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Evidence from Africa on the motivations and experiences of student volunteers in community disaster relief response programmes are rare. This study explores the experiences and views of the students, who volunteered at the emergency mental health relief ...
Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie +5 more
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Pregnancy-related mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites [PDF]
Background: Women continue to die in unacceptably large numbers around the world as a result of pregnancy, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Part of the problem is a lack of accurate, population-based information characterising the issues and ...
P. Kim Streatfield +43 more
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Mortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites [PDF]
Background: Mortality from external causes, of all kinds, is an important component of overall mortality on a global basis. However, these deaths, like others in Africa and Asia, are often not counted or documented on an individual basis.
P. Kim Streatfield +54 more
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Cause-specific childhood mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites [PDF]
Background: Childhood mortality, particularly in the first 5 years of life, is a major global concern and the target of Millennium Development Goal 4. Although the majority of childhood deaths occur in Africa and Asia, these are also the regions where ...
P. Kim Streatfield +50 more
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Prevalence of human enteroviruses among apparently healthy nursery school children in Accra
INTRODUCTION: Human enteroviruses are common in children causing asymptomatic infections ranging from mild to severe illnesses. In Ghana, information on the prevalence of non-polio enterovirus causing acute flaccid paralysis is available but data on ...
Juliana Attoh +3 more
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