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“Slash and Clear”, a Community-Based Vector Control Method to Reduce Onchocerciasis Transmission by Simulium sirbanum in Maridi, South Sudan: A Prospective Study
(Pathogens, 2021-10-15)
Abstract: Background: High ongoing Onchocerca volvulus transmission was recently documented in
Maridi County, South Sudan. To complement community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI)
as the main onchocerciasis ...
Determinants of Quality In-home-based Management of Malaria by Community Health Volunteers in Rural Kenya
(The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020-12-16)
Abstract
Introduction: Kenya adopted the World Health Organization’s recommendation of community case management of malaria (CCMM) in 2012. Trained community health volunteers (CHVs) provide CCMM but information on quality ...
Impact of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV/AIDS Programming in Kenya: Evidence from Kibera Informal Settlement and COVID-19 Hotspot Counties
(MDPI, 2021-06-03)
The study sought to determine the impact of COVID-19 on HIV/AIDS programming
in the Kibera informal settlement and COVID-19 hotspot counties during the first wave of the
pandemic. The study was conducted in two phases. ...
Geographic Variation and Determinants of Help Seeking Behaviour Among Married Women Subjected to Intimate Partner Violence Evidence from National Population Survey
(Springer Nature, 2021-01)
Background: Help seeking behaviour amongst married women who experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
has received limited attention in Africa. This study examines the geographic variation and investigates determinants
of ...
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and the Effects of COVID-19 Among the Youth in Kenya
(Research Square, 2021-01-11)
Background: Cases of the Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in Kenya have continued to increase
rapidly, since the first case in the country was confirmed in March 2020. In the wake of the pandemic, the
health and ...
Systematic and Meta-analysis of Factors Associated with Preeclampsia and Eclampsia in Sub-Saharan Africa
(PLOS ONE, 2020-08-19)
Background
Preeclampsia and eclampsia are common complications of pregnancy globally, including sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Although it has a high burden on maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, evidence ...
Prevalence and Barriers to Ending Female Genital Cutting: The Case of Afar and Amhara Regions of Ethiopia
(MDPI, 2020-10-29)
Female genital cutting (FGC) remains highly prevalent in Ethiopia, in spite of a slowly decreasing trend over the last decade. In an effort to inform and strengthen FGC interventions in Ethiopia, this study aimed to assess ...
Risk Factors for COVID-19 Infection, Disease Severity and Related Deaths in Africa: A Systematic Review
(ResearchGate, 2021-01-21)
Objective The aim of this study was to provide a
comprehensive evidence on risk factors for transmission,
disease severity and COVID-19 related deaths in Africa.
Design A systematic review has been conducted to ...
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Married Women During COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions: A Community-Based Study
(SAGE, 2020-12)
Objective: Ethiopia has taken unprecedented preventive measures, such as confinement to home and closure of schools and offices to halt the spread of coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, such orders may have been associated ...
Prevalence and Predictors of Stunting among Children of Age Between 6 to 23 Months in Four Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(2020-08-14)
mortality in the first two years of life. It is used to assess nutritional status of
children by measuring their length/height and age. The purpose of this study was
to assess prevalence and factors associated with ...