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Prenatal alcohol history – setting a threshold for diagnosis requires a level of detail and accuracy that does not exist
BACKGROUND: The revised 2015 Canadian Guidelines requires a more specific prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) threshold for a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum …
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Hepatitis B infection and risk factors among children living with HIV in Yaounde, Cameroon: an integrated management
BACKGROUND: The endemicity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) prompted the systematic immunization of newborns in Cameroon since 2005. In the …
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Weight management among school-aged children and adolescents: a quantitative assessment in a Ghanaian municipality
BACKGROUND: Childhood and adolescent overweight, obesity and underweight have become an issue of grave concern to both the developed and …
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Thyroid dysfunction in preterm infants born before 32 gestational weeks
BACKGROUND: Thyroid hormones are critical for growth and brain development during the newborn period and infancy. Because of delayed maturation …
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Burden of neurological and neurocognitive impairment in pediatric sickle cell anemia in Uganda (BRAIN SAFE): a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) are highly susceptible to stroke and other manifestations of pediatric cerebral vasculopathy. Detailed …
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Prevalence and associated factors of neurodevelopmental disability among infants in eastern Uganda: a population based study
BACKGROUND: Neurodevelopmental disability (NDD) is increasingly acknowledged as one of the important causes of disease burden in low income countries. …
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Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection among under-five children in and around Haro Dumal Town, Bale Zone, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasitic infection is diversified illness and diseases caused millions morbidity among under-five children lives in developing countries particularly …
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A descriptive study to explore working conditions and childcare practices among informal women workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: identifying opportunities to support childcare for mothers in informal work
BACKGROUND: Although women working in the informal economy are a large and vulnerable group, little is known about infant feeding …
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Risk factors of acute respiratory infections among under five children attending public hospitals in southern Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016/2017
BACKGROUND: Acute Respiratory infection accounts for 94,037000 disability adjusted life years and 1.9 million deaths worldwide. Acute respiratory infections is …
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Undernourished children presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a prospective descriptive study
BACKGROUND: Childhood undernutrition causes significant morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Tanzania, the in-hospital prevalence of …
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Parent’s food preference and its implication for child malnutrition in Dabat health and demographic surveillance system; community-based survey using multinomial logistic regression model: North West Ethiopia; December 2017
BACKGROUND: A Shortage or excessive intake of the nutrient is malnutrition; affecting every aspect of human beings. Malnutrition at childhood …
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Bacterial meningitis in Sudanese children; critical evaluation of the clinical decision using clinical prediction rules
BACKGROUND: Sudan falls in the meningitis belt where most global cases of bacterial meningitis are reported. Highly accurate decision support …
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Pneumococcal carriage among children under five in Accra, Ghana, five years after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
BACKGROUND: The study objective was to determine the carriage and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children in Accra, Ghana, …
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Reducing preterm mortality in eastern Uganda: the impact of introducing low-cost bubble CPAP on neonates <1500 g
BACKGROUND: Complications of prematurity are the leading cause of deaths in children under the age of five. The predominant reason …
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A review of -multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a neonatal unit in Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Multi-drug resistant organisms are an increasingly important cause of neonatal sepsis. AIM: This study aimed to review neonatal sepsis …
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Better care for babies: the added value of a modified reverse syphilis testing algorithm for the treatment of congenital syphilis in a maternity Hospital in Central African Republic
BACKGROUND: In high syphilis prevalence settings, the syphilis testing and treatment strategy for mothers and newborns must be tailored to …
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Impact of antiretroviral treatment on height evolution of HIV infected children
BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been shown to have a beneficial effect on the weight evolution but its effect on …
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Oral diseases and oral health related behaviors in adolescents living in Maasai population areas of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Oral diseases, such as dental caries, tooth wear, dental erosion and periodontal diseases are major health problems in many …
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Imperforate anus associated with anomalous pulmonary venous return in scimitar syndrome. Case report from a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Scimitar syndrome is a rare form of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage associated with pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart …
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Diagnosis of Fraser syndrome missed out until the age of six months old in a low-resource setting: a case report
BACKGROUND: Fraser syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that often presents with ocular, renal, genital and limb's congenital anomalies. The …