Background This paper explores the extent of community-level stock-out of essential
medicines among community health workers (CHWs) in low-and middle-income countries …

Background Delays in receiving adequate care for children suffering from pneumonia can
be life threatening and have been described associated with parents' limited education and …

As mental health (MH) care has shifted from institutional settings to the community, families
and friends are responsible for providing the majority of the care at home. The substantial …

Abstract Background Sierra Leone has emerged from civil war but remains in the lowest tier
of the human development index. While significant health reforms, such as the removal of …

Background Survival rates for children diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma (BL) in Africa are
far below those achieved in developed countries. Late stage of presentation contributes to …

Background Cervical cancer screening through self-collected high-risk human
papillomavirus (HPV) testing has increased screening uptake, particularly in low-resource …

Introduction: delay in seeking healthcare contributes significantly to under-five mortality.
Multiple socioeconomic and demographic factors have been reported as predictors of such …

Influenza-associated disease burden among children in tropical sub-Saharan Africa is not
well established, particularly outside of the 2009 pandemic period. We estimated the burden …

Background Globally, pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of under-five mortality, and
this can be reduced by prompt healthcare seeking. Data on factors associated with delays in …

Background: Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for health care are highly pervasive in several
low-and-middle income countries. The Cambodian health system has envisaged massive …