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Determinants of severe anemia among laboring mothers in Mekelle city public hospitals, Tigray region, Ethiopia
INTRODUCTION: Anemia is a global public health problem that has affected a significant number of pregnant mothers worldwide. The World …
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Treatment guidelines and early loss from care for people living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: A retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: South Africa has undergone multiple expansions in antiretroviral therapy (ART) eligibility from an initial CD4+ threshold of ≤200 cells/μl …
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The HepTestContest: a global innovation contest to identify approaches to hepatitis B and C testing
BACKGROUND: Innovation contests are a novel approach to elicit good ideas and innovative practices in various areas of public health. …
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Schistosomiasis, intestinal helminthiasis and nutritional status among preschool-aged children in sub-urban communities of Abeokuta, Southwest, Nigeria
OBJECTIVE: Schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiasis are major public health problems with school-aged children considered the most at-risk group. Pre-school aged …
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Rapid clearance of Schistosoma mansoni circulating cathodic antigen after treatment shown by urine strip tests in a Ugandan fishing community – Relevance for monitoring treatment efficacy and re-infection
Schistosomiasis control and elimination has priority in public health agendas in several sub-Saharan countries. However, achieving these goals remains a …
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Community-led Responses for Elimination (CoRE): a study protocol for a community randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of community-level, reactive focal drug administration for reducing Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence and incidence in Southern Province, Zambia
BACKGROUND: Zambia is pushing for, and has made great strides towards, the elimination of malaria transmission in Southern Province. Reactive …
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Respiratory syncytial and influenza viruses in children under 2 years old with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in Maputo, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza virus (influenza) infections are one of the leading causes of Severe Acute …
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Measurement and analysis of inequality of opportunity in access of maternal and child health care in Togo
BACKGROUND: Access to maternal and child health care in low- and middle-income countries such as Togo is characterized by significant …
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Micro-spatial distribution of malaria cases and control strategies at ward level in Gwanda district, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Although there has been a decline in the number of malaria cases in Zimbabwe since 2010, the disease remains …
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Serology reflects a decline in the prevalence of trachoma in two regions of The Gambia
Trachoma is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct). It is targeted for global elimination as a public health problem. In 2014, …
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Receptivity to malaria in the China–Myanmar border in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China
BACKGROUND: The re-establishment of malaria has become an important public health issue in and out of China, and receptivity to …
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Trends in newborn umbilical cord care practices in Sokoto and Bauchi States of Nigeria: the where, who, how, what and the ubiquitous role of traditional birth attendants: a lot quality assurance sampling survey
BACKGROUND: Neonatal infections caused by unsafe umbilical cord practices account for the majority of neonatal deaths in Nigeria. We examined …
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Reduction of HIV-associated excess mortality by antiretroviral treatment among tuberculosis patients in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Mortality from TB continues to be a global public health challenge. TB ranks alongside Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as …
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State of newborn care in South Sudan’s displacement camps: a descriptive study of facility-based deliveries
BACKGROUND: Approximately 2.7 million neonatal deaths occur annually, with highest rates of neonatal mortality in countries that have recently experienced …
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Determinants of patterns of maternal and child health service utilization in a rural community in south eastern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Women and children constitute a large proportion of any population. They are the most vulnerable to morbidity and mortality …
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Coinfection of intestinal schistosomiasis and malaria and association with haemoglobin levels and nutritional status in school children in Mara region, Northwestern Tanzania: a cross-sectional exploratory study
Schistosomiasis represents a major public health problem in Tanzania despite ongoing national control efforts. This study examined whether intestinal schistosomiasis …
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Drop-out from the tuberculosis contact investigation cascade in a routine public health setting in urban Uganda: A prospective, multi-center study
SETTING: Seven public tuberculosis (TB) units in Kampala, Uganda, where Uganda's national TB program recently introduced household contact investigation, as …
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Randomized controlled pilot of a group antenatal care model and the sociodemographic factors associated with pregnancy-related empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: The links between empowerment and a number of health-related outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa have been documented, but empowerment related …
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Malaria control in rural Malawi: implementing peer health education for behaviour change
BACKGROUND: Interventions to reduce malaria burden are effective if communities use them appropriately and consistently. Several tools have been suggested …
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Validity of a minimally invasive autopsy for cause of death determination in maternal deaths in Mozambique: An observational study
Despite global health efforts to reduce maternal mortality, rates continue to be unacceptably high in large parts of the world. …