Abstract:
:Mali was affected by the drought across the Sahel in 1983-1985. The present study describes the demographic and nutritional status in the Timbuktu region in May 1985, and contributes to the little data available for Mali during this period; malnutrition rates are compared to two other drought affected areas in the Sahel. Sixty cluster samples were selected by proportional sampling methodology; thirty children less than 110 cm were selected in each cluster, to approximate children 'under 5 years'. Among the 1798 children 'under 5 years' studied, 28 per cent had weight-for-height less than -2 SD of the NCHS median. A total of 8291 persons were included in the demographic study. Nineteen per cent of the region's population emigrated during the year prior to the study; 40 per cent of all adult males were involved in this emigration. The annual Crude Mortality Rate was 39 per 1000 population. Measles vaccination coverage was 47 per cent based on vaccination card and 60 per cent based on history and card among children 12 months to 5 years of age.
journal_name
J Trop Pediatrjournal_title
Journal of tropical pediatricsauthors
Carnell MA,Guyon ABdoi
10.1093/tropej/36.3.109subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1990-06-01 00:00:00pages
109-13issue
3eissn
0142-6338issn
1465-3664journal_volume
36pub_type
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journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/42.2.85
更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anthropometric characteristics and both geophagy and cognitive function of children. STUDY DESIGN:The study prospectively followed singleton children whose mothers participated in the MiPPAD clinical trial in Allada, Benin, from birth to age ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmaa009
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in resource-limited countries. The aim of this study was to measure the effectiveness of existing phototherapy units at a local hospital in Cameroon using an irradiance meter. Phototherapy units (n = 4) in one newborn nursery in Cam...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmt110
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::143 neonates were diagnosed to have acquired systemic candidiasis out of a total 4530 admissions (3.2 per cent) to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) during a period of 6 1/2 years from January 1990 to June 1996. Mean age at onset was 10.4 days, mean birth weight 1454 g, and mean gestation was 31.7 weeks. Ninety-...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/44.2.104
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The visual dosing aid (VDA) was developed to facilitate dosing calculations in response to children's; growth and weight during antiretroviral treatment. The theoretical accuracy of the VDA was assessed using anthropometric data from 55 children receiving care in the USA and 324 children in the Democratic Republic of ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn095
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We evaluated the effects of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) administration on various protein parameters, including inflammatory profiles, in children with Kawasaki disease (KD). Sixty-three children with KD were treated with IVIG at 2 g/kg over 12 h. Serial examinations of laboratory indices were performe...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmh087
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report diagnosis, treatment and evolution of cases of ocular toxocariasis in specialized consultation in Quindío, Colombia. No cases were seen during the 2000-17 period, but five cases were confirmed from November 2017 to March 2019; two children resulted with definitive loss of vision on the affected eye. Studies ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmaa096
更新日期:2020-12-13 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/41.2.74
更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A total of 220 enteroadherent Escherichia coli were identified from 729 Egyptian children with diarrhea using the HEp-2 adherence assay. Enteropathogenic E.coli (EPEC = 38) was common among children <6 months old and provoked vomiting, while diffuse-adhering E.coli (DAEC = 109) induced diarrheal episodes of short dura...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmu034
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The seroepidemiology of infection due to rubella virus in Saudi Arabia was investigated in various age groups including unvaccinated children (newborn to 15 years of age) using a newer rubella antibody test system, the ELISA with maximum sensitivity and reliability. The assessment of the immune status indicated the lo...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/35.4.169
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Schistosomiasis is an important communicable disease in the developing world. However, testicular schistosomiasis is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of testicular schistosomiasis mimicking testicular tumour in a 13 year old who presented with huge unilateral testicular mass. The dilemma encountered in th...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmv041
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and sociodemographic factors of anemia in children <36 months old in China. In this study, data of 24 235 children were investigated from 32 primary health care (PHC) facilities in 11 province-level regions. Pearson χ2-test and logistic regression model were used to estimate ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmw049
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The diagnostic value of serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity was evaluated in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. Serum ADA levels were measured in 20 children diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (group 1) and 150 children (group 2) including 128 with tuberculosis infection (Mantoux test positive) and 22 healthy c...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/45.4.245
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Febrile seizures may contribute to epilepsy later in life, but data in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. We, therefore, conducted a hospital-based study on clinical characteristics of children with febrile seizures. METHODS:Over 2 years, we screened all pediatric admissions of Haydom Lutheran Hospital, northern...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmt022
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The risk factors affecting the outcome in 50 children with tuberculous meningitis were evaluated over a period of 20 months. Five children (10 per cent) had stage 1 disease, 29 (58 per cent) had stage II disease, and 16 (32 per cent) had stage III disease at admission. Seventeen cases (34 per cent) showed complete rec...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/48.6.362
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Eosinophilia is very common among rural poulation in Barabanki and neighbouring districts with no access to hygienic mode of stool disposition. Significant proportions of these children are suffering from anemia, undernutrition, anorexia, pain abdomen, cough and hence long term morbidity. This adds to the DALY of a de...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmw035
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Assessing mortality pattern of children after discharge from hospital is important to guide appropriate management policy. We studied young children aged 1-23 months, who were discharged from an urban Diarrhoea Treatment Hospital. Children were enrolled on discharge from the hospital, and followed at home after 6 and ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/42.6.342
更新日期:1996-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::X-ray diffraction and X-ray micro-analyser studies of the traditional medicine bint al dhahab confirm that it is composed of two polymorphs of lead monoxide (PbO). These studies also show the presence of cadmium and a third complex monoxide of lead containing antimony. Bulk analyses show that the substance contains ap...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/41.4.246
更新日期:1995-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of the present study was to study the epidemiological and clinical profile of patients attending an exclusive pediatric Emergency Department (ED). Data was retrieved from records of the patients seen over a 6-year period from 1995 to 2000. Descriptive analysis was done to define demographic and clinical detail...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/49.4.207
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Awareness of cardiac involvement in dengue infection has potentially valuable management implications. To determine the prevalence of myocarditis in dengue severity, we conducted prospective study of paediatric dengue illness at Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, a tertiary hospital in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from period o...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmz020
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/39.6.365
更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study evaluates the impact of a milk-based cornstarch porridge fortified with iron, in 4-year olds, compared with control on hemoglobin levels and anemia prevalence. This trial was a cluster-randomized, double-blind one, and used milk-based cornstarch porridge fortified with 10 mg elemental iron (FeSO(4)), daily,...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1093/tropej/fms003
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The composition (total solids, total protein, casein, coagulable proteins, lactose, fat, and ash) and mineral content (calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, and copper) of human milk was estimated longitudinally for the first year of lactation. Concentration of various nutrients, except zinc and cop...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/35.3.126
更新日期:1989-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::One thousand children with cerebral palsy (CP) were reviewed to study their clinical profile, etiological factors and associated problems. Spastic quadriplegia constituted the predominant group (61 per cent), followed by spastic diplegia (22 per cent). Dyskinetic CP was present in 7.8 per cent of the cases. Acquired C...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/48.3.162
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ninety-three females in the age group 14-18 years were randomly selected from three schools in Colombo. Their iron and nutritional status was assessed using clinical, anthropometric, haematological, and biochemical parameters. Haemoglobin levels less than 12 g/dl were seen in 3.7 per cent of adolescent females. Free e...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/36.6.316
更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate causes of and contributors to newborn deaths in rural Haryana using a three delays audit approach. METHODS:The study was conducted in 28 villages under the rural field practice area of the Comprehensive Rural Health Services Project, All India Institute of Medical Sciences situated in Ballabga...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fms060
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In developing countries, 80% of the births take place in the community. METHODS:Birthweight, mid-arm and chest circumferences were measured in 294 newborns admitted in a tertiary-level hospital in Kolkata between April and August 2010. Colour-coded measuring tapes were devised using receiver operating chara...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmr004
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Fear of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has perpetuated delayed initiation and slow advancement of enteral feeding in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with inherent risks of parenteral alimentation. The objective of this study was to assess effect of early total enteral feeding (ETEF) on day of achieveme...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmx023
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Congenital anomalies exist all over the world. The management and outcome, however, vary considerably between the developed and the developing countries. This study looks at the impediments to the management of surgically correctable anomalies in South-east Nigeria. A prospective study was undertaken on 223 children w...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmi078
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A clinical assessment of gestational age using four different methods was performed in the same population of 358 Cameroonian newborn infants with the aim of determining the most applicable in the local context. Method applicability was compared in terms of validity, accuracy, reliability, and ease of administration. ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/50.5.285
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00