Background: Nigeria has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Both the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) and cervical screening are effective prevention strategies against both HPV infection and cervical cancer. Lack of awareness, limited knowledge, l...
ackground:Data-informed decision making is influenced by organizational, technical,and behavioral factors. Behavioral factors are the major contributing factorsfor data-informed decision-makingpractices. This study aimed to explorehealth workers’perceptionsofdata-informed decision makin...
uberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease that affects a third of the world’s population and newly infected an estimated 10 million people in 2018. The number of TB infected Nigerians ranks sixth in the world and first in Africa. Kano State has the highest Nigerian TB prevalen...
Background: Only 66% of South African people living with HIV (PLWH) are virologically suppressed. Therefore, it is important to develop strategies to improve outcomes.Objectives: Assess the effect of interventions on 12-month retention in care and virological suppression in participants newly initiated o...
Since January, 2012, the Pacific region has faced a heavy burden of concurrent epidemics of dengue,
chikungunya, and zika virus infections. In 2016, WHO developed a global response strategic framework
to ensure that zika virus is a priority and accelerated area of public health research. This study
co...
This study assessed the relative risk of using male and partner contraceptive methods relative to non-use, identified the types of methods preferred by participants, and assessed the associated determinants of the use of male and partner methods. It used secondary
data from the Demographic and Health Sur...
An effective communication between health workers and clients is known to improve clients’ perception, compliance, and treatment outcomes. The main objective of this study was to determine the level of client satisfaction with health workers’-client communication among pregnant women attending ANC in...
The high burden of tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa (SA) is associated with uncontrolled transmission in communities and delayed diagnosis of active cases. Active surveillance for TB is provided by community-based services (CBS). Research is required to understand key factors influencing TB screening se...
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Initial and subsequent waves of COVID-19 in Uganda disrupted the delivery of HIV care. In rural areas, village health teams and organisations on the ground had to develop strategies to ensure that people living with HIV could continue their treatment. It was necessary to take evolving circumstances into ...
