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Assessment of community perceptions and risk to common zoonotic diseases among communities living at the human-livestock-wildlife interface in Nakuru West, Kenya: A participatory epidemiology approach
BACKGROUND: Zoonoses account for most of the emerging and re-emerging infections in Kenya and in other low to medium-income countries …
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Community participation in the health system: analyzing the implementation of community health committee policies in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Community health committees (CHCs) are a mechanism for communities to voluntarily participate in making decisions and providing oversight of …
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The effects of COVID-19 lockdown measures on health and healthcare services in Uganda
Many countries across the world instituted lockdowns as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, these lockdowns had …
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Parametric Bayesian Modelling of Tuberculosis Mortality determinants and Facility level heterogeneity effect using Gamma and Gaussian shared frailty techniques
Abstract Background In a normal regression analysis for determinants of TB outcomes, assumptions that the sample is homogenous is made. …
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Prevalence and factors associated with sputum smear non-conversion after two months of tuberculosis treatment among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Non-conversion of sputum smear prolongs the infectivity of pulmonary tuberculosis patients and has been associated with unfavorable tuberculosis …
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Child Health, Agriculture and Integrated Nutrition (CHAIN): protocol for a randomised controlled trial of improved infant and young child feeding in rural Zimbabwe
INTRODUCTION: Over one-quarter of children in sub-Saharan Africa are stunted; however, commercial supplements only partially meet child nutrient requirements, cannot …
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A process evaluation of a pilot community health management information system in Mpongwe district of Zambia: lessons to inform strengthening of health information systems
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Health systems strengthening through policy-level integration of community health worker programs into national health systems for improved health outcomes - scorecard metrics validation: A bifactor structural equation model approach
Background Subsequent to the demonstrated potential of community health workers (CHWs) in strengthening health systems to improve health outcomes, recent …
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Gaps and opportunities for the integrated delivery of mother-child care, postpartum family planning and nutrition services in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Niger
Background Maternal and infant deaths can be prevented through integrated service delivery during pregnancy, postpartum, and early childhood. Our study …
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The use of video job-aids to improve the quality of seasonal malaria chemoprevention delivery
Mobile phones are increasingly used in community health programmes, but the use of video job-aids that can be displayed on …
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Aetiology of genital ulcer disease and associated factors among Mthatha public clinic attendees
Background: Genital ulcer disease (GUD) is a sexually transmitted disease characterised by ulcerating lesions. Despite the introduction of sexually transmitted …
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Effect of a communication intervention on alcohol use during pregnancy in post conflict Northern Uganda: a quasi experimental study
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use during pregnancy is a preventable risk factor for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorders. Psycho-social and educational interventions have …
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Lung cancer awareness training experiences of community health workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Awareness interventions in the developing world remain scarce. Community …
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Assessment of the performance and challenges in the implementation of the test, treat and track (T3) strategy for malaria control among children under-five years in Ghana
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommended the Test, Treat and Track (T3) strategy for malaria control that, every suspected malaria …
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Occupational roles and risks of community-embedded peer educators providing HIV, hepatitis C and harm reduction services to persons who inject drugs in Nairobi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: In Kenya, harm reduction organizations have adopted evidence-based peer educator (PE) programs, where former people who inject drugs (PWID) …
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How valid are women’s reports of the antenatal health services they receive from Community Health Workers in Gombe State north-eastern Nigeria?
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries are key to increasing coverage of maternal and newborn interventions …
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Trends and socio-demographic components of modern contraceptive use among sexually active women in Rwanda: a multivariate decomposition analysis
BACKGROUND: The attainment of targets set for modern contraceptive use remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Rwanda, in its new …
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Geographic barriers to care persist at the community healthcare level: Evidence from rural Madagascar
Geographic distance is a critical barrier to healthcare access, particularly for rural communities with poor transportation infrastructure who rely on …
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Factors Contributing To Teenage Pregnancy Among Girls In Awere Sub County, Pader District
Background: Teenage pregnancy still poses a serious global community health alarm in already established and still establishing world; high, middle- …
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Acceptability of serosurveys in southern Zambia: surveyor and community perspectives
Abstract Background: Factors associated with whether individuals choose to participate in serosurveys are not well understood. Understanding perceptions from multiple …