Hospital Systems
COVID-19 exposure among asymptomatic hospitalised children with cancer in western Kenya
From the abstract: “Unsupervised clustering identified participants with elevated SARS-CoV-2 seroreactivity relative to pre-pandemic samples.”
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Hospital Systems
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli among young children in Longido, Tanzania
From the abstract: “This study determined the prevalence, virulence gene profiles and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of STEC among children aged 6-59 months with diarhoea in Longido District, northern Tanzania.”
Public Health
Safety surveillance during COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in DR Congo
From the abstract: “From December 1–29, 2023, a prospective safety surveillance study was conducted in Kinshasa Province.”
Technology & Industry
Wasting among children with cancer in Africa: a research review
From the abstract: “This systematic review and meta-analysis estimated the pooled prevalence of wasting and acute malnutrition among paediatric cancer patients in Africa, evaluated the impact of diagnostic assessment methods on reported prevalence, and characterised associations with adverse clinical outcomes.”
Technology & Industry
Family planning services during facility visits in Ethiopia, 2021–2022
From the abstract: “This study examines determinants of receipt of family planning services during facility visits using nationally sampled Service Provision Assessment (SPA) survey data.”
Hospital Systems
Using social media during HPV vaccination disruptions in Abuja
From the abstract: “Administrative data were consistent with survey findings, suggesting an approximately 3 percentage-point higher vaccination coverage in wards targeted by the digital campaign compared with control wards during MNCH week.”
Public Health
Rabies knowledge and practices in selected KwaZulu-Natal communities
From the abstract: “Participants (n = 768) were selected using systematic random sampling.”
Research & Evidence
Assessment design at a South African nursing school
From the abstract: “This multimethod qualitative study explored theoretical assessment design in a South African nursing school through in-depth interviews with nurse educators and a document review of moderators’ reports.”
Technology & Industry
Tracing Old World Swallowtail evolution in the Palearctic
From the abstract: “Based on a dataset of 585 samples originating from across the Palearctic region and four genes (COI, CAD, Ca-ATPase, and 28S) for a subset of these samples, we studied the phylogenetic relationships within and between the Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon Linnaeus, 1758) and its closest relatives in the Palearctic region.”
Research & Evidence
HIV testing among young Tanzanian women: comparing two national surveys
From the abstract: “This study aimed to assess determinants of HIV testing uptake among AGYW in mainland Tanzania before and after stratifying by age group (15–19 and 20–24 years) using data from two national surveys conducted over time.”