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Exemple de mesure de la qualité des soins pédiatriques et néonatals dans une perspective d’amélioration (Kissidougou)
Example of measuring the quality of paediatric and neonatal care with a view to improvement (Kissidougou)

Contexte Afin de réduire davantage le nombre de décès d’enfants, il convient d’examiner la qualité des soins de santé dispensés aux enfants et les facteurs qui contribuent aux décès. L’objectif de cette étude est de mesurer la qualité des soins afin d...

Evaluation par régression logistique binaire de déterminants de la mortalité néonatale dans la province du Kongo Central
Evaluation by binary logistic regression of determinants of neonatal mortality in the Kongo Central province]

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...

Adéquation des soins de santé maternelle, néonatale et infantile: de la grossesse au programme d’immunisation de l’enfant dans la Zone de Santé Kenya à Lubumbashi

Introduction. Le continuum des soins pour la santé maternelle, néonatale et infantile reconnait une interrelation étroite entre la santé de la mère, du nouveau-né et de l’enfant à différents niveaux. L’objectif était de vérifier l’adéquation d’utilisation des services essentiels dans l...

Dermatite néonatale: à propos de 116 cas recueillis dans un CHU d'Abidjan
Newborns dermatitis: about 116 cases collected in a university hospital in Abidjan

Mali Médical; 28 (3), 2022
Objectifs : Déterminer le profil épidémiologique des dermatoses du nouveau-né et de décrire les différents aspects cliniques des dermatoses néonatales observées. Matériel et méthodes : L’étude s’est déroulée au Centre hospitalier universitaire de Cocody (Abidjan). L’étude était tran...

Socio-cultural factors influencing teenage pregnancy in the East Mamprusi Municipality, Ghana

Teenage pregnancy puts a heavy cost on the mother and newborn child, family and the wider society. Despite measures taken by the Ghana Health Service to tackle the issue of teenage pregnancy, the phenomenon remains a public health concern that is widespread throughout the country. The study investigated ...

Health policy and systems research capacity development to support maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in West and Central Africa

Ghana med. j; 56 (3 suppl), 2022
Objectives: To examine how and why a South-South capacity development and networking program for leadership, research, practice and advocacy on maternal new-born, child and adolescent health and health policy and systems strengthening in West Africa and Cameroon worked and identify lessons for low- and m...

“When America Sneezes, the World Catches a Cold” What does overturning Roe v. Wade mean for women’s reproductive health in Africa?

Afr. j. reprod. health; 26 (7), 2022
Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women.” - Michelle Obama, 2016 On 24 June 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided on Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Center, overturning the historic Roe v. Wade decision that has, since ...

Under-five mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: secondary analyses of survey and conflict data by province

Bull. W.H.O. (Print); 100 (7), 2022
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...