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Evaluating predictive values of umbilical cord arterial lactate for adverse newborn outcomes among term‐births in northern Uganda: A cross sectional analytical study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 408-420, April 2025.
Abstract Objective Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of death for neonates worldwide. Lack of an objective cost effective test to predict poor newborn outcomes at birth affects the ability to respond appropriately. This study determined predictive values of umbilical cord arterial lactate in relation to adverse neonatal outcomes. Methods This
Elizabeth Ayebare, James K. Tumwine, Jolly Nankunda, Anna Hjelmstedt, Wibke Jonas, Grace Ndeezi, Nicola Orsini, Claudia Hanson   +7 more
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Assessing the community-level impact of group antenatal care on uptake of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy in Atlantique Department, Benin, 2021–2023: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Malaria Journal
Background In 2023, an estimated 36 million pregnancies occurred in malaria endemic sub-Saharan Africa, but only 44% received the WHO recommended ≥ 3 doses of intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp3).
Julie R. Gutman, Faustin Onikpo, Manzidatou Alao, Julie Niemczura, Stephanie Suhowatsky, Julie Buekens, Marie Adeyemi, Katherine Wolf, Catherine Dentinger, Alexandre Binazon, Audrey S. Eunice Amoussou, Odette Aimée Alihounou, Courtney Emerson, Ahmed Saadani Hassani, Houetohossou Camille, Cyriaque D. Affoukou, Peter J. Winch, Aurore Ogouyèmi-Hounto   +17 more
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Intrapartum oral azithromycin for maternal infection prophylaxis and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage: A secondary analysis of the A‐PLUS trial

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective A single oral dose of azithromycin (AZM) given during labor to women planning a vaginal delivery reduced maternal infections including sepsis, with a stronger effect in sub‐Saharan Africa than South Asia. Since maternal infection contributes to labor dysfunction and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), we evaluated the effect of AZM on the ...
Larissa Sidze, Janet L. Moore, Waldemar A. Carlo, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Jennifer J. Hemingway‐Foday, Avinash Kavi, Mrityunjay C. Metgud, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard Derman, Adrien L. Lokangaka, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Melissa S. Bauserman, Carl L. Bose, Poonam Shivkumar, Manjushri Waikar, Archana B. Patel, Patricia L. Hibberd, Paul Nyongesa, Fabian Esamai, Osayame A. Ekhaguere, Sherri L. Bucher, Saleem Jessani, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Robert L. Goldenberg, Sk Masum Billah, Ruth Lennox, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Lester Figueroa, Manolo Mazariegos, Nancy F. Krebs, Tracy L. Nolen, Marion Koso‐Thomas, Elizabeth M. McClure, Alan T. N. Tita, for the A‐PLUS Trial Group   +37 more
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Quality of inpatient test-and-treat malaria case-management in public and private hospitals in Kano State, Nigeria

Malaria Journal
Background Compliance with evidence-based treatment guidelines, supported by quality-assured parasitological diagnosis, is the mainstay of malaria case-management in Nigeria.
Dawit Getachew, Nnenna Ogbulafor, Emmanuel Shekarau, Babangida Musa, Abdullahi Yusuf, Safiyanu Haruna, Oladipo O. Oladosu, Olusola Oresanya, Kolawole Maxwell, Dejan Zurovac   +9 more
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FAKTOR LINGKUNGAN YANG MEMPENGARUHI KEJADIAAN MALARIA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KOTALAMA KECAMATAN NABIRE KABUPATEN NABIRE PROPINSI PAPUA [PDF]

, 2007
Di indonesia setiap tahunnya lebih enam juta penderita malaria dengan 700 kematian. Puskesmas Kotalama merupakan daerah endemis malaria dari tahun 2002 sampai 2005 terjadi peningkatan kasus Observasional Study dengan rancangan penelitian Case Control ...
Tatago, Farialice Yachquiline
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Functional status of women with and without potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions after 6 months postpartum: A cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of potentially life‐threatening maternal conditions (PLTCs) on functional disability at 6 months postpartum. Methods This prospective cohort study was done at 10 hospitals in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. A total of 1027 postpartum women (341 with PLTCs and 686 without) were enrolled into
Fitiwi Tinsae Baykemagn, Girmatsion Fisseha Abreha, Yibrah Berhe Zelelow, Alemayehu Bayray Kahsay   +3 more
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Are malaria treatment expenditures catastrophic to different socio-economic and geographic groups and how do they cope with payment? A study in southeast Nigeria.

, 2009
OBJECTIVES: To determine the inequities in the household income depletion resulting from malaria treatment expenditures, the sacrifice of basic household needs (catastrophe) and the differences in payment strategies among different socio-economic and ...
Hanson, Kara, Ichoku, Hyacinth, Ike, Edith, Onwughalu, Benjamin, Onwujekwe, Obinna, Uzochukwu, Benjamin   +5 more
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Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in ecosystems to improve wild animal welfare.
Tristan Katz
wiley   +1 more source

Community-based Approach to Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Pregnancy in Kisumu, Kenya [PDF]

, 2014
Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a significant contributor to maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. In malaria-endemic countries, especially those in tropical areas of Africa where there is intense transmission of Plasmodium falciparum (P ...

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Positive Freedom and the Social Meaning of Money

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semiotic objections to markets hold that buying and selling certain things – for example, sex, body parts, votes, surrogacy services – expresses that those things are fungible with money, which has only profane value. This article offers a more fundamental challenge to semiotic critiques of market.
Andrew Allison, Jason Brennan, Peter Jaworski   +2 more
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