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 dâ€...
Background:Pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection caused by severe linfectious agents, such as viruses, bacteria,and fungi.It affects the lungs.T his study aimed to assess mothers’knowledge and practices regarding pneumonia inchildren under five years of age in Makambako town. The study ...
Objectives: This study compared the infection rates, degree of encrustation, symptoms, and complications in patients regarding the duration of urethral catheterisation (three weeks, six weeks, and eight weeks).
Design: A cross-sectional study with stratified simple random sampling
Setting: Urology Unit, ...
Antimicrobial resistance remains a threat to patient safety and healthcare outcomes and largely arises from inappropriate antimicrobial prescriptions. This study aimed to determine the pattern of antibiotic prescriptions in the Paediatrics department of Rivers State University Tea...
Gizaw, Habtamu Sime;
Mizana, Biru Abdissa;
Abera, Muluemebet;
Mecha, Mohammed;
Jisso, Meskerem;
Abera, Netsanet;
Alemayehu, Akalewold;
Gadisa, Anteneh;
Fikre, Rekiku;
Tilahun, Binyam;
Endehabtu, Berhanu Fikadie;
Gonete, Tajebew Zayede;
Gashu, Kassahun Dessie;
Angaw, Dessie Abebew;
Tamiso, Alemu;
Umer, Abdurezak;
Kebede, Tesfaye;
Mohammed, Hussen;
Yazie, Bekele;
Gurmu, Kassu Ketema.
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 as pandemic declared by WHO on March 11, 2020 and first case detected in Ethiopia on March 13/2020. The COVID-19 caused a global crisis, including millions of lives lost, public health systems in shock and economic and social disruption. Strategies depend on how an existing health sy...
Introduction. Le cancer du col de l’utérus (CCU) demeure un problème majeur de santé publique et il est le quatrième cancer le plus répandu chez les femmes à l’échelle mondiale. L’objectif est de contribuer à l’améliorationde niveau de connaissance des adolescentes sur le ca...
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with chronic haemolysis, immuno-suppression and susceptibility to infections, which may trigger infection-associated haemolysis (IAH). SCD patients are vulnerable to
anaemic effect of IAH due to vicious interaction between pre-existing ‘inherited’ c...
Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is one of the leading causes of liver diseases which occurs worldwide particularly in developing countries. It is often caused by prenatal transmission from mother to child or household transmission from a close contact during early childhood. It causes different c...
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Infection prevention and control (IPC) practice in health facility (HF) is abysmally low in developing countries, resulting in significant preventable morbidity and mortality. This study assessed and compared health workers’ (HWs) practice of IPC strategies in public and private secondary H...
Konaté, D;
Sacko, K;
Coulibaly, O;
Sidibé, LN;
Diallo, OH;
Diall, H;
Diakité, FL;
Maïga, L;
Ahamadou, I;
Diakité, AA;
Togo, B;
Sylla, M;
Dicko Traoré, F;
KONATE, Djénèba.
Introduction : L’infection néonatale bactérienne précoce (INBP) est une préoccupation majeure en néonatologie. Au Mali, aucune étude n’avait abordé cet aspect d’où l’initiation du présent travail afin d’étudier le profil épidémio-clinique, biologique et bactériologique de l’INBP....
