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A cross-sectional study of the availability and price of anti-malarial medicines and malaria rapid diagnostic tests in private sector retail drug outlets in rural Western Kenya, 2013
BACKGROUND: Although anti-malarial medicines are free in Kenyan public health facilities, patients often seek treatment from private sector retail drug …
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Incentives to yield to Obstetric Referrals in deprived areas of Amansie West district in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Obstetric referrals, otherwise known as maternal referrals constitute an eminent component of emergency care, and key to ensuring safe …
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Late presentation for diagnosis of HIV infection among HIV positive patients in South Tigray Zone, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: In spite of the availability and accessibility of HIV testing opportunities and efforts, people are being late to test …
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Contraceptive method choice among women in slum and non-slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: Understanding women's contraceptive method choices is key to enhancing family planning services provision and programming. Currently however, very little …
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Best practices in developing a national palliative care policy in resource limited settings: lessons from five African countries
Given the high unmet need for palliative care in Africa and other resource limited settings, it is important that countries …
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Prevalence and intensity of genito-urinary schistosomiasis and associated risk factors among junior high school students in two local government areas around Zobe Dam in Katsina State, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The national burden of genito-urinary schistosomiasis in Nigeria has been expressed by an estimate of 101.3 million people at …
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Factors associated with performing tuberculosis screening of HIV-positive patients in Ghana: LASSO-based predictor selection in a large public health data set
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to propose the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operators procedure (LASSO) as an …
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Reasons for poor follow-up of diabetic retinopathy patients after screening in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Diabetic retinopathy is the commonest microvascular complication of diabetes …
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Prevalence and associated factors of circumcision among daughters of reproductive aged women in the Hababo Guduru District, Western Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation is currently a public health problem which needs investigation and immediate action. Ethiopia is the second-ranked …
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Perinatal Mortality Magnitude, Determinants and Causes in West Gojam: Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study
INTRODUCTION: In Ethiopia, even if a significant reduction in child mortality is recorded recently, perinatal mortality rate is still very …
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Integrating biomedical and herbal medicine in Ghana – experiences from the Kumasi South Hospital: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Over the past decade there has been growing interest in the use of herbal medicine both in developed and …
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Community Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices Associated with Urogenital Schistosomiasis among School-Aged Children in Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania
BACKGROUND: On the Zanzibar islands, United Republic of Tanzania, elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis is strived for in the coming years. …
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Dietary diversity and related factors among lactating women visiting public health facilities in Aksum town, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Dietary diversity is a proxy indicator of maternal nutrient adequacy. However, little is documented on dietary diversity among lactating mothers. …
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Factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice related to hepatitis B and C among international students of Universiti Putra Malaysia
BACKGROUND: Knowledge of hepatitis B and C has been reported to be low among respondents in different studies. We conducted …
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Total Delay Is Associated with Unfavorable Treatment Outcome among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: delay in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) may worsen the disease, increase mortality and enhance transmission in the …
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Risk factors associated with underweight status in children under five: an analysis of the 2010 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS)
Under-nutrition contributes to childhood morbidity and mortality, particularly in low-income countries. While Rwanda is one of few countries on track …
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Newborn screening and prophylactic interventions for sickle cell disease in 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa: a cost-effectiveness analysis
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) constitutes a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Newborn screening and early subsequent …
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Childhood adiposity trajectories are associated with late adolescent blood pressure: birth to twenty cohort
BACKGROUND: Elevated blood pressure in childhood is a risk factor for adult hypertension which is a global health problem. Excess …
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Mothers screening for malnutrition by mid-upper arm circumference is non-inferior to community health workers: results from a large-scale pragmatic trial in rural Niger
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are recommended to screen for acute malnutrition in the community by assessing mid-upper arm circumference …
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Patterns of caesarean-section delivery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
SETTING: The study was conducted in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Specifically, it was conducted in all healthcare …