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High level of treatment failure and drug resistance to first-line antiretroviral therapies among HIV-infected children receiving decentralized care in Senegal
In Senegal in 2015, an estimated 4800 children were living with HIV, with 1200 receiving ARV treatment, of whom half …
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HOSENG trial – Effect of the provision of oral self-testing for absent and refusing individuals during a door-to-door HIV testing campaign on testing coverage: protocol of a cluster randomized clinical trial in rural Lesotho
Abstract BACKGROUND: HIV testing coverage remains below the targeted 90% despite efforts and resources invested into testing in sub-Saharan Africa. …
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Preference for Artemisinin–based combination therapy among healthcare providers, Lokoja, North-Central Nigeria
BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) is the recommended first line antimalarial medicine for uncomplicated malaria. However, health care …
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The role of price and convenience in use of oral rehydration salts to treat child diarrhea: A cluster randomized trial in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Over half a million children die each year of diarrheal illness, although nearly all deaths could be prevented with …
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Pathways to diabetic care at hospitals in rural Eastern Uganda: a cross sectional study
BACKGROUND: Prompt access to appropriate treatment reduces early onset of complications to chronic illnesses. Our objective was to document the …
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Exploring the sorting of patients in community health centres across Gauteng Province, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Primary health care worldwide faces large numbers of patients daily. Poor waiting times, low patient satisfaction and staff burnout …
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Urinary incontinence and its relation to delivery circumstances: A population-based study from rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of urinary incontinence (UI), the different UI subtypes and the association between …
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Primary health care workers’ understanding and skills related to cervical cancer prevention in Sango PHC centre in south-western Nigeria: a qualitative study
AIM: The study explored the knowledge and service delivery skills of primary health care (PHC) workers to conduct cervical cancer …
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Access to and use of preventive intermittent treatment for Malaria during pregnancy: A qualitative study in the Chókwè district, Southern Mozambique
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a significant health problem in Mozambique, particularly in the case of pregnant women and children less than …
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Disparities in access to diagnosis and care in Blantyre, Malawi, identified through enhanced tuberculosis surveillance and spatial analysis
BACKGROUND: A sizeable fraction of tuberculosis (TB) cases go undiagnosed. By analysing data from enhanced demographic, microbiological and geospatial surveillance …
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Contextual influences on the choice of long-acting reversible and permanent contraception in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis
BACKGROUND: Long acting reversible and permanent contraception (LARPs) offer promising opportunities for addressing the high and growing unmet need for …
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Community knowledge and acceptance of indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Mozambique: a qualitative study
Malaria control remains a leading health challenge in Mozambique. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an effective strategy to control malaria …
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Predictors of malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests’ utilisation among healthcare workers in Zamfara State
INTRODUCTION: Early diagnosis and prompt and effective treatment is one of the pillars of malaria control. Malaria case management guidelines …
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AVADAR (Auto-Visual AFP Detection and Reporting): demonstration of a novel SMS-based smartphone application to improve acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Eradication of polio requires that the acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance system is sensitive enough to detect all cases …
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Spatial distribution and determinants of asymptomatic malaria risk among children under 5 years in 24 districts in Burkina Faso
BACKGROUND: In malaria endemic countries, asymptomatic cases constitute an important reservoir of infections sustaining transmission. Estimating the burden of the …
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‘To be honest, women do everything’: understanding roles of men and women in net care and repair in Southern Tanzania
BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, the roles of men and women are classified based on the local cultural context. While men are …
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Shifting parental roles, caregiving practices and the face of child development in low resource informal settlements of Nairobi: experiences of community health workers and school teachers
Approximately, 42% of the Kenyan population live below the poverty line. Rapid growth and urbanization of Kenya's population have resulted …
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Community perceptions of epilepsy and its treatment in an onchocerciasis endemic region in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: A recent study in the Logo and Rethy health zones in the Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of …
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Cost effectiveness of a community based prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition programme in Mumbai slums, India
Children in slums are at high risk of acute malnutrition and death. Cost-effectiveness of community-based management of severe acute malnutrition …
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Factors enabling community health workers and volunteers to overcome socio-cultural barriers to behaviour change: meta-synthesis using the concept of social capital
BACKGROUND: Community-based health workers and volunteers are not just low-level health workforce; their effectiveness is also due to their unique …