A study plan outlining a randomized control trial with two arms, conducted in parallel, to investigate the impact of a health education intervention on the utilization and implemen... by Onyinyechi, Opara Monica, Ismail, Suriani, Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq

“…However, there is no denying that the most significant toll is observed in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: This research will involve an intervention study utilizing a two-arm double-blind parallel randomized controlled trial, conducted in three stages. …”
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Is Africa’s growing public debt really crowding out private investment? by Mulangu, Francis

“…Total external debt for sub-Saharan Africa jumped nearly 150% to $583 billion in 2018, from $236 billion 10 years earlier according to the World Bank. …”
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Intersection between individual, household, environmental and system level factors in defining risk and resilience for children in Kenya’s ASAL: A qualitative study by Chongwo, EJ, Aoko, B, Kaniala, M, Esala, M, Magoma, P, Njoroge, E, Nyamanya, S, Marangu, J, Khamis, A, Ng’asike, J, Huizink, AC, Abubakar, A

“…Introduction: Children growing up in arid and semi-arid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face heightened risks, often resulting in poor developmental outcomes. …”

After neonatal care, what next? A qualitative study of mothers’ post-discharge experiences after premature birth in Kenya by Maluni, J, Oluoch, D, Molyneux, S, Boga, M, Jones, C, Murila, F, English, M, Ziebland, S, Hinton, L

“…Background: Approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely every year worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Asia account for more than half of the global preterm deliveries. …”

Evaluating the generalisability of region-naïve machine learning algorithms for the identification of epilepsy in low-resource settings by Duta, I, Kariuki, SM, Ngugi, AK, Mwesige, AK, Masanja, H, Mwanga, DM, Owusu-Agyei, S, Wagner, R, Cross, JH, Sander, JW, Newton, CR, Sen, A, Jones, GD

“…Methods: We sourced data from the Study of Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Sites dataset, which includes demographic information and clinical variables related to diagnosing epilepsy across five sub-Saharan African sites. For each site, we developed a region-specific (single-site) predictive model for epilepsy and assessed its performance at other sites. …”

Improving antibiotic utilization in West Africa: enhancing interventions through systematic review and evidence synthesis by Donkor, ES, Osman, A, Aglomasa, BC, Awere-Duodu, A, Odoom, A, Opoku-Asare, B, Lazarus, G

“…Background: Bacterial infection has been estimated to become the leading cause of death by 2050, causing 10 million deaths across the globe due to the surge in antibiotic resistance. Despite western sub-Saharan Africa being identified as one of the major hotspots of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with the highest mortality, a comprehensive regional analysis of the magnitude and key drivers of AMR due to human antibiotic use has not been conducted. …”

Translation, adaptation and validation of an epilepsy screening instrument in two Ghanaian languages by Darkwa, EK, Asiamah, S, Awini, E, Sottie, C, Godi, A, Williams, JE, Akpalu, A, Cross, JH, Sander, JW, Sen, A, Newton, CR, Danso-Appiah, A, Adjei, P

“…Introduction: The prevalence of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa varies considerably, and the exact estimate for Ghana remains unclear, particularly in peri-urban areas where data are scarce. …”

Securing reform? Post-election power sharing and security sector reform in Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Togo, 2006-2013 by Noyes, A

“…<p>Power-sharing arrangements have become the default tool of international actors to resolve a vast range of conflicts worldwide, with a particular concentration in sub-Saharan Africa. Traditionally used to end high-intensity civil wars, recently power sharing has increasingly been used to terminate an array of lower-intensity conflicts, such as election-related violence in Togo in 2006 and Kenya and Zimbabwe in 2008. …”

Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi potensi agro-pelancongan dalam kalangan komuniti nelayan di Desa Wawasan Nelayan by Muhammad, Mahazan

“…Dengan usaha penambahbaikan tersebut, diharap dapat menjadikan aktiviti dan program agro-pelancongan DWN akan menjadi lebih mampan dan mencapai sasaran utamanya iaitu meningkatkan taraf sosioekonomi keluarga nelayan.…”
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Surface water sensitivity to climate variability by Paltan-Lopez, H

“…Similarly, this thesis found that the intensification of future low flow events, resulted from future climate targets, may lead to important global water losses which in turn would make almost a quarter of current global GHP vulnerable, importantly affecting the energy share in various Asian and Sub-Saharan countries.</p>…”

Seroepidemiology of COVID-19 in pregnant women and their infants in Uganda and Malawi across multiple waves 2020-2022 by Hookham, L, Cantrell, L, Cose, S, Freyne, B, Gadama, L, Imede, E, Kawaza, K, Lissauer, S, Musoke, P, Nankabirwa, V, Sekikubo, M, Sommerfelt, H, Voysey, M, PeriCOVID Consortium, Le Doare, K

“…However, limited information is available from countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Evidence regarding asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and adverse birth outcomes are also scarce in these countries. …”

Global Human Resource Development : Regional and Country Perspectives / by Garavan, Thomas N., editor 517539, McCarthy, Alma, editor 655105, Morley, Michael, editor 312792

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Regulasi dan Dasar Ekonomi Sebelah Penawaran: Langkah Alternatif untuk Mengurangkan Bebanan Ekonomi Peniaga dalam Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu (MPKP) (S/O: 14674) by Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Bos, Noor, Mohd Saifoul Zamzuri, Bakar, Normizan, Hasan Basri, Bakti, Fadzim, Wan Roshidah, Musa, Rusmani

“…Kelima, dalam keadaan ekonomi yang tidak menentu MPKP terpaksa berhadapan dengan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Peningkatan Sasaran yang pertama di Malaysia atau lebih mudah dikenali sebagai TEMCO. …”
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Effectiveness of clinician client-centered counseling on knowledge, attitudes and sexual bahaviors of antiretroviral therapy patients in Yola, Nigeria by Martins, Olutayo Folashade

“…Nearly one in twenty adults (4.9%) are living with HIV in Sub- Saharan Africa accounting for about 69% of the global burden. …”
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Association of current Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma japonicum, and Schistosoma mekongi infection status and intensity with periportal fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-ana... by Ewuzie, A, Wilburn, L, Thakrar, DB, Cheng, H, Reitzug, F, Roberts, N, Malouf, R, Chami, GF

“…Heterogeneity was high (<em>I</em>²=95&middot;81%). In sub-Saharan Africa, before the widespread introduction of mass drug administration in 2003 there was a significant association between current infection status and periportal fibrosis (OR 5&middot;38, 95% CI 2&middot;03&ndash;14&middot;25) but this association was no longer present after 2003 (1&middot;19, 0&middot;82&ndash;1&middot;74). …”

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990–2013:... by Forouzanfar, M, Alexander, L, Anderson, H, Ali, R, Beardsley, J, Bennett, D, Briggs, A, Chen, Z, Gething, P, Jha, V, Moschandreas, J, Newton, C, Rahimi, K, Scarborough, P

“…Risk factor patterns vary across regions and countries and with time. In sub-Saharan Africa, the leading risk factors are child and maternal malnutrition, unsafe sex, and unsafe water, sanitation, and handwashing. …”

Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Glob... by Naghavi, M, Ong, KL, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Basnyat, B, Maude, R, Dolecek, C, Lacey, BWH

“…In 2021, the highest age-standardised death rates from COVID-19 occurred in sub-Saharan Africa (271·0 deaths [250·1–290·7] per 100 000 population) and Latin America and the Caribbean (195·4 deaths [182·1–211·4] per 100 000 population). …”

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-... by Schumacher, AE, Kyu, HH, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Basnyat, B, Maude, RJ, Bennett, D, Browne, AJ, Dolecek, C, Dunachie, SJ, Newton, CRJ, Rodriguez, JAB

“…The largest proportion of population growth between 2020 and 2021 was in sub-Saharan Africa (39·5% [28·4–52·7]) and south Asia (26·3% [9·0–44·7]). …”

Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Ward, Joseph L., Azzopardi, Peter S., Francis, Kate L., Santelli, John S., Skirbekk, Vegard, Sawyer, Susan M., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Mokdad, Ali H., Hay, Simon I., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdoli, Amir, Mohammad Abdollahi, Abedi, Aidin, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adham, Davoud, Advani, Shailesh M., Afshari, Khashayar, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmed, Anwar E., Aji, Budi, Akombi-Inyang, Blessing, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour, Alanzi, Turki M., Alcalde-Rabanal, Jacqueline Elizabeth, Alemu, Biresaw Wassihun, Al-Hajj, Samar, Alhassan, Robert Kaba, Ali, Saqib, Alicandro, Gianfranco, Alijanzadeh, Mehran, Aljunid, Syed Mohamed, Almasi-Hashiani, Amir, Almasri, Nihad A., Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham M., Alonso, Jordi, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M., Altirkawi, Khalid A., Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amare, Azmeraw T., Amini, Saeed, Aminorroaya, Arya, Amit, Arianna Maever L., Amugsi, Dickson A., Ancuceanu, Robert, Anderlini, Deanna, Andrei, Catalina Liliana, Androudi, Sofia, Ansari, Fereshteh, Ansari, Iman, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Anvari, Davood, Anwer, Razique, Appiah, Seth Christopher Yaw, Arabloo, Jalal, Arab-Zozani, Morteza, Ärnlöv, Johan, Asaad, Malke, Asadi-Aliabadi, Mehran, Asadi-Pooya, Ali A., Atout, Maha Moh'd Wahbi, Ausloos, Marcel, Avenyo, Elvis Korku, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala, Ayano, Getinet, Aynalem, Yared Asmare, Azari, Samad, Azene, Zelalem Nigussie, Bakhshaei, Mohammad Hossein, Bakkannavar, Shankar M., Banach, Maciej, Banik, Palash Chandra, Barboza, Miguel A., Barker-Collo, Suzanne Lyn, Bärnighausen, Till Winfried, Basu, Sanjay, Baune, Bernhard T., Bayati, Mohsen, Bedi, Neeraj, Beghi, Ettore, Bekuma, Tariku Tesfaye, Bell, Arielle Wilder, Bell, Michelle L., Benjet, Corina, Bensenor, Isabela M., Berhe, Abadi Kidanemariam, Berhe, Kidanemaryam, Berman, Adam E., Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Car, Lorainne Tudor

“…Since 1980, communicable and maternal causes of death have decreased sharply as a proportion of total deaths in most GBD super-regions, but remain some of the most common causes in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia, where more than half of all adolescent deaths occur. …”
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