Vaccination card loss and associated factors in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis using Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey 2019 data.

Background: The loss of vaccination cards is a momentous public health challenge in the prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases in most developing countries. There is a paucity of studies on the magnitude of vaccination card losses and associated factors in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to assess the level of vaccination card loss and associated factors in Ethiopia.

A Rare Case of Bivalvular Infective Endocarditis With Left Atrial Mural Endocarditis.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening cardiac infection usually associated with cardiac valves. Left atrial (LA) mural endocarditis is rarely seen and occurs in isolation or in conjunction with mitral valve endocarditis. We present a case of a 61-year-old male with no prior cardiac history who presented with melena and fevers.

Binaural responses to a speech syllable are altered in children with hearing loss: Evidence from the frequency-following response.

Background & Rationale: In prior work using non-speech stimuli, children with hearing loss show impaired perception of binaural cues and no significant change in cortical responses to bilateral versus unilateral stimulation. Aims of the present study were to: 1) identify bilateral responses to envelope and spectral components of a speech syllable using the frequency-following response (FFR), 2) determine if abnormalities in the bilateral FFR occur in children with hearing loss, and 3) assess functional consequences of abnormal bilateral FFR responses on perception of binaural timing cues.

Methods: A single-syllable speech stimulus (/dα/) was presented to each ear individually and bilaterally.

Head and Eye Movements Reveal Compensatory Strategies for Acute Binaural Deficits During Sound Localization.

The present study aimed to define use of head and eye movements during sound localization in children and adults to: (1) assess effects of stationary versus moving sound and (2) define effects of binaural cues degraded through acute monaural ear plugging. Thirty-three youth (= 12.9 years) and seventeen adults (= 24.

Assessment of the hematological profile of children with chronic kidney disease on follow-up at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College and Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health issue with an increasing incidence and prevalence worldwide. In CKD, hematological parameters are influenced, and the effect increases with CKD stage. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess hematological profile of children with CKD on follow up at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital and St.