Rubella epidemiology in Lesotho after vaccine introduction: a five-year review, 2018-2022.

Background: The rubella virus is a major contributor to birth defects globally and is preventable by vaccination. In 2020, the world was supposed to be free of both rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) however this goal has yet to be realized with only 93 out of 194 WHO member states confirmed rubella-free in 2020.

Methods: A retrospective measles and rubella case-based surveillance data record review was conducted from 2018 to 2022 to document rubella epidemiology after the introduction of rubella vaccination in Lesotho and progress toward elimination.

Circumstances leading to home childbirths among women living in Winterveldt, Tshwane Municipality of South Africa.

Childbirth complications, which may include maternal and perinatal mortality are common among women giving birth at home compared to those giving birth at health care facilities. Increasing access to childbirth in health care facilities improves the maternal and perinatal health outcomes for both the mother and child. There are however reported cases of home childbirth and decreasing numbers of health care facilities' births in developing countries.

Caregivers' experiences and practices for malnourished children undergoing tuberculosis treatment in Eswatini.

Background: Eswatini is one of the countries affected by malnutrition and tuberculosis (TB) and some cases remained untreated. These two conditions are major public health problems.

Aim: This study aimed to explore and describe caregivers' experiences and practices of children's nutrition during treatment.

Views of teenagers towards teenage pregnancy in the Capricorn district, Limpopo Province.

Teenage pregnancy occurring in girls aged 10-19 years remains a serious worldwide health problem. Stillbirths and newborn deaths are 50% higher among infants born to adolescent mothers than among those born to mothers aged 20-29 years, which contributes to the increased deliveries of newborn babies among females aged 10 to 19 years. The aim of the study was to gain understanding of the views of teenagers towards teenage pregnancy in the Capricorn district, Limpopo province.

Perceptions, knowledge and exercises of sexual and reproductive health rights and associated factors among adolescents in Arsi zone, Ethiopia: A sequential explanatory mixed method study.

Sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHRs) are the rights of all people regardless of their age, sex and other characteristics to make choices about their own reproductive issues. However, evidence showed that adolescents lacked the capacity to exercise due to various factors. This study aimed to investigate the perceptions, knowledge and exercises of SRHR and associated factors among secondary school adolescents in Arsi zone.

Midwives' perceptions of and attitudes towards prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV.

Background: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services has become an integral part of antenatal services. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission was introduced in all the regions of Ghana, but mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) continued to increase.

Objectives: To explore and describe midwives' perceptions and attitudes towards PMTCT of HIV services.