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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 …
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Prevalence and factors associated with sleep disorders among children with cerebral palsy in Uganda; a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Sleep plays a prominent role in the growth and development of children. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are more …
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Elevated blood pressure among primary school children in Dar es salaam, Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors
BACKGROUND: Whilst the burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing in developing countries, little data is available on blood pressure among …
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The relationship of undernutrition/psychosocial factors and developmental outcomes of children in extreme poverty in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Extreme poverty is severe deprivation of basic needs and services. Children living in extreme poverty may lack adequate parental …
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Effects of home-based play-assisted stimulation on developmental performances of children living in extreme poverty: a randomized single-blind controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Children living with foster families in a resource-limited setting such as Ethiopia are at risk of developmental problems. It …
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Assessment of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in children with iron deficiency anemia
BACKGROUND: Iron plays an important role in body defense and essential for normal immune system development where its deficiency may …
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Providers’ preferences for pediatric oral health information in the electronic health record: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: The majority of primary care physicians support integration of children's oral health promotion and disease prevention into their practices …
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Timely initiation of complementary feeding to children aged 6–23 months in rural Soro district of Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Poor complementary feeding practice to infants is one of risk factors for child undernutrition in Ethiopia. This would vary …
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Epidemiology and outcomes of children with renal failure in the pediatric ward of a tertiary hospital in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Pediatric nephrology is challenging in developing countries and data on the burden of kidney disease in children is difficult …
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Vaccination of infants aged 0 to 11 months at the Yaounde Gynaeco-obstetric and pediatric hospital in Cameroon: how complete and how timely?
BACKGROUND: Vaccination is a major, but simple and cost effective public health intervention in the prevention of infectious diseases, especially …
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Full title: peripheral venous catheter complications in children: predisposing factors in a multicenter prospective cohort study
Peripheral venous catheterization (PVC) is frequently used in children. This procedure is not free from potential complications. Our purpose was …