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Can clinical signs or symptoms combined with basic hematology data be used to predict the presence of bacterial infections in febrile children under - 5 years?
BACKGROUND: Infectious diseases in children living in resource-limited settings are often presumptively managed on the basis of clinical signs and …
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High rate of antibiotic resistance among pneumococci carried by healthy children in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have been introduced in the infant immunisation programmes in many countries to reduce the rate of …
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Burden and factors associated with clinical neonatal sepsis in urban Uganda: a community cohort study
BACKGROUND: Neonatal sepsis is one of the most important causes of mortality in developing countries and yet the most preventable. …
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Problematic social networking site usage and substance use by young adolescents
BACKGROUND: Substance use and abuse by young adolescents has become a serious issue for public health services, and several socio-environmental …
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HIV diagnosis disclosure to infected children and adolescents; challenges of family caregivers in the Central Region of Ghana
BACKGROUND: Disclosure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to infected older children and adolescents is essential for both personal health maintenance …
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Mothers’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards the prevention and home-based management of diarrheal disease among under-five children in Diredawa, Eastern Ethiopia, 2016: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Diarrhea remains the 2nd leading cause of death among children under 5 globally. It kills more young children than …
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Nutritional rickets among children admitted with severe pneumonia at Mulago hospital, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: There's abundant sunshine in the tropics but severe rickets is still observed. Nutritional rickets is associated with an increased …
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Kawasaki disease: two case reports from the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease is a common childhood vasculitis which may result in cardiovascular morbidity if not adequately treated. Its epidemiology …
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Neurodevelopmental outcome of late preterm infants in Johannesburg, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Late preterm infants, previously considered low risk, have been identified to be at risk of developmental problems in infancy …
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Prevalence of rotavirus infection among children with acute diarrhoea after rotavirus vaccine introduction in Kenya, a hospital cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis globally in children under 5 years of age and …
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Prevalence and associated factors of pediatric emergency mortality at Tikur Anbessa specialized tertiary hospital: a 5 year retrospective case review study
BACKGROUND: Childhood mortality remains high in resource-limited third world countries. Most childhood deaths in hospital often occur within the first …
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Medication administration error and contributing factors among pediatric inpatient in public hospitals of Tigray, northern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Medication administration error is a medication error that occurs while administering a medication to a patient. A variety of …
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Correction to: Full title: peripheral venous catheter complications in children: predisposing factors in a multicenter prospective cohort study
Following publication of the original article [1], one of the authors flagged that the title of the article was submitted …
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Active case finding: comparison of the acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of targeted versus blanket provider-initiated-testing and counseling of HIV among children and adolescents in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents still lag behind adults in accessing antiretroviral therapy (ART), which is largely due to their limited …
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Pre-lacteal feeding practice and associated factors among mothers having children less than two years of age in Aksum town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Pre-lacteal feeding has continued as a deep-rooted nutritional malpractice in developing countries. Pre-lacteal feeding is a barrier to the …
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Sexual and physical abuse and its determinants among street children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2016
BACKGROUND: The life and health of street children is becoming a global concern. Street children are vulnerable to a variety …
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Maternal depression and child severe acute malnutrition: a case-control study from Kenya
BACKGROUND: Depression is the leading cause of disease-related disability in women and adversely affects the health and well-being of mothers …
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Disclosure to HIV-seropositive children in rural Zambia
BACKGROUND: Care of children living with HIV comprises various issues, some considered challenging. One of the challenging areas is the …
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Feasibility and utility of active case finding of HIV-infected children and adolescents by provider-initiated testing and counselling: evidence from the Laquintinie hospital in Douala, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Universal HIV testing and treatment of infected children remain challenging in resource-limited settings (RLS), leading to undiagnosed children/adolescents and …
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Neonatal hypothermia and associated factors among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit of public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Neonatal hypothermia is a worldwide problem and an important contributing factor for Neonatal morbidity and mortality especially in developing …