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Ivermectin Treatment Response in Onchocerca Volvulus Infected Persons with Epilepsy: A Three-Country Short Cohort Study
(MDPI, 2020-07-29)
Despite a long history of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI), a high ongoing Onchocerca volvulus transmission is observed in certain onchocerciasis-endemic regions in Africa with a high prevalence of ...
Mitigating the Mistreatment of Childbearing Women: Evaluation of Respectful Maternity Care Intervention in Ethiopian Hospitals
(BMJ Open, 2020-09-01)
Objectives There is a lack of evidence on approaches to mitigating mistreatment during facility-based childbirth. This study compares the experiences of mistreatment reported by childbearing women before and after ...
Midwives’ Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave their Current Position in Developing Regions of Ethiopia
(Elsevier, 2021-02-25)
Background: The aim of this research was to analyze midwives’ job satisfaction and intention to leave in
developing regions of Ethiopia.
Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 107 midwives ...
Neonatal, Infant, and Child Mortality among Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in East Africa: A Multi-country Analysis
(BMC Women's Health, 2020-01-23)
Background
Most neonatal, infant, and child deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is highest in the world. Despite these facts, research regarding ...
Performance of a Fully-automated System on a WHO Malaria Microscopy Evaluation Slide Set
(BMC, 2021-02-25)
Background: Manual microscopy remains a widely-used tool for malaria diagnosis and clinical studies, but it has
inconsistent quality in the feld due to variability in training and feld practices. Automated diagnostic ...
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pneumonia among Under-fives with Acute Respiratory Symptoms: A Cross Sectional Study at a Teaching Hospital in Bushenyi District, Western Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2021-12-01)
Objectives: This study assessed the prevalence and associated factors of pneumonia among children under-five years pre senting with acute respiratory symptoms.
Methodology: This was a cross sectional study at the Pediatric ...
Persons with Onchocerciasis-associated Epilepsy and Nodding Seizures Have a More Severe Form of Epilepsy with More Cognitive Impairment and Higher Levels of Onchocerca volvulus Infection
(Epileptic Disorders, 2020-06)
Aims. Following previous reports of very high epilepsy
prevalence in the onchocerciasis-endemic villages in Maridi County, South
Sudan, a study was conducted to investigate the association between the
level of Onchocerca ...
Factors influencing Bachelor of Science in Clinical Medicine students performance in Clinical Officer Council Licensure examination, Kenya
(International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2021-10-20)
Background: Clinical medicine program has recorded high rates of student’s enrolment to training while their
performance in clinical officers’ council (COC) licensure examination remains variable. This study investigate ...
Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and the effects of COVID-19 among the youth in Kenya
(Springer, 2021)
Abstract
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 ...
Contraceptive Use Among Girls and Women of Reproductive Age 15-49 Years in 9 High-Burden Districts
(Heroes for Gender Transformative Action, 2021)
Most abortions are the result of unintended pregnancy. In Uganda, 52% of pregnancies are unintended, and about a quarter of these unintended pregnancies end in abortion each year. The integrated sexual health program ...