Public Health
Rural and urban breastfeeding practices in Tahtay Maichew, Tigray, 2023–2024
From the abstract: “A total of 346 lactating mothers were enrolled for the study. 5 rural and 1 urban Kebeles were randomly selected.”
Publication desk
Health Signal Editorial Desk
Health Signal’s publication desk curates source-based health analysis and attributed research briefings. Study authors and originating institutions are credited within each article. Preparation used AI assistance; source and licence checks do not constitute independent replication or clinical endorsement.
African health policy, systems and evidence ·
Reporting by this writer
Public Health
Malaria vectors around Soum dam in Burkina Faso
From the abstract: “This study aimed to characterize malaria vector dynamics, including species composition, blood meal sources, and sporozoite infection rates, in five villages at varying distances from the Soum dam located in the Nanoro Health District catchment area in Burkina Faso.”
Public Health
Musculoskeletal injury and mental health among rugby players
From the abstract: “This study explored the relationship between musculoskeletal injuries and health outcomes—including mental health, physical functioning, identity, and substance use—among rugby players in Kenya.”
Public Health
Exhaled carbon monoxide among school adolescents in Osun, Nigeria
From the abstract: “This study aimed to measure the prevalence of smoking by measuring exhaled Breath Carbon Monoxide Threshold Levels and Self-Reported Cigarette Smoking in a sample of in-school adolescents in Osun State Nigeria.”
Public Health
Geographic inequalities in HPV vaccination among Ethiopian adolescent girls
From the abstract: “This study aimed to map the geographic inequities in HPV vaccine non-uptake and identify its determinants among adolescent girls in Ethiopia.”
Research & Evidence
Birth companionship in Shashemene’s public hospitals, Ethiopia
From the abstract: “Qualitative findings also revealed that healthcare providers’ denial, overcrowding of the delivery room, and mothers’ fear of exposing partner/family members to stress were barriers to utilizing childbirth companionship.”
Research & Evidence
Pre-analytical errors in HIV testing in Cameroon
From the abstract: “A descriptive and quantitative study of the nonconformities (NC) identified was collected from 11/01/2024 to 08/12/2024 in seventeen HIV reference laboratories, which constitute the national network of HIV-VL and EID testing coverage.”
Public Health
Perinatal depression in Ethiopia: a review of research reviews
From the abstract: “A total of 28 unique primary studies and 8 systematic reviews, and meta-analysis studies with 15,592 participants were included in this umbrella review.”
Public Health
Unimproved sanitation across Somali households: the 2022 survey
From the abstract: “This study aimed to assess the spatial distribution of unimproved sanitation and identify its individual and community-level determinants using recent national data to inform targeted interventions.”
Public Health
Pregnancy partner violence and breastfeeding practices in Ethiopia
From the abstract: “Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between AN-IPV and breastfeeding indicators in Ethiopia.”