Introduction: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) treatment is becoming a major challenge in the TB control efforts of the Ethiopian health system. This
study assessed childhood tuberculosis management, and treatment outcomes ...
Background: The concept of a neonatal near miss is used to explain neonates who nearly
died but survived a life-threatening complication in the first 28 days of life. We have left many
ill surviving (near-miss) neonates, ...
Background: With nearly 15 million annual preterm births globally, preterm birth is the most common cause
of neonatal death. Forty to 60 % of neonatal deaths are directly or indirectly associated with preterm mortality.
As ...
Introduction: Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) is a frequent neonatal
emergency worldwide. The prevalence varies with gestational age (GA) being
higher among preterm babies. Preterm birth is the world’s primary cause ...
ackground: In recent decades there has been a major increase in multiple birth rates, and the
rate of twining vary from 6-9 per thousand life births to 20 per thousand live births across different areas of the world. Many ...
Background: The concept of neonatal near miss is used to identify neonates who nearly died
but survived a life-threatening complication in the first 28 days of life. Neonatal mortality is
the tip of the iceberg. Quality ...
sion analyses were performed to determine the association between the dependent (malaria prevalence and
independent variables (age, sex, and year and season as categorical variable). The multivariable binary logistic
regression ...
Background: Coagulopathy is the major cause of mortality and morbidity throughout the world. Globally, about
26–45% of healthy people have a history of bleeding symptoms, which may be a result of thrombocytopenia,
factor ...
Background: The diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia is still complicated and most of the tests have drawbacks.
Bone marrow examination, the gold standard for the diagnosis of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia, ...
Introduction: Acute transfusion reactions are adverse events occurring within 24 hrs of
transfusion and cause simple-to-severe complications. They may vary with the blood component transfused and recipient factors. In ...
Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, occurring
predominantly in population with low socioeconomic status. It is the second most common cause of death from
infectious ...
Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-related illness characterized by high
blood pressure (BP) and proteinuria after the 20th gestational week (GW). Platelet
(PLT) parameter changes are the common hematological ...
Background: Knowledge of the ABO and RhD group distribution is essential for blood
banks inventory and assuring quality blood transfusion services. The objective of this study
was to determine the frequency of ABO and ...
Background: Thrombocytopenia and platelet indices in COVID-19 patients were important for prompt treatment and management of
the disease. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of ...
Abstract
Generating accurate epidemiological data on the magnitude of anemia in malnourished children is a vital step for health
policymakers. Therefore, this study is aimed to synthesize the overall magnitude of anemia ...
Background: Currently, studies showed that eosinophil count had clinical significance in the diagnosis and prognosis of diseases. But, the clinical significance of eosinophil count in pregnancy specifically in preeclampsia ...
Baseline PT at a cut-off value � 16.25 seconds differentiated severe COVID-19 patients
from mild and moderate patients (AUC: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.83–0.95). PT also differentiated
mild COVID-19 patients from moderate and severe ...
BACKGROUND: The current demand and actual supply of blood in developing nations are under
swing imbalance. Blood donations have been hampered by societal misconceptions and lack of
awareness regarding blood and blood ...
Intestinal parasitic infections are globally the greatest cause of illness and disease. They are
linked to lack of sanitation, lack of access to safe water, poor hygiene and poverty. Though all
age groups are affected, ...
mately 500 million people, with 5.1 billion at risk for acquiring infection worldwide [4].
Hookworm is a blood-feeding intestinal worm, and the
mature larvae ingest the blood, rupture the erythrocytes, and
degrade the ...