Blood cytokine levels predict treatment response and survival in HIV-linked Kaposi sarcoma
A study of 73 treatment-naïve patients with HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma found that baseline blood levels of eotaxin, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 ...
Tag: Sub-Saharan Africa
One in Five GISTs at Tanzanian Hospital Lack SDHB, Study Finds
A retrospective Tanzanian study of 60 CD117-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors found that 12 cases, or 20.0 percent, were SDHB-negative, with ...
Home gardens offer hope for child nutrition in rural Burkina Faso
A qualitative study in rural Burkina Faso finds that mothers and local stakeholders see home gardens as a promising way ...
Machine Learning Flags Preterm Birth Risk Across Eleven African Countries
A machine learning study of 411,863 women across eleven Sub-Saharan African countries achieved 90.2 percent accuracy in predicting preterm birth ...
Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Promise for People With HIV, but Africa Remains Excluded
A new review finds checkpoint inhibitors are safe and effective for virologically suppressed people with HIV, while sub-Saharan Africa remains ...
Nigeria’s dual laboratory regulators complicate ISO 15189:2022 accreditation push
A narrative review finds that overlapping mandates of Nigeria's MDCN and MLSCN may complicate implementation of the ISO 15189:2022 laboratory ...
Ethiopian healthcare workers describe what drives and blocks their productivity
A qualitative study of 30 Ethiopian healthcare providers and managers in ten hospitals identifies training, mentoring and fair incentives as ...
Mobile Money Interoperability Linked to Savings and Credit Gains in Ghana
A mixed-methods study of 350 Ghanaian mobile money users finds interoperability is associated with increased savings, lower perceived transaction costs, ...
Climate finance helps or hurts African development depending on governance quality
A new panel study of 37 Sub-Saharan African countries finds that mitigation-related climate finance improves sustainable development while broader climate-related ...
Internet use linked to modest rise in modern contraceptive uptake among Rwandan women
A cross-sectional analysis of the 2019–2020 Rwanda DHS found internet users had about 16 percent higher adjusted odds of modern ...
Digital Technology Boosts Electricity Access Across Sub-Saharan Africa, Study Finds
Information and communication technology has emerged as a powerful and statistically significant driver of access to electricity across Sub-Saharan Africa, ...
Women’s Legal Rights Boost Short-Term Farm Resilience in Ten African Nations
A panel study of ten Sub-Saharan African countries from 2005 to 2024 finds women's legal rights linked to short-run gains ...
Marriage, schooling and poverty shape teen births in Mozambique, survey finds
A cross-sectional analysis of Mozambique's 2022–2023 Demographic and Health Survey finds that marriage, larger households, limited utility access and lower ...
Biochar and conservation agriculture training raises labour burden for Ugandan farmers
A randomised trial of 400 Ugandan smallholder farmers found that training in conservation agriculture with biochar raised total labour use ...
Blackwater Fever Resurges Among Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
A scoping review finds blackwater fever re-emerging among children in sub-Saharan Africa, clustered in Uganda and the DRC, with severe ...
Sepsis and Birth Asphyxia Drive Neonatal Deaths in Southern Zambia ICU
A retrospective cohort study of 690 neonates at a tertiary Zambian hospital found a 13.0 percent NICU mortality rate, with ...
Digital health helps rural African clinics, but only where health systems are ready
A systematic review of 35 studies across 18 Sub-Saharan African countries finds that mobile health and DHIS2 dominate rural primary ...
Prevalence and factors associated with atrial fibrillation among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, Western Uganda: a cross-sectional study
A cross-sectional study of 355 adults with type 2 diabetes at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital found atrial fibrillation in 7.9% ...
What Parents and Policymakers Say Shapes Sickle Cell Screening in High-Burden Countries
A systematic review of 18 qualitative studies across nine African countries identifies government funding, stigma, community knowledge-sharing and screening options ...
Systematic review finds no eLearning system built for Africa’s slow networks
A systematic review of 39 studies finds that adaptive learning and adaptive video streaming have never been combined and tested ...
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