Background Breast cancer (BC) has been described as the leading cause of cancer deaths
among women especially in the develo** world including sub Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Objective: To give critical care clinicians in Western nations a general overview of intensive
care medicine in less developed countries and to stimulate institutional or personal …

Physical access to health care affects a large array of health outcomes, yet meaningfully
estimating physical access remains elusive in many develo** country contexts where …

Background Primary health care is essential in improving and maintaining the health of
populations. It has the potential to accelerate achievement of the Millennium Development …

Purpose–The study aims to examine the socio‐economic determinants of maternal health
services utilization in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach–Probit and ordered probit …

Adequate and equitable distribution of health care facilities in rural areas is critical to human
capital development. The study determined factors influencing utilization of health facilities …

This paper investigates the factors associated with childhood immunization in Uganda. We
used nationally-representative data from Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) …

Background Access to health care is a particular concern given the important role of poor
access in perpetuating poverty and inequality. South Africa's apartheid history leaves large …

Objective: The objective of this study was to develop and validate a smartphone-based digits-
in-noise hearing test for South African English. Design: Single digits (0–9) were recorded …

Background Appropriate facility-based care at birth is a key determinant of safe motherhood
but geographical access remains poor in many high burden regions. Despite its importance …