BACKGROUND Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness, with rapidly increasing prevalence in low-income countries. Among young children, asthma is often under-diagnosed.We investigated the factors associated with asthma among under-fives presenting with acute respiratory symptoms at Mulago hospital, Uganda. METHODS A hospital-based cross sectional study of 614 children with cough and...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of anaemia and associated factors among under-fives and their mothers in a rural area of Western Uganda. DESIGN A cross-sectional investigation using both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. Stratified multistage sampling methods were used to select the study sample. A haemoglobinometer was used to assess Hb levels in the blood. SET...

Background Acute respiratory diseases are the most common international human illnesses. Acute respiratory infection (ARI) in under five year old children represent the most common health problem in paediatric practice all over the world. It is reported that all children under five years suffer from 6-8 respiratory infections annually, which represent about 50% of all preschooler illnesses. The...

Combining information from adjectives with the nouns they modify is essential for comprehension. Previous research suggests that preschoolers do not always integrate and nouns, may instead over-rely on noun when processing referring expressions (Fernald, Thorpe, & Marchman, 2010; Baumgartner, Fernald, 2006). This disjointed has implications pragmatics, apparently preventing under-fives making c...

Surabaya has the most cases of diarrhea in East Java, with highest detection targets Gading Health Center (2346 cases) and Mojo Center, handled by 1322 cases. This study aimed to describe hygiene environmental sanitation under-five patients working area Center. used a survey method, descriptive approach, interviews, questionnaires October 2019-March 2020. The results showed 62,2% under-fives ‘d...

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are air pollutants critical to ozone and fine particle production in the troposphere. Here, we present fuel-based emission inventories updated 2018, including for mobile source engines using Fuel-based Inventory of Vehicle Emissions (FIVEs) oil gas Oil Gas (FOG) inventory. The FIVE emissions now consistent with NEI17 estimates differing within 2% across contiguous US (CONU...

Background: Diarrhoeal disease contributes significantly to preventable deaths among under-fives globally. Associated dyselectrolytemia is a major contributor morbidity and mortality in these children. The aim of the study was determine prevalence pattern serum electrolyte derangement with dehydration due acute diarrhoea.Methods: It hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional conducted at Federa...

Nutrition plays an important role in the human life cycle from womb to old age. The 2009 health law states that main priority of efforts improve nutrition Indonesia is vulnerable groups, one which infants and toddlers. results study used Evidence Gap theory with aim analyzing relationship between maternal characteristics malnutrition status children under five based on published studies 2015-20...