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Quality improvement strategies to improve inpatient management of small and sick newborns across All Babies Count supported hospitals in rural Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Neonatal mortality contributes to nearly half of child deaths globally and the majority of these deaths are preventable. Poor …
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Clinical profile and outcome of acute organophosphate poisoning in children of Upper Egypt: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Organophosphates are one of the most common agents of poisoning in developing countries including Egypt. Due to lack of …
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Factors associated with diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection in children under-5 years old in Ghana: an analysis of a national cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection (ARI) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in children under-5 years old in …
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Correlates of uptake of HIV testing among children and young adolescents in Akwa-Ibom state, Nigeria: a secondary data analysis of the Akwa-Ibom aids indicator survey, 2017
BACKGROUND: In order to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, there is a need to significantly reduce the rate of …
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Addressing the quality of paediatric primary care: health worker and caregiver perspectives from a process evaluation of PACK child, a health systems intervention in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The WHO's Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) has resulted in progress in addressing infant and child mortality. However, …
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Initial engagement and persistence of health risk behaviors through adolescence: longitudinal findings from urban South Africa
BACKGROUND: Little is known about longitudinal patterns of adolescent health risk behavior initial engagement and persistence in low- and middle-income …
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The prevalence of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry confirmed paediatric poisoning at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Paediatric poisoning is a common presentation to emergency departments worldwide. There is a paucity of data on the role …
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Addressing the mental health needs of children affected by HIV in Rwanda: validation of a rapid depression screening tool for children 7–14 years old
BACKGROUND: Depression in children presents a significant health burden to society and often co-exists with chronic illnesses, such as human …
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Effectiveness of FIBEROPTIC phototherapy compared to conventional phototherapy in treating HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA amongst term neonates: a randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common problems in neonates. Effective treatment of jaundice requires therapeutic intervention with …
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Optimization of pediatric CT scans in a developing country
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to assess scan parameters and to propose strategies to optimize the examinations …
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Adolescent physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in relation to body composition at age 18 years in urban South Africa, Birth-to-Twenty+ Cohort
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is marked by a decline in physical activity, rapid physical growth and changes in body composition, which have …
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Effect of improved cookstove intervention on childhood acute lower respiratory infection in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Household air pollution exposure is linked with over 3.5 million premature deaths every year, ranking highest among environmental risk …
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Intraventricular haemorrhage in a Ugandan cohort of low birth weight neonates: the IVHU study
BACKGROUND: Globally, 15 million neonates are born prematurely every year, over half in low income countries (LICs). Premature and low …
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Multiple anthropometric and nutritional deficiencies in young children in Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis based on a nationally representative data
BACKGROUND: In Ethiopia, child undernutrition and anemia are major public health concerns, resulting in increased childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite …
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Thymus size and its correlates among children admitted with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional study in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition continues to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity among children in resource limited settings. Children with …
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Viral hepatitis B and C in HIV-exposed South African infants
BACKGROUND: Whilst much attention is given to eliminating HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), little has been done to ensure the same …
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“It brought hope and peace in my heart:” Caregivers perceptions on kangaroo mother care services in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an effective intervention for preterm and low birth weight infants. Effective implementation of KMC …
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Comparison of Body Mass Index and fat percentage criteria classification of 7–13 year-old rural boys in South Africa
BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper was to investigate whether BMI and fat percentage classification criteria, would classify a sample …
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Hemiscrotal agenesis: a novel phenotype of a rare malformation
BACKGROUND: Hemiscrotal agenesis (HSA) is an exceedingly rare congenital anomaly in scrotal development. It is characterized by unilateral absence of …
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“We can’t handle things we don’t know about”: perceived neurorehabilitation challenges for Malawian paediatric cerebral malaria survivors
BACKGROUND: We sought to identify perceptions of neurorehabilitation challenges for paediatric cerebral malaria (CM) survivors post-hospital discharge at Queen Elizabeth …