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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 …
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Wasting in under five children is significantly varied between rice producing and non-producing households of Libokemkem district, Amhara region, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Acute undernutrition (wasting) is a condition in which a child becomes too thin for his or her height because …
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HLA A*32 is associated to HIV acquisition while B*44 and B*53 are associated with protection against HIV acquisition in perinatally exposed infants
BACKGROUND: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules play a key role in the cellular immune system. They may be determinants of …
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Evaluation of treatment response, drug resistance and HIV-1 variability among adolescents on first- and second-line antiretroviral therapy: a study protocol for a prospective observational study in the centre region of Cameroon (EDCTP READY-study)
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alone has nine out of every 10 children living with HIV globally and monitoring in this …
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Association of vitamin D and diarrhoea in children aged less than five years at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam: an unmatched case control study
BACKGROUND: There has been a growing interest in the non-skeletal roles of vitamin D particularly its immune-modulatory properties which has …
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Growth of extremely low birth weight infants at a tertiary hospital in a middle-income country
BACKGROUND: Survival of extremely low birth weight (ELBW; birth weight less than 1000 g) infants has improved significantly since the …
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Longitudinal patterns of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in urban South African adolescents, Birth-To-Twenty Plus cohort
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a critical phase of human development that lays the foundation for health in later life. Of the …
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Neonatal hypothermia and associated factors within six hours of delivery in eastern part of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Neonatal hypothermia plays a significant role in increasing neonatal death by 80% for every 1 degree Celsius decrease of …
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Mothers/caregivers healthcare seeking behavior towards childhood illness in selected health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Seeking healthcare in children is unique since parents decide upon the type and frequency of healthcare services accessed. Mothers/caregivers …
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HIV prevalence and risk factors in infants born to HIV positive mothers, measured by dried blood spot real-time PCR assay in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Infants infected during pregnancy or while breastfeeding requires early HIV diagnosis at 6 weeks after birth to identify HIV …
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Anatomical patterns of cleft lip and palate deformities among neonates in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia; implication of environmental impact
BACKGROUND: Cleft lip and palate deformities are considered one of the most common birth defects of the head and neck …
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Congenital anomalies prevalence in Addis Ababa and the Amhara region, Ethiopia: a descriptive cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: During the first three months of pregnancy, the developing embryo may be susceptible to external and internal factors, which …
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One month follow up of a neonate born to a mother who survived Ebola virus disease during pregnancy: a case report in the Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND: The authors report a 1 month follow up of a neonate described as "miracle baby" because she was born …
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Immunization coverage of 12–23 months old children and its associated factors in Minjar-Shenkora district, Ethiopia: a community-based study
BACKGROUND: Childhood vaccinations have been shown to be effective in protecting children against vaccine-preventable diseases. The systematic investigation of the …
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Determinants of stunting among under-five children in Ethiopia: a multilevel mixed-effects analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data
BACKGROUND: Childhood stunting is the most widely prevalent among under-five children in Ethiopia. Despite the individual-level factors of childhood stunting …
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Emotional and behavioral problems and associated factors among children and adolescents on highly active anti-retroviral therapy in public hospitals of West Gojjam zone, Amhara regional state of Ethiopia, 2018: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems than the general population. This …
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Prevalence of growth monitoring practice and its associated factors at public health facilities of North Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia: an institution-based mixed study
BACKGROUND: Growth monitoring is used to assess the growth rate of a child by periodic and frequent anthropometric measurements in …
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Predictors of inappropriate complementary feeding practice among children aged 6 to 23 months in Wonago District, South Ethiopia, 2017; case control study
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate complementary feeding practice could result in child illness, sub-optimal growth and development. Evidence shows a huge burden of …
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A screening tool for psychological difficulties in children aged 6 to 36 months: cross-cultural validation in Kenya, Cambodia and Uganda
BACKGROUND: In low-resource settings, the lack of mental health professionals and cross-culturally validated screening instruments complicates mental health care delivery. …
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Does education offset the effect of maternal disadvantage on childhood anaemia in Tanzania? Evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Despite being preventable, anaemia is a major public health problem that affects a sizable number of children under-five years …