This article investigates reasons why children who were considered at risk of HIV were not taken for HIV testing by their caregivers. Qualitative and quantitative data collected in Zambia from 2010-11 revealed that twelve percent of caregivers who stated that they had been suspecting an HIV infection in a child in their custody had not had the child tested. Fears of negative reactions from the ...

BACKGROUND Consideration of child safeguarding is routine within maternity services but less common in other health services for adults. We audited notifications for child safeguarding from an acute general hospital where the policy includes questioning adults presenting with violence, mental health problems or drug or alcohol misuse to any department within the hospital about children at home ...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Children's developmental disorders are often identified late by healthcare professionals working in primary care. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a continuing education program on child development, on the knowledge and practices of these professionals. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective single-cohort study (before-and-after study), conducted in the city of...

OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical history of a child with aggressive behavior and recurring death-theme speech, and report the experience of the team of authors, who proposed an alternative to medication through the establishment of a protection network and the inter-sector implementation of the circle of security concept. CASE DESCRIPTION A 5-year-old child has a violent and aggressive beh...

OBJECTIVE To identify the vulnerabilities of children admitted to a pediatric inpatient unit of a university hospital. METHODS Cross-sectional, descriptive study from April to September 2013 with 36 children aged 30 days to 12 years old, admitted to medical-surgical pediatric inpatient units of a university hospital and their caregivers. Data concerning sociocultural, socioeconomic and clinic...

BACKGROUND In South Africa, coverage of services for mothers and babies in the first year of life is suboptimal despite high immunisation coverage over the same time period. Integration of services could improve accessibility of services, uptake of interventions and retention in care. AIM This study describes provision of services for mothers and babies aged under 1 year. SETTING Primary he...

BACKGROUND Kenya, like many developing nations, continues to experience high childhood mortality in spite of the many efforts put in place by governments and international bodies to curb it. This study sought to investigate the barriers to accessing healthcare services for children aged less than five years in Butere District, a rural district experiencing high rates of mortality and morbidity ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to explore a possible significant relationship between parental beliefs about medication and satisfaction with the medical care their children receive in two different healthcare settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included a total of 1,517 parents whose children were being treated either in pediatric primary care or pediatric emergency centers in east...

Abstract Background Transfer into the operating room, onto table and mask induction of anaesthesia are major challenges faced by children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In a pilot study, parents observed that perioperative transfer becomes unsafe difficult when ASD uncooperative. Method A CHILD-KIND CONCEPT mobility system comprising multi-positioning seat configurations restraining mod...