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African health policy, systems and evidence ·
From the abstract: “Participants completed validated measures assessing internalized HIV stigma, depressive symptoms, household food insecurity, beliefs, and attitudes towards ART.”
From the abstract: “We evaluated CSF glucose, protein and leukocyte levels in 1598 children with bacteriologically confirmed bacterial meningitis across six countries in Latin America, Angola, and Finland to determine their individual and combined associations with mortality and neurological outcome.”
From the abstract: “This study demonstrates a high prevalence of chronic diabetes complications in adult Ugandans with diabetes.”
From the abstract: “From March 18–28, 2024, we conducted 20 semi-structured key informant interviews in English and Luganda among 10 experts in the field of HIV prevention, and 10 peer leaders of key or priority populations in Uganda.”
From the abstract: “This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of MetS among healthcare professionals working long shifts in primary hospitals in the Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.”
From the abstract: “This study reveals PCC in urban Ethiopia as a socially negotiated, morally contested, and structurally uneven practice, far more complex than knowledge deficits imply.”
From the abstract: “Further external validation, operational threshold analysis, and prospective testing are needed before routine deployment in public-health early warning systems.”
From the abstract: “This study explored religious narratives and interpretations of illness etiology among individuals diagnosed with cancer and their family caregivers and examined their influence on illness experiences and health-seeking practices.”
From the abstract: “This study investigated Anopheles species composition, susceptibility to deltamethrin, and the frequency of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in Maksegnit and Gendawuha, Northwest Ethiopia.”
From the abstract: “Therefore, this study evaluated the prevalence and determinants of smoking status and frequency among people with TB in Lesotho.”