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Social determinants and causes of child mortality in Pakistan: Analysis of national demographic health surveys from 1990 to 2013
Afshan K, Narjis G, Qureshi IZ, Cappello M. Social determinants and causes of child mortality in Pakistan: Analysis of national demographic health surveys from 1990 to 2013. Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health 2019, 56: 457-472. PMID: 31774227, DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild mortalitySocial determinantsChild healthNational Demographic Health SurveyAverage birth sizeFirst birth orderCause of deathChild survival strategyDemographic Health Survey dataPrevious birth intervalCost-effective interventionLowest wealth quintileDemographic Health SurveyHealth Survey dataIntrapartum asphyxiaMaternal disordersMiddle-income countriesBirth sizeHealth SurveyMaternal educationChild survivalWealth quintileBivariate analysisGreater riskMortality
2011
Epidemiology of Hookworm Infection in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Patterns of Malaria Coinfection, Anemia, and Albendazole Treatment Failure
Humphries D, Mosites E, Otchere J, Twum WA, Woo L, Jones-Sanpei H, Harrison LM, Bungiro RD, Benham-Pyle B, Bimi L, Edoh D, Bosompem K, Wilson M, Cappello M. Epidemiology of Hookworm Infection in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana: Patterns of Malaria Coinfection, Anemia, and Albendazole Treatment Failure. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 792-800. PMID: 21540391, PMCID: PMC3083749, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor nutritional statusHookworm infectionRisk factorsNutritional statusOverall egg reduction rateSerum immunoglobulin G (IgG) reactivitiesCross-sectional pilot studyEgg reduction rateImmunoglobulin G reactivityKintampo North MunicipalityAlbendazole therapyKintampo NorthMalaria coinfectionTreatment failureOverall prevalenceHigh prevalenceRepeat examinationEgg excretionSecretory antigensInfectionPilot studyCoinfectionSignificant reductionTherapyHigh rate
2005
Epidemiology and Management of Infectious Diseases in International Adoptees
Murray TS, Groth ME, Weitzman C, Cappello M. Epidemiology and Management of Infectious Diseases in International Adoptees. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 2005, 18: 510-520. PMID: 16020687, PMCID: PMC1195971, DOI: 10.1128/cmr.18.3.510-520.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
IMMUNIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN TRAVELING ABROAD
Cappello M. IMMUNIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN TRAVELING ABROAD. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1998, 17: 157-158. PMID: 9493814, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199802000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements