Public Health
Childhood immunisation progress and inequalities in Ghana, 1993–2022
From the abstract: “This study examined the progress and gaps in full immunization coverage among two-year-olds in Ghana from 1993 to 2022.”
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Technology & Industry
TB in households with infectious cases in Kampala
From the abstract: “Achieving these objectives will provide evidence that data science methods are effective for early detection of potential TB cases and high-risk patients, thereby helping to reduce TB transmission in the community.”
Hospital Systems
Mobile emergency obstetric referrals in Ghana and Liberia
From the abstract: “The analysis included individual interviews conducted among 29 district hospital providers and 33 rural health facility (RHF) workers in Liberia.”
Hospital Systems
Electrolyte imbalance among asphyxiated term newborns in northern Uganda
From the abstract: “This study aimed to determine the incidence, predictors, and early outcomes of electrolyte imbalance among term neonates admitted with birth asphyxia in Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.”
Public Health
Estimated sickle cell burden in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
From the abstract: “To describe Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 modeled estimates of sickle cell disorders burden in Sierra Leone from 1990 through 2023, including temporal trends, age and sex patterns, and demographic contributors to mortality change.”
Hospital Systems
Views on emergency obstetric and newborn care in West Shoa
From the abstract: “Therefore, this study aims to explore the perceptions and experiences of women and providers on barriers and facilitators of quality emergency obstetric and newborn care services in public hospitals of West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia.”
Public Health
A language-model framework for sample-free population synthesis
From the abstract: “The framework is LLM agnostic and follows a multi-step process: objective definition, input preparation, LLM selection, and synthetic household generation.”
Public Health
Cryptococcal antigen trends among Ugandan outpatients with advanced HIV, 2017–2022
From the abstract: “We prospectively screened adults with advanced HIV disease (CD4 ≤ 200 cells/μl) for CrAg from 2017 through 2022 using the lateral flow assay and assessed median plasma CrAg titer.”
Technology & Industry
Patient costs of rapid COVID-19 testing in sub-Saharan Africa
From the abstract: “This study examines the cost and affordability of various SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid-diagnostic-test modalities in Nigeria, Malawi, and Zimbabwe from a client perspective, providing a blueprint for future diagnostic strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa.”
Hospital Systems
Hepatitis B vaccination among pregnant patients at Gulu Referral Hospital
From the abstract: “This study aimed to determine HBV vaccine uptake and associated factors among pregnant women attending Antenatal Care (ANC) at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (GRRH).”