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Original Research: Dietary patterns and associated socio-economic factors in rural Mozambican adolescents

Post published:March 19, 2021
Post category:Vol. 31 No. 1 (2019)
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Milagre Macuácua Federal University of Pernambuco, Graduate Program in Nutrition. Recife, Brazil Keywords: adolescent, food consumption, education, low income country, nutrition transition, socio-economic factors. Abstract BackgroundAssessing food consumption in adolescents is…

Original Research: Prevalence and knowledge of risk factors of childhood obesity

Post published:March 19, 2021
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Wasiu Olalekan Adebimpe Department of Community Medicine, University of Medical Sciences Ondo, Nigeria Keywords: school children, obesity, risk factors, Nigeria Abstract BackgroundThe global prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is…

Original Research: Inactivation of pathogens in ecological sanitation latrines in Malawi: An observational follow up study

Post published:March 19, 2021
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Save Kumwenda Keywords: sanitation, guidelines, safety, pathogens, follow-up, risk, Malawi Abstract IntroductionIn Malawi, EcoSan sludge from ecological sanitation (EcoSan) latrines has been found to contain helminths, Salmonella and E. coli above…

Original Research: Factors associated with the utilization of postnatal care services among Malawian women

Post published:March 19, 2021
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Jessie Khaki UNIMA, College of Medicine Keywords: postnatal care, Women, Malawi, demographic and Health Survey. Abstract IntroductionThe World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that every woman be checked after the delivery of…

Original Research: Adult pedestrian and cyclist injuries in Lilongwe, Malawi: a cross-sectional study

Post published:March 18, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 4 (2020)
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Mads Sundet Gift Mulima Chifundo Kajombo Hallvard Gjerde Asbjørg S. Christophersen Sven Young Keywords: Injuries, road traffic collisions, pedestrians, bicycling, Malawi, risk factors Abstract Background Pedestrian and cyclist injuries are a…

Original Research: Epidemiology and pattern of paediatric injuries in a developing country: an analysis of 170 injuries

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 2 (2020)
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Ndubuisi O Onyemaechi Keywords: Injuries; Children; Pattern; Epidemiology; Prevention Abstract BackgroundPaediatric injuries have significant physical, psychological, and socioeconomic consequences. This study aimed to determine the epidemiology and pattern of pediatric injuries…

Original Research: Knowledge and attitude towards mental disorders among adults in an urban community in south-west Nigeria

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 2 (2020)
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Iyanuoluwa Mojiminiyi Keywords: Mental disorders, knowledge, attitude, community, public health, Nigeria Abstract BackgroundMental disorders are one of the most ignored public health issues worldwide. However, the burden associated with mental disorders…

Original Research: The prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors in school-going children from informal settlements in Nakuru town, Kenya

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 2 (2020)
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Naomi Chege Keywords: Prevalence, risk factors, intestinal parasites, informal settlements, school-children Abstract BackgroundIntestinal parasites are a major public health problem in the developing world and have attracted increasing levels of interest…

Original Research: Epidemiology of Kaposi’s sarcoma in Zambia, 2007 – 2014

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 2 (2020)
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Maybin Kalubula Keywords: Epidemiology of Kaposi’s sarcoma; HIV- Kaposi’s sarcoma; Kaposi’s sarcoma in Zambia; HIV prevalence in Zambia. Abstract BackgroundKaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is the most prevalent HIV and AIDS-associated cancer in…

Original Research: Non-communicable respiratory disease in Malawi: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Post published:March 16, 2021
Post category:Vol. 32 No. 2 (2020)
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Rebecca Nightingale Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi Keywords: COPD, asthma, chronic lung disease, cough, non-communicable disease, Malawi Abstract BackgroundNon-communicable respiratory diseases are important contributors to morbidity and…