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Estimating the burden of rabies in Ethiopia by tracing dog bite victims
In developing countries where financial resources are limited and numerous interests compete, there is a need for quantitative data on …
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Volunteers in Ethiopia’s women’s development army are more deprived and distressed than their neighbors: cross-sectional survey data from rural Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Many Community Health Workers (CHWs) experience the same socioeconomic and health needs as their neighbors, given that they are …
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The role of family size, employment and education of parents in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in school children in Accra
INTRODUCTION: Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in school children are a public health problem in most developing countries. METHODS AND PRINCIPAL …
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A qualitative study of use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for intended and unintended purposes in Adami Tullu, East Shewa Zone, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Malaria poses a significant public health threat globally, across Africa and in Ethiopia. The use of long-lasting insecticidal nets …
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Supportive supervision and constructive relationships with healthcare workers support CHW performance: Use of a qualitative framework to evaluate CHW programming in Uganda
BACKGROUND: While evidence supports community health worker (CHW) capacity to improve maternal and newborn health in less-resourced countries, key implementation …
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Antenatal care service quality increases the odds of utilizing institutional delivery in Bahir Dar city administration, North Western Ethiopia: A prospective follow up study
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, more than 62% of pregnant women attend antenatal care at least once, yet only about one in …
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Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions concerning antibiotic resistance: a survey in a Ghanaian tertiary care hospital
BACKGROUND: Understanding the knowledge, attitudes and practices of physicians towards antibiotic resistance is key to developing interventions aimed at behavior …
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Lassa fever–induced sensorineural hearing loss: A neglected public health and social burden
Although an association between Lassa fever (LF) and sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) was confirmed clinically in 1990, the prevalence …
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Equality in Health Research Cooperation Between Africa and Europe: The Potential of the Research Fairness Initiative
This chapter investigates the strategic benefits of global health collaboration programmes. Regretting the lack of alignment or harmonisation of research …
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Providers’ preferences for pediatric oral health information in the electronic health record: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: The majority of primary care physicians support integration of children's oral health promotion and disease prevention into their practices …
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Identification and whole-genome characterization of a recombinant Enterovirus B69 isolated from a patient with Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Niger, 2015
Enterovirus B69 (EV-B69) is a rarely reported type and till date, only the full-length genome sequence of the prototype strain …
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Sero-prevalence of HBsAg in naive HIV-infected patients in a rural locality of Cameroon
OBJECTIVE: This study was performed in order to fill the gap of knowledge regarding sero-epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) …
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Oscillometric blood pressure by age and height for non overweight children and adolescents in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of hypertension in children is complex because based on normative values by sex, age and height, and …
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Efficacy of ursolic acid against Echinococcus granulosus in vitro and in a murine infection model
BACKGROUND: Cystic echinococcosis is a global public health problem; however, the drugs (albendazole and mebendazole) currently recommended by WHO for …
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Knowledge and practices of general practitioners at district hospitals towards cervical cancer prevention in Burundi, 2015: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Well-organized screening and treatment programmes are effective to prevent Invasive Cervical Cancer (ICC) in LMICs. To achieve this, the …
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Urogenital schistosomiasis in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique: baseline findings from the SCORE study
BACKGROUND: The results presented here are part of a five-year cluster-randomised intervention trial that was implemented to understand how best …
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Characterization of non-tuberculous mycobacterium from humans and water in an Agropastoral area in Zambia
BACKGROUND: The non-tuberculous mycobacteria include those mycobacterium species that are not members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, the causative agent …
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Body mass index and wealth index: positively correlated indicators of health and wealth inequalities in Nairobi slums
INTRODUCTION: (SES). However, an in-depth investigation of the relationship between BMI and wealth index is lacking for urban slum settings. …
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Expanding molecular diagnostics of helminthiasis: Piloting use of the GPLN platform for surveillance of soil transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in Ghana
The efforts to control and eradicate polio as a global health burden have been successful to the point where currently …
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Pattern and determinants of contraceptive usage among women of reproductive age from the Digo community residing in Kwale, Kenya: results from a cross-sectional household survey
BACKGROUND: Contraceptive usage has been associated with improved maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes. Despite significant resources being allocated to …