Worku, Misganaw Gebrie Tesema, Getayeneh Antehunegn Teshale, Achamyeleh Birhanu
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundDespite efforts made to reduce the spread of the human immune-deficiency virus (HIV), its testing coverage remains low in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Besides, information on factors associated with HIV counseling and testing among reproductive-age women is not sufficiently available. Therefore, this study was aimed to determin...
Bizuneh, Asmamaw Demis Azeze, Getnet Gedefaw
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Systematic Reviews
BackgroundUtilization of post-abortion family planning is very critical to reduce high levels of unintended pregnancy, which is the root cause of induced abortion. In Eastern Africa, it is estimated that as many as 95% of unintended pregnancies occurred among women who do not practice contraception at all. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to ass...
Shukla, Shraddhanand Macharia, Denis Husak, Gregory J. Landsfeld, Martin Nakalembe, Catherine Lilian Blakeley, S. Lucille Adams, Emily Caitlin Way-Henthorne, Juliet
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Major strides have been made in the development of remote sensing, reanalysis, and model-based earth observations (EOs), which can be used for long-term climate variability mapping, as well as real-time environmental monitoring and forecasting. Such EOs are particularly valuable for environmental decision-making (e.g., for environmental resources m...
Birhan, Tilahun Yemanu Birhan, Nigussie Adam Alene, Muluneh
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Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Background Despite the benefits of breast milk and colostrum for the health and survival of children, early prelacteal feeding is commonly practiced worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pooled prevalence and determinants of prelacteal feeding in Eastern Africa. Methods This study was...
Miller, Jennifer M. Keller, Hannah M. Heckel, Claire Kaliba, Potiphar M. Thompson, Jessica C.
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Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Shell disc beads are important archeological indicators of social communication and exchange networks. There has been substantial research on ostrich eggshell (OES) beads, but little is known about the manufacture or chronology of similar beads from land snail shells (LSS). LSS beads are associated with Holocene hunter-gatherers in Africa, though d...
Leweri, Cecilia M. Msuha, Maurus J. Treydte, Anna C.
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SN Applied Sciences
Rainfall variability is of great importance in East Africa, where small-scale farmers and pastoralists dominate. Their livestock production activities are heavily dependent on rainfall. We assessed pastoralist perceptions on climate change, particularly rainfall variability, its impact on livestock production, and the adaptive capacity of pastorali...
Blinkhorn, J. Grove, M.
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Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
The Middle Stone Age (MSA) corresponds to a critical phase in human evolution, overlapping with the earliest emergence of Homo sapiens as well as the expansions of these populations across and beyond Africa. Within the context of growing recognition for a complex and structured population history across the continent, Eastern Africa remains a criti...
Hakizimana, Jean N. Yona, Clara Kamana, Olivier Nauwynck, Hans Misinzo, Gerald
For over 100 years after the description of the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in Kenya, ASF virus (ASFV) cross-border spread in eastern and southern Africa has not been fully investigated. In this manuscript, we reviewed systematically the available literature on molecular epidemiology of ASF in Tanzania and its eight neighboring countrie...
Orwa, James Gatimu, Samwel Maina Mantel, Michaela Luchters, Stanley Mugerwa, Michael A. Brownie, Sharon Subi, Leonard Mrema, Secilia Nyaga, Lucy Edwards, Grace
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundDelayed health-seeking continues to contribute to preventable maternal and neonatal deaths in low resource countries. Some of the strategies to avoid the delay include early preparation for the birth and detection of danger signs. We aimed to assess the level of practice and factors associated with birth preparedness and complication read...
Simoben, Conrad V. Qaseem, Ammar Moumbock, Aurelien F. A. Telukunta, Kiran Kumar Guenther, Stefan Sippl, Wolfgang Ntie-Kang, Fidele
Medicinal plants have widely been used in the traditional treatment of ailments and have been proven effective. Their contribution still holds an important place in modern drug discovery due to their chemical, and biological diversities. However, the poor documentation of traditional medicine, in developing African countries for instance, can lead ...
