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African health policy, systems and evidence ·
From the abstract: “Objective: To assess clinical outcomes and associated factors among mechanically ventilated patients in adult intensive care units at Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, and in2024.”
From the abstract: “We used the recent 2021–2022 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) dataset for five countries in Sub Saharan Africa.”
From the abstract: “A facility-based retrospective cross-sectional study design was carried out in West Gojjam public hospitals from June 30 to July 30, 2023.”
From the abstract: “This study evaluated multilevel determinants of treatment completion to guide evidence-based improvement strategies in rural Western Uganda.”
From the abstract: “This study assessed knowledge gaps in A/L use among university students in Southwestern Nigeria to identify opportunities for targeted intervention.”
From the abstract: “We aimed to quantify this variation across all recognized extant species, and to decipher how the distribution of this research effort varied according to species taxonomy, phylogeny, distribution, ecology, life history and extinction risk.”
From the abstract: “The hospital-based retrospective cohort study was conducted among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at public hospitals of the Harari region and Dire Dawa administration, Eastern Ethiopia.”
From the abstract: “This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of immediate and extended postpartum use of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Eastern and Western Africa.”
From the abstract: “This study examined basic school teachers’ (BSTs) AI literacy based on four key aspects: AI knowledge and understanding (KUAI), AI application (AAI), AI application evaluation (EAIA), and AI ethics (AIE).”
From the abstract: “In this study, whole genome sequencing was used to investigate a collection of Gram negatives recovered from clinical sources.”