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High levels of post-abortion complication in a setting where abortion service is not legalized
(Public Library Science; https://www.plos.org/, 2017-01-06)
Background
Maternal mortality due to abortion complications stands among the three leading causes of maternal death in Botswana where there is a restrictive abortion law. This study aimed at assessing the patterns and ...
Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus — hepatitis B virus co-infection amongst adult patients in Mahalapye, Ngami, Serowe, Botswana: a descriptive cross-sectional study
(Cogent OA, https://www.cogentoa.com/, 2017-02-15)
Background: About 37 million people are living with human-immunodeficiency-virus (HIV) worldwide, with 2.6 million co-infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV infection causes 650 000 deaths annually worldwide. ...
Fetus-in-fetu in Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2017-09)
Fetus-in-fetu is a medical term that describes a fetus implanted within its twin, on whom it is entirely dependent for its survival through a vascular connection. It occurs in about 1 in 500,000 live births. So far, there ...
Diagnostic profiles and predictors of treatment outcome among children and adolescents attending a national psychiatric hospital in Botswana
(BioMed Central, www.biomedcentral.com, 2017)
Background: Attention is currently being drawn to child psychiatric care, most especially in the developed countries. This type of care is still rudimentary in the developing countries. Botswana is one of the African ...
Polypharmacy among children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders in a mental referral hospital in Botswana
(BioMed Central, www.biomedcentral.com, 2017)
Background: There is a dearth of data on polypharmacy in child and adolescent mental health in Africa, especially
Botswana where children and adults are treated in the same facility by general adult psychiatrists. This ...
Effect of co-trimoxazole on mortality in HIV-exposed but uninfected children in Botswana (the Mpepu Study): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2017-05)
Background: Co-trimoxazole prophylaxis reduces mortality among HIV-infected children, but efficacy in HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) children in a non-malarial, low-breastfeeding setting with a low risk of mother-to-child ...
Assessment of voluntary HIV counseling and testing service utilisation and associated health service related factors among out of school youth in Nakuru Kenya: a cross sectional survey
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, oaji.net/journals-list-by-publisher.html?publisher=International+Knowledge+Sharing+Platform%2C+IISTE, 2017)
Background: Voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) is one of the key tools in the HIV/AIDS prevention
and control programs in Kenya. But utilization of VCT services among out of school youth is low. The aim of
this ...
Charles Bonnet Syndrome; presenting as “innocent spirits within": a case report
(IISTE, www.iiste.org, 2017)
Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is an under-recognized and under-reported disorder that involves visual
hallucinations in visually impaired individuals. These patients have intact cognition, do not have hallucinations
in ...
An international consortium update: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescence
(Karger Publishers,https://www.karger.com/, 2017-11-13)
This paper represents an international collaboration of paediatric endocrine and other societies (listed in the Appendix) under the International Consortium of Paediatric Endocrinology (ICPE) aiming to improve worldwide ...
Rapid enteric testing to permit targeted antimicrobial therapy, with and without Lactobacillus reuteri probiotics, for paediatric acute diarrhoeal disease in Botswana: a pilot, randomized, factorial, controlled trial
(Public Library of Science, www.plos.org/, 2017-10-09)
Introduction
Diarrhoeal disease is the second-leading cause of death in young children. Current guidelines recommend treating children with acute non-bloody diarrhea with oral rehydration solutions and zinc, but not ...