Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five and, a major cause of infant mortality in all regions of the world, most deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The main agent with the highest prevalence in severe pneumonia is, as the name suggests the bacterium Streptoc...
Neonatal mortality disturbs the whole of humanity. Its frequency remains very high throughout the world, but more so in developing countries. The DRC is ranked among the countries with the highest number of neonatal deaths in the world with the ratio of 47 per 1000 live births, (Kalonji DC et al 2018). I...
Background: Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa is often asymptomatic. As these forms of malaria are often submicroscopic and difficult to diagnose by conventional methods (microscopy and/or rapid diagnostic test), diagnosis requires the use of molecular techniques suc...
Introduction : Le faible poids de naissance est responsable de 9.1 millions décès d’enfants chaque année dans le monde. Il est la principale cause de mortalité périnatale et infantile. L’objectif de ce travail était de déterminer le profil épidémiologique ainsi que les facteurs de risque de ...
BACKGROUND: Postnatal care is given to mothers and newborn babies within 42 days of delivery. It is a period of high maternal and newborn mortality and is also the most neglected in terms of maternal health services in many parts of the world. This study aimed to assess postnatal care and associated fact...
Schedwin, Mattias;
Bisumba Furaha, Aurélie;
Kapend, Richard;
Akilimali, Pierre;
Bwenge Malembaka, Espoir;
Hildenwall, Helena;
Tobias, Alfvén;
Tylleskär, Thorkild;
Mapatano, Mala Ali;
King, Carina.
Objective To compare coverage of key child health policy indicators across provinces and to explore their association with under-five mortality and level of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Methods We made a secondary analysis of nationally representative data from 1380 health facilities...
Contexte. Les malformations congénitales représentent l’une des causes majeures
de mortalité infantile. La réduction de cette mortalité passe par la mise en place
d’un système de surveillance épidémiologique. Le but de cette étude était d’établir
les caractéristiques épidémiologiques ...
Moçambique tem uma população de quase 29 milhões de habitantes, dos quais mais de 70% vivem em áreas rurais; destes, mais de 50% vivem com menos de dois dólares por dia. Infelizmente, durante quase metade dos 43 anos de independência ter vivido em clima de guer ra. A guerra teve consequências dev...
Menéndez, clara;
Alonso, pedro;
Macete, eusébio;
Bassat, quique;
Lola, madrid;
Casellas, aina;
Sacoor, charfudin;
Quintó, llorenç;
Sitoe, antonio;
Varo, rosauro;
Acácio, sozinho;
Nhampossa, tacilta;
Massora, sergio;
Sigaúque, betuel;
Mandomando, inacio;
Cousens, simon;
Menéndez, clara.
Background: Although the burden of postdischarge mortality (PDM) in low-income settings appears to be significant, no clear recommendations have been proposed in relation to follow-up care after hospitalization. We aimed to determine the burden of pediatric PDM and develop predictive models to identify c...
