Uptake and impact of facility‐based HIV self‐testing on PrEP delivery: a pilot study among young women in Kisumu, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25561
Abstract: HIV testing is a required part of delivery of pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. However, repeat testing can be challenging in busy, under‐staffed clinical settings, which could negatively impact PrEP uptake and continuation. We… read more here.
Keywords: facility based; among young; hiv; based hiv ... See more keywords
Facility‐based HIV self‐testing strategies may substantially and cost‐effectively increase the number of men and youth tested for HIV in Malawi: results from an individual‐based mathematical model
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DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26020
Abstract: Malawi is rapidly closing the gap in achieving the UNAIDS 95‐95‐95 targets, with 90% of people living with HIV in Malawi aware of their status. As we approach epidemic control, interventions to improve coverage will… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; based hiv; hiv malawi; men youth ... See more keywords
Minimizing psychological distress and promoting resilience during quarantine: Piloting the town hall model.
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DOI: 10.1037/pro0000382
Abstract: Quarantine and isolation are important public health strategies for containing highly hazardous communicable disease outbreaks, particularly when vaccines and effective treatments are unavailable. Despite their effectiveness in disease containment, both quarantine and isolation, whether home-… read more here.
Keywords: facility based; quarantine isolation; model; isolation ... See more keywords
Risk factors associated with neonatal mortality among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56020-6
Abstract: Globally, several children die shortly after birth and many more of them within the first 28 days of life. Sub-Sharan Africa accounts for almost half (43%) of the global neonatal death with slow progress in… read more here.
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A novel approach to improve population mapping considering facility-based service capacity and land livability
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DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2024.2411434
Abstract: Abstract Social sensing data, including points-of-interest (POI) and mobile position, are important data sources for population mapping. However, existing studies using POI data disregard the heterogeneity in facility size among the same type of POI… read more here.
Keywords: based service; facility based; population; service capacity ... See more keywords
Implementing Nationwide Facility-based Electronic Disease Surveillance in Sierra Leone: Lessons Learned.
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DOI: 10.1089/hs.2019.0081
Abstract: The Global Health Security Agenda aims to improve countries' ability to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats by building or strengthening core capacities required by the International Health Regulations (2005). One of those… read more here.
Keywords: facility based; surveillance; facility; disease ... See more keywords
The impact of reducing and eliminating user fees on facility-based delivery: a controlled interrupted time series in Burkina Faso
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy077
Abstract: User fee reduction and removal policies have been the object of extensive research, but little rigorous evidence exists on their sustained effects in relation to use of delivery care services, and no evidence exists on… read more here.
Keywords: delivery; user fees; facility based; based delivery ... See more keywords
Uptake of facility-based HIV testing among adolescents and young adults in Nigeria.
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DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000004393
Abstract: OBJECTIVE In Nigeria, adolescents and young adults (AYA) who engage in multiple sexual partnerships, transactional sex, and needle-sharing are eligible for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and are prioritized for HIV testing. AYA with PrEP-eligible behaviors should… read more here.
Keywords: adolescents young; facility based; aya; hiv testing ... See more keywords
Effect of results-based financing on facility-based maternal mortality at birth: an interrupted time-series analysis with independent controls in Malawi
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001184
Abstract: Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a results-based financing (RBF) programme on the reduction of facility-based maternal mortality at birth. Malawi is a low-income country with high maternal mortality.… read more here.
Keywords: facility based; mortality birth; maternal mortality; mortality ... See more keywords
Improving facility-based care: eliciting tacit knowledge to advance intervention design
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009410
Abstract: Attention has turned to improving the quality and safety of healthcare within health facilities to reduce avoidable mortality and morbidity. Interventions should be tested in health system environments that can support their adoption if successful.… read more here.
Keywords: health; based care; knowledge; facility based ... See more keywords
Barriers and facilitators to facility-based feeding support for small and sick newborns in Ethiopia: a qualitative study of clinicians’ perspectives
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098616
Abstract: Objectives Breastfeeding is widely recognised as the optimal form of infant nutrition, with the WHO recommending initiation within the first hour after birth and exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. However, small and sick newborns… read more here.
Keywords: feeding support; support; facility based; study ... See more keywords