Prevalence of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Children with Severe Malaria Using a Novel Biomarker: Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in Enugu.

Objectives: This study aims to determine the prevalence of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) among children with severe malaria who present to the emergency room, using serum creatinine and NGAL levels as biomarkers. It also aims to ascertain which biomarker (serum creatinine and NGAL) detects AKI earliest, especially at day 0. The study is also aims to determine the relationship between parasite density and levels of serum NGAL.

Breastfeeding support as predictors of sustainable breastfeeding practices of nursing mothers with common mental disorders in tertiary hospital nurseries in Nigeria: a cross sectional study.

Background: The postpartum period is associated with an increased risk of maternal mental disorders. The combined effect of having the mother's infant admitted to a tertiary hospital in a low-resource setting and the need to exclusively breastfeed the infant may exaggerate this risk. This study aimed to determine the breastfeeding support provided to mothers whose infants were hospitalised in Nigerian tertiary hospital nurseries and the prevalence of common mental health disorders among this population.

Complications and long-term impact of early life pneumonia.

Pneumonia is an infection affecting the lower airway, where the air sacs are filled with mucus and pus; and typically presents with cough, fever, and fast breathing. Pneumonia is estimated to be the leading cause of mortality in children under five worldwide with 120 million episodes result in 1 million deaths globally. The Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are more affected.

Recurrent wheezing and asthma-Epidemiology and environmental determinants.

Wheeze is the musical continuous sound produced by oscillations in any critically narrowed airways, and heard mostly on expiration. It is common in preschool age, about half of all children will experience an episode of wheezing by their sixth birthday. Asthma is usually characterized by cough, wheeze, chest tightness and fast breathing.