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Determinants of virological failure among patients on first line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Southwest Ethiopia: A case-control study
Background: Virological failure remains a public health concern among patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after treatment initiation. Ethiopia is …
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Evaluating continuum of maternal and newborn healthcare in Rwanda: evidence from the 2019–2020 Rwanda demographic health survey
BACKGROUND: Access to a complete continuum of maternal and child health care has been recommended globally for better pregnancy outcomes. …
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Unhealthy alcohol use and intimate partner violence among men and women living with HIV in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) and alcohol use are interrelated public health issues. Heavy and frequent alcohol use increase the …
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Health decision-making capacity and modern contraceptive utilization among sexually active women: Evidence from the 2014–2015 Chad Demographic and Health Survey
BACKGROUND: Globally, there has been an increase in the percentage of women in their reproductive ages who need modern contraceptives …
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Contribution of community health workers to the treatment of common illnesses among under 5-year-olds in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: The control of malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea is important for the reduction in morbidity and mortality among children under …
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Implication of asymptomatic and clinical Plasmodium falciparum infections on biomarkers of iron status among school-aged children in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Iron status is considered as a continuum from an iron deficiency with anaemia, without anaemia, varying amounts of stored …
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Distribution and seasonal abundance of Biomphalaria snails and their infection status with Schistosoma mansoni in and around Lake Tana, northwest Ethiopia
Biomphalaria snails, namely B. pfeifferi and B. sudanica, are the principal intermediate hosts for Schistosoma mansoni infection in Ethiopia. Epidemiological …
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Medically important bacteria isolated from commercial herbal medicines in Kampala city indicate the need to enhance safety frameworks
The high global bacterial infection burden has created need to investigate the neglected potential drivers of pathogenic bacteria, to inform …
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Trends in inequality in maternal and child health and health care in Uganda: Analysis of the Uganda demographic and health surveys
BACKGROUND: Uganda has made great strides in improving maternal and child health. However, little is known about how this improvement …
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Pregnant women’s knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 infection prevention in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection during pregnancy causes adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes such as preterm birth, low birth weight, …
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Building the capacity of West African countries in Aedes surveillance: inaugural meeting of the West African Aedes Surveillance Network (WAASuN)
Arboviral diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes have been reported in 34 African countries. Available …
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Low husband involvement in maternal and child health services and intimate partner violence increases the odds of postpartum depression in northwest Ethiopia: A community-based study
BACKGROUND: Depression is the most common mental health problem that affects women during pregnancy and after child-birth. Postpartum depression, in …
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Rural–urban disparities in birth interval among women of reproductive age in Nigeria
Nigeria like most developing nations still faced with a higher rate of short birth interval (SBI), and its associated consequences, …
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Deletion patterns, genetic variability and protein structure of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3: implications for malaria rapid diagnostic test in Amhara region, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Although rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) play a key role in malaria-control strategies, their efficacy has been threatened by deletion …
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Utilising cumulative antibiogram data to enhance antibiotic stewardship capacity in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health challenge with its impact felt disproportionately in Western Sub-Saharan Africa. Routine …
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Community and individual level determinants of infant mortality in rural Ethiopia using data from 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey
The infant mortality rate remains unacceptably high in sub-Saharan African countries. Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of infant …
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Incidence and predictor of diabetic foot ulcer and its association with change in fasting blood sugar among diabetes mellitus patients at referral hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is one of the global public health problems and fasting blood sugar is an important indicator of …
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Prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity among under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis
INTRODUCTION: Childhood obesity has become a major public health problem for both developed and developing nations. It is uncommon to …
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of preterm birth among neonates in referral hospitals of Amhara Region, Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Preterm birth (PTB) is the largest direct cause of neonatal mortality and the second leading cause of under-five mortality …
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Long acting reversible contraceptive utilization and its associated factors among modern contraceptive users in high fertility sub-Saharan Africa countries: a multi-level analysis of recent demographic and health surveys
BACKGROUND: Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) have been hailed as one of the safest and most effective methods of contraception. However, …