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StoryNo relevant topicsA study funded through Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF) shows how some young farmers weathered the pandemic in Kenya.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAnalysis of the quality of seasonal malaria chemoprevention provided by community health workers in Boulsa health district, Burkina Faso
The study evaluated the level of quality of care provided by community health workers (CHW) within the framework of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) strategy.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsImproved maternal and newborn health in developing countries : the role of quality improvement
In southern Tanzania, uptake of health facility births is high at 80%. Paradoxically, maternal and newborn mortality also remain high.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsContext matters in understanding the vulnerability of women : perspectives from southwestern Uganda
The study examined healthcare utilization experiences of vulnerable women in relation to maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) services in rural southwestern Uganda.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsStigma and utilization of treatment for adolescent perinatal depression in Ibadan Nigeria
This study identified predisposing, enabling, and hindering factors to health services utilization by adolescent mothers.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsPromoting respectful maternity care in rural Tanzania : nurses’ experiences of the “Health Workers for Change” program
This pilot study trained reproductive health care nurses to be more sensitive to women’s needs based on the “Health Workers for Change” curriculum.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWomen's health in women's hands : a pilot study assessing the feasibility of providing women with medications to reduce postpartum hemorrhage and sepsis in rural Tanzania
The pilot study established feasibility of distributing oral medications (such as misoprostol in pill form) to women in rural Tanzania to self-administer after delivery.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsGender and health social enterprises in Africa : a research agenda
The rapid evidence assessment (REA) methodology was used to identify research questions at the intersection of the fields of gender equality, social enterprises and community health workers (CHW).
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsMixed methods systematic review of success factors of mhealth and telehealth for maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Various factors contribute to the success of mhealth and telehealth implementation and use, and must be considered before technologies move beyond the pilot project stage.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsExperiences of a multiple intervention trial to increase maternity care access in rural Tanzania : focus group findings with women, nurses and community health workers
Multiple intervention strategies help women access maternity care services in rural locations and need to be designed within the local context.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsResponding to the challenge of adolescent perinatal depression (RAPiD) : protocol for a cluster randomized hybrid trial of psychosocial intervention in primary maternal care
The project, “Responding to the challenge of adolescent perinatal depression (RAPiD)” is designed to address the need for interventions, as well as demonstrate effectiveness of interventions, for d
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PublicationsNo relevant topics“Please Do Not Forget Us” - views of women, nurses, and traditional birth attendants on community distribution of medications to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and sepsis : a qualitative pilot study in rural Tanzania
There is strong support from rural women, dispensary nurses and traditional birth attendants for a community distribution program of medications to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and sepsis.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSouth Sudanese refugees in Uganda face overwhelming odds against COVID-19
The article focuses on reducing COVID-19 numbers within the refugee populations of Uganda.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSociocultural determinants of nomadic women’s utilization of assisted childbirth in Gossi, Mali : a qualitative study
Nomadic women’s mobility, which involves constant search for pastures and water points, makes health services less accessible.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsRoutine capturing of quality of care data using electronic tool to synergy quality improvement for maternal and newborn health at district scale (QUADS2) - Mtwara Region Southern Tanzania
The quality improvement for maternal and newborn health at district scale (QUADS2) intervention was carried out in four districts in southern Tanzania (2015-2020).
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsHealth workers were excited with the use of electronic tool for maternal and newborn health care data
The article reviews and provides key findings related to the quality improvement for maternal and newborn health at district scale (QUADS2), an intervention carried out in four districts in Mtwara,
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsAdolescents in rural Tanzania : a qualitative study
Pregnant adolescents (ages 10-19) seeking antenatal services are compromised by a complex power imbalance that involves financial dependence, lack of choice, lack of personal autonomy in decision m
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsBarriers to receiving the recommended standard care during pregnancy by illiterate women in rural, Northern Tanzania
Three key themes emerged from this research in relation to health care access by illiterate women who were pregnant: 1) they could not read their health care cards or public health messaging; 2) th
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsIn support of community-based primary health care : coping with the COVID-19 crisis
Key to maintaining community health are relationships between community health workers with local families.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWarning bells over rising cases of obesity
Obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCD) are a global concern. A new study conducted by the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) shows that obesity cases are rising in Tanzania.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsWhy that excessive weight should be cause for concern?
A study conducted by the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) shows that obesity cases are rising in Tanzania (from 5% in 2008 to 8.4 % in 2016).
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsExposure to PM2.5 related to road traffic : comparison between crossroads and outside of crossroads at Cotonou, Benin
Several studies have analysed the pollution issues owing to road traffic in Cotonou, Benin. Concentration levels of particles are higher in high traffic areas.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsExposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution among children under five years old in urban area
The study assessed children’s exposure to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 in Yopougon Municipality (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) with detailed analysis of variables.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsConceptualizing spatial diversity in Latin American rural development : structures, institutions, and coalitions
That territories in the same country show diverse responses to the same or similar policy
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsFamilies as navigators and negotiators : facilitating culturally and contextually specific expressions of resilience
A social ecological model of resilience is used to show that resilience is dependent on a family's ability to both access available resources that sustain individual and collective well-being,
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