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African health policy, systems and evidence ·
From the abstract: “We assessed the causal effect of partner support on the frequency of antenatal care (ANC) visits among married adolescents in rural Uganda.”
From the abstract: “We also conducted 13 days of clinical observations and semi-structured in-depth interviews with different cadres of purposively sampled healthcare workers (n = 22) at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and Chiradzulu District Hospital.”
From the abstract: “Analytical cross-sectional design was conducted among 80 adult DM patients suspected of PAD at Muhimbili National Hospital between April 3, 2023, and March 30, 2024.”
From the abstract: “This study assesses access to medicine, operationally defined as availability and affordability, in three municipalities to inform reforms for Universal Health Coverage and achieve SDG 3.4 targets.”
From the abstract: “In this study, we employed two time series approaches-wavelet analysis and the Seasonal Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) model-to analyse confirmed uncomplicated malaria case data of Nasarawa, Kwara, and Zamfara States, Nigeria, over a 10-year period (January 2015 to December 2024).”
From the abstract: “This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize current evidence on the association between elevated temperatures and anthropometric indicators in the general population.”
From the abstract: “This study developed snack bars from biofortified crops and compared partially germinated and non-germinated formulations to improve the diets of school-aged children and adolescents.”
From the abstract: “We administered structured interviews to HIV treatment providers in 41 primary healthcare facilities to evaluate how NCD care is provided to PLHIV accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART).”
From the abstract: “This study aims to i) identify the B. tabaci s.l. species colonizing cassava in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ii) analyse their genetic diversity, and iii) examine how this diversity is geographically structured or influenced by invasions from neighbouring (eastern) countries with high CBSD prevalence.”
From the abstract: “This exploratory qualitative study nested within a randomized trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04520113, 17 August 2020) was conducted in South Africa to understand the impacts of HCI on index patients living with TB and their household contact persons in two rural districts in the Limpopo province (Vhembe and Capricorn) and Soshanguve, a peri-urban township in Gauteng province.”