Technology & Industry
Modelling fever risk among Ethiopian children under five
From the abstract: “This study utilized a total of 8,592 weighted child samples from the 2016 EDHS.”
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Public Health
Artemisinin resistance mutations in East Africa: evidence from 2014–2024
From the abstract: “Studies reporting artemisinin resistance (samples collected between 2014 and 2024), particularly the Pf-Kelch13 mutation among malaria patients in East Africa, were searched through the Medline, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), LILACS, and EMBASE online databases.”
Hospital Systems
Clinicians’ views on barriers to vacuum-assisted birth in Tanzania
From the abstract: “This study aimed to explore the barriers to the use of VAB among clinicians at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania.”
Public Health
Bloodstream infections and antibiotic resistance in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
From the abstract: “To guide empirical therapy, this study determines the bacterial profiles and antimicrobial resistance patterns among patients with suspected bloodstream infections at the Amhara Public Health Institute.”
Hospital Systems
Antibiotic use and resistance in a Ugandan tertiary hospital’s surgical wards
From the abstract: “Of 303 total surgical inpatients, 193/303 (63.7%) (95% CI: 58.0–69.12) were receiving at least one of the 281 antibiotic prescriptions and were included in this study.”
Hospital Systems
Anaemia among pregnant antenatal patients in Garowe, Somalia
From the abstract: “This study aims to determine the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public health facilities in Garowe City, Puntland, Somalia, from December 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024.”
Hospital Systems
Caregiver treatment-seeking for childhood malaria at an Ilesa hospital
From the abstract: “This study aimed to assess the relationship between the pattern of family dynamics and treatment-seeking behaviour of caregivers of under-five children with uncomplicated malaria.”
Technology & Industry
Herpes simplex virus genomes from remote communities in northern Namibia
From the abstract: “The resulting HSV sequences, collected in 2015 and 2016 from remote settlements in Namibia, fit within the scope of viral genetic diversity previously defined by African strains.”
Public Health
Factors associated with COVID-19 infection in Hohoe, Ghana
From the abstract: “Data on sociodemographic, clinical, and exposure-related factors were collected through structured interviews.”
Public Health
Antibiotic residues and resistance genes in manure and soils in three Kenyan counties
From the abstract: “This study investigates the co-occurrence and spatial distribution of antibiotic residues and ARGs in livestock manure and agricultural soils from Machakos, Kiambu, and Kajiado counties in Kenya, regions characterized by intensive livestock farming.”