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Portable pit latrine seats to increase sanitation for disabled individuals in Lira, Uganda 乌干达里拉的便携式坑式厕所坐垫，为残疾人提供卫生设施

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-07 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.5

Mei-Li Hey, Harrison Schmachtenberger, Mikaya LD Lumori

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Double uterus in young women delivered by Caesarean Section: five cases from South Sudan and Ethiopia 剖宫产年轻妇女双子宫:南苏丹和埃塞俄比亚5例

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-07 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.6

Jok Thikuiy Gang, Garang Dakjur Lueth, Onwar Otien Jwodh

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Giant ossifying fibroma of the mandible 下颌骨巨大骨化纤维瘤

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-07 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.7

E. Fernández

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Sanitation resources for disabled individuals in Uganda 乌干达残疾人卫生资源

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-07 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v15i1.4

Harrison Schmachtenberger, Mei-Li Hey, Mikaya LD Lumori

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引用次数: 2

Neuroscience education in Africa, prospects and challenges 非洲的神经科学教育，前景与挑战

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-28 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v14i4.5

Ekerin Olabode, Okechukwu K. Calistus

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Possible acetaminophen poisoning complicated by puerperal sepsis 可能对乙酰氨基酚中毒并发产后败血症

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-28 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v14i4.8

Arop M. D. Kual

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The South Sudan Medical Journal: Keep it up 南苏丹医学杂志:坚持下去

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-28 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v14i4.2

P. Newman

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Malaria vaccine: a new tool in the fight against malaria 疟疾疫苗:防治疟疾的新工具

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-28 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v14i4.1

E. Kenyi

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Predictors of fetal macrosomia in Iringa, Tanzania: a case-control study 坦桑尼亚伊林加胎儿巨大儿的预测因素:一项病例对照研究

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-28 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v14i4.3

Emmanuel Imani Ngadaya, M. Rweyemamu, I. Mwampagatwa, Athanase Lilungulu

{"title":"Predictors of fetal macrosomia in Iringa, Tanzania: a case-control study","authors":"Emmanuel Imani Ngadaya, M. Rweyemamu, I. Mwampagatwa, Athanase Lilungulu","doi":"10.4314/ssmj.v14i4.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/ssmj.v14i4.3","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: It is challenging to predict fetal macrosomia before delivery. This study aimed at assessing predictors of fetal macrosomia at Iringa Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania from June to December 2020. Method: An unmatched case-control study with 216 participants of whom 72 were cases - women who delivered babies weighing ≥ 4000g - and 144 were controls - women who delivered babies weighing 2500g to 3499g. The purposive sampling technique described below was employed to recruit both controls and cases. SPSS version 25 software program was used for data entry and analysis.Results: Of the 216 participants, 116 (53.7%) were aged between 25 – 34 years (standard deviation 6.0). The majority of 132 (61.1%) delivered at a gestational age of 37 – 39 weeks + 6 days of whom 17 (23.6%) were cases and 115 (79.86%) were controls. The predictors of fetal macrosomia were advanced gestation age (AOR=8.10, 95% CI 3.66-17.91, p=<0.0001) and diabetes mellitus during pregnancy (AOR =14.94, 95% CI 1.60 -39.91, p= 0.0178).Conclusion: Women with higher gestational age and gestational diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of delivering a baby with macrosomia at Iringa Regional Referral Hospital. An early plan for the mode of delivery, such as labour induction, will aid the prevention of advanced gestational age. Ensuring a healthy diet and physical exercises in our communities will help to reduce diabetes mellitus and hence fetal macrosomia.","PeriodicalId":56200,"journal":{"name":"South Sudan Medical Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46824970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How training is encouraging mothers to deliver in health facilities in Ulang, South Sudan 在南苏丹乌朗，培训如何鼓励母亲在卫生机构分娩

South Sudan Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-28 DOI: 10.4314/ssmj.v14i4.7

Panom Puok Duoth Kier

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