5 results on '"Kristina Lugangira"'
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2. Facility-based care for moderately low birthweight infants in India, Malawi, and Tanzania.
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Katherine E A Semrau, Rana R Mokhtar, Karim Manji, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Tisungane Mvalo, Christopher R Sudfeld, Melissa F Young, Bethany A Caruso, Christopher P Duggan, Sarah S Somji, Anne C C Lee, Mohamed Bakari, Kristina Lugangira, Rodrick Kisenge, Linda S Adair, Irving F Hoffman, Friday Saidi, Melda Phiri, Kingsly Msimuko, Fadire Nyirenda, Mallory Michalak, Sangappa M Dhaded, Roopa M Bellad, Sujata Misra, Sanghamitra Panda, Sunil S Vernekar, Veena Herekar, Manjunath Sommannavar, Rashmita B Nayak, S Yogeshkumar, Saraswati Welling, Krysten North, Kiersten Israel-Ballard, Kimberly L Mansen, Stephanie L Martin, Katelyn Fleming, Katharine Miller, Arthur Pote, Lauren Spigel, Danielle E Tuller, Linda Vesel, and LIFE Study Group
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Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Globally, increasing rates of facility-based childbirth enable early intervention for small vulnerable newborns. We describe health system-level inputs, current feeding, and discharge practices for moderately low birthweight (MLBW) infants (1500-10% less than their birthweight; 18.8% of infants were discharged with weights below facility-specific policy [1800g in India, 1500g in Malawi, and 2000g in Tanzania]. Based on descriptive analysis, we found constraints in health system inputs which have the potential to hinder high quality care for MLBW infants. Targeted LBW-specific lactation support, discharge at appropriate weight, and access to feeding alternatives would position MLBW for successful feeding and growth post-discharge.
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- 2023
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3. Morbidity and mortality of children aged 2–59 months admitted in the Tanzania Lake Zone’s public hospitals: a cross-sectional study
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Kristina Lugangira, Method Kazaura, and Festus Kalokola
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Case-fatality ,In-patient ,Morbidity ,Mortality ,Tanzania ,Medicine ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Science (General) ,Q1-390 - Abstract
Abstract Background There is a growing concern about child mortality especially in developing countries. The Government of Tanzania and non-governmental organizations are fighting against diseases like malaria, anaemia, diarrhoea and pneumonia that contribute extensively to child mortality. This was a hospital-based, retrospective cohort study involving 1130 under-fives (excluding neonates) being either discharged from or died in public hospitals of the Lake Zone in Tanzania. We extracted information on symptoms and signs at admission, major diagnoses and causes of death from the medical records. We applied binary logistic regression models to assess risk factors associated with in-patient under-five death. Results The major leading morbidities include malaria (49%), anemia (37%), diarrhea (27%), pneumonia (22%) and severe acute malnutrition (21%). We found the case fatality of 74 deaths per 1000 under-five admissions. Major underlying causes of deaths were severe anaemia, severe malaria and severe pneumonia. Factors associated with in-patient death were female sex (AOR 1.7; 95% CI 1.0, 2.8) and the odds significantly decreased with increasing level of maternal education. Conclusions Malaria remains a leading cause of admissions in hospitals among under-fives. Although the case fatality among children aged between 2 and 59 months admitted in hospitals in Lake Zone is decreasing, efforts are needed to address major causes of deaths (severe anaemia, severe malaria and severe pneumonia).
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- 2017
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4. Feeding practices and growth patterns of moderately low birthweight infants in resource-limited settings: results from a multisite, longitudinal observational study
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Linda Vesel, Roopa M Bellad, Karim Manji, Friday Saidi, Esther Velasquez, Christopher R Sudfeld, Katharine Miller, Mohamed Bakari, Kristina Lugangira, Rodrick Kisenge, Nahya Salim, Sarah Somji, Irving Hoffman, Kingsly Msimuko, Tisungane Mvalo, Fadire Nyirenda, Melda Phiri, Leena Das, Sangappa Dhaded, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Veena Herekar, Yogesh Kumar, M B Koujalagi, Gowdar Guruprasad, Sanghamitra Panda, Latha G Shamanur, Manjunath Somannavar, Sunil S Vernekar, Sujata Misra, Linda Adair, Griffith Bell, Bethany A Caruso, Christopher Duggan, Katelyn Fleming, Kiersten Israel-Ballard, Eliza Fishman, Anne C C Lee, Stuart Lipsitz, Kimberly L Mansen, Stephanie L Martin, Rana R Mokhtar, Krysten North, Arthur Pote, Lauren Spigel, Danielle E Tuller, Melissa Young, and Katherine E A Semrau
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General Medicine - Abstract
ObjectivesTo describe the feeding profile of low birthweight (LBW) infants in the first half of infancy; and to examine growth patterns and early risk factors of poor 6-month growth outcomes.DesignProspective observational cohort study.Setting and participantsStable, moderately LBW (1.50 to Variables of interestKey variables of interest included birth weight, LBW type (combination of preterm/term status and size-for-gestational age at birth), lactation practices and support, feeding profile, birthweight regain by 2 weeks of age and poor 6-month growth outcomes.ResultsBetween 13 September 2019 and 27 January 2021, 1114 infants were enrolled, comprising 4 LBW types. 363 (37.3%) infants initiated early breast feeding and 425 (43.8%) were exclusively breastfed to 6 months. 231 (22.3%) did not regain birthweight by 2 weeks; at 6 months, 280 (32.6%) were stunted, 222 (25.8%) underweight and 88 (10.2%) wasted. Preterm-small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants had 1.89 (95% CI 1.37 to 2.62) and 2.32 (95% CI 1.48 to 3.62) times greater risks of being stunted and underweight at 6 months compared with preterm-appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) infants. Term-SGA infants had 2.33 (95% CI 1.77 to 3.08), 2.89 (95% CI 1.97 to 4.24) and 1.99 (95% CI 1.13 to 3.51) times higher risks of being stunted, underweight and wasted compared with preterm-AGA infants. Those not regaining their birthweight by 2 weeks had 1.51 (95% CI 1.23 to 1.85) and 1.55 (95% CI 1.21 to 1.99) times greater risks of being stunted and underweight compared with infants regaining.ConclusionLBW type, particularly SGA regardless of preterm or term status, and lack of birthweight regain by 2 weeks are important risk identification parameters. Early interventions are needed that include optimal feeding support, action-oriented growth monitoring and understanding of the needs and growth patterns of SGA infants to enable appropriate weight gain and proactive management of vulnerable infants.Trial registration numberNCT04002908.
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- 2023
5. Prescription practices for non-malaria febrile illnesses among under-fies in the Lake Zone, Tanzania
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Method Kazaura, Festus Kalokola, and Kristina Lugangira
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Microbiology (medical) ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ,lcsh:RC955-962 ,030231 tropical medicine ,Population ,lcsh:Medicine ,Tanzania ,Prescription ,Febrile ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Health facility ,Health care ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Medical prescription ,education ,education.field_of_study ,biology ,Respiratory tract infections ,business.industry ,Medical record ,Under-fives ,lcsh:R ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Malaria ,Infectious Diseases ,Lake zone ,Family medicine ,business - Abstract
Objective To determine prescription practices for non-malarial fever cases among febrile under-fives in the Lake Zone of Tanzania. Methods A health facility-based study was conducted in health facilities of the Lake Zone regions targeting 1 080 medical records. From patients' medical records, we collected information on how non-malarial fever was managed. Statistical analyses involved descriptive statistics and comparisons of proportions of prescribing medications between clinicians working in health facilities supported by Tibu Homa Project against others. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess independent variables associated with irregular prescription of antimalarials to non-malarial fever cases. Results The main clinical diagnoses among febrile under-fives tested negative for malaria were respiratory tract infections (17%), pneumonia (15%) and urinary tract infections (10%). Over-prescription of antimalarial was to 12% (95%, confidence interval: 10%–14%) and only 14% (95%, confidence interval: 12%–16%) under-fives were correctly prescribed antibiotics based on correct final diagnosis. Health care providers from non-Tibu Homa Project supported health facilities, those working in hospitals and inpatient febrile under-fives were independent predictors of prescribing anti-malarial drugs to febrile under-fives with no malaria. Conclusions The proportion of clinicians prescribing antimalarial medications and over-prescribing antibiotics to malaria negative-tested under-fives in the Lake Zone is high, 11%, and as low as 14% of clinicians prescribed antibiotics correctly based on correct final diagnoses. Training of health care workers, health managers and regular supportive supervision may significantly improve prescription practices among clinicians attending under-fives.
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- 2016
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