Background. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of an infant’s life is the recommended gold standard for infant feeding; however, mixed feeding (MF) is common in various settings. In South Africa (SA), especially in the Tlokwe subdistrict of North West...
Despite South Africa’s substantial reduction in vertical HIV transmission (VHT), national paediatric HIV elimination is not yet attained. National and Western Cape Province (WC) HIV guidelines recommend enhanced postnatal prophylaxis for infants at high risk for VHT, identified in the WC 2015/2016 guid...
Objectives: This study was undertaken to identify stakeholder needs and wants in relation to an Infant and Young Child Feeding, Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) strategy for the 16 Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states during Covid-19 lockdowns and travel restriction...
Background: Early diagnosis and confirmation of HIV infection in newborns is crucial for expedited initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Confirmatory testing must be done for all children with a reactive HIV PCR result. There is no comprehensive data on confirmatory testing and HIV PCR test request rejec...
Despite extensive work on macrosomia, it is impossible to predict women at risk. Current prediction strategies which include clinical examination and ultrasound are imprecise. This study aims to determine the risk factors associated with macrosomia. It was a descriptive, retrospective chart review of wom...
Introduction. L’objectif de notre étude était de décrire les pratiques alimentaires
des nourrissons nés de mères infectées par le VIH ainsi que leur état nutritionnel.
Méthodes. Il s’agit d’une étude transversale à visée descriptive et analytique sur
une période de 2 mois (01 juin au 03...
Chaccour, carlos;
Zulliger, rose;
Wagman, joe;
Casellas, aina;
Nacima, amilcar;
Elobolobo, eldo;
Savaio, binete;
Saifodine, abuchahama;
Fornadel, christen;
Richardson, jason;
Robertson, molly;
Saute, francisco.
Attaining the goal of reducing the global malaria burden is threatened by recent setbacks in maintaining the effectiveness of vector control interventions partly due to the emergence of pyrethroid resistant vectors. One potential strategy to address these setbacks could be combining indoor residual spray...
Infant,
Insecticide-Treated Bednets/statistics & numerical data,
Insecticides/administration & dosage,
Organothiophosphorus Compounds/administration & dosage,
Incidence,
Mosquito Control,
Malaria, Falciparum/epidemiology,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Organothiophosphorus Compounds/supply & distribution,
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Introduction : L’objectif actuel est l’élimination de la transmission du VIH de la mère à l’enfant. Ce travail vise à identifier les déterminants des hauts risques d’exposition au VIH chez les nouveau-nés de mère infectée au VIH. Méthodologie : Il s’agissait d’une étude transversa...
Abstract. Globally, approximately 5.9 million children under 5 years of age died in 2015, a reduction of over 50% since 1990. Millennium Development Goal 4 established the goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Multiple countries have surpassed this goal; however, regional and within-cou...
Child Health/statistics & numerical data,
Infant Mortality,
Sustainable Development/legislation & jurisprudence,
Fever/mortality,
Diarrhea, Infantile/mortality,
Respiratory Tract Diseases/mortality,
Child Health Services,
Mozambique,
Child Health Services/standards,
Child, Preschool,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Forecasting,
Infant,
Logistic Models,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Rural Population/statistics & numerical data,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Surveys and Questionnaires
Namiche, denise;
Bardaji, açucena;
Lahuerta, maria;
Berenguera, ana;
Mandomando, inácio;
Sanz, sergio;
Aponte, Joao j;
Sigouque, betuel;
Alonso, pedro l;
Menéndez, clara.
We assessed the effect of maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on birth outcomes and infant survival in rural Mozambique. Pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic were recruited. These women and their infants were followed-up for one year. Birth outcomes were assessed at delivery an...
Adolescent,
Adult,
HIV-1,
Infant Mortality,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Viral Load,
Infant,
Rural Population,
Pregnancy,
Young Adult,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
