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Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, Northwest Nigeria

Olaleye M, Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Muhammad S,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
Conference Material
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Poster

Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, Northwest Nigeria

Olaleye M, Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Muhammad S,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
Journal Article
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Research

Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, northwest Nigeria

Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Olaleye M, Muhammad S,  et al.
2023-10-27 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2023-10-27 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
INTRODUCTION
Noma is a rapidly spreading infection of the oral cavity which mainly affects young children. Without early treatment, it can have a high mortality rate. Simple gingivit...
Journal Article
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Commentary

The trauma of war in Sierra Leone

de Jong J, Mulhern M, Ford NP, van der Kam S, Kleber RJ
2000-06-10 • Lancet
2000-06-10 • Lancet
Journal Article
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Research

The prevalence of noma in northwest Nigeria

Farley ES, Oyemakinde MJ, Schuurmans J, Ariti C, Saleh F,  et al.
2020-04-14 • BMJ Global Health
2020-04-14 • BMJ Global Health
BACKGROUND
Noma, a rapidly progressing infection of the oral cavity, mainly affects children. The true burden is unknown. This study reports estimated noma prevalence in children in ...
Research & Publication Guidance
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Guidelines/How-Tos

Randomised controlled trials: how to do them in MSF

McConnell R, Roll S, van der Kam S, Shanks L, Venis S,  et al.
2012-02-01
2012-02-01
Protocol
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Research Protocol

Risk factors for diagnosed Noma in North West Nigeria, 2017

Lenglet AD, Farley ES, Trienekens S, Amirtharajah M, Bil K,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
BACKGROUND
Noma is an orofacial gangrene that rapidly eats away at the hard and soft tissue as well as the bones in the face. Noma has a 90% mortality rate, and the disease affects m...
Journal Article
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Research

Exploring factors influencing patient mortality and loss to follow-up in two paediatric hospital wards in Zamfara, North-West Nigeria, 2016-2018

Maisa A, Lawal AM, Islam T, Nwankwo C, Oluyide B,  et al.
2021-12-31 • PLOS One
2021-12-31 • PLOS One
INTRODUCTION
Child mortality has been linked to infectious diseases, malnutrition and lack of access to essential health services. We investigated possible predictors for death and p...
Journal Article
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Research

Ready-to-use therapeutic food for Catch-up Growth in children after an episode of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria: an open randomised controlled trial

van der Kam S, Swarthout TD, Niragira O, Froud A, Sompwe EM,  et al.
2012-04-25 • PLOS One
2012-04-25 • PLOS One
Catch-up growth after an infection is essential for children to maintain good nutritional status. To prevent malnutrition, WHO recommends that children are given one additional healthy m...
Journal Article
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Research

Monitoring and evaluating psychosocial intervention outcomes in humanitarian aid

de Jong K, Ariti C, van der Kam S, Mooren TTM, Shanks L,  et al.
2016-06-17 • PLOS One
2016-06-17 • PLOS One
Existing tools for evaluating psychosocial interventions (un-validated self-reporting questionnaires) are not ideal for use in non-Western conflict settings. We implement a generic metho...
Journal Article
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Commentary

Trauma of Chechnya's ongoing war on internally displaced people

de Jong K, van der Kam S, Ford NP, Hargreaves S, van Oosten R,  et al.
2004-09-11 • Lancet
2004-09-11 • Lancet
Journal Article
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Research

Risk factors for diagnosed noma in northwest Nigeria: A case-control study, 2017

Farley ES, Lenglet AD, Ariti C, Jiya NM, Adetunji AS,  et al.
2018-08-23 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2018-08-23 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Noma (cancrum oris), a neglected tropical disease, rapidly disintegrates the hard and soft tissue of the face and leads to severe disfiguration and high mortality. The disease is poorly ...
Journal Article
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Review

Complex interactions between malaria and malnutrition: a systematic literature review

Das D, Grais RF, Okiro EA, Stepniewska K, Mansoor R,  et al.
2018-10-29 • BMC Medicine
2018-10-29 • BMC Medicine
Despite substantial improvement in the control of malaria and decreased prevalence of malnutrition over the past two decades, both conditions remain heavy burdens that cause hundreds of ...
Protocol
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Research Protocol

Severe acute malnutrition and retrospective all-cause mortality in children under 5 years of age in target areas of Zamfara State, Nigeria: a SMART survey

Hadera A, Huisman G, Kaur G, Oluyide B, Greig J,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
Journal Article
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Research

Effect of short-term supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food or micronutrients for children after Iilness for prevention of malnutrition: a randomised controlled trial in Uganda

van der Kam S, Salse-Ubach N, Roll S, Swarthout TD, Gayton-Toyoshima S,  et al.
2016-02-09 • PLOS Medicine
2016-02-09 • PLOS Medicine
Globally, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treats more than 300,000 severely malnourished children annually. Malnutrition is not only caused by lack of food but also by illnesses and by po...
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Research

Effect of Short-Term Supplementation with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food or Micronutrients for Children after Illness for Prevention of Malnutrition: A Randomised Controlled Trial in Nigeria

van der Kam S, Roll S, Swarthout TD, Edyegu-Otelu G, Matsumoto A,  et al.
2016-02-09 • PLOS Medicine
2016-02-09 • PLOS Medicine
Globally, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treats more than 300,000 severely malnourished children annually. Malnutrition is not only caused by lack of food and poor infant and child feedi...
Journal Article
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Research

Exposure to violence and PTSD symptoms among Somali women

de Jong K, van der Kam S, Swarthout TD, Ford NP, Mills C,  et al.
2011-12-05 • Journal of Traumatic Stress
2011-12-05 • Journal of Traumatic Stress
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, exposure to traumatic stressors, and health care utilization were examined in 84 women attending a primary health care clinic in Mogadishu,...
Journal Article
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Research

Use of and barriers to maternal health services in southeast Chad: results of a population-based survey 2019

Marquis A, O'Keeffe J, Jafari Y, Mulanda WK, Carrion Martin AI,  et al.
2022-03-07 • BMJ Open
2022-03-07 • BMJ Open
OBJECTIVES
Chad reports the second highest maternal mortality worldwide. We conducted a survey in Sila region in southeast Chad to estimate the use of maternal health services (MHS) ...