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Specific thresholds for emerging cardiometabolic risk markers of elevated carotid intima – media thickness (CIMT) in uncontrolled hypertensive patients in a hospital setting in Kinshasa, DR Congo
Abstract Objective: To identify independent determinants of selected emerging cardiometabolic risk factors of increased carotid intima – media thickness (CIMT) …
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Facilitators and barriers to engaging with the DREAMS initiative among young women who sell sex aged 18-24 in Zimbabwe: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Adolescent girls and young women are at high risk of contracting HIV and exchanging sex for financial or …
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Physical inactivity among corporate bank workers in Accra, Ghana: Implications for health promotion
Abstract Introduction It is common knowledge that any activity that results in caloric expenditure has the potential to prevent cardiovascular …
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A data–driven model to predict a household’s capacity to graduate. Case ofUSAID/Twiyubake Program
Abstract The USAID funded Twiyubake program applied a dual systems and family-centered approach to provide a comprehensive package of services …
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Motor function, muscle strength and health-related quality of life of children perinatally infected with HIV
Background: Gross motor delays are common in infants and preschool children infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These delays persist …
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Assessing the capacity of primary health care facilities in Nigeria to deliver eye health promotion: Results of a mixed-methods feasibility study
Over 25 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are blind or visually impaired, the majority from avoidable causes. Health promotion and …
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Long-acting reversible contraceptives use among adolescent girls and young women in high fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Given the instrumental role long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) play in reducing unintended pregnancies, there is a need to understand …
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Health literacy of pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Mansoura district, Egypt
BACKGROUND: Health literacy (HL) is an important maternal factor that is involved in the engagement of a mother and her …
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Prevalence of prediabetes and associated factors among community members in Rural Isingiro district
Abstract Background In rural Uganda many people are either pre-diabetic or diabetic, however they do not know that these conditions …
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Teenage first-time mothers’ perceptions about their health care needs in the immediate and early postpartum period in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Teenagers have higher risks for complications during the intrapartum and postpartum periods. Although facility-based postpartum care focusses on preventing …
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Long acting reversible contraceptive utilization and its associated factors among modern contraceptive users in high fertility sub-Saharan Africa countries: a multi-level analysis of recent demographic and health surveys
BACKGROUND: Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) have been hailed as one of the safest and most effective methods of contraception. However, …
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Predictors of knowledge on menopausal symptoms: the case of Debre Berhan town, Amhara region, Ethiopia
Abstract Introduction: Menopause is the permanent absence of menstruation. It is a phase in women’s health with multiple symptoms that …
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Quality of life and associated factors among the youth with substance use in Northwest Ethiopia: Using structural equation modeling
BACKGROUND: Substance use leads to serious clinical conditions with the potential to cause major health and emotional impairments in individuals. …
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“Oral health as an important milieu for social and mental health”: Perspectives of adolescents emerging from a qualitative study
Background: Recent evidence showed that the prevalence of oral diseases is still high among adolescents in many developing countries, including …
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Safe and Healthy Para sport project (SHAPE): a study protocol of a complex intervention within Para sport
Elite Para athletes report a high incidence of sports injuries, illnesses and other health issues. Despite this, there are few …
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Validity and reliability study of clinician attitude towards rural health extension program in Ethiopia: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
BACKGROUND: The Ethiopian health extension program (HEP) is an innovative community-based strategy aimed at disease prevention and health promotion. While …
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Promoting mental wellbeing among pregnant and postpartum adolescents: A toolkit for adolescents living in urban poor environments
Abstract Background: About one in five of women aged between 15 and 49 years old experience a mental disorder in …
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Premature Rupture Of Membrane and Its Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Admitted in Dire Dawa Hospitals, in Mid COVID-19 Pandemic in Ethiopia
Abstract Background: Premature rupture of membranes is the spontaneous leakage of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac that occurs at …
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The Magnitude of Diabetic Macular Edema and Its Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, North-West Ethiopia, 2021." A Hospital Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract Background Diabetic macular oedema (DME) is the most common causes of vision loss in diabetics. Despite the fact that …
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Sexual risk behaviour among school-going adolescents in Sierra Leone and Liberia. A secondary analysis of the 2017 Global school health survey
Abstract Background: There is very little information on sexual risk behaviour among Sierra Leone and Liberia school-going adolescents. The present …