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Caffeine for the care of preterm infants in sub- Saharan Africa: a missed opportunity?
(BMJ Specialist Journals, 2021)
In 2019, 2.4 million neonates (infants <28 days of age) died globally. Of these, over 80% were preterm infants (<37 weeks gestation), with the majority born in low- income and middle- income countries.1 Complications of ...
Haematological abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease and non-severe malaria infection in western Kenya
(Springer, 2021)
In Plasmodium falciparum infection, clinical conditions such as anaemia, thrombocytopenia and leukocytosis are common. Mutation in haemoglobin sub-unit beta gene (HBB) may be a genetic factor responsible for these ...
Clinical laboratory hematology reference values among infants aged 1month to 17 months in Kombewa Sub-County, Kisumu: A cross sectional study of rural population in Western Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021-03-17)
There is an urgent need for reliable region-specific hematological reference values for clinical monitoring. Laboratory reference ranges are important for assessing study participant
eligibility, toxicity grading and ...
Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021-01-14)
To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted
<48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria.
Case report: Acute Kidney Injury, Liver impairment, Severe Anemia in a child with Malaria and Hyperparasitaemia
(Global journal of medical and clinical case reports, 2021-01-19)
Severe Malaria is a medical emergency mainly because of its rapid progression to complications and death if not promptly and adequately treated. In 2018 WHO put
the incidence of P. falciparum Malaria in the African region ...
Differential Gene Expression in Host Ubiquitination Processes in Childhood Malarial Anemia
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021)
: Malaria remains one of the leading global causes of childhood morbidity and
mortality. In holoendemic Plasmodium falciparum transmission regions, such as western
Kenya, severe malarial anemia [SMA, hemoglobin (Hb) < ...
Baseline incidence of meningitis, malaria, mortality and other health outcomes in infants and young sub-Saharan African children prior to the introduction of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine
(BioMed Central, 2021)
The lack of background disease incidence rates in sub-Saharan countries where the RTS,S/AS01E
malaria vaccine is being implemented may hamper the assessment of vaccine safety and efectiveness. This study
aimed to document ...
Caffeine for the care of preterm infants in sub-Saharan Africa: a missed opportunity?
(BMJ Specialist Journals, 2021)
In 2019, 2.4million neonates (infants <28 days
of age) died globally. Of these, over 80% were
preterm infants (<37 weeks gestation), with the
majority born in low-income and middle-income
countries.1
Complications ...
Factors influencing mothers’ decisions regarding obstetrical care in Western Kenya: a mixed-methods study
(BioMed Central, 2021)
Siaya County in Western Kenya has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Kenya. We sought to elucidate factors that influence mothers’ decisions regarding where to seek obstetrical care, to inform interventions ...
Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2021-01-14)
Objective To describe the patient population, priority diseases and outcomes in newborns admitted <48 hours old to neonatal units in both Kenya and Nigeria. Study design In a network of seven secondary and tertiary level ...