Vaccination, disease surveillance, prevention and population health across African settings.
From the abstract: “This study explores levels of priority for 10 NCDs compared to four infectious diseases and their burdens in the news media arena in Malawi; shifts in the agenda during the COVID-19 emergency; and media framing of actors responsible for addressing Malawi’s NCD burden.”
From the abstract: “We analyzed retrospective time-to-event data from the nationally representative, cross-sectional 2023−24 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey (LDHS), employing a log-logistic accelerated failure time (AFT) model within a multilevel framework to account for individual, household, and community-level factors.”
From the abstract: “A cross-sectional survey was conducted following the implementation of the February 2024 measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign to assess the spatial distribution and factors influencing MR vaccination coverage among children aged 9–59 months in Mainland Tanzania.”
From the abstract: “Our study aimed to assess the prevalence and practice of traditional uvulectomy among Sudanese children and adolescents, along with maternal perceptions, and identify associated risk factors.”
From the abstract: “This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Hargeisa, Somaliland.”
From the abstract: “Sampling was conducted in six villages of the Azobenzene district, both inside houses and in habitat outside villages.”
From the abstract: “From December 1–29, 2023, a prospective safety surveillance study was conducted in Kinshasa Province.”
From the abstract: “Participants (n = 768) were selected using systematic random sampling.”
From the abstract: “The primary objective of this scoping review was to systematically map and synthesize the available evidence on IPP-LARC in Ethiopia and identify research gaps to inform future interventions.”
From the abstract: “The Ministry of Health’s District Health Information System 2 (DHIS 2) records on distribution of ITNs, IRS schedules and malaria cases by gender, age and geographical location (Gulu and Yumbe districts) collected over a five-year period (DHIS 2 records accessed on 11th February 2025) were used in the final analysis.”