Introduction: Nigeria offers universal hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine (HepB-BD) for the prevention and control of hepatitis B (HepB). While prior studies suggest low coverage of HepB-BD in Nigeria, there is a paucity of evidence on the association between the uptake of HepB-BD and maternal HepB status. T...
Introduction :La supplémentation en vitamine A (SVA) est une intervention à haut impact en matière de survie de l’enfant. Le Sénégal, conformément aux recommandations de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé, préconise la SVA dès six mois et tous les six mois jusqu’à cinq ans. Cependant, le...
Infants of diabetic mothers (IDM) are at an increased risk of various complications. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence, demographic and clinical characters of IDM admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit, and the factors associated with morbidity and mortality. The study is a 1-ye...
Akande, Tanimola;
Adeniran, Abiodun;
Adesiyun, Omotayo;
Fasiku, Mojirola;
Jimoh, Maryam;
Okoli, Ugo;
Chukwu, Elizabeth;
Chukwu, Elizabeth;
Tappis, Hannah;
Hills, Kathleen;
Adoghe, Anthony;
Olushola, Ayoola;
Olaogun, Oluwadamilola.
Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) charter is one of the tools for ensuring quality of care in maternity services. Nigeria is a signatory to RMC charter; therefore, the charter is expected to be the standard of care. However, in Nigeria and other countries, reports of disrespectful maternity care abound; th...
Objectives: To determine the relationship between postnatal foot lengths and estimated gestational age (EGA) in
relation to intrauterine growth patterns determined at birth among Nigerian neonates.
Design: Hospital-based, cross-sectional.
Setting: Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ni...
Background: Overpopulation in a community or a country reflects high fertility desires of its citizens. A country can only progress meaningfully if its resources and amenities can provide for all its citizens. Objectives: To examine the childbearing practices of antenatal attendees at the Niger Delta Uni...
Mohamed, Amal Abdelgadir Ali;
Babiker, Elshafee Ahmed Apaker;
Godat, Sohair mohmoud;
Doalbet, Salma Mohammed Gomaa;
Ahmed, Aida A F;
Ali, Maha Hamed Mohamed;
Obadi, Abdalkhaliq Ahmed;
Mustafa, Amna Mohammed Ali;
Taha, Amani Awad Elkarim;
Elbashir, Amira Elnour Eltayeb;
Ahmed, Ragaa Gasim.
Background: Out-of-wedlock childbearing is a global phenomenon that has lifelong consequences on the lives of both mothers and their children. The aim of this study is to identify the sociodemographic characteristics, causes, and consequences of outof-wedlock pregnancy among single mothers in Khartoum, S...
Introduction: Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) is “a universal human right for every childbearing woman”. In Rwanda, few studies conducted on RMC assessed how women perceive care provided during childbirth, yet little is known about providers' perspectives. We investigated the perceptions and attitude...
Despite the availability for nearly twenty years of an effective vaccine, hepatitis B remains one of the most frequent viral diseases throughout the world. Mother to child transmission is one of the primary routes of transmission in children. To assess the vaccine response in children born to HBV ...
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Hepatitis B virus,
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Hepatitis B,
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La République démocratique du Congo comme d'autres pays à faible revenu est confronté à une prévalence élevée de petit poids des enfants à la naissance. Des prévalences atteignant 15, 16% ont été signalées dans quelques rares études menées dans certaines provinces, démontrant ...
