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Human Papilloma Virus, Risk Factors and Sequelae: How much do Female Adolescents in Port Harcourt Metropolis know?

Oboro, IL; Alex-Wele, MA; Ogaji, DS.

The Nigerian Health Journal; 23 (1), 2023

Background: Human Papilloma virus (HPV) infection is the most common viral infection of the genital tract; is sexually transmitted with the highest rates observed in young women. This study assessed the level of knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer among adolescent girls in Port Harcourt metropolis, Nige...

Human Papillomavirus Viruses, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Adolescent Health, Reproductive Tract Infections, Virus Diseases

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on theatre use at the rahima moosa mother and child hospital

Kampo, S; Wagner, J; Kleyenstuber, T; Kamerman, P.

South. Afr. j. anaesth. analg. (Online); 29 (4), 2023

SARS-COV-2, the viral pathogen that resulted in the COVID-19 pandemic, was first identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 31 December 2019. Efforts to curb the spread of this virus, as well as the effects of viral infections and resulting complications thereof, have placed immense strain on h...

SARS-CoV-2, Virus Diseases, Delivery of Health Care, Child, Hospitalized

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Global influenza surveillance systems to detect the spread of influenza-negative influenza-like illness during the COVID-19 pandemic: Time series outlier analyses from 2015-2020

Cobb, Natalie L; Collier, Sigrid; Attia, Engi F; Augusto, Orvalho; West, Eoin T; Wagenaar, Bradley H.

PloS med; 19 (7), 2022

Surveillance systems are important in detecting changes in disease patterns and can act as early warning systems for emerging disease outbreaks. We hypothesized that analysis of data from existing global influenza surveillance networks early in the COVID-19 pandemic could identify outliers in influenza-n...

COVID-19/epidemiology, Influenza, Human/diagnosis, SARS-CoV-2, Virus Diseases, Population Surveillance/methods, Mozambique

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Knowledge and attitudes of health workers in bouake, Cote d’ivoire on zika virus disease in the context of a global epidemic

Soumahoro, S I; Kouassi, D P; Sokodogo, A M; Coulibaly, M; Tuo, W A; Kouamé, A D; Yéo, S; Yao, G H A.

j. public health epidemiol. (jphe); 14 (3), 2022

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...

Community Health Workers, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Zika Virus, Virus Diseases

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