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Jemutai J, Njuguna R, Laurence Y, Murunga S, Ogwang C, Mwaringa S, et al.
BMJ Public Health . 2025 Feb; 3(1):e001173. PMID: 40017943
Introduction: Childhood illness and hospitalisation result in both direct and indirect costs to families before, during and after admission. We aimed to estimate the catastrophic expenditure during hospitalisation for children...
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Ngari M, Mwangome M, Ouma N, Nyaguara A, Mturi N, Obiero C, et al.
BMJ Glob Health . 2024 Oct; 9(10). PMID: 39433400
Background: Anaemia and malaria are leading causes of paediatric hospitalisation and inpatient mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited empirical data on survival following hospital discharge. We aimed to...
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Shawon R, Denno D, Tickell K, Atuhairwe M, Bandsma R, Mupere E, et al.
BMJ Open . 2024 Mar; 14(3):e078404. PMID: 38458789
Objectives: This study evaluated the prevalence and correlates of guideline non-adherence for common childhood illnesses in low-resource settings. Design And Setting: We used secondary cross-sectional data from eight healthcare facilities...
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Talbert A, Ngari M, Obiero C, Nyaguara A, Mwangome M, Mturi N, et al.
BMJ Open . 2023 Jan; 13(1):e067482. PMID: 36631234
Objectives: To describe admission trends and estimate inpatient and post-discharge mortality and its associated exposures, among young infants (YI) admitted to a county hospital in Kenya. Design: Retrospective cohort study....
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Njunge J, Tickell K, Diallo A, Shahid A, Gazi M, Saleem A, et al.
Gates Open Res . 2022 Nov; 6:77. PMID: 36415883
: Many acutely ill children in low- and middle-income settings have a high risk of mortality both during and after hospitalisation despite guideline-based care. Understanding the biological mechanisms underpinning mortality...
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Molyneux S, Sukhtankar P, Thitiri J, Njeru R, Muraya K, Sanga G, et al.
BMJ Glob Health . 2021 Jul; 6(7). PMID: 34244204
Health research in low-resource settings often involves individuals and populations defined as 'vulnerable'. There is growing attention in the literature to the ethical dilemmas that frontline research staff face while...
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Muraya K, Ogutu M, Mwadhi M, Mikusa J, Okinyi M, Magawi C, et al.
Int J Equity Health . 2021 Jan; 20(1):17. PMID: 33407524
Background: In many African settings, gender strongly influences household treatment-seeking and decision-making for childhood illnesses. While mothers are often the primary engagers with health facilities, their independence in illness-related decisions...
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Guarino A, Aguilar J, Berkley J, Broekaert I, Vazquez-Frias R, Holtz L, et al.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr . 2020 Feb; 70(5):694-701. PMID: 32079974
The incidence of gastroenteritis has greatly reduced due to improved hygiene conditions in developing countries and the use of rotavirus vaccine. Still thousands of children, however, die from gastroenteritis, most...
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Klein Klouwenberg P, Sasi P, Bashraheil M, Awuondo K, Bonten M, Berkley J, et al.
PLoS One . 2011 Jul; 6(7):e21013. PMID: 21754982
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa, Plasmodium falciparum and hepatitis A (HAV) infections are common, especially in children. Co-infections with these two pathogens may therefore occur, but it is unknown if temporal...
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Mwaniki M, Mathenge A, Gwer S, Mturi N, Bauni E, Newton C, et al.
BMC Med . 2010 Mar; 8:16. PMID: 20236524
Background: Acute seizures are common among children admitted to hospitals in resource poor countries. However, there is little data on the burden, causes and outcome of neonatal seizures in sub-Saharan...