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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Acute Respiratory Infections."”.
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Assessment of biomas fuel use and its association with acute respiratory infections among under-five children in Zambia
… and render them more susceptible to developing acute respiratory infection (ARI). ARI have been said to cause 15% of all deaths in children under the age of five and over half of these deaths occur in developing countries including Zambia. According to the 2013/14 Zambia demographic and health …
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Hospital admission patterns of childhood respiratory illness in Cape Town and their association with air pollution and meteorological factors
… the profile of hospital admissions for selected respiratory illnesses for two major hospitals in Cape Town, and (b) to analyse the association of such admissions with air pollution indicators and meteorological variables. The first part of the study investigated the admission patterns of coloured …
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A survey of knowledge in the case management of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children under the age of 5 years, amongst doctors and clinical nurse practitioners (CNPS) in the Khayelitsha district of Western Cape Province
OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge of Doctors and Clinical Nurse Practitioners (CNPs) with regard to the case management of ARI in children under the age of 5 years in the Khayelitsha District of Western Cape Province. METHODS: The study was a descriptive survey of all the doctors and CNPs in …
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Hungering for Survival: Trends in under-5 malnutrition and attributable disease burden
… death, including intestinal infectious diseases, acute respiratory infections, measles, malaria, and protein-energy malnutrition. The nutrition literature lacks estimates of deaths and disease burden attributable to each malnutrition indicator over time and at the country level. In order to make …
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A situation analysis of street children in Harare, Zimbabwe
… school. The most common medical conditions were acute respiratory infections, diarrhoeal disease and skin rashes. Some of the children had suffered physical (12) and /or sexual (10) abuse while on the street. Substance abuse, notably glue sniffing, was widespread with 78% of the children …
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Assessing and improving rational antimicrobial use in urban and rural health care facilities in Vietnam
… prescribing for patients with non-severe acute respiratory infections (ARI) and analysis of the economic impact and acceptance of this intervention among users. In private pharmacies, profit incentives coupled to poor knowledge about AMR are key drivers of over the counter dispensing of …
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Patterns of mortality in children presenting to a tertiary paediatric emergency unit in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross sectional study
… illnesses in 88 (65%) of the children were acute respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis. Prior to referral, oxygen was not provided in 57 (59%) children, 35 (71%) with suspected sepsis did not receive antibiotics and glucose was not checked in 39 (80%) with depressed level of …
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Multi-Scale Studies to Develop a Holistic Understanding of Solid Fuel Combustion at Residential Scale
… chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders (COPD), acute respiratory infections (ARI), tuberculosis, bladder and lung cancers, cataracts, and pneumonia. The World Health Organization has declared HAP to be the single largest environmental health hazard, accounting for 3.8 million deaths annually. …
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Bacterial colonization of the nasopharynx in paediatric patients with acute respiratory viral symptoms
Pneumococcal disease involves infections at both sterile and non-sterile sites, and accounts for considerable morbidity and mortality in Australia. Its public health significance has prompted the progressive introduction of vaccination against the most clinically significant capsular serotypes. …