K. DelPizzo, J. Ruby, A. Illescas, H. Zhong, J. Poeran, J. Liu, C. Cozowicz, S. Memtsoudis
{"title":"B433 Pediatric anesthesia practices during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"K. DelPizzo, J. Ruby, A. Illescas, H. Zhong, J. Poeran, J. Liu, C. Cozowicz, S. Memtsoudis","doi":"10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.509","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73533435","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}
A. Samerchua, W. Supaopaspan, N. Saeueng, T. Sanchana, M. Wanvoharn, J. Vuthiwong, J. Khorana
{"title":"B435 Does neurostimulation improve efficacy for ultrasound-guided transperineal pudendal nerve block in children?: A randomised controlled trial","authors":"A. Samerchua, W. Supaopaspan, N. Saeueng, T. Sanchana, M. Wanvoharn, J. Vuthiwong, J. Khorana","doi":"10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.511","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86085650","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}
M. Stevic, N. Ristic, E. Bosinci, I. Petrov Bojicic, M. Jovanovski Srceva, I. Budic, V. Marjanovic, D. Šimić, S. Dučić
{"title":"B439 Comparison of dexmedetomidine and propofol for procedural analgosedation in children undergoing ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia for orthopedic surgery. A pilot study","authors":"M. Stevic, N. Ristic, E. Bosinci, I. Petrov Bojicic, M. Jovanovski Srceva, I. Budic, V. Marjanovic, D. Šimić, S. Dučić","doi":"10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.515","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87991555","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}
{"title":"B440 Ultrasound guided popliteal nerve block versus general anesthesia for ankle surgery in pediatric patients","authors":"E. Ivanova, R. Andonova","doi":"10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.516","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81110313","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}
{"title":"B432 Opioid sparing effect of PENG block in open reduction of pediatric developmental dysplasia of the hip: a case series","authors":"HU Yörükoğlu, Ş. Cesur, C. Aksu, A. Kuş","doi":"10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2022-esra.508","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83710555","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}
{"title":"Umbilical Cord Care Practices and Associated Factor Among Mothers of Neonates Visiting Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital Southwest Ethiopia 2021","authors":"Nigatu Dessalegn, Y. Dagnaw, K. Seid, Asrat Wolde","doi":"10.2147/PHMT.S363252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S363252","url":null,"abstract":"Background Due to unsanitary cord care practices, cord infections are more common and prevalent in developing countries. In settings where mortality is low, dry and clean cord care is recommended for newborns delivered in health facilities or at home. Cord care practices would directly contribute to infection in newborns, accounting for a large proportion of millions of annual neonatal deaths. This study aimed to assess the cord care practices of mothers and to identify areas for intervention. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers of neonates who gave birth in the last six months. Systematic random sampling technique was employed to include women who visited pediatric OPD and immunization clinics. Epi data version 3.1 was used to enter the data and then exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis. The association between the outcome and independent variables was examined using binary logistic regression. The strength of the association was measured using odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence intervals (CI) and p-value. Statistical significance was declared at a p-value <0.05. Results Four hundred twenty-two mothers were participated in the study. More than half (59.2%) of the respondents had good cord care practices, while nearly half (45.3%) mothers added nothing to the cord. Factors significantly associated with good cord care practices were educational status (AOR = 4.7; 95% CI = 1.34, 7.59), ANC follow-up (AOR = 3.58; 95% CI = 1.24, 10.32), initiation of breastfeeding (AOR = 1.74; 95% CI = 1.10, 2.77), and apply anything to the cord (AOR = 3.08; 95% CI = 1.92, 4.95). Conclusion The proportion of mothers with good cord care practices was inadequate. For such a high cause of neonatal death, prevention should be the priority intervention, and improving its implementation requires further effort.","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"13 1","pages":"227 - 234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47072747","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}
{"title":"Growth Monitoring Practice and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals at Public Health Facilities of Bahir Dar Health Centers, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021","authors":"Migbaru Tesfa, Kedir Abdela Gonete, Yawkal Chane, Senay Yohannes","doi":"10.2147/PHMT.S355214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S355214","url":null,"abstract":"Background Growth monitoring and promotion are one of the health priorities in assessing the growth rate of a child. Appropriate growth monitoring and promotion services enable health professionals to control growth faltering and child mortality. However, there is limited information on the growth monitoring practice of health professionals and their associated factors at public health facilities of Bahir Dar health centers. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the growth monitoring practice of health professionals and associated factors at public health facilities of Bahir Dar health centers, northwest Ethiopia. Methods Institutional-based cross-sectional study for quantitative and phenomenology for qualitative was conducted from April 15 to May 15, 2021, among 314 health professionals, in Bahir Dar town, northwest Ethiopia. Census was used. A self-administered questionnaire was employed for quantitative data. Data were cleaned and entered into Epi-info version 7.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for further analysis, and the binary logistic regression was employed. In the bi-variable analysis, those variables with a p-value less than 0.2 were fitted to multivariable analysis. Qualitative data were analyzed by using thematic analysis. Results The overall growth monitoring practice of health professionals at Bahir Dar public health centers was 30.3%, with a response rate of 98.1. The number of participants who had at least a degree was [AOR = 3.57; 95% CI: 1.54, 8.26], health professionals who had greater than 11 years of work experience [AOR = 2.98; CI: 1.36, 6.53], those who took training [AOR = 5.11; CI: 2.20, 11.90], availability of growth monitoring equipment [AOR = 4.44; CI: 1.97, 9.98], those who had lesser workload (saw less than 25 children’s per day) [AOR = 3.02; CI: 1.16, 7.86], those who had good knowledge [AOR = 4.60; CI: 2.06, 10.31] and favorable attitude [AOR = 2.58; CI: 1.14, 5.83] were significantly associated with growth monitoring practice. Conclusion The overall growth monitoring practice among health professionals of Bahir Dar public health centers was low. Work experience, age, educational status, knowledge, attitude, workload, training, and availability of growth monitoring equipment were key predictors of growth monitoring practice among health professionals in Bahir Dar public health centers. Therefore, regular supportive supervision from the regarded body, provision of training to health professionals and fulfill growth monitoring equipment are all necessary measures to provide a better growth monitoring service.","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"13 1","pages":"195 - 215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47612501","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}
{"title":"Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Pediatric COVID-19 Patients in Ethiopia During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study","authors":"Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik, Mahlet Abayneh, Mebratu Abraha, Sisay Sirgu Betizazu, Betregiorgis Hailu Zegeye","doi":"10.2147/PHMT.S359333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S359333","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Most previous pediatric COVID-19 studies reported milder disease in children. However, there are limited pediatric data from low-income settings. We aimed to assess the characteristics and outcomes of pediatric COVID-19 in Ethiopia. Setting St. Paul’s COVID-19 treatment center; a tertiary COVID-19 center. Pediatric care was provided in a dedicated ward but with a common ICU. Methods St. Paul’s Hospital COVID-19 cohort (SPC-19) included inpatient COVID-19 RT-PCR confirmed cases from August 2020 to January 2021. Data were extracted from case report forms attached to patient charts and completed by the clinicians. Data were uploaded into the Redcap database and exported to SPSS 20 for analysis. Binary logistic regression and chi-square test were used in the analysis. Results Seventy-nine patients 0–19 years were included from the SPC-19 cohort over 6 months. Pediatric admissions accounted for 11% of cases in the cohort. The mean age (SD) was 6.9 (±6.36) years and 40 (50.6%) were female. The disease was asymptomatic or mild in 57 (72.2%), moderate in 15 (19%), and severe or critical in 7 (8.8%). The commonest presentations in symptomatic children were prostration (26.6%) followed by vomiting (12.7%), fever and cough (11.4% each), and dyspnea (10%). About 53 (67%) children had multimorbidity, and 14 (17.7%) children died. All deaths were in children with comorbidities with tuberculosis and malignancy being associated with 43% of deaths. Nearly 5% of children reported long-COVID symptoms highlighting the need for prolonged follow-up in those children. Conclusion Despite lower admissions and severity, high mortality and morbidity was documented in our pediatric cohort. The presence of comorbidity and inadequate care organization likely contributed to high mortality. COVID-19 centers of low-income settings should emphasize optimizing the care of children with COVID-19 and multimorbidity, and vaccination should be considered in those children to prevent high morbidity and mortality.","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"13 1","pages":"165 - 174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48784532","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}
Mohammedawel Abdishu, T. Gobena, M. Damena, Hassen Abdi, Abdi Birhanu
{"title":"Determinants of Malaria Morbidity Among School-Aged Children Living in East Hararghe Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Case–Control Study","authors":"Mohammedawel Abdishu, T. Gobena, M. Damena, Hassen Abdi, Abdi Birhanu","doi":"10.2147/PHMT.S347621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S347621","url":null,"abstract":"Background Understanding the determinants of malaria morbidity offers helpful insights toward the changing malaria situation, which might lead to the adjustment of malaria program activities. Even though the determinants of malaria morbidity remain unknown, school-aged children were the highest malaria morbidity contributors in the East Hararghe Zone. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the determinants of malaria morbidity among school-aged children in the study area from February 1 to May 31, 2020. Methods A case-control study was conducted among school-aged children living in ten randomly selected low, moderate, and high malaria transmission kebeles. Cases were confirmed as positive for malaria, while controls were confirmed as negative for malaria among randomly selected school-aged children. Rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) and blood film (BF) malaria testing methods were used. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify association between malaria and its determinants. Results The determinants of malaria infection were having no formal education (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=4.91, 95% CI: 1.20–20.17), low family wealth index (AOR=2.50, 95% CI: 1.22–5.12), being from rural residence (AOR=2.34, 95% CI: 1.87–4.12), living near to stagnant water (AOR=2.01, 95% CI: 1.14–3.54), having a maximum of three family members (AOR=0.37, 95% CI: 0.18–0.78), using indoor residual spraying (IRS) (AOR=0.15, 95% CI: 0.08–0.29) and long-lasting insecticide-treated net (LLITN) over the last night (AOR=0.19, 95% CI: 0.10–0.35), and living in the house surrounded by cultivated land(AOR=0.24, 95%CI: 0.10-0.60) compared with their counterparts. Conclusion This study revealed that residence, family size, education, wealth index, stagnant water existence, and using LLITN and IRS had significant association with malaria morbidity. Thus, all concerned bodies, including the community should strengthen working on stagnant water elimination around their house to cut the breeding site of the malaria vector mosquito. Moreover, the findings have an important implication for improving interventions targeting the economic status and literacy of the society that may help in the reduction of the risk of malaria in the school-aged children.","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"13 1","pages":"183 - 193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46132296","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}
M. Abebe, G. Seyoum, Bahru Emamu, Demissie Teshome
{"title":"Congenital Hydrocephalus and Associated Risk Factors: An Institution-Based Case–Control Study, Dessie Town, North East Ethiopia","authors":"M. Abebe, G. Seyoum, Bahru Emamu, Demissie Teshome","doi":"10.2147/PHMT.S364447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S364447","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Congenital hydrocephalus is one of the commonest congenital anomalies of the central nervous system. It is characterized by extensive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain due to an imbalance between synthesis and absorption of cerebrospinal fluid. This study was planned to investigate the incidence and associated risk factors of congenital hydrocephalus. Methods Unmatched case–control study was conducted in 34 (cases) and 104 (controls) pregnant women. Maternal data were collected from a structured questionnaire, and fetal-related data were recorded from obstetric ultrasound. Epi-info 7 and SPSS version 24 were used for data entry and analysis, respectively. The association between congenital hydrocephalus and risk factors was evaluated using binary logistic regression. Results The incidence of congenital hydrocephalus was 2.67 per 1000 pregnancies. The result of multivariate logistic regression indicated that alcohol use and iron with folic acid supplementation during pregnancy were significantly associated with the development of congenital hydrocephalus (OR: 7.64, 95% CI: 1.97–29.66 and p-value: 0.003 and OR: 0.186, 95% CI: 0.07–0.49 and p-value: 0.001, respectively). Maternal exposure to typhus and typhoid and use of antibiotics during early pregnancy were also significantly associated with congenital hydrocephalus. Moreover, significant association was also observed between the simultaneous development of spina bifida and congenital hydrocephalus (p-value 0.03). Conclusion In conclusion, alcohol consumption, unprescribed use of antibiotics and infection during pregnancy as well as absence of folic acid supplementation may predispose to congenital hydrocephalus.","PeriodicalId":74410,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics","volume":"13 1","pages":"175 - 182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49392286","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}