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‘The baby will have the right beginning’: a qualitative study on mother and health worker views on point-of-care HIV birth testing across 10 sites in Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: The survival of HIV-infected infants depends on early identification and initiation on effective treatment. HIV-exposed infants are tested at …
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Prognostic risk score development to predict birth asphyxia using maternal and fetal characteristics in South Gondar zone hospitals, north West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Birth asphyxia leads to profound systemic and neurological sequela to decrease blood flow or oxygen to the fetus followed …
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Neurobehavioural challenges experienced by HIV exposed infants: a study in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The newborn infant is a complexly organized, competent being, who plays an active role in shaping their environment through …
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Spatial distribution and determinants of newbornsnot receiving postnatal check-up withintwodays after birth in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis of EDHS 2016
BACKGROUND: Accessibility and utilization of postnatal newborn check-ups within 2 days after delivery are critical for a child's survival, growth, …
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Prognostic factors and scoring systems associated with outcome in pediatric acute liver failure
BACKGROUND: Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) is an uncommon, devastating illness with significant mortality. Liver transplantation remains the mainstay of …
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Soil-transmitted helminthes and Schistosoma mansoni infections among primary school children at Ambasame primary school, North-West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STHs) are the major public health problem in the world especially in school age children. …
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Underweight children are agile but lack power
Given the knowledge gap in literature on the impact of undernutrition on muscular power and agility in school-aged children, the …
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“I don’t hesitate to use the left-over antibiotics for my child” practices and experiences with antibiotic use among caregivers of paediatric patients at Zomba central hospital in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate use of antibiotics is among the major causes of the global emergency of antibiotic resistance among children. The …
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Psychiatric disorders and associated risk factors in a sample of adolescents in Gaborone, Botswana: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Despite the high proportion of adolescents living with mental health issues in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in …
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Evaluation of the outpatient therapeutic program for severe acute malnourished children aged 6–59 months implementation in Dehana District, Northern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods evaluation
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, about 57% of child mortality is associated with acute malnutrition in which the burden is dominant at …
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Otitis media with effusion in children aged 2–12 years attending the paediatric clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital, a Ugandan tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common in children aged between 6 months to 4 years, and it is …
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Risk factors for sustained virological non-suppression among children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe and Malawi: a secondary data analysis
BACKGROUND: We investigated risk factors for sustained virological non-suppression (viral load ≥ 1000 copies/ml on two tests 48 weeks apart) …
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Challenges and recommendations to improve implementation of phototherapy among neonates in Malawian hospitals
BACKGROUND: Severe neonatal jaundice can result in long term morbidities and mortality when left untreated. Phototherapy is the main-stay intervention …
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Molecular epidemiological surveillance of viral agents of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children in Accra, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) in children under 5 years is known to be predominantly caused by respiratory …
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Co-existence of overweight/obesity and stunting: it’s prevalence and associated factors among under - five children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Double burden of malnutrition is a global problem posing a serious public health challenge especially in low- and middle-income …
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Trends of under-five mortality and associated risk factors in Zambia: a multi survey analysis between 2007 and 2018
BACKGROUND: Mortality at a young age is key to public health measures. This study aims to describe the burden, trend, …
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Pre-hospital exposures to antibiotics among children presenting with fever in northern Uganda: a facility-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The rise in the indiscriminate use of antibiotics has become a major global public health problem and presents the …
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Inequalities in the prevalence of stunting, anemia and exclusive breastfeeding among African children
BACKGROUND: Childhood stunting and anemia are on the increase in many resource-constrained settings, without a counter increase in proper feeding …
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Correction to: Time to death among HIV-infected under-five children after initiation of anti-retroviral therapy and its predictors in Oromiya liyu zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study
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Unusual neurological presentation of second stage African trypanosomiasis in a young boy: a case report
BACKGROUND: In South Sudan, sleeping sickness is a frequent condition caused by human African trypanosomiasis. There are two stages that …