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Bayesian semi-parametric spatial modelling of intimate partner violence in Namibia using 2013 Demographic Health Survey Data
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health problem with health and socioeconomic consequences and is endemic in …
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Do sexual expectancies and inhibitions predict high-risk sexual behaviours? Evidence from a cross-sectional survey among young psychoactive substance users in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Psychoactive substance use is a public health challenge among young people in informal settlements. Though rarely examined, psychoactive substance …
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Application of the Ultra-Poverty Graduation Model in understanding community health volunteers’ preferences for socio-economic empowerment strategies to enhance retention: a qualitative study in Kilifi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: A significant shortage of healthcare workforce exists globally. To achieve Universal Healthcare coverage, governments need to enhance their community-based …
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Improving routine immunization data quality using daily short message system reporting platform: An experience from Nasarawa state, Nigeria
Routine immunization (RI) delivery was declared a public health concern in Nigeria in 2017 because of persistently low immunization coverage …
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Decision-making autonomy of women and other factors of anemia among married women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of a countrywide survey
BACKGROUND: Anemia is one of the world's public health problem, especially in developing nations. The majority of women of childbearing …
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First molecular detection of hepatitis E virus genome in camel and pig faecal samples in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E is an enteric and zoonotic disease caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV) that is mainly transmitted via …
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Leptospirosis as a cause of fever associated with jaundice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Fever with jaundice is a common symptom of some infectious diseases. In public health surveillance within the Democratic Republic …
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Spatial distribution and determinants of iron supplementation among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Maternal anemia continues as a global public health concern particularly in developing countries including Ethiopia. It is associated with …
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Clinical characteristics of acute liver failure associated with hepatitis A infection in children in Mogadishu, Somalia: a hospital-based retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis A is one of the most common infectious causes of acute hepatitis, and currently, a neglected global public …
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Whole genome sequencing of clinical samples reveals extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) strains from the Beijing lineage in Nigeria, West Africa
Multi-drug (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a global public health problem especially in high TB …
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Rift Valley fever and Brucella spp. in ruminants, Somalia
BACKGROUND: Fourteen-years after the last Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus (RVFV) outbreak, Somalia still suffers from preventable transboundary diseases. The …
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Comparison of maternal and child health service performances following a leadership, management, and governance intervention in Ethiopia: a propensity score matched analysis
BACKGROUND: Leadership, management, and governance (LMG) interventions play a significant role in improving management systems, enhancing the work climate, and …
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Individual and community-level factors associated with home birth: a mixed effects regression analysis of 2017–2018 Benin demographic and health survey
BACKGROUND: Home birth is a common contributor to maternal and neonatal deaths particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We …
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Observed birth prevalence of congenital anomalies among live births at a regional facility in KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Congenital disorders (CDs), defined as abnormalities in structure or function present at birth, are an important contributor to the disease …
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Improvements in malaria testing and treatment after a national community health worker program in rural Liberia
Background Progress in reducing malaria incidence and deaths has stalled, in part due to limited access to quality malaria testing …
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Sexual dysfunction among men with diabetes mellitus attending chronic out-patient department at the three hospitals of Northwest Amhara region, Ethiopia: Prevalence and associated factors
BACKGROUND: Sexual dysfunction is the commonest reproductive health problem observed among men with diabetes mellitus affecting their quality of life. …
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Estimating the impact of Tiny Targets in reducing the incidence of Gambian sleeping sickness in the North-west Uganda focus
BACKGROUND: Riverine species of tsetse (Glossina) transmit Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, which causes Gambian human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT), a neglected tropical …
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Investment case for malaria elimination in South Africa: a financing model for resource mobilization to accelerate regional malaria elimination
BACKGROUND: Malaria continues to be a public health problem in South Africa. While the disease is mainly confined to three …
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Depressive symptoms and associated factors among HIV positive patients attending public health facilities of Dessie town: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms are the most common psychiatric complication of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. They are associated with poor …
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Existing barriers to utilization of health services for maternal and newborn care in rural Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Understanding the existing barriers to utilization of maternal and newborn health care services can inform improvement of care services …