Health and Demographic Surveillance System
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There is substantial evidence that immunization is one of the most significant and cost-effective pillars of preventive and promotive health interventions. Effective childhood immunization coverage is thus essential in stemming persistent childhood illnesses.
11p viferrari 28-11-2022 30 2 Download
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This study analyses whether a mother’s exposure to different forms of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) during pregnancy was associated with the index child linear growth, and whether these associations were modified by the gender of the child.
8p virubber2711 21-03-2020 14 2 Download
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Malnutrition continues to be a critical public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. For example, in East Africa, 48 % of children under-five are stunted while 36 % are underweight. Poor health and poor nutrition are now more a characteristic of children living in the urban areas than of children in the rural areas.
10p virubber2711 21-03-2020 15 1 Download
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A high twinning rate and an increased risk of mortality among twins contribute to the high burden of infant mortality in Africa. This study examined the contribution of twins to neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in The Gambia, and evaluated factors that contribute to the excess mortality among twins.
8p vichengna2711 25-02-2020 16 1 Download
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Though there is a marked decline in burden of undernutrition, about 44 and 10% of children under five are stunted and wasted, respectively in Ethiopia. The highest prevalence of wasting occurs in young children (6–23 months), however literature are limited in these population groups.
9p videshiki2711 19-02-2020 30 1 Download
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Over the past four decades, the World Health Organization established the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to foster universal access to all relevant vaccines for all children at risk. The success of this program has been undeniable, but requires periodic monitoring to ensure that coverage rates remain high.
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A Shortage or excessive intake of the nutrient is malnutrition; affecting every aspect of human beings. Malnutrition at childhood has long-lasting and multiple effects. In Ethiopia significant numbers of children were suffering from malnutrition that might be associated with parents’ food preference; the fact not yet investigated.
10p virome2711 13-01-2020 13 0 Download
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USAID’s APHIA plus platforms; CDC’s on-going population-based surveillance such as the western Kenya Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) and the Kibera-based population-based surveillance site; and the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps (of note, refugees are often excluded from national policies and programs, to the detriment of the health of refugees and their host communities). These platforms, in particular the population-based surveillance platforms, offer the capacity to precisely measure inputs and outcomes, including interim and proxy indicators.
0p nhamnhiqa 01-03-2013 43 1 Download
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The Alabama Autism Surveillance Program (AASP) is a multisource investigation to monitor the number of 8-year- old children in the population with ASDs or cerebral palsy, or both. This surveillance system provides an accurate count of the number of children and families residing in Alabama living with these disorders. The investigators are members of the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy in the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), working as agents of the Alabama Department of Public Health.
0p can_thai 12-12-2012 44 1 Download