# HealthSignal Africa

> Signals. Insights. Better decisions.


## Posts

- [Evidence brief: Doppler sonographic evaluation of peripheral arterial disease and its associated factors among diabetes mellitus patients at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania: A hospital-based cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13046282/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Perspectives on multimorbidity care provision among public hospital-based healthcare workers in Blantyre and Chiradzulu, Malawi: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13046104/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity among patients with sickle cell disease: Prevalence and association with blood transfusion history](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13048495/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Diagnostic performance of four hepatitis-B surface antigen conformité Européenne (CE) marked and one WHO prequalified rapid diagnostic tests in Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13061167/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring barriers and enablers to diabetes self-care practice in Ethiopia, 2025: A qualitative systematic review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13068285/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: AI literacy among basic school teachers in Ghana: A structural equation modelling analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13089716/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Forecasting under-five stunting in Ethiopia using classical and machine learning time series models](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13102227/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of fungal infections in a patient cohort in The Gambia: Identification and characterization of three priority fungal species in patients with symptoms suggestive of TB](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108815/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Pre-analytical errors during HIV viral load (HIV-VL) and early infant diagnosis (EID) testing in Cameroon](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13120008/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Implementation fidelity of Ethiopia’s Malaria test-and-treat guideline amid a resurgence in Amhara Region: A mixed-methods study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13132217/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The Asanté™ HIV-1 Rapid Recency® Assay is reliable, feasible, and acceptable for use at the point-of-care in Lusaka, Zambia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13138624/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Healthcare providers’ awareness of a mobile-based app for disease classification in northwest Ethiopia: A multilevel logistic regression analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13138662/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Injury incidence, patterns, and severity in cameroon professional Men’s Football: A prospective injury surveillance study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13152143/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Estimating HIV incidence and assessing associated risk factors among adults: Evidence from the 2018–2022 HIV vaccine preparedness cohort in Masaka, Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13155609/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Genomic characterization of Salmonella enterica isolates causing typhoid among Ghanaian patients](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13166912/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Uncovering overlooked bacterial infections in gene X-pert MTB/RIF negative sputum samples of adult patients with presumptive tuberculosis in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13175332/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Burden and patterns of dyslipidaemia among adult Ghanaians: A systematic review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13218538/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Yaws active case detection surveys in 15 districts of Cote d’Ivoire](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13218476/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Effect of digitizing Community Health Information System on the delivery and use of maternal and child health services: Propensity score matching analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13218477/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Adapting a medication adherence app for adolescents and young adults in Makurdi, Benue State: The Lu Dedoo Project](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13221014/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of digital health literacy among health professionals: Evidence from public and private hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13225363/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Economic barriers to diagnostic equity: A multi-country analysis of patient costs for rapid SARS-CoV-2 testing in sub-Saharan Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13229357/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Tuberculosis in households with infectious cases in Kampala city: Harnessing health data science for new insights on an ancient disease with persistent, unresolved problems](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13235878/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Negotiating illness through faith: Religious narratives of cancer etiology among patients and caregivers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13240894/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Topological data analysis for predicting disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings: A machine learning approach](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13240865/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Geospatial variation and machine learning approaches to predict open defecation practice in Zambia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13252813/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Pathways of health care for people living with multimorbidity in two Southern African countries](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13262806/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Implementation bottlenecks of near point of care HIV viral load monitoring for children and young people in Tanzania: A Qualitative Study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13262835/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cost-effectiveness analysis of mammography screening for early detection of breast cancer in Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13262826/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Vaccine management systems with a focus on cold chain management and delivery of immunization services in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13271511/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: High performance of point-of-care rapid tests for advanced HIV disease diagnosis by lay providers in Malawi: Results from a prospective diagnostic accuracy study supporting decentralized advanced HIV disease screening](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13278447/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Intelligent automation cognitive system for accurate malaria diagnosis using digital blood smears](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13278421/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Improving the field accuracy of a malaria diagnostic algorithm combining sequential interpretation of rapid diagnostic test detecting PfHRP2 and pLDH in febrile children in a seasonal hyperendemic malaria transmission area in Burkina Faso](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13289890/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Predictors of tuberculosis mortality among patients on treatment: A retrospective cohort study at a rural general hospital in Zambia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13293434/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Inpatient mortality and associated clinical factors among people living with HIV with cryptococcal meningitis in Uganda: A retrospective cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13308784/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Magnitude and predictors of anemia among adult solid cancer patients in Hawassa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13322556/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Delayed health-seeking behavior and its associated factors among cancer patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2025](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13327241/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Self-medication practice with anti-malarial drugs and its associated factors among patients with fever attending public health facilities in Dera District, Northwest Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13336204/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Integrative analyses reveal the evolution of the Old World Swallowtail in the Palearctic](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13345299/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Family planning service receipt during facility visits in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2021–2022 service provision assessment survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13349127/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence, diagnostic methods, and clinical outcomes of wasting among paediatric cancer patients in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13349297/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and pre-disposing factors of Helicobacter pylori among patients with gastro-intestinal symptoms attending Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13372166/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and factors associated with treatment delay among colorectal cancer patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital and the Uganda Cancer Institute: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13378963/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Identification of Candidate epitopes from nation-enriched sequences in the African swine fever virus genomes](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13395360/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Herpes simplex virus detection and genomes from under-sampled, remote populations](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13399521/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Machine learning-based prediction of fever among under-five children in Ethiopia: A national-level study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13411866/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Patient perceptions and preferences during a community-based telehealth care model for moderate-to-severe hypertension in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13411868/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Evaluation of a tele-refraction model to address the lack of human resources in Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13422846/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Time to treatment initiation in pregnant women with tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13432140/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Developing a clinical case definition for Chikungunya fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13446706/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Young-onset stroke in the UAE: A single-centre retrospective analysis of risk factors and outcomes](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13446658/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: “Heartbreak and Frustration’’ experiences of healthcare providers caring for pregnant women with sickle cell disease in Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13450732/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Barriers to epilepsy care: Measuring the treatment gap in rural and peri-urban districts in Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13460580/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Treatment outcomes of meningitis and its associated factors among neonates admitted to public hospitals in Harar Town, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13460571/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Multidrug resistance and carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical samples, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13472363/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Fertility in the Shadow of Cancer: Experiences of Reproductive Loss Among Women with Gynecological Cancers in Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13475906/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Reducing the diagnostic and treatment gap for priority mental, neurological and substance misuse disorders in primary care in rural Kenya: Results of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial from the EPINA study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13480642/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Tertiary-care management of TB/HIV co-infection in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A retrospective cohort analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13484985/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Implementation of a National Pediatric Cancer Registry in Ethiopia: A systems (“A3”) thinking approach](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13489472/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Co-producing access to care with young people living in Zambia through digital and vending machine-enabled innovation in sexual and reproductive health: A place-based, human-centred design research approach](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13521473/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cost-effectiveness analysis of computer aided detection for tuberculosis in Ghana: A decision-analytic modeling study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13521406/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Genotype distribution of high-risk and potential high-risk HPV types among women in different screening and clinic settings in Ghana and Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524295/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Optimizing the location of point-of-care infant HIV testing devices in Zimbabwe to maximize impact and value: A modeling analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524248/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Addressing risk factors for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: A case study of a quality improvement program in two states in Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13541259/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cervical leukoplakia in Ghana: Unveiling diagnostic challenges and informing low-resource screening strategies](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13557359/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: HIV and Hepatitis B co-infection in Tanzania: Analysis of the 2022–2023 Tanzania HIV Impact Survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13567782/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Association between anthropometric criteria and body composition among children aged 6–59 months with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition: A prospective cohort study from South Sudan](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13577578/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Multi-site observational evaluation of Breast AI™-supported ultrasound risk stratification in breast cancer assessment pathways](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13577415/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spatial clustering of esophageal cancer in central Oromia, Ethiopia: A spatial autocorrelation and scan statistics analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13577588/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Temporal patterns of tuberculosis-associated hyperglycaemia and its effect on treatment outcomes in individuals not previously diabetic: A prospective cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13577521/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Annual trends in Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection and rifampicin resistance at a regional referral hospital in Northern Ghana, 2019–2024](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13588392/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spectrum and immunovirological determinants of tumours among people living with HIV in Uganda: A retrospective cross sectional study from a specialised HIV centre, 2017–2026](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13596795/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Acceptability, feasibility, appropriateness, uptake and cost perceptions of family mid-upper arm circumference supported by two-way SMS in western Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13600513/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Using GIS Dashboards to highlight AMR data disparities in Africa for Policy, Research, and Public Health](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13606982/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Multi source Earth observation and machine learning framework for mapping land degradation vulnerability in salinity- and hydrothermal-stressed regions of the southern main Ethiopian Rift](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13606993/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Stakeholder perceptions of the acceptability of an intervention to improve uptake of evidence-based emergency myocardial infarction care in Tanzania: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13614563/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Artificial intelligence for women’s reproductive health: A scoping review of global diagnostic trends, methodological gaps, and a translational research agenda for low-resource settings](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13614794/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Psychiatric polypharmacy in adult patients at the only referral psychiatric institute in Botswana: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13614637/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Eastern African expressions of suffering: A new Cultural Scripts of Trauma Inventory](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13614634/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and risk factors of cardiometabolic disease among informal sector workers in Cape Coast, Ghana: Insights from the CarMeR study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13623084/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The effect of recall period on reported out-of-pocket health expenditure in Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12716721/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Inappropriate treatment of hospital-acquired infections and associated factors among admitted adults in Wolaita Zone hospitals, Southern Ethiopia: A multi-center cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12742772/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: HIV self-testing and partner notification strategies for key populations in low- to upper-middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12747344/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Unmet needs and quality of life of adult patients while receiving cancer treatment in Uganda: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12755768/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Economic evaluation of insulin glargine compared with human insulin for youth with type 1 diabetes in Tanzania and Bangladesh](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12758729/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: In-hospital survival and predictors of mortality among stroke patients at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: A retrospective cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12795378/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Health system responsiveness and its associated factors for delivery care in public health facilities of West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12779144/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Concurrent coverage and determinants of vitamin A supplementation and deworming among children aged 12–59 months in 15 Sub-Saharan African countries](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12806840/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prognostic value of the white blood cell-to-hemoglobin ratio (WBC/Hb) for inhospital mortality: Insights from a retrospective cohort study in Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12818602/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Productivity losses and treatment cost of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12826523/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Applying the open-LUCIS framework to identify and characterize human–wildlife conflicts: A case study in Botswana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12829932/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The sustainability of public health programs following donor transition: A comparative case study of HIV services and maternal and newborn care in Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12863565/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The cost and cost drivers of delivering COVID-19 vaccines in low- and middle-income countries: a bottom-up costing study of rollouts in seven countries](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12863507/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Household costs, catastrophic out-of-pocket payments and impoverishment related to accessing surgical care in rural Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12880665/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Trends in usage and regional variations in Ethiopian animal feeding practices: A 15-year analysis for informed policy](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12885313/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Health seeking behaviors of nurses diagnosed with hypertension and providing health care in resource-constrained setting in a rural part of Northern Ghana: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12893536/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Communication and information needs of patients with cancer in Ghana: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12900367/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Struggles for provision of palliative care services at the primary healthcare setting in Tanzania; Experiences from health facility in-charges in Dar es Salaam; A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12900312/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Barriers to healthcare access among women in sub-Saharan Africa: A pooled analysis of multi-country DHS data (2019–2023)](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12919819/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Attrition and associated factors among patients on chronic antihypertensive therapy at Mulago hospital, Uganda: A mixed method study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12944796/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Hepatitis B immunity and vaccine completion among adults at increased risk for hepatitis B infection in Zambia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12944761/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Resilient in adversity: Innovative treatment support interventions in facilitating ART adherence among young adults living with HIV in the informal settlements of Kibera, Nairobi](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12952652/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Stakeholder priorities and conceptualization of One Health: Insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping and grounded theory](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12952644/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Impact of demographic factors and HIV status on Hepatitis B vaccination adherence and completion rate among high-risk populations in Lagos State, Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12959706/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and associated factors of health facility delivery during COVID-19 in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana: Analytical cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12970876/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Economic evaluation of anti-malarial drug policies across presidential regimes in Nigeria: A comparative analysis from 1999 to present](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12978454/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Development of a collaborative chronic care model for management of cardiometabolic disease in low- and middle-income countries](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12991268/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring the determinants of midwives’ perinatal bereavement support behaviour to mothers using the theory of planned behaviour in the Upper West Region of Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12998842/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessment of compliance with quality laboratory standards in medical laboratories within the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13004333/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence, spatial patterns and determinants of zero-dose vaccination among children aged 12–23 months in Sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel spatial analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13004531/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Evaluation of a training program for rheumatic heart disease screening integrated into the public health system in Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13035113/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Stirred tank bioreactor process for chikungunya vaccine candidate VEEV-ΔC-CHIKV](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13035149/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring the past and forecasting the future of malaria in selected Nigerian states: A time series modelling approach using wavelet and SARIMA](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13046133/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Availability and affordability of essential medicines for non-communicable disease management in primary healthcare: Evidence from three municipalities in Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13046269/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Equity in awareness and utilization of cervical cancer screening services among women of reproductive age in Uganda: Analysis of vertical equity using evidence from UDHS 2022](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13056166/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of tuberculosis presentation and successful treatment outcome among tuberculosis patients in Geita, Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13056195/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Effective Coverage of Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: What distinguishes high from medium and low performers?](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13075690/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Effective coverage and associated factors of antenatal care service among women who attended antenatal care at West Gojjam Zone Public Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13098960/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Companionship utilization and its associated factors during childbirth among mothers who delivered at public hospitals in Shashemene town, Southern Ethiopia: A mixed-method study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13124049/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A review of coral reef restoration initiatives in the Western Indian Ocean Region](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13155574/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Garlic (Allium sativum L.) yield and quality as affected by different integrated fertilizer levels in Wachemo University, southern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13175338/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Out-of-pocket payments and associated factors among hypertensive patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme in a referral hospital, Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13175461/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: In vitro dissolution and release kinetics of multisource ciprofloxacin 500 mg tablets in West Gondar, Ethiopia: Implications for interchangeability and regulatory oversight](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13218728/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: School absenteeism among children and adolescents aged 6–19 years with sickle cell disease in Uganda: A comparative cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13221043/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Barriers and facilitators to healthcare access among Sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13252806/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Health system strategies and responses to the effects of Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13274859/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cost-effectiveness of bubble continuous positive airway pressure in treating severe pneumonia and hypoxaemia in under-five children in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13289904/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Factors associated with the coexistence of anemia and undernutrition among children aged 6–59 months in Mali, 2023/24: A multilevel mixed-effects analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13298962/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Understanding the drivers of modern contraceptive use trend change and inequalities among sexually active women in Lesotho: A decomposition analysis (2004–2023)](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13308849/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A collaborative cervical precancer screening strategy with concurrent HPV genotyping and visual inspection using alumni of a training centre across Ghana: The Rotary ‘Protect Your Pearl’ initiative](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13309030/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Women’s experiences with and preferences for contraceptive side effect counseling and management: A qualitative study from Ethiopia and Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13313344/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Patients’ trust in healthcare providers and associated factors among hospitalized patients in Awi Zone Public Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13313342/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Sickle cell disease and maternity care: A qualitative synthesis of women’s and health providers experiences](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13362093/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Immunoprevention and immunomodulation of yellow fever: A scoping review of global and Latin American evidence](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13367723/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring the feasibility and acceptability of Continuous Glucose Monitoring among people with type 1 diabetes and healthcare providers in South Africa’s public sector: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13374883/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Early community reactions and acceptance of the Sliding-Scale Community Based Health Insurance Scheme in Ethiopia: Qualitative Findings from the treatment arm](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13390935/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessment of trends and determinants of under-five mortality among children born to older women: Evidence from Ethiopian demographic and health surveys](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13395359/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Understanding community antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A grassroots perspective from Enugu, Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13395351/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Drug use patterns at a Kenyan referral hospital: A cross-sectional study using WHO core indicators](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13419180/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Integrating smoking cessation into HIV care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness and the evidence gap in cost-effectiveness](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13423040/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Perspectives of stroke survivors, caregivers and healthcare providers on improving access to stroke care services in Tanzania: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13432098/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Feasibility of establishing a serosurveillance system using residual specimens from district-level hospitals: A case study in Choma and Ndola Districts of Zambia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13436745/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Why are the implementation of and access to child developmental assessment within routine healthcare so difficult in Ethiopia? A descriptive qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13456246/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence, severity and predictors of Antipsychotic-Related Adverse Drug Reactions at the Psychiatry Clinic of a Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13472391/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Level of completion of the maternal health care continuum and its determinants among rural women in East Shoa Zone, Eastern Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13484960/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Contextual barriers and facilitators influencing implementation fidelity of school-based preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis: A qualitative study in two endemic districts in the Central Region, Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13489406/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Stratified and geographic patterns of depression and anxiety in Mozambican women: Mental health policy implications](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13489479/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Challenges, opportunities and best practices in routine childhood vaccination services delivery in urban slums and pastoralist regions of Ethiopia: An exploratory qualitative study in marginalized settings](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13497257/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Obstetric referral practices and health system factors in public health centres of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A mixed-methods study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13505931/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Decomposing socioeconomic inequalities in COVID-19 vaccination uptake among Nigerian women of reproductive age: A further analysis of population-based data](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524241/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Strategies to improve outcomes of obstetric emergencies in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13533365/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Effectiveness of monitoring mechanisms in reducing immunization dropouts among infants in health facilities of Maridi County, South Sudan](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13541179/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring patient and provider perspectives on outpatient care and the family practice model at a university hospital in Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13557406/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Evaluation of Health Management Information System data quality and information use for HIV/AIDS programs in public health facilities of Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13592611/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Leveraging GIS-based multi-criteria analysis for flood-prone area detection in Nsanje District, Malawi](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13606987/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The impact of adverse childhood experiences on the development of multimorbidity in older adults in Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13614559/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Pathways to health resilience: A cross-country analysis of health system response to re-emerging infectious diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13614545/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Integration of the Integrated Emergency Surgical Officers (IESO) initiative within the health system: Perspectives of non-physician surgeons in Ethiopia’s Tigray region](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13618940/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: “The injection gives freedom” - An exploration of long-acting injectable HIV treatment acceptance among patients seeking care in two Nairobi tertiary hospitals](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13626336/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Stakeholder perspectives on adolescent sexual and reproductive health service utilization in Uganda’s Busoga region: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13630231/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-10-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Sex hormone profiles and associated factors among adult tuberculosis patients at Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12880706/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Interpretable ensemble machine learning framework for cardiovascular disease prediction using EMR data and large language models in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12885298/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Feasibility and testing outcomes of task-shared implementation of advanced HIV disease point of care tests in Beira (Mozambique) and Kinshasa (DRC)](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12885292/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: An economic evaluation of the LINKEDin study: An intervention to reduce initial loss to follow-up among tuberculosis patients in South Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12893563/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessment of adherence to the World Health Organization’s prescribing indicators at the family medicine clinic of a quaternary facility](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12900328/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of underweight and overweight/obesity among people with tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12904450/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessment of practices and barriers toward nasogastric tube rehydration for moderate and severe dehydration due to diarrheal disease in under-five children among health centers in Gamo Zone, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12919787/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Diabetic kidney disease in northwest Ethiopia: Prevalence and determinants among adults with type 2 diabetes](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12923007/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Malaria and malnutrition in children under the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) coverage in the health district of Nanoro, Burkina Faso](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12928411/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The economic burden of loiasis: A comprehensive cost-of-illness analysis of regionally representative, individual-level data from rural Gabon](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12928485/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Bacterial isolates and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of pediatric meningitis at comprehensive specialized hospitals in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12944789/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cost analysis of hospital-based symptomatic uterine fibroids in the kingdom of Eswatini: A prevalence-based cost-of-illness study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12959712/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Bovine brucellosis seropositivity in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, 2021–2024: Temporal, and spatial trends](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12965600/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Factors contributing to low tuberculosis diagnosis among children aged 0–14 years in Gem Sub County in Siaya County, Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12965594/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: In silico design of novel recombinant antigens containing immunologically relevant regions of wild-type and escape mutant variants of HBsAg](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12970925/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring COVID-19 pandemic perceptions and vaccine uptake among community members and primary healthcare workers in Nigeria: A mixed methods study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12978461/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and characteristics of scoliosis among ethiopian schoolchildren aged 6–15 Years: A school-based cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13004329/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The prevalence, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in Twelve African Countries (2014–2019): An analysis of the World Health Organisation STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13016339/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Navigating cancer: Insights from patient journey mapping](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13016344/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Facility-level integration of hypertension and diabetes services with HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: Observational evidence from Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13042670/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Challenges and opportunities in hydroxyurea access and adherence for sickle cell disease patients at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital: Insights from healthcare providers](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13221035/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Hepatitis B vaccine uptake and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13229301/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: 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, Oromia, Ethiopia: A phenomenological qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13232834/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Electrolyte imbalance in Asphyxiated term neonates: Incidence, predictors, and outcomes from a prospective cohort study in Northern Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13235892/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cross-context qualitative synthesis of a mobile obstetric referral emergency system (MORES) in Ghana and Liberia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13235915/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Perspectives on preconception care in Ethiopia: Social, cultural, and structural determinants](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13240867/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome among long-shift healthcare professionals in primary hospitals of Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13240873/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Early mortality risk stratification in childhood bacterial meningitis using cerebrospinal fluid glucose and protein levels and their combinations: A multicontinental cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13249170/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Magnitude of nonadherence to diet and exercise recommendations and associated factors among type 2 diabetes patients on treatment follow-up at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, Arsi, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13252749/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cost analysis of a nationwide typhoid conjugate vaccine campaign in Burkina Faso](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13252793/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Human papillomavirus genotypes and factors associated with major cervical smear abnormalities in a sickle cell endemic area of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13252769/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Incidence and predictors of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy: A prospective cohort study at a tertiary hospital in Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13252797/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Compliance with infection prevention and control practices and associated factors among healthcare workers in Tanzania: Experience from a secondary level-referral hospital](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13258126/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Translation, cultural adaptation, and psychometric evaluation of the Patient Assessment Chronic Illness Care tool in Ethiopia (PACIC-5As-ET) for patients with type 2 diabetes](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13258013/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Benchmarking newborn care quality in Ghana: Evidence from structured observations of clinical practice against WHO quality standards](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13257978/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence, outcomes, and predictors of mortality among adult intensive care unit patients with sepsis at a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13268162/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Barriers to adherence to endotracheal tube suctioning guidelines among intensive care nurses at a Tanzanian national hospital: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13271520/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Addressing abortion through individual and community-level determinants: Evidence from Southern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13274891/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Gaps and barriers preventing sustained delivery of HPV vaccination in Kano, Kaduna, and Lagos states: An exploratory qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13278390/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Postoperative renal dysfunction and associated perioperative factors among patients undergoing major vascular surgery at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13286180/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Chronic kidney disease screening and associated factors among people living with HIV on anti-retroviral therapy in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: Hospital-based cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13286178/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Contamination of Hospital Inanimate Surfaces with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase producing bacteria at Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13289878/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Family support mediates the relationship between medication adherence and quality of life among patients with hypertension in Ghana: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13293409/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Survival and factors associated with intensive care unit mortality among adults with impaired consciousness in Benin, a low-resource setting: A retrospective cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13293454/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Self-reported sexually transmitted infections and related symptoms among women in Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13293445/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spatial distribution of diphtheria cases during the 2022/2023 outbreak in Kano State, Northern Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13298920/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Lived experience of depression in women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Gondar City health facilities, Northwest, Ethiopia: A phenomenological study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13313325/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Time to maternal death and its predictors among obstetric ICU patients in a resource-limited setting: A 10-year survival analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13318044/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Growth monitoring and promotion uptake and its associated factors among mothers/ caregivers of children aged under two years in Wondo District, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional Study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13327240/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care service in public hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13340802/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Leveraging social media to mitigate HPV vaccine service disruptions in Abuja, Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13349177/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence, virulence profiles and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 among children 6–59 months in Longido, Arusha-Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13353950/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Estimating SARS-CoV-2 exposure in asymptomatic hospitalized children with cancer in Western Kenya: A retrospective analysis of serological data](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13354098/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Sepsis neonatorum: Bacterial profile, antimicrobial resistance patterns, among neonates and associated factors, Dilla University Referral Hospital, southern Ethiopia, with special reference to WHO prioritized pathogens](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13353990/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Willingness toward kidney donation among patients’ relatives at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13353935/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Hematological parameters and associated factors among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending selected hospitals in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia: A comparative cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13375008/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Lifetime HIV testing frequency among women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A DHS-based analysis using zero-inflated negative binomial regression](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13374885/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Geographic inequalities in HIV testing uptake among young women in sub-Saharan Africa: A hierarchical bayesian spatial analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13379148/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Mapping multilevel barriers impacting the performance of Ethiopia’s Community-Based Health Extension Program: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13384300/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Counting missing babies in Tanzania: Neonatal mortality data quality from Tanzania’s District Health Information System across 28 Regional and 7 Tertiary hospitals (2015–2024)](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13395327/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Balancing adaptations and fidelity of implementation strategies to optimize primary healthcare in Ethiopia: Lessons from embedded implementation research](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13395445/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Pattern of family dynamics and treatment-seeking behaviour of caregivers of under-five children with uncomplicated malaria in a tertiary hospital in Ilesa, southwestern Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13399444/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Anemia and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public health facilities of Garowe City, Puntland, Somalia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13399519/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Patterns of inpatient antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in the surgical wards of a Ugandan tertiary hospital: A mixed methods study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13399451/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Understanding the underuse: Barriers to vacuum-assisted birth among clinicians in Tanzania: An exploratory qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13405120/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cancer surgical outcome study in Ethiopia: A 7-day multicenter prospective observational cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13419167/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A designathon to collaboratively develop sustainable HIV prevention services for youth with community-based organizations in Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13419191/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Primary cesarean section in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis using the Robson Ten-Group Classification System](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13422873/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of parental traditional medicine use for children during COVID-19 in Dire Dawa city administration, Eastern Ethiopia, 2023/24: Mixed community based cross-sectional study design](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13422885/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Fecal carriage of ESBL and Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, and its associated factors among hospital and non-hospital janitors at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13426960/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Mixed feelings: Unintended consequences of HIV outreach care in Zimbabwe](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13426937/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Neonatal survival and mortality predictors among low-birth-weight neonates: A Retrospective cohort study from Suhul Hospital, northern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13432133/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Genomic epidemiology of multidrug-resistant and ESBL-producing Proteus mirabilis in a military referral hospital in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13460578/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Urban-rural disparities in receipt of treatment for obstetric complications in Ethiopia: A multivariate decomposition analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13465970/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and determinants of soil transmitted helminth infections among children on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in Mulobezi and Sesheke Districts, Zambia: A cross – sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13472431/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Chronic kidney disease progression rate and predictors in hypertensive patients: A 5-year retrospective follow-up study in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13472377/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Maternal early warning system (MEWS) model for predicting and reducing severe maternal outcomes in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13475879/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Understanding perceived quality of nursing care among adults receiving haemodialysis in Northern Ghana: A qualitative inquiry](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13475894/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Leadership and management competencies and practices among health managers in Wakiso District, Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13475850/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: High prevalence and associated factors of red blood cell folate deficiency among first-trimester pregnant women in a neural tube defect high-risk Region of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13492768/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Adherence to anti-seizure medications among persons living with epilepsy attending a community- based epilepsy clinic in Buikwe and Mukono Districts-Uganda: A mixed methods study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13496452/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Community perspectives on the Zambian Farm Block Development Program and an evaluation of household income factors: Lessons from Kawambwa district](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524339/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Adverse neonatal outcomes and associated factors among births through operative vaginal delivery at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A facility-based retrospective cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524286/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Enteric Pathogens in children under five with diarrhoea in a rotavirus vaccinated population in Coastal Ghana, 2023](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524243/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Occupation is a significant independent predictor of hypocalcemia among diabetic patients in Jinja, Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524234/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A cross‑sectional analysis of vitamin D status and associated factors in children recovering from severe acute malnutrition in Zambia and Zimbabwe](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524285/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Strengthened HPV vaccination among adolescents living with HIV, – Findings of a Pilot QI project in Kampala Metropolitan, Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13528983/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy at public hospitals in North Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13533383/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Maternal outcomes at mid-altitudes in anemic pregnant women: Evidence from the WOMAN-2 trial](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13537555/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Visual and anatomical outcomes of full-thickness macular hole surgery and associated factors in selected hospitals in Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13552745/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Association between hypovitaminosis D and uterine leiomyomas among women of reproductive age attending selected hospitals in Uganda: A multicenter cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13552764/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Empiric tuberculosis treatment and 12-month mortality among sputum GeneXpert-negative adults living with HIV in Uganda in the era of widespread antiretroviral therapy: A prospective cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13552750/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Management outcomes and factors related to hospital stay for pediatric intussusception in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Northwestern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13552730/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Codon bias variation in Staphylococcus aureus](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13557361/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessment of vaccination competency among health workers in health facilities in East Wollega, Oromia, Western Ethiopia: An observational study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13577397/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Analysis of trends in the spectrum of oral diseases at the Chinese level‑II hospital for peacekeeping: A case study from the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13577580/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Maternal serum vitamin D levels and preeclampsia among Kenyan pregnant women: A matched case-control study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13596797/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A cluster analysis of neonates using clinical signs of possible serious bacterial infection at hospital admission in Kenya: A retrospective multicentre cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13606953/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Time to recovery and its predictors among pediatric patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia admitted to public general hospitals in Tigray, Ethiopia, 2025: A prospective follow-up study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13606997/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Time to recovery and its predictors among children aged 6 to 59 months with uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition treated in outpatient therapeutic programs in Adet Woreda, Central Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13623131/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Unveiling the full picture of malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: The extended composite index of anthropometric failure among children under-5 in the SDG era](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12494244/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The rising burden of female cancer in Ethiopia (2000–2021) and projections to 2040: Insights from the global burden of disease study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12503343/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A cost analysis comparing seasonal malaria chemoprevention with and without Vitamin A supplementation among under-5 children in Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12507290/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Lung cancer symptoms awareness among Ethiopian adults: A latent class analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12548894/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Caluquembe, southwestern Angola, 2024–2025](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12574841/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Satellite clinics to bring pediatric cancer care closer to patients in Ethiopia: Perceived relevance, opportunities and anticipated challenges](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12578237/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Two-stage cluster sampling to assess SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence without pre-enumeration: An example from Madagascar](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12585014/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Poly[hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate] and cellulose biocomposite membrane derived from sugarcane bagasse for Congo red dye and vegetable oil removal in water remediation](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12591411/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to antimicrobial use and resistance among fish farmers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12604795/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Stakeholders’ perspectives on barriers and enablers of chronic kidney disease care in Ethiopia: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12614622/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Factors influencing breast cancer screening among reproductive age women in Lesotho: Analysis of the 2023-24 demographic and health survey using the Andersen Behavioral Model](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12614511/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A mediation model explaining the impact of fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19- induced changes in multiple life domains on adolescents’ subjective well-being in sub-Saharan Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12629459/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Global, regional, and national burdens of late-onset epilepsy in adults aged 65 years and older from 1990 to 2021: A population-based study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12629476/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring factors contributing to patient decision-making in the care journey to elective hernia care in Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12633918/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Emerging insect-based aquafeed for sustainable African catfish production](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12654937/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Development and validation of a simple, cost-effective competitive allele-specific PCR assay for largescale screening and detection of FecB mutation in sheep](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12671827/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Preconception care services in Northern Ethiopia: A qualitative exploration of awareness, experiences, challenges, opportunities, and prospects](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12674573/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Availability and readiness of health facilities for non-communicable disease services in Ethiopia: Evidence from the nationally representative health facility survey 2022](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12680257/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Predictors of early newborn deaths at Dar es Salaam public regional referral hospitals: A prospective observational hospital-based study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12698010/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spatial autocorrelation and determinants of low uptake of breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age: A mixed-effect multilevel analysis of Tanzanian population-based survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12707670/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Serological responses to SARS-CoV-2 in urban and rural Ghana: Antibody waning and implications for long-term population immunity](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13218506/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Individual, community, and societal drivers of adolescent peer violence in Asella, Ethiopia: A school-based cross-sectional study utilizing the socio-ecological model](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13218492/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of dental caries in the primary, mixed and permanent dentitions in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13225390/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Causes and trends of under-five mortality in the Gilgel Gibe Health and Demographic Surveillance System, 2005 to 2019, Southwest Ethiopia: Cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13225375/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Change in plasma cryptococcal antigen titers in Uganda among outpatients with advanced HIV disease from 2017 to 2022 with rollout of national cryptococcal screening](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13229320/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A large language model framework for sample-free population synthesis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13229344/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Trends in the burden of sickle cell disorders in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023: An analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 estimates](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13235869/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Progress and gaps in childhood immunization among two-year-olds in Ghana (1993–2022): A trend and equity analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13241012/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking frequency among people with tuberculosis in Lesotho: Evidence from a nationwide cross-sectional survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13240870/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Seasonal variation in species composition, deltamethrin susceptibility, and kdr mutations in anopheles mosquitoes in Northwest Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13240861/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring HIV prevention preferences among key populations in Uganda: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13245774/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Virulence determinants and toxin profile of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus from commercial cheese in Bangladesh: A public health risk](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13257977/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Understanding factors influencing HPV vaccine uptake among caregivers in Kwara State, Nigeria: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13271438/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Trends and spatial distribution of low-level viremia among Ugandan children and adolescents, 2014–2023](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13278441/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: COVID-19 alert level systems—Lessons learnt for future public health emergencies: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13278578/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Biomarkers of chronic liver disease and their determinants in northern Ethiopia: Evaluating the synergistic impact of HBV and Schistosoma mansoni and the contribution of metabolic and lifestyle factors to liver injury](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13286152/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Predicting elevated transcranial doppler velocity among patients with sickle cell anemia in Uganda: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13289871/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Optimal control of Typhoid fever transmission under environmental and public health interventions](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13293465/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Integrated in silico and in vivo larvicidal evaluation of compounds targeting juvenile hormone for malaria vector control](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13308820/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants and predictive modelling of barriers to HIV testing uptake among adolescents and young adults in a private higher education institution in Botswana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13308857/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Phylogeography of the Black Kite (Milvus migrans) in Punjab Wetlands: Assessing genetic connectivity and lineage admixture at a migratory crossroads](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13313336/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Whole-genome sequencing reveals a previously unrecognized measles virus cluster in Burundi](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13317999/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Development and qualification of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect human serum immunoglobulin G reactive to multiple lineages of Lassa virus nucleoprotein](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13327249/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Downstream community risks post dam-spillage flooding along the Volta River in Ghana: potential pathogens and public health implications](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13327315/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spatial distribution of uptake of newly introduced vaccines and its associated factors among children aged 12–35 months in Ethiopia: Multi-scale Geographically Weighted Regression Analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13327192/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Combination of different intervention strategies for malaria mosquito vector control in Uganda: A review of secondary data of two districts with moderate to high disease transmission](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13336156/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception in Ethiopia: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13336211/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards rabies: A community survey in selected areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13349125/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Adverse events following immunization during COVID-19 mass vaccination campaigns in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Findings from active safety surveillance](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13353984/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Genetic structure of Rattus rattus populations in an endemic plague focus in Madagascar: Implications for rodent surveillance and management](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13362129/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Maternal knowledge of obstetric danger signs and related factors among antenatal care attendees in Hargeisa, Somaliland: A cross-sectional analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13372116/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence, practices, and maternal perceptions of traditional uvulectomy among sudanese children and adolescents: A community-based cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13374886/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spatial distribution and associated factors influencing 2024 Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign coverage among children aged 9–59 months in Mainland Tanzania: A multi-level mixed-effect analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13387559/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Age at first marriage among women in Lesotho: Multilevel survival analysis- insight from 2023-24 demographic and health survey data](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13390838/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The news media and the agenda for noncommunicable diseases before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Losing the competition for coverage and framing responsibility for action in Malawi](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13399344/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Co-occurrence of antibiotic residues and Antimicrobial resistance genes in animal manure and agricultural soils from Machakos, Kiambu, and Kajiado Counties, Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13399453/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Factors associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection in Hohoe Municipality, Ghana: A case-control study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13399328/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Bacterial profile and antimicrobial resistance patterns of bloodstream infections at Amhara Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13405292/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Plasmodium falciparum non-synonymous Kelch13 mutations mediating artemisinin resistance in East Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis: 2014–2024](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13411923/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Incidence of mortality and its predictors among low birth weight neonates in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13419215/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence against reproductive-age women in Africa and Asia regions: Insights from 2022–2024 DHS datasets](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13422860/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Field evaluation of 3-(N-acetyl-n-butyl) aminopropionic acid ethyl ester - IR3535 as a spatial repellent to control malaria: A Randomised, Before-After-Control-Intervention trial](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13422834/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Implementation, enforcement, and monitoring of tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) laws in Ethiopia: Insights from a qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13426915/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and associated factors of Leukemia in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13432122/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cultural and behavioural drivers of zoonotic disease risk along the wild meat value chain in rural Cameroon](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13440831/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Fresh fruit surface: A potential source for multidrug-resistant biofilm-forming Enterococcus faecalis having potential public health significance](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13440884/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Implementation of school-feeding programme and its effect on dietary adequacy among primary school children in Kisarawe district, Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13440871/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Magnitude and determinants of iron deficiency anemia among first antenatal care attending pregnant women at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13440834/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Finite-time stability of the West Nile Virus model with Brownian motion](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13446685/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of favorable treatment outcomes in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Zambia: A retrospective cross sectional study, 2018–2022](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13466015/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring the association between home delivery and under-five mortality in Ethiopia: A bivariate multilevel mixed-effects analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13465812/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Efficacy of MiraNet Combi, a novel alpha-cypermethrin, pyriproxyfen, and piperonyl butoxide long-lasting insecticidal net against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles funestus in western Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13466026/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used in alternative medicine as uterotonics in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13475857/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Biological forms of Anopheles stephensi in the city of Djibouti, Horn of Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13475810/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Risky sexual behaviours and associated factors among high school students in Lomé, Togo: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13475897/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13489429/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Intersectional analysis of early childhood stunting in households in Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13492823/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Burden of fecal colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing enterobacteriaceae among food handlers in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13502540/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Tuberculosis-related knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported preventive practices among medical students at the University of Khartoum: A cross-sectional educational survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13505922/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Structural insights into the mosaic and modular organization of fourteen co-occurring resistance genes in multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13514068/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Magnitude of childhood immunization and its associated factors in Sub-Saharan Africa: A mixed effect count regression analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13514069/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Seasonal trends and short-term association between meteorological factors and diarrheal diseases among children under five in Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524289/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cropland type shapes arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) population density and species diversity in Northwest Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13524280/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and associated factors of adolescent tobacco use in three Sub-Saharan African countries: A comparative analysis of national cross-sectional surveys](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13529220/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Infectious disease prevalence among unaccompanied minor refugees: Associations with migration journey characteristics](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13533384/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Beyond the market: Food safety knowledge and practices among female household food handlers in the domestic kitchen](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13537588/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Bioeconomic optimization of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) in Mozambique under tropical field conditions](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13541262/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Comparative prevalence of the mercury resistance gene merA in human feces, food, and environmental water from Japan, Vietnam, and Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13552768/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes and associated factors among HIV-infected women in a reproductive age group attending antiretroviral therapy in Nekemte town, Oromia, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13557398/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Research neglect of root system architecture in root and tuber crops important for Sub-Saharan African Food Security](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13557360/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Evaluation of HLA-G and Hematobiochemical levels and their association with malaria and miscarriage among pregnant women: A Ghanaian case-control study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13561323/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: ‘PePApipe’: A complete bioinformatics analysis pipeline for African Swine Fever Virus genome](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13561351/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Impact of menopausal status on human papillomavirus detection and cervical neoplasia in middle-aged Senegalese women](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13567829/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Body composition of children born HIV-exposed uninfected in rural Zimbabwe](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13567772/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Repellency and chemical composition of essential oils from four medicinal plants against Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) under laboratory conditions](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13577348/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Progress towards measles and rubella elimination in Lesotho, 2011–2025](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13580988/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Fear of childbirth among antenatal care attendees in a primary care setting in Kumasi, Ghana: Prevalence and parity-stratified determinants](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13592637/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Parental stress, coping strategies, and maternal quality of life in urban Tanzania: A mixed-methods study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13614557/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Patterns, determinants and associated outcomes with adolescent sleep health in Africa: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13618945/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Lethal Sudan virus infection in IFNAR-/- mice is characterized by key inflammatory features of filovirus disease](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13623132/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Effect of psychoeducation in reducing caregiver burden among family caregivers of people with mental disorders in Western Ethiopia, 2021–2022: A pre-test post-test study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108783/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Persistent proteinuria among a cohort of Nigerian children with sickle cell anaemia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13132187/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Storage and disposal practices of unused and expired medications among adult women attending Banadir Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13138632/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Increasing young people’s use of sexual and reproductive health services in government health facilities in rural Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13138647/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Healthcare professionals’ awareness of the levels of disciplinary collaboration in older adults’ care during clinical practice in Nigeria: A multi-method study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13155581/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Social disparities in the frequency and severity of triple-negative breast cancer at diagnosis in a university hospital in Paris, France: confronting race and ethnic blindness](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13170837/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Barriers of last mile supply chain management and reproductive, maternal, new born, and child health product availability in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13175355/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Nutritional status and associated factors among hospitalized adult patients in comprehensive specialized hospitals of Western Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13178860/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Content-qualified antenatal care coverage in Lesotho: An ordinal logistic regression analysis of the 2023–2024 demographic and health survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13178882/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: ‘We need to be supported so that we are able to also provide better care’ Well-being and self-care needs among health workers providing HIV care to children and adolescents in Africa: Qualitative findings from 12 high HIV-prevalence African countries](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13178914/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Sex dictates IL-17A regulation: Inflammatory determinants in males versus a potassium-linked metabolic axis in females](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13183186/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Evaluating the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response system in Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A systems evaluation](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13193418/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus circulation among adult patients with acute respiratory illness in Kampala Metropolitan Area in Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13193385/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and determinants of workplace violence among nurses in public tertiary hospitals in Enugu state, Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13196972/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Client satisfaction with pharmacy services and associated factors at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13196984/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Coverage of insecticide-treated mosquito nets in preschool consultations and factors associated with non-use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A base population cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13196968/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of secondary prophylaxis for childhood rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia: A qualitative study of children and caregivers](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13210385/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Lived experiences of postpartum hypertensive women in Accra, Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13215485/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Contraceptive uptake and characteristics in the immediate postpartum period among women attending Tygerberg Academic Hospital](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13218452/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of re-laparotomy and its risk factors in patients who underwent gastrointestinal procedure at Referral Hospital in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13220992/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Caregivers’ early stimulation behaviors on early child development outcomes in Northern Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13048392/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Perception and acceptance of micronutrient-Fortified Bouillon among Non-Index Household Members: A longitudinal sub-study nested within a randomized trial in Northern Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13048496/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Maternal obesity and prenatal alcohol exposure are associated with child development: Results from the Safe Passage Study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13052907/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The burden and correlates of bloodborne pathogens in a Zambian Blood Donor Cohort](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13052868/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of stunting among 0–59 months children in Lesotho: A multilevel analysis of 2023/24 Demographic and Health Survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13052845/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Clinical profile and hospital outcomes of children with Down syndrome diagnosed with congenital heart disease in a developing country: A retrospective study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13052895/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens on the plate: A semi-quantitative hygiene risk evaluation of raw beef consumption in Ethiopia within a One Health context](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13056190/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Inconsistent condom use and its associated factors among female sex workers in African countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13068245/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Time to sputum culture conversion, treatment outcomes, and associated factors among rifampicin-resistant or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: A retrospective follow-up study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13075698/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Virologic suppression among HIV-positive pregnant and lactating women receiving antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13075719/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Alkyl gallates disrupt Trypanosoma brucei lipid droplets](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13082637/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Validating self-reported exclusive breastfeeding in Eswatini using stable isotope techniques](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13082701/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Clinical factors associated with severe maternal outcomes in two South African hospitals: A case-control study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13082711/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Predominance of antimicrobial resistance genes and high-risk clones among Gram negatives from clinical sources in Accra-Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13086430/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Uptake and determinants of immediate and extended postpartum long-acting reversible contraceptive use in Eastern and Western Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13089893/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Survival status and predictors of mortality among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at public hospitals of Harari region and Dire Dawa administration, eastern Ethiopia: Retrospective cohort study 2025](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13089889/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Which turtle should I study? Uneven distribution of research effort across Testudines species](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13094973/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Gaps in knowledge and use of artemether-lumefantrine among university students in Southwestern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13094982/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Multi-level determinants of tuberculosis treatment completion in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13094977/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessing the relationship between male alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence against women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A dual-dataset secondary analysis of recent DHS surveys](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13098983/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Clinical outcomes and associated factors among mechanically ventilated patients in adult intensive care unit at Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia, 2024](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13098938/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in Tanzania: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13098951/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of cancer related fatigue and its associated factors among adult cancer patients in eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108774/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Shared decision-making in Cervical Cancer Care at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A mixed-methods study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108726/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and associated factors of meconium aspiration syndrome among neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Public Hospitals of Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108796/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Acceptability of Suubi+Adherence intervention to improve ART adherence in Southern Uganda: A qualitative analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108802/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A 30-year analysis of urolithiasis burden in the North Africa and Middle East region: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2021](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13138644/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cardiovascular diseases among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13143083/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus along the beef production line: Phenotypic resistance and mecA phylogeny in two ethiopian municipal abattoirs](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13152186/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Factors associated with high viral load among HIV clients aged 15 years and older receiving treatment in Tanga city council, Tanzania: A facility-based cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13152164/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A snapshot of HIV-1 genetic diversity in Dominican Republic in 2024: Predominance of the BCar lineage and first description of a CRF02-AG isolate](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13155586/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity evaluation of a contextualised physical activity and diet intervention for hypertension control in rural South African adults](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13155677/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Acaricidal activity of plant extracts against Amblyomma variegatum in Waghimra, Northeastern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13160357/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Burden and predisposing factors of physical inactivity among adults in Africa: Systematic review and Meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13160333/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and birth outcomes in a pregnancy cohort in Nairobi, Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13170848/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Educational attainment and chronic HIV treatment adherence in southern and eastern Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13175329/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Antibiotic dispensing practices and antimicrobial stewardship gaps in community pharmacies in Kakamega County, Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13178857/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Evaluating the effects of community-based programs on viral rebound and viral suppression among HIV-positive orphaned and vulnerable children receiving antiretroviral treatment: Findings from the ACHIEVE project in Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13178892/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: “We do anything to get alcohol”: A mixed methods approach to explore the intersections between alcohol use and HIV risk and infection amongst adolescent girls and young women from high HIV-burdened communities in South Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13183224/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Partial fishmeal replacement with poultry by-product meal and yeast enhances growth and health in Clarias gariepinus, while unbalanced PBM diets induce metabolic stress](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13189413/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: HIV-1 genetic diversity and reverse transcriptase resistance mutations in Benin before dolutegravir era, West Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13193392/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and severity of anxiety, depression, and stress among optometry students in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13210219/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Biotechnology-driven extraction and characterisation of Chitosan from the West African river prawn (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii) and American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) using a modified approach](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13218523/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and factors associated with microvascular and macrovascular diabetes complications in adult Ugandans: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13245771/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Pathways linking internalized HIV stigma to attitudes and beliefs toward ART through depression: Conditional indirect effects of food insecurity](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13249159/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking associated with decreased antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in Zambia: Evidence from a 2023 national NCDs/ HIV survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13262824/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: SARS-CoV-2 infection in female sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya early in the COVID-19 pandemic: Seroincidence and behavioural associations](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13268201/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-06-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Scaling field pea technology in dryland areas through a cluster approach: The case of Waghimra zone, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13340809/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of HIV testing uptake among adolescent girls and young women in mainland Tanzania: A stratified analysis of the 2016/17 and 2022/2023 national surveys](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13345389/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Theoretical assessment design at a South African school of nursing: A multimethod qualitative exploration](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13349097/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and associated factors of non-communicable diseases among men: A cross-sectional analysis of Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 data](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13384318/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the epidemiology of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13390853/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Hidden deficiency under bright skies: Vitamin D prevalence and genetic associations in African Type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13399315/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Synergetic effect of bioslurry and charcoal co – composted fertilizers on soil properties and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) productivity](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13411927/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: In vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities and phytochemical screening of 80% methanol extract from Ehretia cymosa leaves](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13427015/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy and birth outcomes: Evidence from a prospective cohort in the middle belt of Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13426914/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Mapping the prevalence of household-scale livestock ownership by animal taxon in low- and middle-income countries: A prediction model using template model builder](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13426965/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence, treatment rates and control of dyslipidemia among diabetes patients in northern Nigeria: A cross-sectional, multicenter study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13440874/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Day-to-day experiences and challenges of long-term warfarin use among patients with prosthetic heart valves at a National Cardiac Institute in Tanzania: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13440872/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Oral hygiene practices and dental caries experience in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13460621/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Stability analysis of seed yield and agronomic performance of black cumin (Nigella Sativa L.) genotypes in Amhara Region, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13485057/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-18. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The burden of Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] in Africa: A systematic review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13513974/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Implementation of objective structured clinical examination among midwifery and nursing educators at South and Central Region Universities in Ethiopia, 2023](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13514063/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Estimated benefits of providing on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis options for cisgender women in South Africa: A modeling study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13521357/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Understanding retention in longitudinal surveys conducted by mobile phone in lower-resource contexts: A case study from Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13528991/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence, characteristics, and determinants of chest pain among physicians in the Middle East and North Africa: A multinational cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13529011/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a caregiver-led training programme for caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in rural Malawi](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13533385/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Participant perspectives on a person-centred care model for mobile individuals in HIV care from the SEARCH Dynamic Choice Treatment trial in rural Kenya and Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13541145/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer via liquid bio-slurry equivalent ration for hot pepper (Capsicum annum L.) and soil productivity in Amhara Region, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13552955/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Evaluation of phosphogypsum and pore volume water rates for reclaiming saline-sodic cambisols of Metehara sugar estate, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13567798/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Farmers, development agents, and cooperative workers' perspectives on the status, impacts, and solutions of agrochemical adulteration](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13567823/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: In vitro antimicrobial potential and phytochemical analysis of root extracts of Rumex abyssinicus from southern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13568511/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of fish parasites from Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13568496/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The effect of antiretroviral therapy adherence on viral load suppression rate among people living with HIV in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13577418/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and drug resistance impact evolving viral suppression among a cohort of children and adolescents living with perinatal HIV infection in western Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13577498/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Genetic diversity and antifungal susceptibility among ecological niche populations of Aspergillus flavus in Yaoundé, Cameroon](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13585263/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Perceptions and preferences of teaching methods among medical students in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria – A mixed methods study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13600512/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: How fast can PPRV spread? Analyzing the results of an experimental PPRV infection of goats equipped with Ultra-Wideband sensors](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13600536/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and associated factors of sexually transmitted infections among unmarried undergraduate university students](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13607798/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Food insecurity among adolescent girls who are mothers (10–19 years) in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13626366/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of cervical cancer screening among women aged 30 to 49 years in 20 low- and middle-income countries: A multilevel analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108885/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Anemia among HIV‑positive women in LMICs: Multilevel analysis of recent DHS survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108779/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Antenatal intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices: Evidence from a national longitudinal study in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108867/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spatial distribution and determinants of unimproved sanitation facilities among households in Somalia: Using Somalia integrated household budget survey (SIHBS 2022)](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13108892/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of perinatal depression in Ethiopia: An umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis studies](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13120232/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Geographic inequities in human papillomavirus vaccine non-uptake and its determinants among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: Evidence from the National Immunization Survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13123948/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessment of carbon monoxide in exhaled breath using smokerlyzer among in-school adolescents in Osun State: A cross sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13123932/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-28. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessing the association between musculoskeletal injury and mental health in rugby players—A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13127927/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Characteristics and dynamics of malaria vectors around the Soum dam in Nanoro Health District, Burkina Faso](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13132233/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exclusive breast feeding practice and associated factors among Rural and Urban mothers of child aged 0–6 months in Tahtay Maichew District of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2023/2024: Comparative cross sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13132457/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Sero-epidemiology of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in mixed crop-livestock farming households in Burkina Faso: a one health study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13138657/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Interrelated adolescent-level food insecurity and common mental health disorders in Harari Region, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13152165/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Seeding food security: Overcoming barriers to quality potato seed adoption among smallholders in Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13155629/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Translating research into action: Policy recommendations for strengthening antiretroviral therapy adherence in Ghana based on empirical evidence](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13160316/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Evaluating healthcare professionals’ readiness for community-based kangaroo mother care in resource-limited setting](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13160445/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-11. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Nutritional value of hora and mineral-enriched soil for cattle: Evaluation of mineral composition and physicochemical properties in southwestern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13175342/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Modelling the impact of larviciding as a supplementary malaria vector control intervention in rural south-eastern Tanzania: A district-level simulation study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13186345/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The acceptability of minimally invasive tissue sampling for cause of death determination in rural South Africa: A qualitative analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13196941/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spatial disparities and multilevel determinants of childhood diarrhea in Mozambique: Evidence from the 2022–2023 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13210273/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards malaria in a peri-urban Cameroonian village: Persistent silent transmission despite satisfactory awareness](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13215510/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [WHO’s financing-cut guidance makes service continuity the test of a transition plan](https://healthsignalafrica.com/who-financing-cuts-2025/): WHO issued guidance after countries reported disruption from external financing cuts. Its practical significance lies in the decisions needed to keep essential services operating.
- [Kenya’s biometric health launch raised questions about the whole hospital workflow](https://healthsignalafrica.com/biometric-health-2025/): The August 2025 launch placed patient identification inside a wider digital programme. The evidence to follow is how the system works across a complete care encounter.
- [The 2024 SHA transition exposed a hospital cash-flow question that deserves a dated record](https://healthsignalafrica.com/faith-facilities-sha-2024/): A historical Ministry account connected unpaid NHIF obligations, new claims and staff training. It records promises made at the transition, rather than proof they were fulfilled.
- [Kenya’s Gavi discussion shows why a transition timetable needs its own evidence](https://healthsignalafrica.com/gavi-kenya-transition-2025/): The Ministry reported a longer co-financing transition and proposed further changes. An agreed extension and a requested framework carry different levels of certainty.
- [Kenya’s donor-transition procurement is a starting point for following health financing](https://healthsignalafrica.com/treasury-financing-transition/): A Treasury request for proposals identifies domestic financing as the direction of travel. A procurement notice leaves important questions about implementation unanswered.
- [SHA’s October contracting deadline puts hospital continuity in focus](https://healthsignalafrica.com/sha-contracts-october-2026/): County facilities face an October contracting deadline. The important operational question is whether the paperwork, payment route and care pathway line up.
- [Evidence brief: Perceptions and practices on substandard and falsified medicines in humans and animals in Wakiso district, Uganda: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12742756/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Business-as-usual and fantasy planning – an analysis of equity within climate adaptation planning for sanitation in Nairobi](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12752985/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Perceptions and experiences of Hospital-Acquired Diarrhea among children aged 0–59 months with Severe Acute Malnutrition at Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit, Mulago, Uganda: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12774350/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spatial distribution and determinants of fertility preferences among female adolescents and young adults in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12774340/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Minding the knowledge-action gap: Results from a mixed-methods study of antimicrobial use among dairy farmers in central Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12788652/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Illness explanatory models of depression among young people in low-resource settings: A qualitative study in Ghana and Zimbabwe](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12843516/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The impact of expanded access to antiretroviral treatment on engagement in HIV care and viral suppression among pregnant women living with HIV in South Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12857947/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Community voices: Exploring beliefs, attitudes, practices and recommendations for improving stroke prevention and stroke care in rural and urban communities in Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12863480/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessing the validity of post-discharge readmission and mortality as a composite outcome among newborns in Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12867235/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Facilitators and barriers of physical activity, sedentariness and exercise adoption among healthcare professionals in Lagos State, Nigeria – A qualitative review](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12867225/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The association of maternal education with access to maternal care and child mortality in Nigeria: A secondary data regression-based analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12875495/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Spatial distribution and factors associated with co-occurrence of anemia and undernutrition among children aged 6–59 months in East Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12904427/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Perception on blackflies and community ownership of the “Slash-and-Clear” vector control intervention in onchocerciasis-endemic communities along Edo-Ondo border in Southern Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12965575/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of stunting and its determinants among children under five in 35 Sub-Saharan African countries (2011–2024): Insights from recent demographic health survey data using a generalized linear mixed-effects model with robust poisson regression](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12987452/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Effect of partner support on antenatal care visits among married adolescents in rural northwestern Uganda: A quasi-experimental study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13046159/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Examining community perspectives on integrated service delivery for tuberculosis, mental health and substance use disorder in Nigeria: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13048408/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-03. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Wombs for rent: Exploring the motivations behind Ghanaian Women’s decisions to become surrogate mothers](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13056194/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Large Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) in East, Central, and Southern Africa: Gaps, opportunities and the way forward](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13068228/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-10. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: “It Feels Like My Spine is About to Break”: Experience and support needs of family caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13075699/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Modelling associated factors of maternal age at first birth in Ethiopia: Gamma regression approach](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13075722/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-13. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Integrated malaria service delivery and its determinants among pregnant women in Ethiopia: Multi level analysis of 2021/22 National Service Provision Assessment Survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13082725/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Sociodemographic and geographic determinants of childhood immunization coverage and equity in Ghana: Analysis of the 2022 demographic and health survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13082596/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Beyond silos: Drivers and barriers to intersectoral collaboration in zoonotic disease surveillance and response in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13086352/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of knowledge, attitudes and childbirth experiences related to obstetric violence among women who delivered in the public health facilities of Jimma Zone Southwest Ethiopia: A cross sectional study design](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13086307/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Intimate partner violence and unmet need for family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A secondary analysis of the moderating role of reproductive coercion using performance monitoring for action data](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13143080/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Awareness of and positive attitudes toward HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among reproductive-aged women in Ghana: A multilevel analysis of the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13166956/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-05-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Do China’s low-carbon technology products and environmental goods trade mitigate energy-related carbon emissions in Africa?](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13387553/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Completeness of death registration in Ghana: An evaluation of multiple data sources and methods](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13395453/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-07-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Mobile money, and the welfare of women and youths in fragile states: Evidence from Mozambique](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13450798/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Factors associated with individuals’ preferences for Primary Health Care facility type: A case of Bolgatanga Municipality in the Upper East Region of Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13492761/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-08-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Modelling the dark side of prison dynamics: Quantifying the criminogenic effects of petty crime offenders’ incarceration](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13581037/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Parental perceptions of children’s physical activity participation: An exploration of satisfaction, school-based engagement, barriers to participation and preferred strategies for improvement](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13581000/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-09-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: An intersectionality-based policy analysis of COVID-19 measures and women informal food vendors in Kisumu, Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13630232/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-10-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Clinicopathological profile and survival in children with parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma in resource-limited settings: A single-center experience from Uganda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12510527/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Beyond health: A machine learning analysis of structural barriers to school attainment in Somalia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12530525/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Multilingual voice-enabled informatics tools: Catalyst for equitable AI in HIV and HIV-comorbidity healthcare management](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12539699/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Challenges, innovations and considerations for the use of tongue swabs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex detection](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12558547/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Red blood cell indices versus serum ferritin as surrogate markers of iron deficiency during pregnancy](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12571326/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-29. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence and predictors of transfusion-transmitted infections among blood donor types at a teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for haemovigilance](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12578228/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Formulation and validation of a regional household wealth index for sub-Saharan Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12578161/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-10-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring healthcare staff experiences with a hybrid paper/digital health management information system and their perspectives on digitalization as an alternative – A Tanzanian qualitative case study on perinatal data](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12594368/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Coverage and determinants of deworming uptake among under-five children in Somalia: A multilevel analysis of the 2020 SDHS data](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12617879/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-14. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Investigating the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents (PHQ-A) and Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) among young adolescents in South Africa](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12622798/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Scalp haircuts, keloids and blood-borne virus transmission risk in South Africa—The SHAKA study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12629497/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Burden of sickle cell anemia in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12646443/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Investigating barriers to adherence to antimalarial prescribing guidelines in public healthcare facilities in Arba Minch, South Ethiopia: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12654901/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-11-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring spatial variation and multilevel modeling of malaria prevalence among children aged 6-59 months based on RDT in Niger: Insights for public health decision-making](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12668621/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Perceived clinical and ethical impact of digital transformation in healthcare and research: A survey in the MENA region](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12671818/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: “They recognize me as a doctor”: A peer mobilisation training programme to promote oral HIV self-testing and referral for acute HIV infection screening among gay and bisexual men and transgender women in coastal Kenya, an exploratory study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12677470/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Rapid progression and short-term mortality during the January 2023 to July 2024 Cholera outbreaks in Zambia: A retrospective facility-based study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12685159/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Contribution of xpert MTB/RIF assay and Urine LF-LAM for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children aged 5 – 14 years, at selected health facilities in Ethiopia, 2016 – 2019](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12685164/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Cross-national disparities in healthcare workers’ perceptions: Examining fear of infection and confidence in the received COVID-19 vaccines amid emerging variants](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12700404/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Assessment of Schistosoma mansoni and soil-transmitted helminth infections and the diagnostic performance of the circulating cathodic antigen test among schoolchildren in Tulla district, Sidama region, Southern Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12700372/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-12. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineages and drug resistance patterns among tuberculosis patients with or without diabetes mellitus in southern Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12704858/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-15. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Empirically calibrated simulations reveal the limits of phenotypic clustering algorithms for biodiversity assessment in data-scarce crops](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12711051/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Improving maternal outcomes of young mothers through mobile health (mHealth) and community-based interventions: Evidence from a quasi-experimental trial in Kwale County, Coastal Kenya](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12711077/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-17. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Ethical compliance and institutional policy support for artificial intelligence integration in African TVET Education: A structural equation modeling approach](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12716723/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-19. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Diagnostic accuracy of the TrueNat™ MTB plus assay for detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in adults](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12721543/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-22. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Systematic review of mHealth and digital health interventions to improve childhood vaccination uptake in 19 Sub-Saharan African countries](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12725567/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Using Sentinel-1 satellite imagery to quantify oil palm cultivation: A case study from Cameroon](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12755778/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Digital health determinants & divide in the Arab world: A cross-sectional study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12755751/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2025-12-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Predicting severe stunting and its determinants among under-five in Eastern African Countries: A machine learning algorithms](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12758688/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Determinants of skilled birth attendant delivery among reproductive age women in Lesotho: A multilevel analysis of demographic and health survey data](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12774358/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-06. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence of Schistosoma bovis and Schistosoma haematobium hybrids in endemic communities in Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12779034/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-07. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Mobile health supported real-time guidance and debriefing for newborn resuscitation: A pilot study of LIVEBORN feedback](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12782419/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-08. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: “It doesn’t require blood!”: Perceptions around non-invasive malaria testing tools in Indonesia, Peru, and Rwanda](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12788683/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-09. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Prevalence, risk factors, and viral load quantification of HBV infection among hospital patients: A cross-sectional investigation in Mogadishu, Somalia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12810814/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-16. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Insights into long-acting reversible contraceptive practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: A machine learning perspective](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12818626/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Validation and limitations of the distress thermometer in identifying depression among metastatic breast cancer patients in Nigeria: Methodological challenges in depression-specific screening validation](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12818667/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-20. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Magnetic resonance imaging patterns of premenopausal gynaecological conditions among women at Muhimbili National Hospital](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12822983/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-01-21. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Field evaluation of drone and AI assisted larval source management in Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12872003/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-04. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A mobile game to promote ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Eswatini: Development and prototype testing of “The Conqueror”](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12875499/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: A methodological comparative analysis of monetary policy and trade openness on economic growth in West Africa: Does language play a role?](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12875439/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Heterogeneity of malaria transmission in urban settings in Ethiopia: A seroprevalence and risk factor analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc12875449/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-02-05. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Utilization of palliative care services and associated factors among cancer patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13008075/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-23. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Incidence of critical events in the post-anesthesia care unit at a resource-limited setting in Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13012457/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Antibiotic prescribing and antimicrobial resistance: An evaluation of clinical teachers’ knowledge, attitude and practices at a South African dental school](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13012509/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-24. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Aterian shell beads from the coastal site of El Mnasra Cave (Rabat-Témara, Morocco): Specificities of the north African MSA personal ornaments](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13016355/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Synergistic antifungal activity of antiretrovirals with amphotericin B against Aspergillus species](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13016342/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Provider costs of Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Zimbabwe: The value of using time-driven activity based costing methods in a low resource setting](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13016285/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Bacteriological profiles, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and predictors of culture-confirmed neonatal Sepsis at Asella Teaching Hospital, Southeast Ethiopia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13016320/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Understanding policy alignment in addressing hydrological hazards in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13016295/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-25. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Predictors of saccadic reaction time among young children in Lusaka, Zambia](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13020845/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Exploring midwives’ practice patterns and capacity for obstetric ultrasound imaging: Towards a multicentre longitudinal materno-foetal research readiness in a low-resource setting](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13020806/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Urinary tract infections, risk factors and antimicrobial resistance patterns in heart failure patients on sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors: Evidence from Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute in Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13020780/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-26. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Early contraceptive discontinuation and associated factors among married women initiating long-acting and short-acting contraceptives in humanitarian settings in Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13028423/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Outcomes of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13029805/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-27. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Resistance gene profiling of beta-lactamase and carbapenemase in gram-negative blood isolates: A tertiary care hospital](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13035159/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: The impact of ethical implications intertwined with tuberculosis household contact investigation: A qualitative study](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13035131/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-30. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Molecular evidence of recent hybridization between eastern and western populations of a whitefly species on cassava in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A potential threat to the spread of cassava brown streak disease](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13037998/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-03-31. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Nutrient-dense snack bars from biofortified crops to enhance school children’s micronutrient intake in Tanzania](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13042724/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: High ambient temperature effects on the anthropometric status of the population: A systematic review and meta-analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13042653/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-01. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Towards hepatitis B elimination in Ghana: vaccination coverage and its predictors among informal sector workers in Kejetia, Kumasi, Ghana](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13046117/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.
- [Evidence brief: Clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, and seizure control among children with focal and generalized epilepsy at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: A cross-sectional secondary analysis](https://healthsignalafrica.com/study-pmc13046136/): A sourced PLOS One study, published 2026-04-02. Read the researchers’ findings, methods and context, with links to connected African health evidence.

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