Roba, Assegid A. Chagunda, Margarida Machissa, Tiago S.
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Journal of Public Health in Africa
Although the correlation between visual impairment and poverty has been established, economic assessment is not a standard component of blindness surveys. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of avoidable blindness and its association with poverty in Sofala province of Mozambique. As part of a Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blin...
Magesa, Emmanuel Mitonga Kabwebwe, Honore Angula, Penehafo
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Journal of Public Health in Africa
HIV/AIDS continue to be serious communicable disease whose impact on public health in Namibia is massive. It is estimated that the prevalence rate of HIV in Namibia is 17.2%, ranking the country as the fifth highest in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Some improvement in reducing the number of cases of HIV/AIDS has been made in the country, but the sporad...
James, Prah Hayfron-Benjamine, Anna Abdulai, Mohammed Lasim, Obed Yvonne, Nartey Obiri-Yeboah, Dorcas
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Journal of Public Health in Africa
Stigma against people living with HIV (PLHIV) among health workers remains a barrier to the provision of needed care to HIV patients worldwide. We sought to investigate predictors of HIV stigma among health workers in Cape Coast, Ghana. This was a cross sectional study conducted in three hospitals from November 2016 to February 2017. The study made...
Mulenga, James N. Bwalya, Bupe B. Mulenga, Mulenga C. Mumba, Kakoma
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Journal of Public Health in Africa
Unmet need for family planning remains a major family planning problem in most countries around the world. It presents serious consequences for the women, their families and society at large. This study was undertaken to establish the factors that affect total unmet needs for family planning and its components in Zambia. This study used the 2013/14...
Mulol, Helen Coutsoudis, Anna Amoussa Hounkpatin, Waliou Urio, Elisaphinate Kenguela Wabolou, Philomène Sissinto, Yolande El-Kari, Khalid
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Journal of Public Health in Africa
Given the valuable health, development, and economic benefits of human milk Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) is recommended by the World Health Organisation for the first six months of an infant’s life. Many resource-limited regions in Africa do not line-up with these recommendations, therefore EBF promotion efforts on the continent need to be scaled ...
Nawa, Mukumbuta Halwindi, Hikabasa Hangoma, Peter
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Journal of Public Health in Africa
Substantial efforts have seen the reduction in malaria prevalence from 33% in 2006 to 19.4% in 2015 in Zambia. Many studies have used effect measures, such as odds ratios, of malaria interventions without combining this information with coverage levels of the interventions to assess how malaria prevalence would change if these interventions were sc...
Shimanda, Panduleni Penipawa Amukugo, Hans Justus Norström, Fredrik
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Journal of Public Health in Africa
Anemia remains a public health concern, and its prevalence varies between countries as well as between age, sex and levels of poverty. This study aims at examining the association between socio-demographic factors and anemia among children aged 6–59 months in Namibia. Data was extracted from the 2013 Namibian Demographic Health Survey. The associat...
Jonah, Coretta M P
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Journal of public health in Africa
The gap in maternal health outcomes, access and utilization between the haves and have-nots continues to be a challenge globally despite improvements over the past decade. Though Ghana has experienced steady gains in maternal health access and utilization over the years, maternal outcomes, on the other hand, remain poor. In this regard, it is essen...
Nimi, Tazi Fraga, Sílvia Costa, Diogo Campos, Paulo Barros, Henrique
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Journal of public health in Africa
Information on the extent of violence against women is scarce in Angola. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of violence against pregnant women in Angola and to identify its sociodemographic determinants and effects on pregnancy outcomes. A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2012 and February 2013, involving 995 women who d...
Ali, Ahmed Osman Ahmed Prins, Martin H
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Journal of public health in Africa
Although tuberculosis is a treatable disease, the high frequency of treatment default remains a challenge. The use of mobile phones structurally in a TB program has the potential to lower the frequency of default. However, it's impact on treatment outcome in Sudan has not yet been evaluated. The aim is to evaluate the potential use of cell phones f...