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Behavioral Barriers of Tuberculosis Notification in Private Health Sector: Policy implication and Practice
Under-reporting of new tuberculosis (TB) cases is one of the main problems in TB control, particularly in countries with high incidence and dominating role of a private sector in TB cases diagnosing. The purpose of this ... -
Birthweight data completeness and quality in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study.
(BMC part of Springer Nature, 2021-02-08)BACKGROUND: Low birthweight (< 2500 g) is an important marker of maternal health and is associated with neonatal mortality, long-term development and chronic diseases. Household surveys remain an important source of ... -
Birthweight measurement processes and perceived value: qualitative research in one EN-BIRTH study hospital in Tanzania.
(2021-03-26)BACKGROUND: Globally an estimated 20.5 million liveborn babies are low birthweight (LBW) each year, weighing less than 2500 g. LBW babies have increased risk of mortality even beyond the neonatal period, with an ongoing ... -
Burden of neglected tropical diseases and access to medicine and diagnostics in Ethiopia: a scoping review.
(2023-08-14)BACKGROUND: More than 1.7 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) worldwide. Forty percent of the NTD-affected people live in Africa with the poorest, most vulnerable, and hard to reach geographical ... -
Cardiovascular Functional Reserve Before and After Kidney Transplant.
(American Medical Association, 2020-02-05)Importance: Restitution of kidney function by transplant confers a survival benefit in patients with end-stage renal disease. Investigations of mechanisms involved in improved cardiovascular survival have relied heavily ... -
Cluster over individual randomization: are study design choices appropriately justified? Review of a random sample of trials
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Cluster randomised trials of individual-level interventions were at high risk of bias.
(2021-06-28)OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of risks of bias in cluster-randomised trials of individual-level interventions, according to the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Review undertaken in duplicate ... -
Cluster randomised trials with baseline data: sample size and optimal designs
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Clustering by multiple long-term conditions and social care needs: a cross-sectional study among 10 026 older adults in England.
(2023-08-23)BACKGROUND : People with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) face health and social care challenges. This study aimed to classify people by MLTC and social care needs (SCN) into distinct clusters and quantify the ... -
Cohort profile update: The Yorkshire Health Study.
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Combination of indoor residual spraying with long-lasting insecticide-treated nets for malaria control in Zambezia, Mozambique: a cluster randomised trial and cost-effectiveness study protocol.
(2018)Background: Most of the reduction in malaria prevalence seen in Africa since 2000 has been attributed to vector control interventions. Yet increases in the distribution and intensity of insecticide resistance and higher ... -
Competition and the performance of Microfinance institutions
(2013-03-01)This article examines the relationship between competition and the performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). We measure competition by constructing a Lerner index. Next, we assess the association between increased ...