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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Reported Tetanus-Toxoid-Containing Vaccine Uptake Among Women Aged 15-44 Years in Ifakara Town, Tanzania: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Tetanus‐toxoid‐containing vaccines protect mothers and newborns, but cumulative uptake may decline at higher dose thresholds. We assessed knowledge, attitudes, self‐reported tetanus‐toxoid‐containing vaccine uptake, and factors associated with receipt of at least three doses among women aged 15–44 years in Ifakara Town ...
Mhina DR, Laizer ZL, Hilari OT, Petro BZ, Bahati SY, Maghembe RS.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Neonatal tetanus in Turkey; what has changed in the last decade?

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2008
Background Neonatal tetanus (NT) is still considered as one of the major causes of neonatal death in many developing countries. The aim of the present study was to assess the characteristics of sixty-seven infants with the diagnosis of neonatal tetanus ...
Kocamaz Halil, Gunes Ali, Tas Taskin, Yilmaz-Keskin Ebru, Uzun Hakan, Dikici Bunyamin, Konca Capan, Tas Mehmet A   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and outcome of neonatal tetanus in Zaria, Northwestern Nigeria

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Introduction: Neonatal tetanus is a highly debilitating disease with high mortality. Global efforts at eliminating the disease in developing countries are yielding results but slower than expected.
Richard Onalo, Hassan Mshalia Ishiaka, Williams Nuhu Ogala   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

NEONATAL TETANUS

The Professional Medical Journal, 2012
Objective: To determine the prevalence of neonatal tetanus and frequency of factor leading to neonatal tetanus in patientsvisiting to Nishtar Hospital, Multan and comparing this data with the past since 2002. Duration: January 2009 to December 2011. StudyDesign: Descriptive study (cross-sectional).
FAUZIA ZAFAR, JAVARIA RASHEED, HAFIZ ABDUL GHAFFAR   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Clean birth and postnatal care practices to reduce neonatal deaths from sepsis and tetanus: a systematic review and Delphi estimation of mortality effect

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Annually over 520,000 newborns die from neonatal sepsis, and 60,000 more from tetanus. Estimates of the effect of clean birth and postnatal care practices are required for evidence-based program planning.
Blencowe Hannah, Cousens Simon, Mullany Luke C, Lee Anne CC, Kerber Kate, Wall Steve, Darmstadt Gary L, Lawn Joy E   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence in preclinical epilepsy research: Current state, potential, and challenges

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Preclinical translational epilepsy research uses animal models to better understand the mechanisms underlying epilepsy and its comorbidities, as well as to analyze and develop potential treatments that may mitigate this neurological disorder and its associated conditions. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool across
Jesús Servando Medel‐Matus, Cesar Santana‐Gomez, Ruby G. Escalante, Dominique Duncan, Pedro F. Viana, Giulia Sofia Cereda, Naoto Kuroda, Aristea S. Galanopoulou   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antibody kinetics against tetanus toxoid before and after primary vaccination of foals

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Vaccination recommendations for foals against Clostridium tetani vary. Available studies assessing foal immune responses, maternal antibody interference, or individual variation often used small foal numbers. Objectives To quantify antibody responses after tetanus vaccination in foals and explore associations with passively ...
Katharina Olbrich, Monica Venner, Bettina Wagner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological and clinical aspects of neonatal tetanus from a tertiary care hospital

International Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2017
Background and objectives: To study the epidemiology, clinical presentation and outcome of all patients diagnosed with neonatal tetanus and to provide a recommendation for maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination. Design and setting: Retrospective study
Ali Y. Aqeel, Haider M. Arishi, Hussain I. Ageel, Nouriyah H. Arishi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccinations in pregnancy: An update for a changing time

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal immunization is one of the most effective public health interventions to reduce infectious morbidity and mortality in pregnant women, fetuses, and newborns. Despite robust evidence supporting vaccine safety and effectiveness in pregnancy, global uptake has declined following the COVID‐19 pandemic, contributing to resurgent outbreaks ...
Wendy Hodge, Méabh Bhuinneáin, Gelila Goba, Marisa Labovsky, Eliana Amaral, Asma Khalil, David Lissauer, Hema Divakar, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Deborah Money, Dharmintra Pasupathy, on behalf of the FIGO Committee on Infections During Pregnancy   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination for girls and women across the life course: Evidence‐based recommendations for clinical practice and policy

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Vaccination across the life course is a cornerstone of preventive health care for girls and women. Although WHO recommends completion of essential vaccines by adolescence, global coverage remains suboptimal. Vaccine‐preventable diseases—including HPV‐related cancers, vaginal, vulvar, anal, oropharyngeal, influenza, pertussis, hepatitis B ...
Hema Divakar, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Gelila Goba, Chiara Benedetto, Méabh N. Bhuinneáin, Suvarna Khadilkar, Marisa Labovsky, Michael Abou‐Dakn, Eytan R. Barnea, Agnaldo Lopes da Silva‐Filho, Elizabete Argale, Andrea Genazzani, Diana Ramos, Dharmintra Pasupathy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source