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Prevalence and determinants of essential newborn care practices in the Lawra District of Ghana
BACKGROUND: There was less than satisfactory progress, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, towards child and maternal mortality targets of Millennium Development …
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Practice and outcomes of neonatal resuscitation for newborns with birth asphyxia at Kakamega County General Hospital, Kenya: a direct observation study
BACKGROUND: About three - quarters of all neonatal deaths occur during the first week of life, with over half of …
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Correction to: Exome sequencing reveals a novel PLP1 mutation in a Moroccan family with connatal Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease: a case report
After publication of the original article [1] it was brought to our attention that author Bouchra Ouled Amar Bencheikh was …
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Management of severe acute malnutrition by cow milk in resource constraints settings: experience of the Nutritional Centre of the University Clinics of Graben
BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition is defined as a weight for height z-score < - 3 standard deviation. Since 2000, joint …
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Are one-stop centres an appropriate model to deliver services to sexually abused children in urban Malawi?
BACKGROUND: The Republic of Malawi is creating a country-wide system of 28 One-Stop Centres (known as 'Chikwanekwanes' - 'everything under …
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Factors associated with congenital anomalies in Addis Ababa and the Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a case-control study
BACKGROUND: The early stage of embryo development is extremely vulnerable to various teratogenic factors, leading to congenital anomalies. In Ethiopia, …
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Severe eye complications from toxic epidermal necrolysis following initiation of Nevirapine based HAART regimen in a child with HIV infection: a case from Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare life threatening dermatological disorder characterized by extensive epidermal detachment and erosion of …
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Oral medicine acceptance in infants and toddlers: measurement properties of the caregiver-administered Children’s acceptance tool (CareCAT)
BACKGROUND: Developing age-appropriate medications remains a challenge in particular for the population of infants and toddlers, as they are not …
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Effect of infant feeding practices on iron status in a cohort study of Bolivian infants
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide, with potentially severe consequences on child neurodevelopment. Though exclusive …
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Correction to: Childhood disability in Malawi: a population based assessment using the key informant method
Following the publication of this article [1] it was brought to our attention that inadvertently the COSECSA Oxford Orthopaedic Link …
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Exome sequencing reveals a novel PLP1 mutation in a Moroccan family with connatal Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease: a case report
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy regroups a common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders that are characterized by spontaneous, unprovoked, and recurrent …
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BCG vaccination in southern rural Mozambique: an overview of coverage and its determinants based on data from the demographic and health surveillance system in the district of Manhiça
BACKGROUND: Over the past four decades, the World Health Organization established the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to foster universal …
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Assessing retention in care after 12 months of the Pediatric Development Clinic implementation in rural Rwanda: a retrospective cohort study
BACKGROUND: In Africa, a high proportion of children are at risk for developmental delay. Early interventions are known to improve …
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Factors associated with the time to cessation of breastfeeding among mothers who have index children aged two to three years in Debre Markos, northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective follow up study
BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding of children, which needs to continue until two years and beyond, is one of the essential requirements for …
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“Not just another Wii training”: a graded Wii protocol to increase physical fitness in adolescent girls with probable developmental coordination disorder-a pilot study
BACKGROUND: Adolescents with low motor competence participate less in physical activity and tend to exhibit decreased physical fitness compared to …
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HIV-1 transmission and survival according to feeding options in infants born to HIV-infected women in Yaoundé, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Evidence of 24-months survival in the frame of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) cascade-care is scare from routine programs …
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Next wave of interventions to reduce under-five mortality in Rwanda: a cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data
BACKGROUND: Sustained investments in Rwanda's health system have led to historic reductions in under five (U5) mortality. Although Rwanda achieved …
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Rapid intravenous rehydration of children with acute gastroenteritis and dehydration: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends rapid intravenous rehydration, using fluid volumes of 70-100mls/kg over 3-6 h, with some …
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A pediatric death audit in a large referral hospital in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Death audits have been used to describe pediatric mortality in under-resourced settings, where record keeping is often a challenge. …
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Seasonality and determinants of child growth velocity and growth deficit in rural southwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Ethiopia faces cyclic food insecurity that alternates between pre- and post- harvest seasons. Whether seasonal variation in access to …