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Women's Beliefs About Methods and Contraceptive Discontinuation: Results from A Prospective Study from Nairobi And Homa Bay Counties in Kenya.
(National Library of MedicineFrontiers, 2023)Rates of contraceptive discontinuation are high in many low and middle countries contributing to unmet need for contraception and other adverse reproductive health outcomes. Few studies have investigated how women's beliefs ... -
Women's and Health Providers' Perceptions of Companionship During Labor and Childbirth: A Formative Study for The Implementation of WHO Companionship Model in Burkina Faso.
(National Library of MedicineResearchGateBioMed Central, 2023)A key component of achieving respectful maternal and newborn care is labor companionship. Despite important health benefits for the woman and baby, there are critical gaps in implementing labor companionship for all women ... -
Observed Versus Estimated Actual Trend Of COVID-19 Case Numbers in Cameroon: A Data-Driven Modelling
(National Library of MedicineResearchGateScience Direct, 2023)Controlling the COVID-19 outbreak remains a challenge for Cameroon, as it is for many other countries worldwide. The number of confirmed cases reported by health authorities in Cameroon is based on observational data, which ... -
How Zambia Reduced Inequalities in Under-Five Mortality Rates Over the Last Two Decades: A Mixed-Methods Study
(National Library of MedicineResearchGateBMC Health Service Research, 2023)Zambia experienced a major decline in under-five mortality rates (U5MR), with one of the fastest declines in socio-economic disparities in sub-Saharan Africa in the last two decades. We aimed to understand the extent to ... -
Building on Promising Covid-19 Responses for Women and Girls: African Governments Must Invest Further in Advancing and Sustaining Gender Equality.
(National Library of MedicineResearchGateThe BMJ, 2023)Kéfilath Bello and colleagues argue that building on promising practices to develop more sustainable strategies to advance gender equality will help African countries respond to future crises -
Epidemiology of Emergency and Elective Cesarean Section and Its Association with Early Neonatal Mortality in Sub-Saharan African Countries
(National Library of MedicineThe BMJ, 2023)Investigating elective and emergency caesarean section (CS) separately is important for a better understanding of birth delivery modes in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region and identifying bottlenecks that prevent favourable ... -
Resilience of Research Capacity Strengthening Initiatives in Africa During Crises: The Case of CARTA during COVID
Several research capacity strengthening (RCS) initiatives have been established in Africa over the past decade. One such initiative is the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) that has gained traction ... -
Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adult Populations in Cameroon: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study Among Blood Donors in the Cities of Yaounde and Douala
Over a period of about 9 months, we conducted three serosurveys in the two major cities of Cameroon to determine the prevalence of SARS-COV-2 antibodies and to identify factors associated with seropositivity in each survey. ... -
Effectiveness of Integrated Care Models for Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity In Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This review aimed at identifying the elements of integrated care models for cardiometabolic multimorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and their effects on clinical or mental health outcomes including systolic blood pressure ... -
Examining How Social Networks Influence Women and Underrepresented Minority Students' Pursuit of Engineering in University: When, Who, and How?
Women and under-represented minority (URM) students continue to be under-represented in STEM and earn the lowest proportion of undergraduate engineering degrees. We employed a mixed methods research approach grounded in ...
