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Effect of insecticide-treated bed net usage on under-five mortality in northern Ghana [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Although under-five mortality rate seems to be declining in Ghana, the northern part of the country has higher levels of under-five mortality vis-à-vis the national rates. This research examines the correlates of the high under-five mortality
Nunoo, Jacob, Francis Kwaw Andoh, Afoakwah, Clifford, Andoh, Francis Kwaw, Clifford Afoakwah, Jacob Nunoo   +5 more
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Pattern of Blood Pressure in apparently Healthy Nigerian Children aged 1-5 years

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics
Summary Background: Hypertension causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. As has been reported, the levels of blood pressure (BP) in childhood are the strongest predictors of adult levels.
Ogunkunle OO, Odutola AO , Orimadegun AE   +2 more
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among children under 5 years of age at Dessie Referral Hospital: cross sectional study

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective Intestinal parasitic infection is a serious public health problem throughout the world particularly in developing countries. Like other countries in sub saran region epidemiological data regarding prevalence of intestinal parasites and their ...
Daniel Gebretsadik, Yeshi Metaferia, Abdurahaman Seid, Genet Molla Fenta, Alemu Gedefie   +4 more
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth With Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐Onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham, Thea Senger‐Carpenter, Jocelyn Zuckerman, Michelle Adler, Mallet R. Reid, Ashley Danguecan, Luana Flores Pereira, Sarah I. Mossad, Samantha L. Ely, Khalid Abulaban, Elizabeth A. Kessler, Natalie Rosenwasser, Tamar B. Rubinstein, Ekemini A. Ogbu, Emily A. Smitherman, Alaina Miller, Taylor Abounader, Elizabeth Ross, Livie Timmerman, Dhriti Sharma, Jennifer N. Stinson, Stacy Allen, Kabita Nanda, Tala El Tal, Deborah M. Levy, Linda T. Hiraki, Hermine I. Brunner, Mathew Reeves, Steven J. Pierce, Andrea Knight   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of child health care and under-five-mortality in Zambia: [PDF]

This study was intended to investigate the factors associated with the high under-five mortality in one province of Zambia. Specifically the study (a) Identifies predominant traditional cultural beliefs and perceptions concerning main causes of child ...
Augustus Kapungwe
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Space-time mapping of wasting among children under the age of five years in Somalia from 2007 to 2010.

, 2016
Objective To determine the sub-national seasonal prevalence and trends wasting from 2007 to 2010 among children under the age of five years in Somalia using remote sensing and household survey data from nutritional surveys by location.
Kinyoki, Damaris K., Noor, Abdisalan M, Kinyoki, DK, Kinyoki, Damaris, Berkley, James, Kinyoki, Damaris K, Odundo, EO, Moloney, Grainne M., Odundo, Elijah O, Berkley, James A, Moloney, GM, Noor, AM, Berkley, JA, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin, Odundo, Elijah, Noor, Abdisalan, Kandala, N-B, Odundo, Elijah O., Berkley, James A., Noor, Abdisalan M., Moloney, Grainne, Moloney, Grainne M   +21 more
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Wasting in under five children is significantly varied between rice producing and non-producing households of Libokemkem district, Amhara region, Ethiopia

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Acute undernutrition (wasting) is a condition in which a child becomes too thin for his or her height because of weight loss or failure to gain weight.
Achenef Motbainor, Abeba Taye
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Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment Reduces the Risk of Treatment Escalation Due to Vascular Complications in Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Emulation of a Target Trial From the Italian Rheumatology Society SPRING Registry

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon because of the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis, Gerlando Natalello, Rossella De Angelis, Lucrezia Verardi, Dilia Giuggioli, Gianluigi Bajocchi, Lorenzo Dagna, Silvia Bellando‐Randone, Giovanni Zanframundo, Rosario Foti, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Giovanna Cuomo, Alarico Ariani, Edoardo Rosato, Gemma Lepri, Francesco Girelli, Valeria Riccieri, Elisabetta Zanatta, Ilaria Cavazzana, Francesca Ingegnoli, Maria De Santis, Giuseppe Murdaca, Giuseppina Abignano, Giorgio Pettiti, Alessandra Della Rossa, Maurizio Caminiti, Annamaria Iuliano, Giovanni Ciano, Lorenzo Beretta, Gianluca Bagnato, Ennio Lubrano, Maria Ilenia De Andres, Alessandro Giollo, Cosimo Bruni, Martina Orlandi, Marco Fornaro, Marta Saracco, Cecilia Agnes, Pier Giacomo Cerasuolo, Gabriella Alonzi, Edoardo Cipolletta, Federica Lumetti, Amelia Spinella, Luca Magnani, Corrado Campochiaro, Giacomo De Luca, Veronica Codullo, Elisa Visalli, Carlo Iandoli, Antonietta Gigante, Greta Pellegrino, Erika Pigatto, Maria‐Grazia Lazzaroni, Franco Franceschini, Elena Generali, Gianna Mennillo, Simone Barsotti, Giuseppa Pagano Mariano, Federica Furini, Licia Vultaggio, Simone Parisi, Clara Lisa Peroni, Gerolamo Bianchi, Enrico Fusaro, Gian Domenico Sebastiani, Marcello Govoni, Salvatore D'Angelo, Franco Cozzi, Fabrizio Conti, Serena Guiducci, Andrea Doria, Carlo Salvarani, Florenzo Iannone, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino, Clodoveo Ferri, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Silvia Laura Bosello, on behalf of the SPRING Italian Registry Collaborators   +77 more
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Accuracy of rapid tests for malaria and treatment outcomes for malaria and non-malaria cases among under-five children in rural Ghana. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: WHO now recommends test-based management of malaria across all transmission settings. The accuracy of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and the outcome of treatment based on the result of tests will influence acceptability of and adherence to the ...
Tivura, Mathilda, Karikari Akosua B., Daniel Chandramohan, Frank Baiden (170995), Webster, Jayne, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Baiden Frank, Daniel Chandramohan (45475), Berko Yvonne, Karikari, Akosua B, Akosua B. Karikari (171023), Tivura Mathilda, Mathilda Tivura, Rupert Delimini, Seth Owusu-Agyei (80063), Amenga-Etego, Seeba, Chandramohan Daniel, Seeba Amenga-Etego (171010), Frank Baiden, Akosua B Karikari, Jane Bruce, Yvonne Berko (171007), Rupert Delimini (171002), Baiden, Frank, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Akua Agyeman-Budu (171016), Owusu-Agyei Seth, Agyeman-Budu, Akua, Delimini Rupert, Jayne Webster (170997), Mathilda Tivura (170998), Chandramohan, Daniel, Amenga-Etego Seeba, Jayne Webster, Jane Bruce (171033), Yvonne Berko, Akua Agyeman-Budu, Webster Jayne, Agyeman-Budu Akua, Berko, Yvonne, Bruce Jane, Delimini, Rupert, Bruce, Jane   +43 more
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Developmental delay and associated factors among HIV-infected under-five children in public health facilities, Southern Ethiopia

Delays in development that occur during early childhood can have long-lasting consequences, potentially leading to poor academic achievement. Research has shown that the human immunodeficiency virus can have neurotropic effects, which may impact the ...
Dingeta, Tariku, Shore, Hirbo, Ayele, Angefa, Gudeta, Robsan, Beka, Jitu, Edin, Alo   +5 more
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