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African health policy, systems and evidence ·
From the abstract: “This is a population-based survey to uncover the spatial distribution and determinants of low uptake of breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Tanzania.”
From the abstract: “We conducted a prospective cohort study of 758 GeneXpert-confirmed pulmonary TB patients, of whom 75 had DM.”
From the abstract: “A cross-sectional study was conducted among schoolchildren in the Tulla district, Sidama region, from April to June 2024, using a purposive sampling approach.”
From the abstract: “This study aimed to assess the impact of emerging variants on healthcare workers’ (HCWs) fear related to SARS-CoV-2 new variant infection and to evaluate their confidence in the received vaccines.”
From the abstract: “We designed a prospective, analytical, hospital-based study in neonatal units at Dar es Salaam public regional referral hospitals, Tanzania.”
From the abstract: “This study assesses the contribution of Xpert MTB/RIF assay and urine LF-LAM for childhood TB diagnosis using sputum and urine samples.”
From the abstract: “We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study using national cholera surveillance data from Zambia’s January 2023 to July 2024 outbreak to examine delays in care and associated outcomes.”
From the abstract: “We analysed data from the nationally representative Ethiopia Service Provision Assessment (ESPA) survey 2021−22 to determine the availability and readiness of HFs for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) and mental, neurological and substance (MNS) use disorders-related services using the WHO Service Availability and Readiness Assessment manual.”
From the abstract: “We describe a qualitative exploration of the experience with a peer mobilisation training programme for oral HIV self-testing (OST) and referral for acute HIV infection (AHI) testing among gay and bisexual men (GBMSM) and transgender women (TGW) in coastal Kenya.”
From the abstract: “Hence, this study explores the awareness, experiences, challenges, and opportunities related to PCC services in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.”