Safer Births Bundle of Care reduces perinatal mortality in Tanzania
1. In this prospective cohort study, implementation of the Safer Births Bundle of Care program was associated with a significant ...
Tag: global health
Typhoid conjugate vaccine shows promising long-term efficacy in children
1. Children randomized to the MenA group rather than the Vi-TT group were more likely to be diagnosed with typhoid ...
Radical cure with primaquine reduces risk of Plasmodium vivax parasitaemia in patients with Plasmodium falciparum infection
1. Patients in the primaquine group reported a significant reduction in parasitemia risk at day 63 compared to those in ...
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Handwashing with soap reduces the likelihood of acute respiratory infections in lower- and middle-income countries
1. Studies that encouraged handwashing reduced acute respiratory infections, including the upper and lower respiratory airways. 2. There was minimal ...
Intranasal vaccine against Bordetella pertussis invokes seronegative IgA response
1. Nasal secretory IgA seroconversion was achieved in more patients who received BPZE1 than those who received Tdap. 2. Both ...
Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders in refugee children
1. In a retrospective study of refugee children in Denmark, there was a linear association between increasing risk of psychiatric disorders ...
Provision of treated water and access to hand sanitation reduces childhood diarrhea in low and middle-income countries
1. Water treatment interventions including filtration, chlorination and solar treatment reduced the risk of diarrhea up to 50% compared to ...
Global mortality of neonates born preterm has decreased nearly 50 percent since 1990
1. In a study using global epidemiologic data, the worldwide incidence of preterm birth decreased by 5.3% between 1990 and ...
Long-acting cabotegravir significantly decreases incidence of HIV compared to daily oral tenofovir
1. Cabotegravir was shown to be superior to TDF-FTC in preventing HIV infection in women. 2. Both drugs were well ...
