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Provider attitudes about childhood tuberculosis prevention in Lesotho: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization estimated that 1.12 million children developed tuberculosis (TB) in 2018, and at least 200,000 children …
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Improving the efficiency of reactive case detection for malaria elimination in southern Zambia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Reactive case detection (RCD) seeks to enhance malaria surveillance and control by identifying and treating parasitaemic individuals residing near …
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A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) Practices in Wajir County, Kenya
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. A qualitative study was conducted …
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Promoting positive maternal, newborn, and child health behaviors through a group-based health education and microfinance program: a prospective matched cohort study in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Chamas for Change (Chamas) is a group-based health education and microfinance program for pregnant and postpartum women that aims …
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Postnatal home visits by health extension workers in rural areas of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study design
BACKGROUND: In low-income countries like Ethiopia, where families have poor access to or do not utilize the services of formal …
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Persistent barriers to the use of maternal, newborn and child health services in Garissa sub-county, Kenya: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: North Eastern Kenya has persistently had poor maternal, new-born and child health (MNCH) indicators. Barriers to access and utilisation …
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Volunteer responsibilities, motivations and challenges in implementation of the community-based health planning and services (CHPS) initiative in Ghana: qualitative evidence from two systems learning districts of the CHPS+ project
BACKGROUND: Community volunteerism is essential in the implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in Ghana. We explored …
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Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non-communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable disease (NCD) care in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging due to barriers including poverty and insufficient health system resources. …
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Understanding the factors affecting the humanitarian health and nutrition response for women and children in Somalia since 2000: a case study
BACKGROUND: Somalia has been ravaged by more than two decades of armed conflict causing immense damage to the country's infrastructure …
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Health services for women, children and adolescents in conflict affected settings: experience from North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: Insecurity has characterized the Eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo for decades. Providing health services to sustain …
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Needs Assessment of Community Health Workers to enhance efficient delivery of their services for Community Case Management of Malaria in Kenya
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The aggregate effect of implementation strength of family planning programs on modern contraceptive use at the health systems level in rural Malawi
Abstract Background To explore the association between the strength of implementation of family planning (FP) programs on the use of …
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Patient perspectives and willingness to accept incentives for tuberculosis diagnostic evaluation in Uganda.
Abstract Background Novel strategies are urgently needed to reduce gaps in the tuberculosis (TB) cascade of care. While patient centered …
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Post-Ebola Community Health Worker programme performance in Kenema District, Sierra Leone: A long way to go!
Background: The devastating 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone could erode the gains of the health system including the Community …
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Malaria knowledge and experiences with community health workers among recently pregnant women in Malawi
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends three or more doses of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) to …
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Risk reduction of diarrhea and respiratory infections following a community health education program - a facility-based case-control study in rural parts of Kenya
BACKGROUND: Diarrheal and acute respiratory infections remain a major cause of death in developing countries especially among children below 5 …
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Study protocol: a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of onsite GeneXpert testing at community health centers in Uganda (XPEL-TB)
BACKGROUND: Delays in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) remain common in high-burden countries. To improve case detection, substantial investments …
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Proactive community case management in Senegal 2014–2016: a case study in maximizing the impact of community case management of malaria
The Senegal National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) introduced home-based malaria management for all ages, with diagnosis by rapid diagnostic test …
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Effect of routine seasonal malaria chemoprevention on malaria trends in children under 5 years in Dangassa, Mali
BACKGROUND: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a new strategy to prevent malaria in children under 5 years old. It has …
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Community health volunteers’ contribution to Tuberculosis patients notified to National Tuberculosis program in Kenya
Abstract Background Contact investigation is important in finding contacts who have Tuberculosis (TB) disease so that they can be given …