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Counting Stillbirths And Covid 19-There Has Never Been A More Urgent Time, Caroline S E. Homer, Susannah Hopkins Leisher, Neelam Aggarwa, Joseph Akuze, Delly Babona, Hannah Blencowe, John Bolgna, Richard Chawana, Aliki Christou, Rafat Jan

School of Nursing & Midwifery

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The Impact Of Introducing Ambulance And Delivery Fees In A Rural Hospital In Tanzania, Corinna Vossius, Estomih Mduma, Robert Moshiro, Paschal Mdoe, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Hussein Kidanto, Sara Lyanga, Hege Ersdal

Faculty of Health Sciences, East Africa

Background Access to health care facilities is a key requirement to enhance safety for mothers and newborns during labour and delivery. Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) is a regional hospital in rural Tanzania with a catchment area of about two million inhabitants. Up to June 2013 ambulance transport and delivery at HLH were free of charge, while a user fee for both services was introduced from January 2014. We aimed to explore the impact of introducing user fees on the population of women giving birth at HLH in order to document potentially unwanted consequences in the period after introduction of fees. …

Uptake And Determinants Of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Health Care Workers In Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi Kenya., Doreen Moraa Osoro

Theses & Dissertations

Background: The cancer burden has been rising globally. The reported incidence of cervical cancer is 13.1 / 100,000 globally and 40 / 100,000 in Kenya. Up to 88% of all cervical cancer deaths have been reported in lower to middle-income countries. In comparison, developed countries had up to two to four times lower rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality. The burden of cancers attributable to carcinogenic infections has potentially modifiable risk factors, for which prevention tools already exist. There is a gap in the implementation of evidence-based interventions including primary prevention with the HPV vaccine and secondary prevention with …

Learning From Changes Concurrent With Implementing A Complex And Dynamic Intervention To Improve Urban Maternal And Perinatal Health In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 2011-2019, Brenda Sequeira Dmello, Ziada Sellah, Grace Magembe, Natasha Housseine, Nanna Maaløe, Thomas Van Den Akker, Dan W. Meyrowitsch, Timothy Mushi, Mangalu Masweko, Dorcas Jidayi, Jos Van Roosmalen, Hussein Kidanto

Faculty of Health Sciences, East Africa

Introduction Rapid urbanisation in Dar es Salaam, the main commercial hub in Tanzania, has resulted in congested health facilities, poor quality care, and unacceptably high facility-based maternal and perinatal mortality. Using a participatory approach, the Dar es Salaam regional government in partnership with a non-governmental organisation, Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania, implemented a complex, dynamic intervention to improve the quality of care and survival during pregnancy and childbirth. The intervention was rolled out in 22 public health facilities, accounting for 60% of the city’s facility births.

Methods Multiple intervention components addressed gaps across the maternal and perinatal continuum of …

Sexual Behaviour Patterns And Sti Risk: Results Of A Cluster Analysis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men In Portugal, Karel Blondeel, Sonia Dias, Martina Furegato, Armando Seuc, Ana Gama, Ricardo Fuertes, Luís Mendão, Marleen Temmerman, Igor Toskin

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Objectives: Portugal has the highest HIV incidence rate in Western Europe. The proportion assigned to sexual contact between men recently increased to more than 30% of all HIV infections. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are vulnerable to the acquisition of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), increasing the per-contact risk of HIV infection. Building on syndemic theory, the aim of this analysis was to identify patterns of current sexual behaviour in MSM, and explore their relationship with self-reported current, past STI diagnoses and HIV positive serostatus.

Design: A cross-sectional behavioural survey was conducted in Portugal among MSM, using a …

Planned Delivery At 37 Weeks Gestation Versus Expectant Management For Non-Severe Chronic Hypertension, A Systematic Review., Jackson Njuguna

Theses & Dissertations

Background: Chronic hypertension is independently associated with an increased incidence of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Delayed delivery carries maternal risks, while early delivery increases fetal risk, so appropriate timing is important. The optimal timing of delivery for women with this condition has not been adequately addressed by the available literature.

Objective: To review the literature that assesses the benefits and risks of a policy of planned delivery versus expectant management in pregnant women with non-severe chronic hypertension at 37 weeks gestation. Our primary outcomes were composite maternal outcome (super-imposed pre-eclampsia, placental abruption, maternal admission to intensive care unit and …

Repair Of Vesicouterine Fistula By Not Using Traditional O' Connor Method, Lubna Razzak, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

A 25-year-old female patient visited our clinic with complaint of cyclic haematuria. She had previous two Caesarean Sections at a secondary care hospital. Her complete urinalysis showed abundant red blood cells. Through computed tomography a fistula tract between the posterior wall of the bladder and the anterior wall of the lower uterine segment was diagnosed. The Cystoscopy revealed a fistulous opening with a diameter of nearly 1.5 cm localized between the bladder and uterine cavity. Fistulae was repaired by abdominal approach without transection of bladder. Surgery was performed by mobilization of bladder and wide anterior uterine dissection. A 2cm defect …