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Although Primary Health Care (PHC) was designed to provide universal access to skilled pregnancy care for the prevention of maternal deaths, very little is known of the factors that predict the use of PHC for ...
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Open AccessWomen’s empowerment and female genital mutilation intention for daughters in Sierra Leone: a multilevel analysis
Female genital mutilation is common in Sierra Leone. Evidence indicates that empowering women provides protective benefits against female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Yet, the relationship between women...
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Hypertension has emerged as the single most significant modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death worldwide. Resource-limited settings are currently experiencing the epidemiological transitio...
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Malnutrition is a key global health challenge and a major contributor to childhood morbidity and mortality. In recent times, the contrasting coexistence of undernutrition including micronutrient deficiencies a...
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Open AccessAssociation between gender-based violence and hypertension among women in the Kyrgyzstan Republic
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant global public health problem and the most prominent human rights violation severely impacting women’s health and wellbeing. Therefore, the aim of this study is to e...
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Open AccessMalaria profile and socioeconomic predictors among under-five children: an analysis of 11 sub-Saharan African countries
African region accounts for 95% of all malaria cases and 96% of malaria deaths with under-five children accounting for 80% of all deaths in the region. This study assessed the socioeconomic determinants of mal...
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Open AccessNeighbourhood effect and inequality in access to essential health services among mother–child paired samples: a decomposition analysis of data from 58 low- and middle-income countries
Neighbourhood effect on health outcomes is well established, but little is known about its effect on access to essential health services (EHS). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the contributing factors to...
