A5077456928- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre
2024
Health Net
2023
In resource-limited settings where vital registration and medical death certificates are unavailable or incomplete, verbal autopsy (VA) is often used to attribute causes of (CoD) prioritize resource allocation interventions. We aimed determine the CoD concordance between InterVA CHAMPS’s method. The (CoDs) children <5 were determined by two methods using data from seven low- middle-income countries (LMICs) enrolled in Child Health Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network. first...
Abstract Background In resource-limited settings where vital registration and medical death certificates are unavailable or incomplete, verbal autopsy (VA) is often used to attribute causes of (CoD), identify the distribution trends diseases, prioritize resource allocation interventions. However, VA findings can be non-specific, as this tool based on family members’ recall symptoms rather than objective diagnostic testing. We aimed compare CoD diagnoses obtained in stillbirths children below...
<ns3:p>Background More than four million child deaths occur annually; most are neither adequately documented nor investigated. The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) program was launched in Sierra Leone (SL) to generate high-quality data determine definitive causes of stillbirths under-five mortality (U5M) inform decision-makers. Despite the multiple challenges a greenfield research site, we highlight experience setting up surveillance (MS) system, including...
According to the WHO, anemia affects 64.6% of children under age 5 on African continent, representing more than 90 million children. In Mali, 82% aged 6 59 months have anemia. Objective: This work aimed study in hospitalized pediatrics department Nianankoro FOMBA hospital Ségou. Materials and Method: was a descriptive cross-sectional from January 1 December 31, 2019 at Fomba Hospital Results: We collected sample 316 cases out total 1,316 children, an overall frequency 24%. The most affected...
Introduction: Bacterial urinary tract infection is the microbial invasion of symptomatic urine and inflammation structures tree. The aim our work was to study epidemiological clinical aspects bacterial infections in children aged 2 15 years at Nianankoro Fomba Hospital Ségou. Material Method: This a descriptive analytical cross-sectional year olds Ségou from September 2018 August 2019. Results: During period on 2111 between old admitted ward, we collected 71 cases infections, hospital...