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Integration of Non-Communicable Diseases in Health Care: Tackling the Double Burden of Disease in African Settings
(Pan African Medical Journal and African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), 7/5/2014)
Sub-Saharan African countries now face the double burden of Non Communicable and Communicable Diseases. This situation represents a major
threat to fragile health systems and emphasises the need for innovative integrative ...
Improved Treatment Services Significantly Reduce the Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Rural Tanzania: Result of a Randomized Controlled Trial
(AIDS, 12/11/1997)
Objective: To evaluate the impact of improved case management for sexually
transmitted diseases (STD) at the primary health care level on the incidence and
prevalence of STD.
Design: Community-randomized controlled ...
Why are IPTp coverage targets so elusive in Sub-Saharan Africa? A Systematic Review of Health System Barriers
(BioMed Central, 10/3/2013)
Background: Use of intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp) is a proven cost-effective intervention for preventing
malaria in pregnancy. However, despite the roll-out of IPTp policies across Africa more than ten years ...
Improved treatment services significantly reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in rural Tanzania - results of a randomized controlled trial
(AIDS: Rapid Science Publishers, 1997-08-07)
Objective: To evaluate the impact of improved case management for sexually
transmitted diseases (STD) at the primary health care level on the incidence and
prevalence of STD.
Design: Community-randomized controlled ...
Using Friendship Ties to Understand the Prevalence of, and Factors Associated With, Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Kenya: Cross-Sectional, Respondent-Driven Survey Study
(JMIR Publications, 12/31/2020)
Background: Optimization of innovative approaches is required for estimating the intimate partner violence (IPV) burden
among adolescents and young adults (AYA). Further investigation is required to identify risk and ...
The place of knowledge management in influencing lasting health change in Africa: an analysis of AMREF's progress
(The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012-12-25)
AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation) developed a Knowledge Management Strategy that focused on creating, capturing and applying health knowledge to close the gap between communities and health systems in Africa. ...
AMREF's evidence in advancing the health of women and children
(The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012-12-25)
Health development in Africa, and specifically improved health for mothers and children, needs to be based on tested approaches with demonstrable results. In light of the increasing health investments currently being made ...
Integration of Non-communicable Diseases in Health Care: Tackling the Double Burden of Disease in African Settings
(ResearchGate, 2014-07-05)
Sub-Saharan African countries now face the double burden of Non Communicable and Communicable Diseases. This situation represents a major
threat to fragile health systems and emphasises the need for innovative integrative ...
SPARC the Change: What the Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center Has Learned about Improving Strategic Health Purchasing in Africa
(Taylor & Francis Group - HEALTH SYSTEMS & REFORM, 2022-12-06)
Embodied in the goals of universal health coverage (UHC) are societal norms about ethics, equity, solidarity, and social justice. As African countries work toward UHC, it is important for their governments to use all ...
The association between core job components, physical activity, and mental health in African academics in a post-COVID-19 context
(Springer Science, 2021-07-22)
Abstract
This study examined the association between core job components (i.e. teaching, research, and student assessment), physical
activity (PA), and mental health in a post-COVID-19 context. An online questionnaire ...