpese region, Democratic Republic of Congo
ABSTRACT Background Chronic infection with Schistosoma haematobium causes female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), which leads to diverse lesions in the female …
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Creating access to SARS-CoV-2 screening and testing through community-based COVID-19 case-finding, observations from cross-sectional studies in Lesotho and Zambia
BACKGROUND: The health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic largely depends on the ability of the healthcare systems to develop effective …
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Primary health care providers’ views on managing substance use among people living with HIV
BACKGROUND: The growing culture of substance use among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) is a serious threat to …
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Low antiretroviral therapy uptake and low early retention among pregnant women who tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus in informal health centers in urban and semi-rural settings in Cameroon: a prospective cohort study
Introduction: Despite the efforts of Cameroon's Ministry of Public Health against informal health centers (IHCs) because of their illegitimacy, the …
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Self-paced online learning to improve knowledge competencies for hypertension among medical students in Uganda: A pre-post study
The growing burden of hypertension (HT) is projected to reach 1.56 billion globally by 2025 and is an increasing public …
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Spatial distribution, and predictors of late initiation of first antenatal care visit in Ethiopia: Spatial and multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Despite the proven benefit of early initiation of first antenatal care visits as a means to achieve good maternal …
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Assessing drivers of implementing “Scaling-up the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach” for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Mozambique (SAIA-SCALE) over implementation waves
BACKGROUND: The Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA) is an evidence-based package of systems engineering tools originally designed to improve …
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Prevalence of haemoglobin A1c based dysglycaemia among adult community dwellers in selected states in Nigeria: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a disease of public health importance globally with an increasing burden of undiagnosed …
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Obese patients’ dissatisfaction with weight, body image and clinicians’ interaction at a district hospital; Gauteng
BACKGROUND: Obesity in South Africa has created a public health crisis that warrants a multilevel intervention. However, patients' perceptions and …
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Over-prescription of short-acting β2-agonists remains a serious health concern in Kenya: results from the SABINA III study
Abstract Background Despite a high asthma burden in Kenya, insights into asthma management practices, including prescription of short-acting β2-agonists (SABAs), …
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An assessment of Individual, community and state-level factors associated with inadequate iodised salt consumption among pregnant and lactating women in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of thyroid disease, and in its severe form can result in cretinism; …
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Community-based counselling programme for pregnant women with alcohol problems in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study of the views of pregnant women and healthcare professionals
Introduction: South Africa lacks services to detect and address alcohol use during pregnancy, particularly outside of health-care facilities. This study …
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Universal use of face mask for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 in community settings in a South-western State of Nigeria: willingness and barriers
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: One of the major drivers of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is community transmission. Nigeria, like other …
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of knowledge on PMTCT of HIV/AIDS and Association factors among reproductive age women in Ethiopia, 2022
BACKGROUND: Despite increased interventions implemented for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, There is still a vertical transmission. Hence, …
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The burden of visual impairment among Ethiopian adult population: Systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Visual impairment is a public health problem in both developing and developed countries, especially, in developing countries where most …
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Violence against women and associated factors among female construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Violence against Women (VAW) is a global public health problem; almost one in three global women experienced one form …
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Determinants of postpartum uterine atony in urban South Ethiopia: a community-based unmatched nested case–control study
BACKGROUND: Uterine atony is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage, which is the leading preventable cause of maternal morbidity …
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Access to physiotherapy services in South African settings: stretching a hand to under-resourced communities with students as agents of change
Background: Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession that enhances human functioning and prevents further disability. In addition to this physiotherapy promotes …