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African health policy, systems and evidence ·
From the abstract: “This study was aimed at assessing effects of farm and soil fertility management activities on AMF population density, species diversity and richness in North West Ethiopia.”
From the abstract: “This study aimed to determine the seasonal prevalence of childhood diarrhea and its short-term associations with meteorological factors among children under five years in Tanzania between 1 May 2023 and 30 April 2024.”
From the abstract: “This study examines the socioeconomic inequality in COVID-19 vaccination uptake among reproductive-age Nigerian women.”
From the abstract: “This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) based triage compared to the standard of care in Ghana.”
From the abstract: “Youth-led co-production created the conditions for participants to lead discussions, voice requirements and hold the project team accountable.”
From the abstract: “In this subgroup, comprising 8% of the cohort, PrEP effectiveness increased from 41% to 44% when switching from daily to 2-1-1 PrEP while pill taking decreased from 2.2 to 1.4 pills per week; population-level effectiveness was unchanged when this subgroup switched to on-demand PrEP.”
From the abstract: “This study used data from the 2012–2022 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), which included 195,000 children between the ages of 12 and 23 months in 33 SSA countries.”
From the abstract: “This study aimed to map the reported occurrence, mosaic and modular genetic context of the involved ARG.”
From the abstract: “An institution-based cross-sectional study with a mixed approach was used among 269 midwifery and nursing educators and 15 key informants from 8 May to 10 June 2023.”
From the abstract: “This systematic review included observational studies (cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control) involving apparently healthy adults (≥18 years) in Africa.”