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Prevalence of fatigue while driving among two‑wheeled vehicle drivers and associated factors: Exploratory approach from secondary analysis based on hospital data, Benin

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Fatigue while driving is one of the risk factors of road crashes. It's still poorly considered in interventions because of insufficient literature. In addition, the literature on this issue doesn't focus on two-wheelers, the most frequent users in the ...
Yolaine G. Ahanhanzo, Alphonse Kpozehouen, Lamidhi Salami, Nicolas Gaffan, Bella H. Dos Santos, Alain Levêque   +5 more
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Prevalence and Factors Associated With Surgical Site Infections in the University Clinics of Traumatology and Urology of the National University Hospital Centre Hubert Koutoukou Maga in Cotonou

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Objectives: Study the prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of surgical site infections in University Clinics of Trauma-Orthopedics, Reconstructive Surgery and Urology in a developing country.Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive ...
Cyriaque Dégbey, Cyriaque Dégbey, Alphonse Kpozehouen, Drissa Coulibaly, Pascal Chigblo, Josué Avakoudjo, Edgard-Marius Ouendo, Aristote Hans-Moevi   +7 more
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Perception of and Practice in Salt and Fruit Consumption and Their Associations with High Blood Pressure: A Study in a Rural Area in Bangladesh

Applied Sciences, 2023
Background: Minimizing raw salt and increasing fruit consumption are important factors for controlling blood pressure. The study aimed to investigate the following associations: (i) the association between socio-demographic characteristics and awareness ...
Fakir M. Amirul Islam, Carrie K. Wong, Mohammad Arzan Hosen, Jahar Bhowmik   +3 more
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Incidence and factors associated with unfavourable treatment outcome among patients with rifampicin-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Yaoundé, Cameroon

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
INTRODUCTION: in Cameroon patients with multidrug/rifampicin resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (MDR/RR-PTB) are treated with a 9-11 month standardised shorter treatment regimen.
Alain Kuaban, Adamou Dodo Balkissou, Marie Christine Essadi Ekongolo, Abdou Wouoliyou Nsounfon, Eric Walter Pefura-Yone, Christopher Kuaban   +5 more
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Delayed treatment seeking and its associated factors among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who are on follow-up at Dilla University Referral Hospital in the southern region of Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundDelay in psychiatric treatment leads to increased morbidity and mortality, as well as the emergence of several psychiatric and physical comorbidities and the use of life-threatening and life-altering self-treatments (such as licit and illicit ...
Misrak Negash, Bethel Temesgen, Chalachew Kassaw, Lulu Abebe, Solomon Moges, Yohanes Sime, Solomon Yimer   +6 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with the use of modern contraceptive methods in the health district of Djibo, Sahel region in Burkina Faso

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2023
Background Improving contraceptive prevalence in resource-limited countries is one of the cost-effective strategies to reduce the high and unacceptable global maternal mortality rate.
Smaïla Ouédraogo, Adama Ouattara, Maurice Sarigda, Laurent Ouédraogo, Charlemagne Ouédraogo   +4 more
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Early introduction of complementary food and childhood stunting were linked among children aged 6-23 months

Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2020
Background: Indonesia’s national stunting prevalence remains high. The transition from exclusive breastfeeding to poor complementary feeding practices may put infants at higher risk of becoming stunting.
Bunga Astria Paramashanti, Stella Benita
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Factors associated with domestic violence among married women residing in an urban slum

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2019
Background: Domestic violence against women is a major public health problem leading to violation of women's human right. It occurs in different forms such as physical, verbal, psychological, and sexual.
Richa Deo, Padmaja Ravindra Walvekar, Mahesh D Mallapur   +2 more
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Untreated villages and factors associated with the absence of Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI) in DRC

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018
Introduction: The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC), the main objective of which was the Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin (CDTI), was closed by the end of 2015.
Jean-Claude Makenga Bof, Fortunat Ntumba Tshitoka, Dieudonné Mpunga Mukendi, Paul Mansiangi Mankadi, Félicien Ilunga - Ilunga, Yves Coppieters   +5 more
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Intimate partner violence during pregnancy among married women in Putalibajar municipality, Nepal

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionIntimate partner violence during pregnancy (IPVDP) is increasingly being recognized as a significant problem in the developing world due to its adverse health consequences on both pregnant women and children.
Rakshya Sharma, Hari Prasad Kaphle
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