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Diarrhea poses a significant threat to the lives of children in The Gambia, accounting for approximately 9% of all deaths among children under the age of five. Addressing and reducing child mortality from diar...
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Open AccessComprehensive HIV knowledge and associated factors among reproductive-age women: analysis of the Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019/2020
Globally, there are 37.7 million people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). So far, there is no study done in Gambia which assessed comprehensive HIV knowledge and its associated factors. Therefore...
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Open AccessUptake and determinants of childhood vaccination status among children aged 0–12 months in three West African countries
Vaccination has long been recognized as one of the most effective ways to reduce child mortality. It has played a significant role, particularly for children, and is considered a major achievement and relevant...
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Open AccessCultural beliefs, attitudes and perceptions of lactating mothers on exclusive breastfeeding in The Gambia: an ethnographic study
WHO/UNICEF recommends that women in resource-poor develo** countries- like the Gambia, should exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of their lives because of its health benefits to bo...
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Antenatal care positive responses to pregnant women in preventing and controlling malaria in pregnancy: the sub-Saharan African perspective
The response to antenatal care (ANC) for maternal and offspring outcomes, especially in pregnant women has been thoroughly studied. However, despite the number of interventional studies on the treatment of sul...
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Open AccessInequalities in the prevalence of stunting, anemia and exclusive breastfeeding among African children
Childhood stunting and anemia are on the increase in many resource-constrained settings, without a counter increase in proper feeding practices such as exclusive breastfeeding. The objective of this study was ...
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Open AccessPrevalence and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy in The Gambia: findings from 2018 population-based survey
Unplanned pregnancy is a public health issue that has detrimental implications for the mother and baby alike. However, few studies have been conducted in The Gambia on this subject. As a result, the prevalence...
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Open AccessSkin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding practices in Nigeria: a study of socioeconomic inequalities
The effects of breastfeeding practices on children’s health are undoubtedly of great interest. However, inequalities in b...
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Pathogenicity of Salmonella During Schistosoma-Salmonella Co-infections and the Importance of the Gut Microbiota
Antibiotic inefficacy in treating bacterial infections is largely studied in the context of develo** resistance mechanisms. However, little attention has been paid to combined diseases mechanisms, interspeci...
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Open AccessWhat does early initiation and duration of breastfeeding have to do with childhood mortality? Analysis of pooled population-based data in 35 sub-Saharan African countries
Breastfeeding practices and their impact on infant health and survival are unquestionably of global interest. The aim of this study was to examine the link between breastfeeding initiation within one hour of b...
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Open AccessChildhood vaccination uptake and associated factors among children 12–23 months in rural settings of the Gambia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Globally, immunization prevents 2–3 million deaths annually from vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza, and measles. In develo** countries, several immunization progr...
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Open AccessCoverage and factors associated with mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis
Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is an immediate postpartum intervention known to improve the health of newborn and mothers alike. Albeit, there is paucity of data that explored the coverage or fa...
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Open AccessPrognostic factors of time to first abortion after sexual debut among fragile state Congolese women: a survival analysis
Despite the common restrictive abortion laws, abortion remains widespread in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. Women still utilize abortion services and put their lives and health at risk because abortion ca...
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Open AccessInequalities in out-of-pocket health expenditure among women of reproductive age: after-effects of national health insurance scheme initiation in Ghana
Improvement in maternal healthcare is a public health priority. Unfortunately, in spite of the efforts made over time regarding universal coverage, there remain issues with accessibility and use of healthcare ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries are facing an epidemiological shift from infectious diseases to chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The burden of CVDs in a population results from the ...
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Open AccessSeroprevalence and Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Women of Reproductive Age in Mozambique: A Multilevel Analysis
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has continued to be one of the foremost public health problems globally. Even as more people living with the disease can now have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), ther...
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Open AccessPrevalence and determinants of cervical cancer awareness among women of reproductive age: evidence from Benin and Zimbabwe population-based data
Cervical cancer is a prominently diagnosed form of cancer in several resource-constrained settings particularly within the sub-Saharan African region. Globally, Africa region has the highest incidence and mort...
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Open AccessImpact of stunting on early childhood cognitive development in Benin: evidence from Demographic and Health Survey
Proper nutrition is crucial for enhancing brain function and improving learning. Over time, large evidence has existed to show that childhood undernutrition, marked by stunting, is connected with age-long redu...
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Open AccessPrevalence and determinants of self-reported high blood pressure among women of reproductive age in Benin: a population-based study
Addressing chronic diseases is a challenge for healthcare systems worldwide, which have largely developed to deal with acute episodic care, rather than to provide organized care for people with age-long condit...
