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Neonatal severe bacterial infection impairment estimates in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America for 2010. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Survivors of neonatal infections are at risk of neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), a burden not previously systematically quantified and yet important for program priority setting.
A Narang, A Vaidya, AC Seale, AC Seale, AK Deorari, AK Zaidi, AK Zaidi, AL Gordon, AM Aiken, Anita Zaidi, Anna C. Seale, AT Bang, Barbara J. Stoll, BJ Stoll, BJ Stoll, C Chiesa, CD Mathers, Charles R. Newton, CJ Murray, CJ Murray, Cyril Engmann, DA Kaufman, E Mazzi, F Schwab, GL Darmstadt, GL Darmstadt, H Blencowe, H Nair, Hammad Ganatra, Hannah Blencowe, HC Glass, HC Glass, HK Herbert, J Schulman, JA Berkley, JE Lawn, JE Lawn, JK Gona, JK Grether, JL Barlow, Joy E. Lawn, K Edmond, K Yeboah-Antwi, KM Edmond, L Downie, L Liu, LJ Schlapbach, M Cohen-Wolkowiez, M van der Ree, ME Rafael, MH Roper, MK Mwaniki, ML Wilson, N Marlow, N Marlow, P Manzoni, P Manzoni, PM Jeena, R Bennet, R Horton, R Libster, R Lozano, R Salimpour, S Cousens, S Crede, S Montgomery-Taylor, S Soofi, Sana Syed, SE Arifeen, Simon N. Cousens, Stefania Vergnano, T Cherian, T Vos, Young Infants Clinical Signs Study Group.   +73 more
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Incidence and risk factors for neonatal tetanus in admissions to Kilifi County Hospital, Kenya. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Neonatal Tetanus (NT) is a preventable cause of mortality and neurological sequelae that occurs at higher incidence in resource-poor countries, presumably because of low maternal immunisation rates and unhygienic cord care practices. We aimed
Bauni, Evasius, Berkley, James A, Boga, Mwanamvua, Dorfman, Jeffrey R, Fegan, Greg, Ibinda, Fredrick, Kariuki, Symon M, Lewa, Joy, Mwagandi, Kiponda, Mwikamba, Monica, Newton, Charles RJC, Odhiambo, Rachael, Seale, Anna C   +12 more
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Neonatal Tetanus After Home Delivery: Report of One Case

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2010
Neonatal tetanus is a rare disease in developed countries, but remains common in developing countries. Pregnant women immigrating to Taiwan from developing countries may carry a risk of neonatal tetanus to the child, because of inadequate tetanus toxoid ...
Shou-Chih Chang, Chun-Lung Wang
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The immune response to malaria in utero. [PDF]

, 2020
Malaria causes tremendous early childhood morbidity and mortality, providing an urgent impetus for the development of a vaccine that is effective in neonates.
Feeney, Margaret E
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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
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Clean birth kits to improve birth practices: development and testing of a country level decision support tool [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Clean birth practices can prevent sepsis, one of the leading causes of both maternal and newborn mortality. Evidence suggests that clean birth kits (CBKs), as part of package that includes education, are associated with a reduction in newborn
A Ayaz, A Cameron, A Nyamtema, AC Seale, Bilal I Avan, ER van Teijlingen, ER van Teijlingen, H Blencowe, H Hassan, Harding A (Chair) Partnerships with the Private Sector in Health, Haris Ahmed, I Holloway, I Jehan, J Bryce, J Raven, K Forrest Keenan, KS Khan, National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS) [Pakistan], and Macro International Inc, S Soofi, UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities, USAID, V Hundley, V Hundley, V Hundley, Vanora A Hundley, W Graham, Wendy J Graham, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank, World Health Organization, World Health Organization and Global Health Workforce Alliance, World Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Division of Reproductive Health (Technical Support)   +31 more
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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
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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
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Factors affecting home delivery in rural Tanzania [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Studies of factors affecting place of delivery have rarely considered the influence of gender roles and relations within the household.
Mrisho, M, Mshinda, H, Mushi, A, Obrist, B, Schellenberg, D, Schellenberg, JA, Tanner, M   +6 more
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Analyzing Child Mortality in Nigeria with Geoadditive Survival Models [PDF]

, 2002
Child mortality reflects a country's level of socio-economic development and quality of life. In developing countries, mortality rates are not only influenced by socio-economic, demographic and health variables but they also vary considerably across ...
Adebayo, Samson B., Fahrmeir, Ludwig
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