Research Papers – Page 27 – Amref Health Africa

Perceptions of eLearning Innovative Training Approaches among Nurses, Midwives, and Tutors: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study from Nurse-Midwifery Colleges in Tanzania Africa carries 24% of the global disease burden but has only 3% of the world’s health workforce, with a critical shortage among frontline workers like nurses and midwives. This imbalance contributed to the continent’s failure to meet the Millennium Development… Read More
Lymphatic filariasis elimination in Kenya: Tracing the journey from 2002-2024 and pathways to achieving 2030 target Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease that causes severe physical and psychological effects, such as elephantiasis and hydrocele, reducing quality of life and economic productivity. Kenya began its National Programme to Eliminate LF in 2000, with the first … Read More
Geostatistical modelling of soil-transmitted helminth prevalence in Kenya: Informing targeted interventions to accelerate elimination efforts Kenya aims to reduce soil-transmitted helminth (STH) prevalence to below 2% by 2027, marking a shift toward eliminating transmission. Achieving this requires high-resolution data to guide targeted interventions. While geostatistical modelling has been used in parts of Kenya, national-level data… Read More
Implementation of early warning, alert and response: An experience from the Marburg virus disease outbreak response in Kagera, Tanzania, March to May 2023 Tanzania declared a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak on March 21, 2023, reporting nine cases and six deaths (case fatality rate (CFR) 66.7%). Detection began when a Community Health Worker (CHW) reported unexplained illness via the electronic EBS (e-EBS) system,… Read More
Empowering Young People to Make Healthy Sexual and Reproductive Health Choices: Lessons from Heroes for Gender Transformative Action in Uganda Heroes4GTA measures the quantity and quality of services received at health facilities including the number of facilities offering adolescent-friendly services, contraceptive use and availability, and family planning/immunization integration readiness, among other indicators. To assess progress at midline, Heroes4GTA conducted a… Read More
Menstrual Hygiene Management Practices and Associated Factors Among Adolescent Schoolgirls in Rural Tanzania: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study A cross-sectional study in Kilindi district, northeastern Tanzania, assessed menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among 490 adolescent schoolgirls. It found that only 44.5% had good MHM knowledge, and 62.7% reported poor MHM practices. Factors linked to better knowledge included being older,… Read More
Factors Associated with Delay in Diagnosis of Tuberculosis among Newly Diagnosed Patients in Meru County TB remains a disease of major public health concern due to related mortality and morbidity. Kenya is a high-burden country for TB and TB/HIV, and an estimated 1330,000 people got TB in 2022, but only 90,560 were diagnosed, and over… Read More
Primary Health Care Practice Journal: a pathway to universal health coverage and sustainable development through scientific evidence and field lessons This editorial introduces the Primary Health Care Practice Journal (PHCPJ), a new addition to the Pan African Medical Journal (PAMJ) family, to the scholars and practitioners of primary health care. The launch of this new journal, dedicated to Primary Health… Read More

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Ebola Outbreak in Africa: Strengthening Africa’s Health Security