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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 …
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Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial
BACKGROUND: Children initially hospitalized with severe anaemia in Africa are at high risk of readmission or death within 6 months …
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Challenges to and opportunities for the adoption and routine use of early warning indicators to monitor pediatric HIV drug resistance in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Pediatric non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), loss to follow-up, and HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) are challenges to achieving UNAIDS' …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention on early childhood development in paediatric HIV care and treatment programmes: a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: HIV infection in a family may affect optimum child development. Our hypothesis is that child development outcomes among HIV-exposed …
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Prevalence and seasonality of common viral respiratory pathogens, including Cytomegalovirus in children, between 0–5 years of age in KwaZulu-Natal, an HIV endemic province in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory tract infections contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality among young children in resource-poor countries. However, studies on …
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Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Shigella and Salmonella among children aged below five years with Diarrhoea attending Nigist Eleni Mohammed memorial hospital, South Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death among children aged below 5 years. Even though, both preventable …
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Clinical and molecular report of c.1331 + 1G > A mutation of the AAAS gene in a Moroccan family with Allgrove syndrome: a case report
BACKGROUND: Allgrove syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the triad of achalasia, alacrimia and adrenal insufficiency. It …
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Clinical evaluation of severe neonatal Hyperbilirubinaemia in a resource-limited setting: a 4-year longitudinal study in south-East Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is one of the commonest causes of hospital visit in the neonatal period. When severe, it is …