Exploring factors influencing childhood immunization status in East Africa using multilevel ordinal logistic regression analysis by Aster Addisu Dires, Demeke Lakew Workie, Abay Kassa Teklie

“…Additionally, mothers who had antenatal and postnatal services were 1.07 and 1.08 times more likely, respectively, to fully or partially immunize their children compared to those who did not.ConclusionThe fitted generalized odds model indicated that several factors significantly associated with childhood immunization status included maternal age, number of antenatal and postnatal care visits, tetanus injections received by mothers, vitamin A intake, presence of health documentation, place of delivery, birth order, mother’s occupation, sex of the household head, distance to health facilities, maternal education, community maternal education, community wealth index, and community media exposure. …”
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A scoping review on the obstacles faced by beta thalassemia major patients in Pakistan- Matter of policy investment by Ali Hussain Ansari, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Mubarak Jabeen Salman, Muhammad Usman Hussain Ansari, Rawshan Jabeen

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Action against birth defects: if not now, when? by Kathleen Strong, Judith Robb-McCord, Salimah Walani, Cecilia Mellado, Lorenzo D. Botto, Guillermo Lay-Son, Theresa Diaz, Tahmina Banu, Kokila Lakhoo, Anshu Banerjee

“…These are evidenced-based and affordable, but require low- and middle-income countries to strengthened their health systems. Action against birth defects now will prevent premature deaths and long-term disability, and lead to stronger, more resilient health systems.…”
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Geography and age drive racial and ethnic disparities in hospital mortality for paediatric community-acquired pneumonia in the United States: a retrospective population based cohor... by Cody-Aaron L. Gathers, Nadir Yehya, Anireddy Reddy, Paula M. Magee, Vanessa C. Denny, Michelle R. Mayeda, Amanda O’Halloran, Sanjiv D. Mehta, Stephanie Wanamaker, Jessica C. Fowler, Garrett Keim

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Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Epilepsy Detection: Balancing Effectiveness With Ethical Considerations for Welfare by Marina Ramzy Mourid, Hamza Irfan, Malik Olatunde Oduoye

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Healthcare provision for displaced people in transit: Analyses of routinely collected data from INTERSOS clinics at the Ukrainian border with Moldova and Poland by Saleh Aljadeeah, Seyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour, Nataliia Khanyk, Eszter Szocs, Aliki Traianou, Ana Tomas, Chrysanthi Tatsi, Elżbieta Czapka, Alessandro Verona, Tessa van Boekholt, Ion Chesov, Apostolos Veizis

“…European health information systems lack comprehensive data coverage, especially in underrepresented migration stages like transit. …”
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Preterm nutrition and brain development by Chiara Nava, Gianluca Lista, Enrica Lupo

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"I feel good because I have saved their lives": Acceptability of assisted partner services among female index clients and male sexual partners in Kenya. by Brienna Naughton, Mercy Owuor, Beatrice Wamuti, David A Katz, Monisha Sharma, Wenjia Liu, Harison Lagat, Edward Kariithi, Mary Mugambi, Rose Bosire, Sarah Masyuko, Carey Farquhar, Bryan J Weiner

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Assisted partner services (APS), or notification for sexual partners of people diagnosed with HIV, is an efficient, effective, and high yield strategy to identify people living with HIV and is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, there remains a need to further understand the acceptability of APS qualitatively from a client lens, particularly when APS is integrated into the national health system. …”
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Tuberculosis commodities supply chain performance in the WHO African region: A scoping review. by Alison T Mhazo, Stanford Miyango, Lifton Palani, Charles C Maponga

“…The strengths we found included the existence of pooled procurement mechanisms [PPM], availability of funding through external sources, existence of logistics management information systems [LMIS] and integration of PSM systems into primary health care. …”
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Mechanical Ventilation Boot Camp: A Simulation-Based Pilot Study by Jennifer Yee, Charles Fuenning, Richard George, Rana Hejal, Nhi Haines, Diane Dunn, M. David Gothard, Rami A. Ahmed

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Comparison of objectively measured and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysi... by Ben Singh, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Bruno G.G. da Costa, José Castro-Piñero, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Magdalena Cuenca-García, Carol Maher, Nuria Marín-Jiménez, Ryan McGrath, Pablo Molina-García, Jonathan Myers, Bethany Gower, Francisco B. Ortega, Justin J. Lang, Grant R. Tomkinson

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“…They were just treating her Symptom by Symptom”: maternal experiences of having a child with spinal muscular atrophy in Ghana by Esther Doe-Yo Tawiah, Jacob Owusu Sarfo

“…This study aimed to explore the experiences of mothers caring for children with SMA in Ghana, where the diagnosis is often delayed and support systems are limited. …”
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The Economic and Humanistic Burden of Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis by Nupur Greene, Lita Araujo, Cynthia Campos, Hannah Dalglish, Sarah Gibbs, Irina Yermilov

“…Three studies reported psychosocial scores between 71.59 and 79.7, and 8 studies reported physical health scores between 74.62 to 82.75 using the Pediatric Quality of Life Measurement Model (PedsQLTM). …”
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Novel Approaches to Surfactant Administration by Samir Gupta, Steven M. Donn

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Dysregulated autoantibodies targeting AGTR1 are associated with the accumulation of COVID-19 symptoms by Dennyson Leandro M. Fonseca, Maj Jäpel, Michael Adu Gyamfi, Igor Salerno Filgueiras, Gabriela Crispim Baiochi, Yuri Ostrinski, Gilad Halpert, Yael Bublil Lavi, Elroy Vojdani, Thayna Silva-Sousa, Júlia Nakanishi Usuda, Juan Carlo Santos e Silva, Paula P. Freire, Adriel Leal Nóbile, Anny Silva Adri, Pedro Marçal Barcelos, Yohan Lucas Gonçalves Corrêa, Fernando Yuri Nery do Vale, Letícia Oliveira Lopes, Solveig Lea Schmidt, Xiaoqing Wang, Carl Vahldieck, Benedikt Fels, Lena F. Schimke, Gustavo Cabral-Miranda, Mario Hiroyuki Hirata, Taj Ali AKhan, Yen-Rei A. Yu, Rodrigo JS Dalmolin, Howard Amital, Aristo Vojdani, Haroldo Dutra Dias, Helder Nakaya, Hans D. Ochs, Jonathan I. Silverberg, Jason Zimmerman, Israel Zyskind, Avi Z. Rosenberg, Kai Schulze-Forster, Harald Heidecke, Rusan Catar, Guido Moll, Alexander Hackel, Kristina Kusche-Vihrog, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Gabriela Riemekasten, Reza Akbarzadeh, Alexandre H. C. Marques, Otavio Cabral-Marques

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Prevalence and demographic distribution of anaemia among those visiting a teaching hospital located in tribal predominant block of Jharkhand: Retrospective record based analysis by Vasanth Chellamuthu, Srinivasan Chelladurai, Vinayagamoorthy Venogopal, Bhagyasri Ray, S Sharanabasappa, Vasantha C. Kalyani, Satya Patra

“…Background: Anaemia is a major public health concern in developing countries, with cases increasing rapidly among women, young girls, and children under age 5. …”
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The clinical method in pediatrics by Luis Hernández Sosa, Sonia Pérez García, María Casanova González

“…In order to achieve this purpose it is necessary to make an evaluation of their health condition. The application of the clinical method in children health care is a fundamental tool because it is a system of thoughts implemented to solve problems that may appear when implementing clinical medicine. …”
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An Unusual Cardiac Cause of Unilateral Neonatal Wheezing by James Brock, Eliezer Nussbaum, Jared Shows, Son Nguyen, Shaun P. Setty

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Say Goodbye and Say Hello: The Transition from Pediatric to Adult Gastroenterology by Jorge L Pinzon, Kevan Jacobson, John Reiss

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Rethinking Obesity Counseling: Having the French Fry Discussion by Jonathan Bonnet, Aaron George, Pippa Evans, Mina Silberberg, Diana Dolinsky

“…A written survey addressing perceived barriers and current practices addressing obesity at well-child visits were administered to PCPs at eleven family medicine clinics in the Duke University Health System. Results. The most common perceived barriers identified by PCPs to prevention or treatment of obesity in children were families not getting enough exercise (93%) and families too often having fast food meals (86%). …”
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