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Population cause of death estimation using verbal autopsy methods in large-scale field trials of maternal and child health: lessons learned from a 20-year research collaboration in Central Ghana
Low and middle-income countries continue to use Verbal autopsies (VAs) as a World Health Organisation-recommended method to ascertain causes of death...
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Postnatal care service utilisation for babies within the first two months after childbirth: an analysis of rural-urban differences in eleven Sub-Saharan African countries
BackgroundThe World Health Organisation recommends that all mothers seek postnatal care (PNC) within the first two months after childbirth. This...
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Factors associated with help-seeking by women facing intimate partner violence in India: findings from National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–2021)
BackgroundIntimate partner violence (IPV) against women has harmful effects on their psychological and physical health. However, help-seeking for IPV...
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Key drivers of reversal of trend in childhood anaemia in India: evidence from Indian demographic and health surveys, 2016–21
AimRecent National Family Health Survey results portray striking improvements in most population and health indicators, including fertility, family...
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Readiness to provide child health services in rural Uttar Pradesh, India: map**, monitoring and ongoing supportive supervision
BackgroundIn 2018, 875 000 under-five children died in India with children from poor families and rural communities disproportionately affected....
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Patterns of child mortality in rural area of Burkina Faso: evidence from the Nanoro health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS)
BackgroundHalf of global child deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding child mortality patterns and risk factors will help inform...
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Sustaining Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) in countries that have been validated for elimination – progress and challenges
BackgroundAs of October 2021, 47 (80%) of the 59 countries, identified at highest risk for Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT), had been validated...
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Socio-biomedical predictors of child nutrition in India: an ecological analysis from a nationally representative Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–2016
BackgroundDespite significant economic growth and development, undernutrition among children remains a major public health challenge for low- and...
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A review of geospatial methods for population estimation and their use in constructing reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health service indicators
BackgroundHousehold survey data are frequently used to measure reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) service...
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How equitable is health spending on curative services and institutional delivery in Malawi? Evidence from a quasi-longitudinal benefit incidence analysis
BackgroundMalawi is one of a handful of countries that had resisted the implementation of user fees, showing a commitment to providing free...
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Prevalence, distribution and factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Uganda: evidence from UDHS 2016
BackgroundUnintended pregnancies pose significant health risks, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where millions of cases are recorded annually,...
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EPI immunization coverage, timeliness and dropout rate among children in a West Cameroon health district: a cross sectional study
BackgroundMonitoring of the expanded program on immunization’s performance is not only limited to routine periodic reports but equally includes...
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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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The Extent of Universal Health Coverage for Maternal Health Services in Eastern Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study
ObjectiveMonitoring essential health services coverage is important to inform resource allocation for the attainment of the Sustainable Development...
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Cost of Care for Non-communicable Diseases: Which Types of Healthcare Providers are the Most Economical in India’s Chhattisgarh State?
BackgroundNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) affect a large number of people globally and their burden has been growing. Healthcare for NCDs often...
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Antibiotic practices among household members and their domestic animals within rural communities in Cumilla district, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey
BackgroundAntibiotic resistance is a global threat to human health, and inappropriate use of antibiotics in humans and animals is widely considered...
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Health facility capacity to provide postabortion care in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundAfghanistan has one of the highest burdens of maternal mortality in the world, estimated at 638 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017....
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Trends and determinants of minimum acceptable diet intake among infant and young children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of Ethiopian demographic and health survey
BackgroundThe minimum acceptable diet (MAD) has been used globally as one of the main indicators to assess the adequacy of feeding practices. More...
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Women empowerment and health insurance utilisation in Rwanda: a nationwide cross-sectional survey
BackgroundHealth insurance coverage is one of the several measures being implemented to reduce the inequity in access to quality health services...