Publications by authors named "Virginie Takou"
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- Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is linked to over half of childhood deaths in developing countries, with 20 million children affected globally, and a prevalence of 1.3% in Cameroon based on 2014 estimates.
- A study at the Yaounde Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital reviewed 8.5 years of data, finding a 2.72% prevalence of SAM, predominantly affecting infants aged 6 to 12 months, with wasting and fever being the most common symptoms.
- Of the children studied, 58.7% improved and were discharged while the mortality rate was 15%, with marasmus being the most common form of SAM and dehydration the leading
Background: Mortality associated with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) could be reduced by screening malnourished children for those most vulnerable to death. We compared the weight-for-height Z score (WHZ) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as predictors of mortality in children with SAM.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study spanning over 8 years, using records of children aged 6-59 months, hospitalized for SAM and discharged alive or who died during hospitalization.
Objective: Neonatal mortality is a major health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and the risk factors are not well established. The objective of this study was to determine the risk factors for neonatal mortality at the Yaounde Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective and analytic case-control study from the medical records of newborns admitted at the neonatal unit of this hospital between 1(st) March 2003 and 31(st) December 2012.
Introduction: Approximately 2.5 million children below 15 years are infected with the HIV virus, with 90% in sub-Saharan Africa. The Yaounde Gynaeco-obstetric and Pediatric hospital has been a treatment center for HIV since 2006.
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