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Predictors and Consequences of Anaemia Among Antiretroviral-Naïve HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Children in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2009
Predictors and consequences of childhood anaemia in settings with high HIV prevalence are not well known. The aims of the present study were to identify maternal and child predictors of anaemia among children born to HIV-infected women and to study the ...
Adewuyi, Anirban Chatterjee, David J Hunter, DeMaeyer, Diggle, Gernard I Msamanga, Lohman, Lozoff, Miettinen, Roland Kupka, Ronald J Bosch, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Wafaie W Fawzi   +13 more
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Health and historical levels of freedom [PDF]

, 2010
Background The link between political freedom and health is unclear. We aimed to determine the association by exploring the relationship of historical and cumulative freedom levels with important health outcomes.
Samantha L Biggs, Evelyn M Dell, Vanessa L Dixon, Michel R Joffres, Chris Beyrer, Kumanan Wilson, James J Orbinski, Mills J Edward   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

“Near Miss” Obstetric Events and Maternal Deaths in a Tertiary Care Hospital: An Audit

Journal of Pregnancy, 2013
Objectives. (1) To determine the frequency of maternal near miss, maternal near miss incidence ratio (MNMR), maternal near miss to mortality ratio and mortality index. (2) To compare the nature of near miss events with that of maternal mortality.
Roopa PS, Shailja Verma, Lavanya Rai, Pratap Kumar, Murlidhar V. Pai, Jyothi Shetty   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solid fuel use and cooking practices as a major risk factor for ALRI mortality among African children [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Almost half of global child deaths due to acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where three-quarters of the population cook with solid fuels.
Best, N., Briggs, D. J., Joffe, M., Rehfuess, Eva Annette, Tzala, L.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Contraception and health.

, 2012
Increasing contraceptive use in developing countries has cut the number of maternal deaths by 40% over the past 20 years, merely by reducing the number of unintended pregnancies.
Cleland, John, Conde-Agudelo, Agustin, Peterson, Herbert, Ross, John, Tsui, Amy   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among long‐term HCQ users with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain OCT (SD‐OCT) for screening. Methods A systematic search of PubMed, Scopus,
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An epidemiological study of mortality among mothers admitted in a rural tertiary hospital of West Bengal

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017
Background: Maternal mortality reflects the quality of obstetric services given to pregnant women in the community. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to calculate the maternal mortality rate in a teaching institution, to assess the ...
Banasree Bhadra, Ronita Roy Choudhury, Dhrubajyoti Sarkar, Suvobrata Sarkar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Projections of maternal mortality ratios in Bangladesh

Journal of Global Health
The objective of this study was to predict when Bangladesh would achieve Sustainable Development Goal Target 3.1, which is to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to less than 70 per 100 000 live births.We used secondary data from the 1993 to 2017 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys and other sources to project the MMR until 2060 under ...
Nishimura, Etsuko, Yoneoka, Daisuke, Rahman, Md. Obaidur, Yonekura, Yuki, Kataoka, Yaeko, Ota, Erika   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the Dual Impact of Nanotechnologies on Health and Environment Through Alternative Bridging Models

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores how alternative invertebrate and small‐vertebrate models advance the evaluation of nanomaterials across medicine and environmental science. By bridging cellular and organismal levels, these models enable integrated assessment of toxicity, biodistribution, and therapeutic performance.
Marie Celine Lefevre, Margherita Bernardeschi, Matteo Battaglini, Gianni Ciofani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal evolution and spatial distribution of maternal death

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2014
OBJECTIVE To analyze the temporal evolution of maternal mortality and its spatial distribution. METHODS Ecological study with a sample made up of 845 maternal deaths in women between 10 and 49 years, registered from 1999 to 2008 in the state of Rio ...
Ioná Carreno, Ana Lúcia de Lourenzi Bonilha, Juvenal Soares Dias da Costa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source