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Fragmented health systems in COVID-19: rectifying the misalignment between global health security and universal health coverage
(Lancet, 2021-01-02)
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous strain on countries around the world, exposing long-standing gaps in public health and exacerbating chronic inequities. Although research and analyses have attempted to draw important ...
“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 ...
Gender Inequality and the Sexual and Reproductive Health Status of Young and Older Women in the Afar Region of Ethiopia
(MDPI, 2020-06-26)
The main purpose of this research was to analyze gender context in the Afar region of
Ethiopia and propose a set of strategies or actions to improve adolescent and youth health. Using a
pre-established gender analysis ...
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 ...
Postpartum Depression among Postnatal Women as a Result of Disrespect and Abuse during Labour and Delivery
(GAVIN PUBLISHERS, 2020-09-25)
Introduction: Evidence suggests that health care providers habitually fail to provide respectful maternity care during facilitybased
delivery. This study explored the relationship between disrespect and abuse experienced ...