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Reducing child mortality in India in the new millennium

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000
Globally, child mortality rates have been halved over the last few decades, a developmental success story. Nevertheless, progress has been uneven and in recent years mortality rates have increased in some countries.
Mariam Claeson, Eduard R. Bos, Tazim Mawji, Indra Pathmanathan   +3 more
doaj  

Challenges to the delivery and utilisation of child healthcare services: a qualitative study of the experiences of nurses and caregivers in a rural district in Ghana

BMC Nursing
Background Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the poorest child health outcomes in the world. Children born in this region face significant health challenges that jeopardise their proper growth and development.
Felix Kwasi Nyande, Esmeralda Ricks, Margaret Williams, Sihaam Jardien-Baboo   +3 more
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Good care practices can mitigate the negative effects of poverty and low maternal schooling on children's nutritional status [PDF]

This study uses data from a representative survey of households with preschoolers in Accra, Ghana to (1) examine the importance of care practices for children's height-for-age z-scores (HAZ); and (2) identify subgroups of children for whom good maternal ...
Armar-Klemesu, Margaret, Levin, Carol E., Maxwell, Daniel G., Morris, Saul Sutkover, Ruel, Marie T.   +4 more
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A Home-Start peer support scheme for women with low mood following childbirth [PDF]

, 2015
Perinatal mental health problems vary in impact and severity, and can have long-lasting effects on maternal health and child psychological health and development.
Hayter, Mark, Jomeen, Julie, Jones, Catriona C.G.   +2 more
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Real‐World Performance of CSF Kappa Free Light Chains in the 2024 McDonald Criteria

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Kappa free light chains (KFLCs) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have a similar performance to CSF‐restricted oligoclonal bands (OCB) for multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis. To help with implementation, we set out to resolve several remaining uncertainties: (1) performance in a real‐world cohort and the 2024 McDonald criteria; (2 ...
Maya M. Leibowitz, Ryan Cooper, Stefania Kaninia, Kathryn I. Challis, Will Greenway, Maria Bonello, Mahmoud Elbahnasawi, Deborah T. Shode, Dominika Gajdasik, Victor Iliev, Alison M. E. Whitelegg, Ian Galea   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting Equity: Child & Adolescent Health Service

European Journal of Public Health
Abstract The health and well-being of children and adolescents face significant challenges, particularly in times of social instability. In response to these challenges, the Norwegian government allocated funding in 2021 to establish a national center for Child and Adolescent Health Promotion Services.
Bjørnsen, H N, Welde, B, Lervold, T, Manvik, M D, Ringås, H S, Høyland, M M, Riiser, K   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Putting Families First: How the Opioid Epidemic is Affecting Children and Families, and the Child Welfare Policy Options to Address It [PDF]

, 2019
: Opioids and Child Welfare Across the country, placements in foster care are rising. In 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that 273,539 children in the U.S. entered foster care.
American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care, Greiner, Mary V, Laris, Zach, Waite, Douglas   +3 more
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Immune‐Driven Expression in Inclusion Body Myositis With T‐Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives T‐cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T‐LGLL), reported in up to 58% of inclusion body myositis (IBM) patients, is a rare leukemia of cytotoxic or less commonly helper T cells. The range of myopathies in T‐LGLL and the impact of coexisting T‐LGLL in IBM are not well understood. Our objectives are to investigate the spectrum of
Pannathat Soontrapa, Iago Pinal‐Fernandez, Pritikanta Paul, Michael P. Skolka, Margherita Milone, Min Shi, Mithun V. Shah, Maria Casal‐Dominguez, Katherine Pak, Andrew L. Mammen, Teerin Liewluck   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of Clinical Phenotype to Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Concentrations in Alexander Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the concentration of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma in Alexander disease (AxD) and whether GFAP levels are predictive of disease phenotypes. Methods CSF and plasma were collected (longitudinally when available) from AxD participants and non‐AxD controls.
Amy T. Waldman, Asako Takanohashi, Joshua Y. Joung, Geraldine W. Liu, Kaley Arnold, Amy Pizzino, Walter Faig, Sarah Woidill, Sona Narula, Adeline L. Vanderver   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source