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Distance From Healthcare Facilities Is Associated With Increased Morbidity Of Acute Infection In Pediatric Patients In Matiari, Pakistan, Elise Corden, Saman Hasan Siddiqui, Yash Sharma, Sheraz Ahmed, Fayyaz Umrani, Najeeb Rahman, Rafey Ali, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Syed Asad Ali, Sana Syed
Distance From Healthcare Facilities Is Associated With Increased Morbidity Of Acute Infection In Pediatric Patients In Matiari, Pakistan, Elise Corden, Saman Hasan Siddiqui, Yash Sharma, Sheraz Ahmed, Fayyaz Umrani, Najeeb Rahman, Rafey Ali, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Syed Asad Ali, Sana Syed
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
The relationship between environmental factors and child health is not well understood in rural Pakistan. This study characterized the environmental factors related to the morbidity of acute respiratory infections (ARIs), diarrhea, and growth using geographical information systems (GIS) technology. Anthropometric, address and disease prevalence data were collected through the SEEM (Study of Environmental Enteropathy and Malnutrition) study in Matiari, Pakistan. Publicly available map data were used to compile coordinates of healthcare facilities. A Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to calculate the correlation between distance from healthcare facilities and participant growth and morbidity. Other continuous variables influencing these …
Comparing Growth Velocity Of Hiv Exposed And Non-Exposed Infants: An Observational Study Of Infants Enrolled In A Randomized Control Trial In Zambia, Obvious Nchimunya Chilyabanyama, Roma Chilengi, Natasha Makabilo Laban, Masuzyo Chirwa, Michelo Simunyandi, Luiza Miyanda Hatyoka, Innocent Ngaruye, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Samuel Bosomprah
Comparing Growth Velocity Of Hiv Exposed And Non-Exposed Infants: An Observational Study Of Infants Enrolled In A Randomized Control Trial In Zambia, Obvious Nchimunya Chilyabanyama, Roma Chilengi, Natasha Makabilo Laban, Masuzyo Chirwa, Michelo Simunyandi, Luiza Miyanda Hatyoka, Innocent Ngaruye, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Samuel Bosomprah
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Background: Impaired growth among infants remains one of the leading nutrition problems globally. In this study, we aimed to compare the growth trajectory rate and evaluate growth trajectory characteristics among children, who are HIV exposed uninfected (HEU) and HIV unexposed uninfected (HUU), under two years in Zambia.
Method: Our study used data from the ROVAS II study (PACTR201804003096919), an open-label randomized control trial of two verses three doses of live, attenuated, oral RotarixTM administered 6 &10 weeks or at 6 &10 weeks plus an additional dose at 9 months of age, conducted at George clinic in Lusaka, Zambia. Anthropometric measurements …
Association Between Preterm-Birth Phenotypes And Differential Morbidity, Growth, And Neurodevelopment At Age 2 Years: Results From The Interbio-21st Newborn Study, Jose Villar, María C. Restrepo-Méndez, Rose Mcgready, Fernando C. Barros, Cesar G. Victora, Shama Munim, Aris T. Papageorghiou, Roseline Ochieng, Rachel Craik, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Association Between Preterm-Birth Phenotypes And Differential Morbidity, Growth, And Neurodevelopment At Age 2 Years: Results From The Interbio-21st Newborn Study, Jose Villar, María C. Restrepo-Méndez, Rose Mcgready, Fernando C. Barros, Cesar G. Victora, Shama Munim, Aris T. Papageorghiou, Roseline Ochieng, Rachel Craik, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Importance: The etiologic complexities of preterm birth remain inadequately understood, which may impede the development of better preventative and treatment measures.
Objective: To examine the association between specific preterm-birth phenotypes and clinical, growth, and neurodevelopmental differences among preterm newborns compared with term newborns up to age 2 years.
Design, setting, and participants: The INTERBIO-21st study included a cohort of preterm and term newborn singletons enrolled between March 2012 and June 2018 from maternity hospitals in 6 countries worldwide who were followed up from birth to age 2 years. All pregnancies were dated by ultrasonography. Data were analyzed from November 2019 …