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Effective antenatal care coverage at West Gojjam’s public hospitals
From the abstract: “A facility-based retrospective cross-sectional study design was carried out in West Gojjam public hospitals from June 30 to July 30, 2023.”
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Hospital systems
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TB treatment completion in rural Uganda
From the abstract: “This study evaluated multilevel determinants of treatment completion to guide evidence-based improvement strategies in rural Western Uganda.”
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Preterm newborn survival in Harari and Dire Dawa hospital ICUs
From the abstract: “The hospital-based retrospective cohort study was conducted among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at public hospitals of the Harari region and Dire Dawa administration, Eastern Ethiopia.”
Financing & Policy
Obstetric violence experiences in Jimma Zone’s public health facilities
From the abstract: “This study thus investigates these factors among mothers delivering in public health facilities.”
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Severe maternal outcomes in two South African hospitals
From the abstract: “A cross-sectional matched case control study design was used to identify clinical factors associated with severe maternal outcomes in two regional hospitals in an urban district in Gauteng. 175 sequential SMO cases (near misses and maternal deaths) were matched to two different controls each.”
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Validating exclusive breastfeeding reports with isotope techniques in Eswatini
From the abstract: “Maternal recall substantially overestimated exclusive breastfeeding prevalence, while the deuterium oxide technique yielded more reliable, objective assessments of infant feeding practices, highlighting the need to interpret recall data with caution due to overreporting.”
Financing & Policy
Integrated malaria services for pregnant women in Ethiopia, 2021–2022
From the abstract: “This study aimed to assess the delivery of integrated malaria services during ANC visit and its determinants among pregnant women in Ethiopia.”
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HIV viral suppression during pregnancy and breastfeeding in Africa: a review
From the abstract: “We carried out a thorough systematic review by examining PubMed, ScienceDirect, Hinari, and Google Scholar for relevant studies.”
Financing & Policy
Comparing maternal and newborn service coverage in sub-Saharan Africa
From the abstract: “Therefore, this study aimed to identify the societal and health system factors that can explain why some countries are having higher EC of MNH services than others in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).”
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Heart disease and hospital outcomes among children with Down syndrome
From the abstract: “Therefore, this study aimed to document the clinical characteristics and hospital outcomes of children with DS who were diagnosed with heart defects.”