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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 …
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Developmental performance of hospitalized severely acutely malnourished under-six children in low- income setting
BACKGROUND: Retrospective studies show that severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects child development. However, to what extent SAM affects children of …
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Childhood disability in Malawi: a population based assessment using the key informant method
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological data on childhood disability are lacking in Low and Middle Income countries (LMICs) such as Malawi, hampering effective …
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Health, nutrition, and development of children born preterm and low birth weight in rural Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: As care for preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants improves in resource-limited settings, more infants are surviving the …
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pediatricians on infantile colic in the Middle East and North Africa region
BACKGROUND: Regional evidence-based guidelines for the prophylaxis and management of infantile colic are not available for the Middle East and …
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The influence of socioeconomic factors on choice of infant male circumcision provider in rural Ghana; a community level population based study
BACKGROUND: The influence of socio-economic determinants on choice of infant male circumcision provider is not known in areas with high …
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Factors associated with diarrheal morbidity among under-five children in Jigjiga town, Somali Regional State, eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of underfive diarrhea in Somali Regional State, Ethiopia is one of the highest in the country. This …
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Determinants of overweight with concurrent stunting among Ghanaian children
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition (undernutrition and overnutrition) is a major public health problem in Ghana -affecting growth and development of individuals and …
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Knowledge and practice of immediate newborn care among health care providers in eastern zone public health facilities, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016
BACKGROUND: According to WHO (2013) report the number of under five-year mortality in Ethiopia was 195,504, out of this 84,437 …
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Determinants of stunting and severe stunting among Burundian children aged 6-23 months: evidence from a national cross-sectional household survey, 2014
BACKGROUND: Burundi is one of the poorest countries and is among the four countries with the highest prevalence of stunting …
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Stool frequency recording in severe acute malnutrition (‘StoolSAM’); an agreement study comparing maternal recall versus direct observation using diapers
BACKGROUND: Approximately 50% of the deaths of children under the age of 5 can be attributed to undernutrition, which also …
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Low birth weight and macrosomia in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: who are the mothers at risk?
BACKGROUND: Infant birth weight, which is classified into low birth weight, normal birth weight and macrosomia, is associated with short …