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Laboratory indices of hospitalized sickle cell disease patients, prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogenic bacterial isolates at MRCG ward in the Gambia
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of invasive bacterial infections and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients admitted at the Medical Research Council... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - August 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mustapha Dibbasey, Mamudou Dahaba, Francess Sarfo, Ida Jallow-Manneh, Buntung Ceesay, Solomon Umukoro, Mouhamadou Fadel Diop and Alfred Amambua-Ngwa Tags: Research Source Type: research

Perinatal deaths and low birthweight in an urban health centre in the Gambia: A prospective cohort study
Afr J Reprod Health. 2022 Mar;26(3):20-28. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i3.3.ABSTRACTPerinatal deaths (stillbirths after 28 weeks gestation and early neonatal deaths) are rarely reported separately but are the deaths most closely associated with complications during pregnancy, birth and the first days of life. We conducted a prospective cohort study to report perinatal deaths, late neonatal deaths and low birthweight babies as they occur. This cohort of birth outcomes from The Gambia was conducted between 2012 and 2016 and followed 1611 women attending a government-supported health center from the first antenatal visit to 28 ...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - August 16, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Susan P Laing John M Guzek Isatou Sey Ceesay Karin Remmelzwaal Henry Graham Rack James M O N'Dow Source Type: research

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in pregnant women during the first three COVID-19 waves in The Gambia
SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China [1]. SARS-CoV-2 was rapidly transmitted globally, disrupting structures and systems; and causing millions of deaths. Globally, there were 278.7M COVID-19 cases and 5.39M attributable deaths by December 2021 [2], 21 months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic [3]. Nigeria reported the first case in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) on 28 January 2020 [4]. (Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - August 14, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ramatoulie E. Janha, Alasana Bah, Hawanatu Jah, Fatima Touray, Yahaya Idris, Saikou Keita, Yassin Gaye, Samba Jallow, Tisbeh Faye-Joof, Baboucarr Njie, Rachel Craik, Nuredin I. Mohammed, Peter von Dadelszen, Umberto D'Alessandro, Anna Roca, the PRECISE Ne Source Type: research

Preferences of healthcare workers for provider payment systems in The Gambia ’s National Health Insurance Scheme
The Government of The Gambia introduced a national health insurance scheme (NHIS) in 2021 to promote universal health coverage (UHC). Provider payment systems (PPS) are strategic purchasing arrangements that c... (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
Source: BMC Health Services Research - August 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hassan Njie, Patrick G. C. Ilboudo, Unni Gopinathan, Lumbwe Chola and Knut Reidar Wangen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Mapping the timeliness of routine childhood vaccination in The Gambia: A spatial modelling study
CONCLUSIONS: Our approach provides decision-makers with a valuable tool to better understand local patterns of untimely childhood vaccination and identify districts where strengthening vaccine delivery systems could have the greatest impact.PMID:37563051 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.08.004 (Source: Vaccine)
Source: Vaccine - August 10, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Oghenebrume Wariri Chigozie Edson Utazi Uduak Okomo C Jessica E Metcalf Malick Sogur Sidat Fofana Kris A Murray Chris Grundy Beate Kampmann Source Type: research

Problems with accessing healthcare and associated factors among reproductive-aged women in the Gambia using Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019/2020: a cross-sectional study
Conclusion Problems of accessing healthcare among women of reproductive age were high in the Gambia. Age, region, working status, parity, residence, wealth and place of delivery were the identified factors associated with problems of accessing healthcare. Policymakers and public health experts should consider those factors while designing maternal healthcare programmes. Affordable healthcare service programmes should be designed to increase healthcare access in the Gambia. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - August 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tsegaw, M., Mulat, B., Shitu, K. Tags: Open access, Health services research Source Type: research

Bronchodilator-responsive bronchiolar obstruction in term neonates: a case series
ConclusionClinically determined bronchiolar obstructions in term neonates can be relieved with bronchodilators and steroids, and this treatment modality, if employed where the pathological process can be established, can reduce the demand on scarce resources in resource-poor countries. (Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports)
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - July 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

The Gambia death story: 66 children died!
Curr Drug Saf. 2023 Jul 26. doi: 10.2174/1574886318666230726161911. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37496139 | DOI:10.2174/1574886318666230726161911 (Source: Current Drug Safety)
Source: Current Drug Safety - July 27, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sumel Ashique Source Type: research

Pregnancy-related mortality up to 1 year postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of verbal autopsy data from six countries
CONCLUSIONS: Cause of death data from the extended postpartum period are critical to inform prevention. The dominance of HIV and TB, other infectious and non-communicable diseases to (late) pregnancy-related mortality highlights the need for better integration of non-obstetric care with ante-, intra- and postpartum care in high-burden settings.PMID:37469195 | DOI:10.1111/1471-0528.17606 (Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - July 20, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Ursula Gazeley Georges Reniers Julio E Romero-Prieto Clara Calvert Momodou Jasseh Kobus Herbst Sammy Khagayi David Obor Daniel Kwaro Albert Dube Merga Dheresa Chodziwadziwa W Kabudula Kathleen Kahn Mark Urassa Amek Nyaguara Marleen Temmerman Laura A Magee Source Type: research