Correction: Outcome of acute bacterial meningitis among children in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A prospective observational cohort study.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.

Challenges in antenatal care utilization in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional analytical study.

Background: Quality antenatal care (ANC) is one of the four pillars of safe motherhood initiatives and improves the survival and health of mother and neonate. The main objective of this study was to assess the barriers in the utilization of ANC services in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted over one year from December 2018-November 2019.

Outcome of acute bacterial meningitis among children in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A prospective observational cohort study.

Background: Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children but there are no published data on the treatment outcomes of ABM in Afghanistan.

Methods: We conducted a prospective observational cohort study over one year, February 2020 to January 2021 in a tertiary care hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. AMB was diagnosed clinically and on lumbar puncture findings.