Background: Infectious diseases are frequent and sometimes deadly in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Some of these infectious diseases could be avoided through immunisation, but an immunisation schedule for children with SCD is not available in Gabon.Aim: This study looked into the determinants of im...
Background: International literature has evidenced that Deaf people have been disadvantaged during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, there is currently little research published within the South African context.
Objectives: This study investigated the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent ...
Aim: This study examined the relationship between children's intelligence quotient (IQ) and their levels of dental fear and anxiety(DFA) during their first dental visit. It also evaluated the influence of parental general anxiety on children's anxiety during this visit.Materials and methods: Eighty-eight...
Background: Health system planning and monitoring rely on routine data collection, analysis and utilisation. However, underdeveloped countries need more data for decision-making. South Sudan’s data management framework only partially functions, with delayed data collection and inaccurate data. The stud...
Objective To evaluate the effect of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention on early retention of female sex workers in human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis services in the United Republic of Tanzania.
Methods The study involved 783 female sex workers: 470 from Dar es Salaam who wer...
