A5012428811- Global Maternal and Child Health
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Blood transfusion and management
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Sex work and related issues
University of Zimbabwe
2022-2024
Neonatal health at delivery as measured by apgar scores is an important outcome. This study was done to assess the impact of anesthesia on Apgar 1-minute and 5-minute infants delivered through elective cesarean section in Zimbabwe.We carried out a secondary analysis data from Efficacy Tranexamic Acid Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage (ETAPPH) clinical trial Zimbabwe. Outcomes were infant 1 5 min, exposure administration either general (intravenous propofol/ketamine/sodium thiopental) or...
Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is a significant cause of maternal mortality in Zimbabwe and Africa. Despite easy access availability oxytocin to treat PPH, incidence cases from PPH still occur, thus additional interventions are needed prevent PPH. This parallel, double-blind, closed label randomized clinical trial was carried out determine the efficacy prophylactic administration tranexamic acid (TXA) before caesarean section In blinded, 2-centre, control with 2 parallel groups that enrolled...
Reducing maternal mortality is a priority of Sustainable Development Goal 3.1 which requires frequent epidemiological analysis trends and patterns the causes deaths. We conducted two reproductive age surveys to analyse epidemiology in Zimbabwe analysed changes deaths between 2007-08 2018-19.We performed before after death among women ages (WRAs) (12-49 years), pregnant from implemented 11 districts, selected using multi-stage cluster sampling each province (n=10); an additional district...
The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns have brought unprecedented challenges for Maternal, Sexual Reproductive Health (MSRH) services. Components of MSRH services adversely affected include antenatal, postnatal, newborn care; provision family planning post-abortion care services; sexual gender-based violence prevention; treatment sexually transmitted infections including HIV. Resuscitating, remodeling or inventing interventions to restore maintain these essential at the community...
Abstract Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in child sex work is reportedly rising Zimbabwe. While both sexes are affected, more females than males forced to engage acts exchange for money, food, access shelter, education or some other gains from adults who control these means survival and commodities. Drivers CSEC include socioeconomic factors, negative peer pressure, childhood abuse, the influence uncensored social media, and, recently, economic impact COVID‐19. Involvement...
Abstract Introduction: Reducing maternal mortality is a high-priority global health goal, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where the ratios (MMRs) of most countries higher than average MMR. We implemented two cross-sectional reproductive age surveys, 2007-08 and 2018-19, to assess changes MMR causes death Zimbabwe after raft interventions reduce mortality. This paper analysed missingness misclassification deaths surveys. Methods: compared percentages missed each survey using Chi-square...
We implemented two cross-sectional reproductive age mortality surveys in 2007-2008 and 2018-2019 to assess changes the MMR causes of death Zimbabwe. collected data from health institutions, civil registration vital statistics, community, surveillance. This paper analyses missingness misclassification deaths surveys.