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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FINANCING IN KENYA: AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL COMMITMENTS, DONOR ASSISTANCE, AND THE RESOURCES TRACKING PROCESS

Understanding the flow of resources at the country level to reproductive health is essential for effective financing of this key component of health. This paper

UNINTENDED PREGNANCY: MAGNITUDE AND CORRELATES IN SIX URBAN SITES IN SENEGAL

Abstract

Background:

In Senegal, unintended pregnancy has become a growing concern in public health circles. It has often been described through the press as

THE ASSOCIATION OF UNWANTED PREGNANCY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT WITH DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN PREGNANCY: EVIDENCE FROM RURAL SOUTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA

Depression in pregnancy has adverse health outcomes for mothers and children. The magnitude and risk factors of maternal depression during pregnancy is less known in

RISK FACTORS FOR SUBOPTIMAL ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ADHERENCE IN HIV-INFECTED ADOLESCENTS IN GABORONE, BOTSWANA: A PILOT CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Objective:

Little is known about factors associated with suboptimal antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence among adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to determine the

SPATIAL VARIATION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND CARBON MONOXIDE IN BLANTYRE CITY, MALAWI

This study assessed variations of ambient volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide (CO) levels in Blantyre City, Malawi. Volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide measurement

STATISTICAL MODELING OF SOCIAL RISK FACTORS FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AMONG FEMALE YOUTHS IN NIGERIA

Introduction:

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are preventable, but the social risks factors connected to them are often not understood, particularly by female youths. There

PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS IN KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION IN HEALTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA

Stakeholder roles in the application of evidence are influenced by context, the nature of the evidence, the policy development process, and stakeholder interactions. Past research

NON-ATTENDANCE FOR OUT-PATIENT PHYSIOTHERAPY: EVALUATION PREDICTION AND PHYSIOTHERAPISTS’ PERCEPTION-A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Non-attendance constitutes significant challenge at outpatient physiotherapy clinics. This study sought to estimate the rate of non-attendance for out-patient physiotherapy, to identify patients at risk

REHABILITATION OF BACK EXTENSOR MUSCLES’ INHIBITION IN PATIENTS WITH LONG-TERM MECHANICAL LOW-BACK PAIN

Long-term mechanical low-back pain (LBP) results in inhibition and atrophy of the deep segmental muscles such as multifidus and overactivity of the longer superficial muscles

PRACTICE, KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF ANTENATAL CARE SERVICES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN AND NURSING MOTHERS IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

High maternal death in Nigeria is a concern to public health practitioners. Knowledge and perception of antenatal care (ANC) by pregnant women and nursing mothers

RISK FACTORS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN NAIROBI : A DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease with an estimated 1.45 million deaths every year. Many patients get infected as a result of ignorance of the risk

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NOT TESTING FOR HIV AND CONSISTENT CONDOM USE AMONG MEN IN SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA

Besides access to medical male circumcision, HIV testing, access to condoms and consistent condom use are additional strategies men can use to prevent HIV acquisition.