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Factors Affecting Antenatal Care Attendance among Pregnant Women in Mogadishu, Somalia
Background Antenatal care (ANC) is a healthcare service designed to ensure a safe pregnancy. The World Health Organization recommends that pregnant women have at least four ANC visits for a healthy pregnancy. However, it is unclear whether this guideline
Walid Abdulkadir Osman +5 more
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Introduction Women of refugee backgrounds who are pregnant continue to face significant challenges after migration, including barriers to accessing adequate perinatal care, resulting in higher risks for poor perinatal outcomes. To address these barriers and reduce these risks, it is imperative to understand the viewpoints of those involved in perinatal
Shadow Toke +3 more
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Immunization is a critical and cost-effective public health intervention, yet Somalia continues to face low coverage and high child mortality. This study assessed maternal satisfaction with childhood immunization services and its associated factors in ...
Ahmed Mohamed Dirie +7 more
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PURPOSEEsophageal cancer (EC) remains a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, with East Africa forming a high-incidence EC belt. Despite Somalia's inclusion in this region, there are no cancer registries or outcome data. We conducted a multicenter
Jamal Saman +11 more
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The State of Public Health in Somalia: Top 5 Challenges and Strategies for Improvement
As we navigate the evolving public health landscape in Somalia, this study provides a comprehensive analysis of critical challenges, including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); malnutrition and food insecurity; infectious diseases; maternal and ...
Yusuf Hared Abdi +4 more
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Women made vital yet often overlooked contributions to Mogadishu’s small-scale fisheries, particularly in post-harvest processing and trade. However, their participation remained constrained by socio-cultural norms, unequal access to productive resources,
Abshir Abdisheekh Mohamed +6 more
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Abstract Purpose Asylum seekers often struggle to recall and report their experiences during asylum interviews. This may occur for several reasons, ranging from communication challenges in high‐context cultures (relying more on indirect and context‐oriented communication) and low‐context cultures (relying more on direct and explicit communication) to ...
Md Yeasir Yunus +3 more
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Coverage of fortifiable oil, salt, and wheat flour by wealth quintiles. ABSTRACT Large‐scale food fortification (LSFF) is an effective public health measure because it may reach a large number of populations at risk using current food delivery systems.
Aregash Samuel +20 more
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Background Various traditional medical procedures are widely practiced in Somalia. The most important reasons for this are difficulties in accessing modern health facilities, the low cost of traditional medicine and local beliefs in the beneficial ...
Ulas Emre Akbulut +9 more
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