Results: 35

A cross-sectional study on the impact of children's Intelligence quotient on their behavior and anxiety in a dental setting

Aim: This study examined the relationship between children's intelligence quotient (IQ) and their levels of dental fear and anxiety(DFA) during their first dental visit. It also evaluated the influence of parental general anxiety on children's anxiety during this visit.Materials and methods: Eighty-eight...

Aspects épidémiologiques du lymphome de Burkitt chez l’enfant à Bouaké
Epidemiological features of childhood Burkitt's lymphoma in Bouake

ntroduction.Le lymphome de Burkitt (LB) est le lymphome malin non hodgkinien le plus fréquent chez les enfants Africains. L’objectif de notre étude était d’étudierles caractéristiques épidémiologiques des enfants atteints de lymphome de Burkittà Bouaké.Méthodologie. I...

Tends of "Zero-dose" children aged 12-23 months in Togo from 2000 to 2017 and predictions for 2030

Guided by the principle of leaving no one behind by improving equitable access and use of new and existing vaccines, the Immunization Agenda 2030 aims, among other things, to halve the incidence of “zero-dose” at the national level. This study aimed at studying the tends of the prevalence of "zerodos...

Estimation of the predictive effect of body mass index-percentile on skeletal maturation in a Nigerian population

Nigerian Dental Journal; 31 (1), 2023
Aim: To determine the predicting effect of BMI-index percentile on the skeletal maturation of Nigerian children. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study. This study was conducted in a tertiary health care facility in North-Central Nigeria. Participants were children between the ages ...

Recovering from COVID lockdowns: Routine public sector PHC services in South Africa, 2019 - 2021

S. Afr. med. j. (Online); 113 (1), 2023
Background. In a previous article on the impact of COVID-19, the authors compared access to routine health services between 2019 and 2020. While differential by province, a number of services provided, as reflected in the District Health Information System (DHIS), were significantly affected by the pande...

Tétanos de l’enfant au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mère—Enfant de Libreville, Gabon
Child tetanus at the Mother and Child University Hospital Center, Libreville, Gabon

L’objectif de cette étude était de déterminer les aspects épidémiologique, clinique, thérapeutique et évolutif du tétanos de l’enfant au service de réanimation du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mère-Enfant de Libreville, au Gabon. Méthodes : Etude rétrospective de type descriptif menée...

Syndrome de QT long découvert en postpartum: à propos d’un cas à Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
Long QT syndrome discovered in postpartum: about a case in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Le syndrome de QT long congénital est une canalopathie arythmogène rare mais grave pouvant être responsable d’une mort subite prématurée chez l’enfant et les sujets jeunes. La période du postpartum est particulièrement à risque de survenue d'évènement cardiaque chez la femme. Nous rapporton...

Application de pediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA) chez les enfants diagnostiqués de Sepsis selon les critères SIRS: Une série des cas de l’hôpital Saint Joseph
Application of pediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA) in children diagnosed with Sepsis according to SIRS criteria: serial case from Saint Joseph hospital

Le fardeau du sepsis utilisant le Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (pSOFA) en Afrique subsaharienne n’est pas connu. L’objectif de la présente étude était de déterminer la fréquence du sepsis appliquant le score pSOFA chez les enfants. Méthodes. C’était une série des cas inclu...

Pattern and determinants of outcomes of neurological emergencies admitted into children emergency ward in a tertiary hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Neurological emergencies are life-threatening central nervous system disorders, significantly contributing to childhood morbidity and mortality. The sequelae may be irreversible and may impact negatively on the quality of life of affected children and their families. This study identifie...

Assessment of mothers' knowledge and use of oral rehydration therapy for diarrhoea in children under 5 years in Ife, Nigeria

Diarrhoeadisease is the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years old, and is responsible for killing about 300, 000 children annually in Nigeria. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is the preferred treatment for fluid and electrolyte losses due to diarrhoea in children with...