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"Communicate to vaccinate": the development of a taxonomy of communication interventions to improve routine childhood vaccination

scientific article published on 11 May 2013

'Communicate to vaccinate' (COMMVAC). building evidence for improving communication about childhood vaccinations in low- and middle-income countries: protocol for a programme of research

scientific article published on 2 December 2011

A Review of Adherence and Predictors of Adherence to the CONSORT Statement in the Reporting of Tuberculosis Vaccine Trials

scientific article published on 16 December 2020

A bibliometric analysis of childhood immunization research productivity in Africa since the onset of the Expanded Program on Immunization in 1974

scientific article published on 14 March 2013

A combination drug of abacavir-lamivudine-zidovudine (Trizivir®) for treating HIV infection and AIDS

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A comparative evaluation of PDQ-Evidence

scientific article published on 15 March 2018

A cross sectional survey to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding seasonal influenza and influenza vaccination among diabetics in Pretoria, South Africa

scientific article published on 13 October 2017

A global review of seasonal influenza vaccine introduction: analysis of the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form

scientific article published on 18 July 2019

A multilevel analysis of the determinants of missed opportunities for vaccination among children attending primary healthcare facilities in Kano, Nigeria: Findings from the pre-implementation phase of a collaborative quality improvement programme

scientific article published on 10 July 2019

A scoping review of interventions for vaccine stock management in primary health-care facilities

scientific article published on 22 May 2019

A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practice of emergency contraception among university students in Cameroon

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of educating parents on the benefits and schedules of childhood vaccinations in low and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 26 March 2018

A systematic review of factors that affect uptake of community-based health insurance in low-income and middle-income countries

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A systematic review of immunogenicity, clinical efficacy and safety of human papillomavirus vaccines in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

A systematic review of known mechanisms of hydroxyurea-induced fetal hemoglobin for treatment of sickle cell disease

scientific article published on September 2015

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of prenatal and postnatal vitamin A supplementation of HIV-infected women

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A systematic review of randomized controlled trials to reduce hemorrhage during myomectomy for uterine fibroids

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A systematic review of strategies for reducing missed opportunities for vaccination

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

A systematic review of the effects of poverty deconcentration and urban upgrading on youth violence

scientific article published on 21 December 2013

A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of intrapericardial fibrinolysis in patients with pericardial effusion

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Accelerated measles control in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published in The Lancet

Advances in childhood immunisation in South Africa: where to now? Programme managers' views and evidence from systematic reviews

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Adverse perinatal outcomes of adolescent pregnancies in Cameroon

scientific article published on 12 June 2007

Advocating for efforts to protect African children, families, and communities from the threat of infectious diseases: report of the First International African Vaccinology Conference

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Alcohol use and extramarital sex among men in Cameroon

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An introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analysis: a workshop report on promoting evidence based medical practice through capacity building in research synthesis

scientific article published on 24 February 2011

Antiviral efficacy and safety of abacavir-containing combination antiretroviral therapy as first-line treatment of HIV-infected children and adolescents: a systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 12 August 2014

Application of quality improvement approaches in health-care settings to reduce missed opportunities for childhood vaccination: a scoping review

scientific article published on 22 April 2019

Assessing the methodological quality of systematic reviews of interventions aimed at improving vaccination coverage using AMSTAR and ROBIS checklists

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Assessment of childhood immunisation coverage

scientific article published in April 2009

Association between fertility and HIV status: what implications for HIV estimates?

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Atrial fibrillation as a consequence of tuberculous pericardial effusion

Beta-blockers and the treatment of hypertension: it is time to move on

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Beta-blockers for hypertension

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Beta-blockers for hypertension

scientific article (published 2012-11-14)

Beta-blockers for hypertension.

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Burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Burden of seasonal influenza in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol

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Children who have received no routine polio vaccines in Nigeria: Who are they and where do they live?

scientific article published on 30 June 2017

Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and stroke in Cameroon: a case-control study

scientific article published on 09 February 2006

Citation classics in systematic reviews and meta-analyses: who wrote the top 100 most cited articles?

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Clinical characteristics and initial management of patients with tuberculous pericarditis in the HIV era: the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI Africa) registry

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Co-formulated abacavir-lamivudine-zidovudine for initial treatment of HIV infection and AIDS

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Cochrane Africa: a network of evidence-informed health-care decision making across sub-saharan Africa

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Cochrane Column

scientific article published on 29 August 2015

Cochrane Column

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Cochrane column

scientific article published on 28 April 2014

Cochrane column

scientific article published on 20 November 2014

Cochrane column.

scientific article published on 8 July 2014

Communication regarding routine childhood vaccination

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Contemporary use of adjunctive corticosteroids in tuberculous pericarditis

scientific article published on 18 April 2007

Contextualised strategies to increase childhood and adolescent vaccination coverage in South Africa: a mixed-methods study

scientific article published on 04 June 2020

Correction: “Communicate to vaccinate”: the development of a taxonomy of communication interventions to improve routine childhood vaccination.

scientific article published on 18 September 2013

Country-Level Assessment of Missed Opportunities for Vaccination in South Africa: Protocol for Multilevel Analysis

scientific article published on 28 September 2020

Coverage and costs of childhood immunizations in Cameroon

scientific article published on September 2004

Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions on Fecal Bacterial Patterns and Their Association with Asthma

scientific article published on 29 June 2016

Current tools available for investigating vaccine hesitancy: a scoping review protocol

scientific article published on 11 December 2019

Decomposing the gap in missed opportunities for vaccination between poor and non-poor in sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Analyses

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Delivery arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews

scientific article published on 5 May 2014

Delivery arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

Description of vaccine clinical trials in Africa: a narrative review

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Developing the African national health research systems barometer.

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Developing vaccinology expertise for Africa: six years and counting

scientific article published on 28 June 2011

Does it really matter where you live? A multilevel analysis of factors associated with missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published on 29 August 2018

Effect of maternal HIV status on vaccination coverage among sub-Saharan African children: A socio-ecological analysis

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Effectiveness of female condom in preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review protocol

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Effectiveness of the oral polio vaccine and prospects for global eradication of polio

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Effects of vaccines in protecting against Ebola virus disease: protocol for a systematic review

scientific article published on 03 July 2019

Efficacy and safety of abacavir-containing combination antiretroviral therapy as first-line treatment of HIV infected children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Electronic and postal reminders for improving immunisation coverage in children: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Entecavir for chronic hepatitis B

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Environmental exposure to carcinogens in northwestern Cameroon

scientific article published on September 2013

Epidemiology of major depressive disorder in South Africa (1997-2015): a systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 04 July 2016

Epidemiology of rubella infection in Cameroon: a 7-year experience of measles and rubella case-based surveillance, 2008-2014.

scientific article published on 7 April 2017

Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

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Evaluation of influenza surveillance systems in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol

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Evidence summaries tailored to health policy-makers in low- and middle-income countries

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Existence and functionality of national immunisation technical advisory groups in Africa from 2010 to 2016

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Factors that affect the uptake of community-based health insurance in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic protocol

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Female condom for preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections.

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Financial arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews

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Financial arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews

scientific article published on 11 September 2017

GRADE guidelines 26: informative statements to communicate the findings of systematic reviews of interventions

scientific article published on 09 November 2019

Gender distribution of adult patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in Southern Africa: a systematic review

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Genital ulcer disease treatment for reducing sexual acquisition of HIV ⬇️

scientific article published on August 15, 2012

Genital ulcer disease treatment for reducing sexual transmission of HIV

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Global health: the importance of evidence-based medicine

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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015.

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Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published in The Lancet

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published in The Lancet

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Dise

scientific article published in The Lancet

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published in The Lancet

Governance arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews

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Governance arrangements for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews

scientific article published on 12 September 2017

Government regulation of private health insurance

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HIV infection is associated with a lower incidence of constriction in presumed tuberculous pericarditis: a prospective observational study

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How strong is the evidence for use of beta-blockers as first-line therapy for hypertension? Systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on November 2006

Immunogenicity and safety of fractional dose yellow fever vaccination: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

Implementation and evaluation of a collaborative quality improvement program to improve immunization rate and reduce missed opportunities for vaccination in primary health-care facilities: a time series study in Kano, Nigeria

scientific article published on 07 August 2019

Implementation strategies for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews

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Implementation strategies for health systems in low-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews

scientific article published on 12 September 2017

Improved measles surveillance in Cameroon reveals two major dynamic patterns of incidence

scientific article published on 7 November 2005

Improving communication for immunisation in Africa: contribution of the Vaccines for Africa website ⬇️

scientific article published on April 14, 2009

Improving vaccination uptake among adolescents

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Incentives and enablers to improve adherence in tuberculosis

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Incomplete childhood immunization in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis of individual and contextual factors

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Increasing the value of health research in the WHO African Region beyond 2015--reflecting on the past, celebrating the present and building the future: a bibliometric analysis

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Individual and contextual factors associated with low childhood immunisation coverage in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis

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Interventions for improving childhood vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries

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Interventions for improving coverage of childhood immunisation in low- and middle-income countries

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Interventions for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission: protocol of an overview of systematic reviews

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Interventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis

Interventions to increase the distribution of vaccines in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

scientific article published on 09 January 2019

Interventions to reduce haemorrhage during myomectomy for fibroids

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Interventions to reduce haemorrhage during myomectomy for fibroids

scientific article (published 2011-11-09)

Interventions to reduce haemorrhage during myomectomy for fibroids

scientific article (published 2009-07-08)

Interventions to reduce haemorrhage during myomectomy for fibroids

scientific article (publication date: 24 January 2007)

Knowledge and attitudes towards vaccines and immunization among adolescents in South Africa

scientific article published on June 2010

Knowledge and practices relating to malaria in a semi-urban area of Cameroon: choices and sources of antimalarials, self-treatment and resistance ⬇️

scientific article published on May 25, 2011

Knowledge, attitudes and practices on adolescent vaccination among adolescents, parents and teachers in Africa: A systematic review

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on adolescent vaccination among parents, teachers and adolescents in Africa: a systematic review protocol

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Letter to the Editor: Male circumcision and the risk of HIV infection in men who have sex with men

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Low hepatitis B vaccine uptake among surgical residents in Cameroon

scientific article published on 14 March 2014

Mainstreaming implementation science into immunization systems in the decade of vaccines: A programmatic imperative for the African Region

scholarly article by Abdu A. Adamu et al published 17 May 2018 in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Make the money work for health in sub-Saharan Africa

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Male circumcision for prevention of homosexual acquisition of HIV in men

scientific article (published 2011-06-15)

Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017

scientific article published on 16 October 2019

Material incentives and enablers in the management of tuberculosis ⬇️

scientific article published on January 18, 2012

Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

scientific article published in The Lancet

Migration and measles

scientific article published on 19 September 2005

Mind the Gap: What explains the education-related inequality in missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa? Compositional and structural characteristics.

scientific article published on 9 April 2018

Misoprostol and pregnancy termination

scientific article published in December 2007

Mobile phone text messaging for improving the uptake of vaccinations: a systematic review protocol

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Mobile phone text messaging for promoting adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review

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Mobile phone text messaging for promoting adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review protocol

scientific article published on 16 January 2013

Mobile reporting of vaccine stock-levels in primary health care facilities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: perceptions and experiences of health care workers

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

Morbidity benefit conferred by childhood immunisation in relation to maternal HIV status: a meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys

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Mortality in patients treated for tuberculous pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa.

scientific article published on January 2008

Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in sub-Saharan Africa: time to act.

scientific article published on July 2015

New vaccine introductions in Africa before and during the decade of vaccines - Are we making progress?

scientific article published on 07 May 2019

Nifuratel-Nystatin combination for the treatment of mixed infections of bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, and trichomonal vaginitis

Non-specific effects of childhood vaccines on acute childhood morbidity among HIV-exposed children in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis

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Non-uptake of childhood vaccination among the children of HIV-infected mothers in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis

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Pandemic influenza preparedness in the WHO African region: are we ready yet?

scientific article published on 14 November 2018

Prevalence and dynamics of missed opportunities for vaccination among children in Africa: applying systems thinking in a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

scientific article published on 20 March 2019

Priority setting for new systematic reviews: processes and lessons learned in three regions in Africa

scientific article published on 26 July 2019

Protocol for a qualitative synthesis of barriers and facilitators in implementing guidelines for diagnosis of tuberculosis

scientific article published on 09 June 2017

Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of fractional dose compared with standard dose inactivated polio vaccination in children

Protocol for a systematic review of the effects of interventions for vaccine stock management

scientific article published on 08 January 2019

Protocol for a systematic review of the effects of interventions to inform or educate caregivers about childhood vaccination in low and middle-income countries

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Public stewardship of private for-profit health care in low- and middle-income countries

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Public stewardship of private for-profit healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries

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Reporting quality of systematic reviews of interventions aimed at improving vaccination coverage: compliance with PRISMA guidelines

scientific article published on 20 June 2019

Research evidence and policy: qualitative study in selected provinces in South Africa and Cameroon

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Researcher and policymaker dialogue: the Policy BUDDIES Project in Western Cape Province, South Africa

scientific article published on 14 December 2018

Risperidone for disruptive behaviour disorders in children with intellectual disabilities

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Rubella Vaccine Introduction in the South African Public Vaccination Schedule: Mathematical Modelling for Decision Making

scientific article published on 13 July 2020

Rubella seroprevalence using residual samples from the South African measles surveillance program: a cross-sectional analytic study

scientific article published on 16 April 2020

Rural-urban disparities in missed opportunities for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country decomposition analyses

scientific article published on 08 April 2019

Safety of licensed vaccines in HIV-infected persons: a systematic review protocol

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Sample study protocol for adapting and translating the 5C scale to assess the psychological antecedents of vaccination

scientific article published on 10 March 2020

Secular trends in new childhood epidemics: insights from evolutionary medicine

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Shifting tasks from pharmacy to non-pharmacy personnel for providing antiretroviral therapy to people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 29 August 2017

Short message service (SMS) as an educational tool during pregnancy: A literature review

Social media and HPV vaccination: Unsolicited public comments on a Facebook post by the Western Cape Department of Health provide insights into determinants of vaccine hesitancy in South Africa

scientific article published on 11 September 2019

Sputum induction for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Standardising evidence strength grading for recommendations from multiple clinical practice guidelines: a South African case study

scientific article published on 29 August 2018

Strengthening the expanded programme on immunization in Africa: looking beyond 2015.

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Supporting the delivery of cost-effective interventions in primary health-care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews

scientific article published on September 2008

Systematic review protocol on Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) revaccination and protection against tuberculosis

scientific article published on 15 October 2019

Systematic reviews in context: highlighting systematic reviews relevant to Africa in the Pan African Medical Journal

scientific article published on 30 June 2016

Taking stock of vaccine hesitancy among migrants: a scoping review protocol

scientific article published on 12 May 2020

The African Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Network: A vaccine advocacy initiative

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The Cape Town Declaration on Vaccines 2012: Unlocking the full potential of vaccines in Africa

scientific article published on 14 June 2016

The Cochrane Corner in the SAMJ: Summaries of Cochrane systematic reviews for evidence-informed practice.

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The Magnitude and Determinants of Missed Opportunities for Childhood Vaccination in South Africa

scientific article published on 25 November 2020

The acceptability of three vaccine injections given to infants during a single clinic visit in South Africa

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The burden of vaccine-preventable diseases among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The effects of shifting tasks from pharmacy to non-pharmacy personnel for providing antiretroviral therapy to people living with HIV: a systematic review protocol

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The efficacy and safety of complete pericardial drainage by means of intrapericardial fibrinolysis for the prevention of complications of pericardial effusion: a systematic review protocol

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The epidemiology of stroke in sickle cell patients in Yaounde, Cameroon

scientific article published on 14 August 2006

The impact of mass media interventions on tuberculosis awareness, health-seeking behaviour and health service utilisation: a systematic review protocol

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The importance of systematic reviews in radiology

scholarly article by Charles Shey Wiysonge published 22 April 2014 in South African Journal of Radiology

The prevalence and outcome of effusive constrictive pericarditis: a systematic review of the literature

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The use of supplementary immunisation activities to improve uptake of current and future vaccines in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol

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The utility of an interferon gamma release assay for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection and disease in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on August 2011

Topical microbicides for prevention of sexually transmitted infections

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Topical microbicides for prevention of sexually transmitted infections

scientific article (publication date: 8 July 2009)

Transcutaneous bilirubinometry versus total serum bilirubin measurement for newborns

Treatment for alcohol-related neuropathy

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Trends in the types and quality of childhood immunisations research output from Africa 1970-2010: mapping the evidence base

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Understanding interventions for improving routine immunization coverage in children in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol

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Understanding the underlying drivers of obesity in Africa: a scoping review protocol

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

Use of systematic reviews in WHO recommendations

scientific article published in The Lancet

Using GRADE methodology for the development of public health guidelines for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs among men who have sex with men and transgender people

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Using the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) to assess the implementation context of a quality improvement program to reduce missed opportunities for vaccination in Kano, Nigeria: a mixed methods study

scientific article published on 23 September 2019

Using the theoretical domains framework to explore reasons for missed opportunities for vaccination among children in Kano, Nigeria: a qualitative study in the pre-implementation phase of a collaborative quality improvement project

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

Vaccination among HIV–infected, HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-uninfected children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence related to vaccine efficacy and effectiveness

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Vaccine hesitancy 'outbreaks': using epidemiological modeling of the spread of ideas to understand the effects of vaccine related events on vaccine hesitancy

scientific article published on 30 November 2018

Vaccine hesitancy - a potential threat to the achievements of vaccination programmes in Africa.

scientific article published on 4 April 2018

Vaginal disinfection for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection

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Vaginal microbicides for reducing the risk of sexual acquisition of HIV infection in women: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection

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Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection

scientific article (published 2005-10-19)

Vitamin A supplements for reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

Wealth and sexual behaviour among men in Cameroon

scientific article published on 11 September 2006

Yellow fever control in Cameroon: Where are we now and where are we going?

scientific article (publication date: 8 February 2008)

β-Blocker therapy for patients with hypertension--reply

scientific article published in February 2014

β-Blockers as initial therapy for hypertension.

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