
Underweight and overweight among people with TB in Kampala
From the abstract: “We investigated the prevalence and determinants of underweight and overweight/obesity among people with pulmonary TB across five health facilities in Kampala, Uganda.”
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From the abstract: “We investigated the prevalence and determinants of underweight and overweight/obesity among people with pulmonary TB across five health facilities in Kampala, Uganda.”

From the abstract: “This study aimed to explore the perceptions of the hospital in charge (the managers from 15 Health Centre facilities) on available healthcare services that can facilitate the integration of palliative care services at primary care facilities in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.”

From the abstract: “The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was further adopted to ensure comprehensive reporting.”

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From the abstract: “Sensitivity analyses were conducted to account for uncertainty in the intervention outcomes, and for periods where the implementation of the intervention was interrupted due to COVID-19 related disruptions.”

From the abstract: “This study aims to assess and compare sex hormone profiles among adult tuberculosis-positive patients and tuberculosis-negative individuals and to identify associated factors.”

From the abstract: “In-depth interviews were held with Ministry of Health officials (n = 11), district health teams (n = 27), facility in-charges (n = 39) and representatives of donor-implementing organizations (n = 22).”

From the abstract: “The primary aim of this study was to assess the health system responsiveness and its associated factors for delivery care in public health facilities of West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.”

From the abstract: “This study aimed to estimate in-hospital survival rates and identify predictors of mortality among stroke patients admitted to Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH).”

From the abstract: “Participants filled out validated instruments such as the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS), the EORTC QLQ-30 (Quality of life scale) and the Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-SF34).”