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Evaluating the implementation of home delivery of medication by community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Town, South Africa: a convergent mixed methods study
BackgroundPrimary care services in South Africa have been challenged by increasing numbers of people with communicable and non-communicable chronic...
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The folk illness kimeo and “traditional” uvulectomy: an ethnomedical study of care seeking for children with cough and weakness in Dar es Salaam
BackgroundAmputation of the uvula by lay providers, so-called “traditional uvulectomy”, is common in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, the...
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The Association Between Heterosexual anal Intercourse and HIV Acquisition in Three Prospective Cohorts of Women
The extent to which receptive anal intercourse (RAI) increases the HIV acquisition risk of women compared to receptive vaginal intercourse (RVI) is...
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Structural and functional brain connectivity in moderate–late preterm infants with low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage
PurposeBrain functional connectivity (FC) changes and microstructural abnormalities are reported in infants born moderate and late preterm (MLPT). We...
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‘Beyond the Bump’: an online wellbeing and lifestyle pilot program during COVID-19 for first year postpartum mothers: a research article
BackgroundEstablishing a healthy lifestyle post-delivery is pivotal to reduce the incidence of chronic diseases. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, access...
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Similar costs and outcomes for differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Uganda
This cost-outcome study estimated, from the perspective of the service provider, the total annual cost per client on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and...
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Community bylaws concerning sexual and reproductive health and rights in Machinga District, Malawi: to what extent are they responsive to young people’s needs?
BackgroundCommunity bylaws are commonly accepted mechanisms to influence behaviour change to achieve better health and development outcomes in...
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Interventions co-designed by healthcare providers and clients for improving therapeutic relationships in maternal and child healthcare: a pilot study using human centered design in rural Tanzania
BackgroundResearch shows that poor provider–client interactions in maternity and child health (MCH) continue to affect health outcomes, service...
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Atypical brain structural connectivity and social cognition in childhood maltreatment and peer victimisation
BackgroundChildhood maltreatment (CM) is associated with neurobiological aberrations and atypical social cognition. Few studies have examined the...
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Implementing community-based health program in conflict settings: documenting experiences from the Central African Republic and South Sudan
BackgroundThe delivery of quality healthcare for women and children in conflict-affected settings remains a challenge that cannot be mitigated unless...
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The role of cultural, community and natural assets in addressing societal and structural health inequalities in the UK: future research priorities
BackgroundReducing health inequalities in the UK has been a policy priority for over 20 years, yet, despite efforts to create a more equal society,...
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Prevalence and factors associated with underweight among 15–49-year-old women in Sierra Leone: a secondary data analysis of Sierra Leone demographic health survey of 2019
BackgroundWomen are at higher risks of being underweight than men due to biological, socio-economic, and cultural factors. Underweight women have...
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Maternal PrEP Use in HIV-Uninfected Pregnant Women in South Africa: Role of Stigma in PrEP Initiation, Retention and Adherence
Pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of HIV acquisition and require effective methods to prevent HIV. In a cohort of pregnant women...
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What are LGBTQI+ parental experiences of healthcare support and decision-making regarding infant feeding options? A grounded theory study
ObjectiveTo explore LGBTQI+ parental experiences regarding their interactions with healthcare professionals as a resource for feeding options during...
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Review of Australian initiatives to reduce stigma towards people with complex mental illness: what exists and what works?
BackgroundAustralian national mental health policy outlines the need for a nationally coordinated strategy to address stigma and discrimination,...
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Missed opportunities for NCD multimorbidity prevention in adolescents and youth living with HIV in urban South Africa
BackgroundEpidemiological transition in high HIV-burden settings is resulting in a rise in HIV/NCD multimorbidity. The majority of NCD risk...
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Supporting breastfeeding: Tanzanian men’s knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breastfeeding
BackgroundExclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the key strategies to ensure infants and young children survive and grow. However, a 2010 study...
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities
BackgroundThis is the ninth paper in our series, “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era”. Community health workers (CHWs) are in an...