Introduction:. Anemia is a common hematological problem in the neonatal admissions
ranging from 23-66% in sub-Saharan Africa .Unless detected and treated properly ,it
adversely affects the growing infant. Data about the ...
Introduction: Low birth weight neonates are subjected to different comorbidities due to anatomical & physiological immaturity. Globally 60-80% of neonatal mortality was due to low birth weight. As a result, death related ...
Background: Neonatal period is the most vulnerable period of human life as it accounts for very high morbidities and mortalities and most of these are preventable. It is estimated that 130 million neonates are born each ...
Background: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a serum bilirubin greater than 85 μmol/L (5 mg/dL). It is the yellowish discoloration of the skin, sclera and mucous membranes resulting from deposition of bilirubin. Based on ...
Background: Optimal breastfeeding is among the best and effective ways to promote optimal development of children in early childhood. Recent estimates suggested that optimal breastfeeding could prevent around 12% of deaths ...
Introduction: - Inconsistent use of antiretroviral therapy poses the risk of cross-resistance across the drugs. This narrows the subsequent regimen alternatives. As evidences showed that the magnitude of initial antiretroviral ...
INTRODUCTION: In spite of recent advances in health care, neonatal sepsis is still one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in neonates and is an ongoing major global public health challenge. Its incidence of ...
BACKGROUND: Neonatal intestinal obstruction is the most common surgical emergency in the neonatal period. It is a life-threatening condition with high mortality especially in developing countries. There is limited study ...
Introduction: - Severe community-acquired pneumonia affects all age groups of children, but under-five children are the most vulnerable. Globally, nearly 11.9 million under-five children experience severe community-acquired ...
BACKGROUND- Neonatal bacterial meningitis is inflammation of the meninges due to bacterial invasion. Signs are those of sepsis, central nervous system irritation. The diagnosis of meningitis was based on either the presence ...
BACKGROUND-The mortality and neurologic sequelae associated with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) Remain high despite advances in medical care. In our country information on clinical outcomes of meningitis and associated ...
Background: Pain is a global challenge that has complexity and a multidimensional phenomenon. According to International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), the newest definition of pain is a distressing experience ...
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Background: Infection prevention practice is a serious concern for health care workers; it is a major risk for the transmission of infections in the hospital. Infection prevention practice is low and not well ...
Introduction - Burns are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality all over the world, which disproportionately affect those 15 years old. It results in a scores of preventable deaths and disability every year ...
Background
Necrotizing enterocolitis is one of the commonest neonatal gastrointestinal diseases. Which stays similar in terms of epidemiology despite many preventive strategies have been done longer. Despite the etiologies ...
Background: Parental satisfaction reveals the balance and harmony between the parent expectations of ideal care to be given and the observation of the actual care given for their neonate. Parental dissatisfaction has ...
Background: Meningitis is the acute inflammation of the meninges, subarachnoid space, and brain vasculature resulting from infection. Regardless of etiology, meningitis in neonates can progress rapidly to serious acute ...
Background: Road traffic accident is a collision among vehicles, between pedestrians and vehicles, between vehicles and animals, or between fixed obstacles and vehicles which leads to human fatal injury and premature death. ...
Background: Children in third world countries suffer from severe acute malnutrition in an extent of public health important. Prevention, early identification and management of SAM are important to decrease associated ...
Background: Tetanus is an acute vaccine preventable illness manifested by neuromuscular dysfunction. It is major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries of the world.
Objective: The objective of this study ...