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Perceptions, attitudes, and willingness of healthcare and frontline workers to participate in an Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda

Kimbugwe G, Vatrinet R, Mwanga JA, Kakuru R, Mpeirwe D,  et al.
2024-04-01 • Vaccine
2024-04-01 • Vaccine
BACKGROUND
Understanding the knowledge, perception and attitudes towards Ebola vaccines is an important factor in ensuring future use of these vaccines. A qualitative methods study e...
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Practices and challenges related to antibiotic use in paediatric treatment in hospitals and health centres in Niger and Uganda: a mixed methods study

Mambula G, Nanjebe D, Munene A, Guindo O, Salifou A,  et al.
2023-07-11 • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
2023-07-11 • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
BACKGROUND
Antibiotic resistance is a significant public health problem and is responsible for high mortality in children and new-borns. Strengthening the rational use of antibiotics...
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Development of a patient rated scale for mental health global state for use during humanitarian interventions

Llosa AE, Martinez-Viciana C, Carreño C, Evangelidou S, Casas G,  et al.
2020-09-18 • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
2020-09-18 • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
OBJECTIVE
We present the results of a cross-cultural validation of the Mental Health Global State (MHGS) scale for adults and adolescents (<14 years old).

METHODS
We per...
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Intrahousehold management and use of nutritional supplements during the hunger gap in Maradi region, Niger: a qualitative study

Marquer C, Langendorf C, Woi-Messe LC, Berthé F, Ategbo EA,  et al.
2020-03-03 • BMC Nutrition
2020-03-03 • BMC Nutrition
BACKGROUND
Nutritional supplements are used for preventing and treating childhood malnutrition. While there is a growing body of evidence on product efficacy, less emphasis has been ...
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Reasons for defaulting from drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Armenia: a quantitative and qualitative study

Sanchez-Padilla E, Marquer C, Kalon S, Qayyum S, Hayrapetyan A,  et al.
2014-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2014-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING
Armenia, a country with a high prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

OBJECTIVE
To identify factors related to default from DR-TB treatment in Yereva...
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Research Protocol

Abortion-related Morbidity and Mortality in Conflict-affected and fragile settings (AMoCo Study)

Pasquier E, Fetters T, Owolabi OO, Moore AM, Marquer C,  et al.
2020-12-15
2020-12-15
OVERALL AIM
To describe and estimate the burden of abortion-related complications, particularly near-miss complications and deaths, and their associated factors among women presentin...
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Knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviour of maternity ward staff in relation to comprehensive abortion care in a conflict-affected setting, Bangui, Central African Republic: cross-sectional survey

Chen H, Fetters T, Ngbale NR, Nguengo L, Dodane T,  et al.
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
INTRODUCTION
Abortion-related complications remain a major cause of maternal mortality worldwide. The Castor Maternity Unit (CMU) in Bangui, CAR, serves nearly 500,000 people affecte...
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Maternal Perception of Emotional Difficulties of Preschool Children in Rural Niger

Marquer C, Grais RF, Moro MR
2016-06-01 • Transcultural Psychiatry
2016-06-01 • Transcultural Psychiatry
Mental health care for infants and young children is often greatly limited in low-resource settings. The purpose of this study was to describe maternal perception of emotional difficulti...
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Hand hygiene compliance and environmental contamination with gram-negative bacilli in a rural hospital in Madarounfa, Niger

Tang K, Berthé F, Nackers F, Hanson KE, Mambula C,  et al.
2019-10-14 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2019-10-14 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Background
Healthcare-associated infections pose a major, yet often preventable risk to patient safety. Poor hand hygiene among healthcare personnel and unsanitary hospital environm...
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Intra-household use and acceptability of Ready-to-Use-Supplementary-Foods distributed in Niger between July and December 2010

Cohuet S, Marquer C, Shepherd S, Captier V, Langendorf C,  et al.
2012-08-04 • Appetite
2012-08-04 • Appetite
Few studies have looked at consumption of Ready-to-Use-Supplementary-Foods (RUSFs) during a nutritional emergency. Here, we describe the use and acceptability of RUSF within households i...
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A screening tool for psychological difficulties in children aged 6 to 36 months: cross-cultural validation in Kenya, Cambodia and Uganda.

Nackers F, Roederer T, Marquer C, Ashaba S, Maling S,  et al.
2019-04-12 • BMC Pediatrics
2019-04-12 • BMC Pediatrics
In low-resource settings, the lack of mental health professionals and cross-culturally validated screening instruments complicates mental health care delivery. This is especially the cas...
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An exploratory qualitative study of caregivers' knowledge, perceptions and practices related to hospital hygiene in rural Niger

Marquer C, Guindo O, Mahamadou I, Job E, Rattigan SM,  et al.
2021-09-01 • Infection Prevention in Practice
2021-09-01 • Infection Prevention in Practice
BACKGROUND
The risk of healthcare-associated infections is exacerbated by poor hygiene practices in health care facilities and can contribute to increased patient morbidity and morta...
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Screening for psychological difficulties in young children in crisis: complementary cross-cultural validation

Marquer C, Barry CE, Mouchenik Y, Djibo D, Manzo ML,  et al.
2015-03-04 • International Health
2015-03-04 • International Health
Detection of children's psychological difficulties in crises and low resource settings is challenged by the lack of a validated, rapid and simple tool. We present the results of two conf...
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Trauma and resilience among children 3 to 6 years old in three neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti

Mouchenik Y, Dauriac-Le Masson V, Marquer C, Marty-Chevreuil A, Georges R,  et al.
2016-05-20 • Encephale
2016-05-20 • Encephale
The paper describes an action research for indicative assessment of psychological problems of young children following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the interest of using the Creole ...
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Knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviour of maternity ward staff in relation to comprehensive abortion care in a conflict-affected setting, Bangui, Central African Republic: cross-sectional survey

Chen H, Fetters T, Ngbale NR, Nguengo L, Dodane T,  et al.
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
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A rapid screening tool for psychological distress in children 3-6 years old: results of a Validation Study

Marquer C, Barry CE, Mouchenik Y, Hustache S, Djibo D,  et al.
2012-08-16 • BMC Psychiatry
2012-08-16 • BMC Psychiatry
The mental health needs of young children in humanitarian contexts often remain unaddressed. The lack of a validated, rapid and simple tool for screening combined with few mental health ...