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Determinants and socioeconomic inequalities in vitamin A-rich food consumption among children aged 6–23 months in Somalia: a multilevel analysis of the 2020 Somalia Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS) [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
IntroductionVitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains a public health concern, particularly among children in resource-limited settings. This study aimed to evaluate the consumption of vitamin A-rich foods and associated socioeconomic inequalities among ...
Asma Mahamoud Abdillahi, Abdirizak Hassan Abokor, Omer Adam Farih, Mustafe Abdillahi Ali, Saeed Hassan Mohamed, Saeed Hassan Mohamed, Ahmed Adan Abdi, Ahmed Adan Abdi, Awale Ali Omer, Awale Ali Omer, Hafsa Mohamed, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Hodo Abdikarim   +13 more
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Exploring Potential Determinants of Mosquito Net Ownership and Use in Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Diseases, 2022
In Somalia, malaria remains a major public health threat. Understanding what influences the ownership and use of mosquito nets is of vital importance to accelerate malaria prevention efforts in the country.
Mitsuaki Hirai, Usman Umar, Patricia Darikwa, Ali Abdirahman Osman, Abdirahman Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed Jama, Carolyn Masheti, Millhia Kader   +7 more
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Management of a patient with a double J stent knotted at the mid-portion

Urology Case Reports, 2022
Ureteral stents are safe, and because of their widespread usage, complications associated with stenting increased. The knotting of the ureteral stent is an uncommon complication.
Metin Gur, Aşır Eraslan, Abdikarim Hussein Mohamed, Abdulkadir Isse Mohamed, Khalid Ali Mohamed, Sertac Cimen   +5 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Predisposing Factors Associated with Catheter-Associated UTI Caused by Uropathogens Exhibiting Multidrug-Resistant Patterns: A 3-Year Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Background: Widespread and rapidly emerging multidrug-resistant uropathogens, particularly carbapenem-resistant pathogens, are a public health concern that impairs the determination of empirical therapy.
Abdikarim Hussein Mohamed, Nasteho Mohamed Sheikh Omar, Marian Muse Osman, Hussein Ali Mohamud, Aşır Eraslan, Metin Gur   +5 more
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Somalia [PDF]

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series, 2019
Implementation of the new SMP IV is satisfactory and the economic outlook is in line with expectations. The underlying growth momentum continues, supported by ongoing reforms; however, lower than expected rains in late 2018 and the first half of 2019 threatens Somalia’s already fragile food security and the UN has indicated that up to 2.1 million ...
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Progress and experiences of implementing an integrated disease surveillance and response system in Somalia; 2016–2023

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionIn 2021, a regional strategy for integrated disease surveillance was adopted by member states of the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Steven Ssendagire, Mary Joan Karanja, Abdulkhadir Abdi, Mutaawe Lubogo, Abdullah Azad Al, Khadija Mzava, Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Ahmed Mohamed Abdikarim, Mohamed Abdirahman Abdi, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Abdirizak Mohamed, Hussein Sheik Ahmed, Nuralein Yusuf Hassan, Aden Hussein, Aisha Daud Ibrahim, Abdullahi Yusuf Mohamed, Ibrahim Mohamed Nur, Mukhtar Bulale Muhamed, Mohamed Abdelrahman Mohamed, Fawziya Abikar Nur, Hassan Sheik Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Mohamud Derow, Abdifatah Ahmed Diriye, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik   +24 more
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Value of Verbal Autopsy in a Fragile Setting: Reported versus Estimated Community Deaths Associated with COVID-19, Banadir, Somalia

Pathogens, 2023
Background: Accurate mortality data associated with infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are often unavailable in countries with fragile health systems such as Somalia. We compared officially reported COVID-19 deaths in Somalia
Tahlil Abdi Afrah, Lilly M. Nyagah, Asma Swaleh Ali, Mary Karanja, Hassan W. Nor, Solomon Abera, Ali Sh Mohamed, Mohamed Ahmed Yusuf Guled, Mohamed Mohamud Hassan Biday, Majdouline Obtel, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik   +10 more
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Population-based sero-epidemiological investigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Somalia

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Objectives: To explore the burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Somalia by measuring the seroprevalence of antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the general population.
Md Shajib Hossain, Mohamed Mohamud Derrow, Sahra Isse Mohamed, Hasan Mukhtar Abukar, Mohamed G. Qayad, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik, Kumlachew Fikremariam Mengistu, Ali Abdilahi Ali Obsie, Iqbal Anwar   +8 more
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Prevalence of mental disorders and psychological trauma among conflict- affected population in Somalia: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundDespite the longstanding psychosocial impact of the interactable conflict in Somalia for the last 30 years, there is lack of epidemiological studies of mental health conditions, especially at the population level.ObjectivesThe aim of this study
Abdulwahab M Salad, SK Md Mamunur Rahman Malik, James Mwangi Ndithia, Zeynab Noor, Marina Madeo, Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed Ibrahim   +6 more
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Pre and Postmenopausal Women in Mogadishu-A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care
This study aims to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women living in Mogadishu, Somalia, pre and post-menopause. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 138 women who were receiving medical care in internal medicine clinics in ...
Ahmed Muhammad Bashir, Nur Rashid Ahmed, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Abdirizak Ali Isse, Hawa Osman Jimale, Ahmed Abdiaziz Mohamed, Mohamed Abdialim Ahmed   +6 more
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