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Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia Species in Ixodid Ticks Collected From Cattle in Southern Zambia
Tick-borne zoonotic pathogens are increasingly becoming important across the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, tick-borne pathogens identified include viruses, bacteria and …
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Determining the burden of fungal infections in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe currently faces several healthcare challenges, most notably HIV and associated infections including tuberculosis (TB), malaria and recently outbreaks of …
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Clinical outcomes of hospitalised COVID-19 patients at Mthatha Regional Hospital, Eastern Cape, South Africa: A retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health crisis that threatens the current health system. The sudden expansion in …
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A facility and community-based assessment of scabies in rural Malawi
BACKGROUND: Scabies is a neglected tropical disease of the skin, causing severe itching, stigmatizing skin lesions and systemic complications. Since …
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Compassionate and respectful care among outpatient clients at public health facilities in Northwest Ethiopia: A mixed-methods study
INTRODUCTION: Compassionate and respectful care is a pillar for improving health-seeking behaviour. It has given much attention globally, following the …
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Perception of Person-Centred Maternity Care and Its Associated Factors Among Post-Partum Women: Evidence From a Cross-Sectional Study in Enugu State, Nigeria
Objectives: This study validated a person-centred maternity care (PCMC) scale and assessed perception of PCMC and its associated factors among …
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Coagulopathy and its associated factors among patients with a bleeding diathesis at the University of Gondar Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Coagulopathy is the major cause of mortality and morbidity throughout the world. Globally, about 26-45% of healthy people have …
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Occupational exposure to blood/body fluid splash and its predictors among midwives working in public health institutions at Addis Ababa city Ethiopia, 2020. Institution-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Blood/body fluid splash are hazards to health care professionals in their working area. Around twenty bloodborne pathogens are known …
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The prescription pattern and awareness about antibiotic prophylaxis and resistance among a group of Egyptian pediatric and general dentists: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: The use of antibiotics in dentistry as prophylaxis and treatment is frequent. Their misuse has led to a major …
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Why don’t illiterate women in rural, Northern Tanzania, access maternal healthcare?
BACKGROUND: In 2017, roughly 540 women in Sub-Saharan Africa died every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. …
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Convergence in public health expenditure across the Sub-Saharan African countries: does club convergence matter?
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries that currently face enormous healthcare challenges have implemented national health policies focusing on regional or …
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Geographic variation and associated factors of long-acting contraceptive use among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: a multi-level and spatial analysis of Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016 data
BACKGROUND: High fertility rates and unintended pregnancies are public health concerns of lower and middle income countries such as Ethiopia. …
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Impact of surgery on quality of life of Ugandan women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a significant public health issue that negatively affects the Quality of Life (QOL) of …
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Tracking progress in anthropometric failure among under-five children in Ethiopia: a geospatial and multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition is a major public health concern among under-five children in many developing countries. This work evaluated the overall …
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Individual and community-level predictors of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a multilevel logistic regression analysis
BACKGROUND: Prenatal alcohol consumption is a serious public health concern that is considered as one of the preventable risk factors …
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Opening the ‘black box’ of collaborative improvement: a qualitative evaluation of a pilot intervention to improve quality of malaria surveillance data in public health centres in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Demand for high-quality surveillance data for malaria, and other diseases, is greater than ever before. In Uganda, the primary …
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Impact of vitamin D status and cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide on adults with active pulmonary TB globally: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis remains a global threat and a public health problem that has eluded attempts to eradicate it. Low vitamin …
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Predictors of congenital anomalies among newborns in Arsi zone public hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia: a case-control study
BACKGROUND: Congenital anomaly is a partial or complete structural and/or functional defect during intrauterine life. Globally, major congenital anomalies account …
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Drug use pattern using WHO core drug use indicators in public health centers of Dessie, North-East Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Rational drug use requires that patients receive and take medication appropriately. Though the process of diagnosis and pharmaceutical care …
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Human papillomavirus self-sampling versus standard clinician-sampling for cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abstract Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection remains a major health threat in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). HPV self-sampling could help find …