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Clinical value of quantitative echocardiographic features in preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
This study investigated the correlation between quantitative echocardiographic characteristics within 3 days of birth and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and its severity in preterm infants. A retrospective study was conducted on 168 preterm infants with a gestational age of < 34 weeks. Patients were categorized into NEC and non-NEC groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSickle Cell Disease in the Islands of Zanzibar: Patients' Characteristics, Management, and Clinical Outcomes.
Genes (Basel)
January 2025
Mnazi Mmoja Hospital (MMH), Kaunda Road, Vuga Street, Zanzibar 71102, Tanzania.
Background: This study aimed to describe Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) phenotypes, sociodemographic characteristics, healthcare, and clinical outcomes of patients with SCD attending Mnazi Mmoja Hospital (MMH) in Zanzibar.
Methods: Individuals who visited MMH between September 2021 and December 2022 and were known or suspected to have SCD were enrolled in the clinic. Sociodemographic characteristics and clinical features were documented, and laboratory tests were performed.
Effect of Health Education Intervention on Knowledge and Adherence to Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy Among Women.
Healthcare (Basel)
January 2025
Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Nelson Mandela Drive Campus, Mthatha 5117, South Africa.
Malaria in pregnancy is a global health problem because it causes anemia in the mother and may result in abortion, stillbirth, uterine growth retardation, and low birth weight in the newborn. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of HEI on knowledge and adherence to intermittent preventive treatment of malaria among pregnant women at secondary health facilities in Benue State, Nigeria. This quasi-experimental study included pre-, intervention, and post-intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAwareness, attitude, and acceptance of newborn screening for sickle cell disease among health workers and caregivers at primary healthcare centers in Gwagwalada Area Council, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Center of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training (CESRTA), University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Introduction: Newborn Screening (NBS) is a public health program designed to identify and provide early interventions for infants with genetic disorders such as Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Lack of awareness and unwillingness to participate in the NBS by caregivers and some healthcare workers are major contributing factors impeding NBS for SCD.
Objective: To evaluate the level of awareness and acceptance of NBS for SCD and the determinant factors influencing caregivers in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria.
Clinical characteristics of Plasmodium vivax malaria infection in children and adolescents in the Republic of Korea during the period 2000 to 2016: a retrospective study.
BMC Infect Dis
January 2025
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1, Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
Background: Although Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria is in the pre-elimination phase in the Republic of Korea (ROK), it continues to affect children and adolescents, who account for approximately 4-6% of the 300 to 500 annual cases. Despite this, research focusing on P.
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