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Sickle cell disease prevention: How prepared are the senior secondary school students in Surulere Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria?
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD), a common hereditary disease, can be prevented by preparing young people ahead of the conception …
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Hypertension perspectives and health behaviors of African youth: The effect of health education and employment
Abstract In South Africa between 1998 and 2016, hypertension rates in young adults (15-34 years) more than doubled calling for …
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Exploring the patterns of multisectoral approach in fighting COVID-19 Pandemic in SNNPR, Ethiopia: A qualitative case study approach
BACKGROUND: Since COVID-19 has been declared as a global pandemic, South Nations, Nationalities People's Region, Ethiopia, has been responding by …
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Risk factors for some tropical diseases in an African country
BACKGROUND: Often, non-clinical risk factors could affect the predisposition of an individual to diseases. Understanding these factors and their impacts …
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Quality of services offered to women with female genital Mutilation across health facilities in a Kenyan County
Abstract Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a challenge to women’s health, human rights and development. Health as a critical …
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Dietary Phytochemical Screening of Spider Plant (Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq.) Accessions From Africa and Asia to Identify Genotypes for Use in Nutraceutical Breeding
Increased public awareness of healthy foods and healthy living, coupled with escalating medicinal costs and recent advances in research and …
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Repertoire of Naturally Acquired Maternal Antibodies Transferred to Infants for Protection Against Shigellosis
Shigella is the second leading cause of diarrheal diseases, accounting for >200,000 infections and >50,000 deaths in children under 5 …
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Prospects of Immunology Education and Research in Developing Countries
The burden of infectious disease in developing countries is substantially higher than in developed nations. Reasons include poor health care …
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Community-Based Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Objectives: To synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of community-based interventions for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention in low- and middle-income countries …
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Preparing Graduates for Interprofessional Practice in South Africa: The Dissonance Between Learning and Practice
With South Africa's tumultuous history and resulting burden of disease and disability persisting post-democracy in 1994, a proposed decentralization of …
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Carriage Dynamics of Pneumococcal Serotypes in Naturally Colonized Infants in a Rural African Setting During the First Year of Life
(the pneumococcus) carriage precedes invasive disease and influences population-wide strain dynamics, but limited data exist on temporal carriage patterns of …
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Data quality of the routine health management information system at the primary healthcare facility and district levels in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Effective planning for disease prevention and control requires accurate, adequately-analysed, interpreted and communicated data. In recent years, efforts have …
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Toward the identification of a phytocannabinoid-like compound in the flowers of a South African medicinal plant (Leonotis leonurus)
OBJECTIVE: Current global trends on natural therapeutics suggest an increasing market interest toward the use and discovery of new plant-derived …
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The identification of a cannabinoid-like compound (adrenoyl-EA), in the flowers of a South African medicinal plant (Leonotis leonurus)
Abstract Objective Current global trends on natural therapeutics suggest an increasing market interest toward the use and discovery of new …
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How accurate is the diagnosis of rheumatic fever in Egypt? Data from the national rheumatic heart disease prevention and control program (2006-2018)
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) as a chronic sequela of repeated episodes of acute rheumatic fever (ARF), remains a cause of …
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Cardiovascular disease prevention knowledge and associated factors among adults in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda
BACKGROUND: With the growing epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in sub-Saharan Africa, behavioural change interventions are critical in supporting populations …
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Point-prevalence survey of hospital acquired infections in three acute care hospitals in Northern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Effective infection prevention and control strategies require reliable data describing the epidemiology of hospital acquired infections (HAIs), and this …
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Individual and household correlates of Helicobacter pylori infection among Young Ethiopian children in Ziway, Central Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Investigating distinct individual- and household-level risk factors for acquiring Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection can inform disease prevention efforts …
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Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The highest burden of hypertension is found in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with a threefold greater mortality from stroke and …
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Exploration of barriers to the uptake of nutritional services among adolescent girls from the rural communities of Tigrai Region, Northern Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Abstract Introduction : Adolescence is a time of tremendous physical growth and mental development, with high nutrient requirements. Ethiopia is …