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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Among Rural Adolescent Schoolgirls: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Medicina (Kaunas)
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia.
: The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) define abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) as "bleeding from the uterus that is abnormal in regularity, volume, frequency, or duration and occurs in the absence of pregnancy". The impact of AUB on the physical and psychosocial well-being of adolescent girls can be significant. In this study, we aim to investigate the menstrual cycle characteristics in adolescent Sudanese schoolgirls and the prevalence of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and its associated factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing a bundle of peer counseling, mobile phone messages, and mama kits in promoting timely initiation of and exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda: A cluster randomized controlled study.
PLoS One
January 2025
Centre for Intervention Science and Maternal Child Health (CISMAC), Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Background: Timely initiation of and exclusive breastfeeding have been recommended as key interventions to enable countries to attain the sustainable development target of reducing neonatal mortality to no more than 12 deaths per 1000 live births and to reduce mortality of children under 5 years to no more than 25 deaths per 1000 live births.
Methods: We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial with the main objective to assess the effect of an integrated package consisting of: peer counseling, mobile phone messages, and mama kits on promoting health facility births between January 2018 and February 2019, in Lira district, Northern Uganda. In this article, we assessed the effect of the intervention on our two secondary objectives: timely initiation of and exclusivity of breastfeeding.
Addressing Critical Mistakes in Administering Intravenous Medications at Omdurman Military Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan.
Int J Gen Med
January 2025
Department of Medical Surgical, College of Nursing, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Objective: Errors in the preparation and administration of intravenous medications are significant contributors to morbidity and mortality rates in medical practice. Early reporting and the implementation of preventive measures can mitigate these errors. This study aims to identify patterns and frequencies of errors in IV medication preparation and administration, along with associated factors, at Omdurman Military Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMixed-methods reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices survey of IDPs, returnees and host communities in Jonglei State, South Sudan.
BMJ Open
January 2025
IMA World Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Objectives: To understand the current state of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) among internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and host communities in remote counties of Jonglei state.
Design: Cross-sectional, randomly sampled, mixed-methods, population-based household study.
Setting: Ayod, Nyirol, Fangak and Pigi counties of Jonglei, South Sudan.
Prevalence of BCG scar among vaccinated children and its correlation with Mantoux skin test at Omdawanban area, Sudan.
Tuberculosis (Edinb)
December 2024
Wadi Al-Dawasir General Hospital, 18416, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address:
Purpose: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health concern globally. Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination is widely used, but scar formation post-vaccination is not universal, which raises concerns about its efficacy. The Mantoux test is used to assess the immune response following BCG vaccination.
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