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Frederick Morfaw
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Open AccessThe Cameroon Health Research and Evidence Database (CAMHRED): tools and methods for local evidence map**
Local evidence is important for contextualized knowledge translation. It can be used to adapt global recommendations, to identify future research priorities and inform local policy decisions. However, there ar...
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Open AccessGuidelines are needed for studies of pre-treatment HIV drug resistance: a methodological study
The expansion of access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been accompanied by an increase in pre-treatment drug resistance (PDR). While it is critical to monitor the increasing prevalence of PDR across count...
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Open AccessOutcomes after corrective surgery for congenital dextro-transposition of the arteries using the arterial switch technique: a sco** systematic review
Dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) is the most frequent cyanotic congenital heart pathology in neonates. Surgical correction of this condition is possible using the arterial switch operation (ASO)...
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Open AccessThe colon cancer screening behaviours survey for South Asians: a pilot study of feasibility and psychometric evaluation
The purpose of the study was to pilot test the English and Urdu version of the Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey among South Asians in Canada. The first objective was to evaluate feasibility of administ...
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Open AccessMisoprostol as an adjunct to oxytocin can reduce postpartum-haemorrhage: a propensity score–matched retrospective chart review in Bamenda-Cameroon, 2015–2016
There is some evidence that suggests misoprostol may supplement the action of oxytocin in preventing post-partum haemorrhage (PPH). The primary objective of this study was to determine the effect of the admini...
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Open AccessUsing tocolysis in pregnant women with symptomatic placenta praevia does not significantly improve prenatal, perinatal, neonatal and maternal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Placenta praevia refers to a placenta located in the lower segment of the uterus. This abnormal location predisposes the placenta to abnormal bleeding with an increased risk of premature labour. The merits of ...
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Open AccessMale involvement in prevention programs of mother to child transmission of HIV: a systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators
Many reports point to the beneficial effect of male partner involvement in programs for the prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in curbing pediatric HIV infections. This paper summarizes ...
