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Growing up HIV-positive in Uganda: “psychological immunodeficiency”? A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: This study is part of a longitudinal study among children and adolescents with HIV in both urban and rural …
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First detection of N1575Y mutation in pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae in Southern Côte d’Ivoire
Background. The intensification of insecticide use for both public health and agriculture in Africa has contributed to growing insecticide resistance. …
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Knowledge of obstetric danger signs among recently-delivered women in Chamwino district, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Low knowledge of danger signs has been shown to delay seeking obstetric care which leads to high maternal mortality …
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Harmonization of community health worker programs for HIV: A four-country qualitative study in Southern Africa
BACKGROUND: Community health worker (CHW) programs are believed to be poorly coordinated, poorly integrated into national health systems, and lacking …
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Bacteriological profiling of diphenylureas as a novel class of antibiotics against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics remains an imposing global public health challenge. Of the most serious pathogens, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) …
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Bacterial pathogens associated with external ocular infections alongside eminent proportion of multidrug resistant isolates at the University of Gondar Hospital, northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: External ocular infection is a public health problem in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to determine the …
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Factors associated with minimal meal frequency and dietary diversity practices among infants and young children in the predominantly agrarian society of Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study
Poor infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in the first 2 years of age are among major causes of …
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The prevalence and association with health-related quality of life of tungiasis and scabies in schoolchildren in southern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of skin disease in low and middle income countries is high and communicable skin diseases are a …
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Factors associated with stunting in healthy children aged 5 years and less living in Bangui (RCA)
Stunting remains a major public health concern worldwide. Although its global prevalence is slowly decreasing, the actual number of affected …
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Sanitation facilities, hygienic conditions, and prevalence of acute diarrhea among under-five children in slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Baseline survey of a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: In developing countries, children under the age of five years who live in slums are highly vulnerable to diarrhea. …
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The use of traditional medicine in maternity care among African women in Africa and the diaspora: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of literature describing traditional health practices and beliefs of African women. The purpose of this …
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Measuring the impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention as part of routine malaria control in Kita, Mali
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a new strategy recommended by WHO in areas of highly seasonal transmission in March …
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Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya: A randomised clinical trial
BACKGROUND: Gender-based violence (GBV) represents a major cause of psychological morbidity worldwide, and particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …
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G6PD Activity in Malaria Infected Children in Owerri
This paper is a study of G6PD activity in malaria-infected children in Owerri. Blood samples were collected from fifty-one (51) …
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Anaemia - a pale ale?
Despite some modest improvements described recently, anaemia remains a significant global public health concern affecting both developed and developing countries. …
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A retrospective record review and assessment of cost of quetiapine use in a community psychiatric setting in the Sedibeng district of Gauteng
Background: With the revision of the National Essential Medicines List in South Africa, quetiapine is only available at the discretion …
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Baseline characteristics of study sites and women enrolled in a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial: PMTCT uptake and retention (pure) Malawi
BACKGROUND: Malawi introduced an ambitious public health program known as "Option B+" which provides all HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women …
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Transfusion-transmissible viral infections among blood donors at the North Gondar district blood bank, northwest Ethiopia: A three year retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Transfusion-transmissible viral infections, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), remain …
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Developing primary health care and public health competencies in undergraduate medical students
Background: The Selective Programme (Selectives) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a three-year longitudinal, community-based programme within the undergraduate …
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Cesarean delivery technique among HIV positive women with sub-optimal antenatal care uptake at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon: case series report
BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic is a serious public health problem worldwide, especially in low-income countries of sub-Saharan …