Epidemiology of paediatric poisoning reporting to a tertiary hospital in Ghana

Ansong, Daniel; Nkyi, Clara; Appiah, Clement Osei; Amuzu, Evans Xorse; Frimpong, Charles Ayekum; Nyanor, Isaac; Nguah, Samuel Blay; Sylverken, Justice

doi:10.7196/sajch.2016.v10i1.1055

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“…More boys were affected than girls in this review which is consistent with the majority of studies [4][5][6][7]19,20]. This may be a consequence of the more curious and daring nature of boys.…”

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Acute Childhood Poisoning in Azare North Eastern Nigeria

Imoudu¹,

Afegbua²,

Elike³

et al. 2018

JAMMR

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Acute Childhood Poisoning in Azare North Eastern Nigeria

Imoudu¹,

Afegbua²,

Elike³

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“…8,25 Poisoning involving medicines and household items like kerosene is affect young children, in this study poisoning was also reported contributing to injury consistent with other reports from other studies in the region. 6,26,27 . Therefore there is a need to keep emphasis of storing medicine and hazardous household items out of children's reach.…”

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Pattern and risk factors for childhood injuries in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Moshiro¹,

Fredrick²,

Massawe³

et al. 2021

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: Injuries contribute to morbidity and mortality in children. This study was carried out to describe the pattern of childhood injuries and associated risk factors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods: This case control study was conducted in six selected health facilities in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data were col- lected using a structured questionnaire. Cases and controls were children below 18 years who had suffered injuries and those without injury associated condition respectively. Results: A total of 492 cases and 492 controls were included in the study, falls (32%), burns (26%), Road Traffic Injuries (14%) and cuts (10%) were the major types of injuries identified. Younger parents/guardians {Adjusted odds ratio (AOR)= 1.4; 95% CI: 1.4 -3.6}, more than six people in the same house (AOR= 1.8; 95% CI: 1.3-2.6), more than three children in the house {AOR= 1.4; 95% CI (1.0-2.0)}, absence of parent/guardian at time of injury occurrence (AOR= 1.6; 95% CI: 1.1-2.3), middle socio-economic (AOR=1.6; 95%CI: 1.1-2.4) and low socio-economic status (AOR= 1.5; 95% CI: 1.0-2.1) were independent risk factors for childhood injury. Conclusion: Falls, burns and road traffic injuries were the main injury types in this study. Inadequate supervision, over- crowding, lower socio-economic status and low maternal age were significant risk factors for childhood injuries. Keywords: Childhood injuries; risk factors; Dar es Salaam; Tanzania.

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“…The roles and responsibilities must be assigned according to the level of the nurse within the framework. Banner's framework was used to describe the emergency nursing various level of competency.Session 2: child health in SSANoStudyAimResearch dessignFinding/recommendation31.(Ansong et al, 2016), Ghana “Epidemiology of paediatric poisoning reporting to a tertiary hospital in Ghana” To record the incidence and prevalence of home poising in a city in GhanaRetrospective record reviewPaediatric poisoning a threat to the children in Ghana due to lack of parental supervision and poor storage of harmful substances at home. Comprehensive education of the population will help prevent such poisonings32.(Avogo, 2010) , Angola “Forced migration and child health and mortality in Angola” To study how forced migration affected the survival of children in AngolaQuantitative descriptive study.…”

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The essence, opportunities and threats to Advanced Practice Nursing in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

Christmals

Armstrong

2019

Heliyon

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BackgroundThe conditions that stimulated the implementation of Advanced Practice Nursing programmes all over the world have long been ignored in sub-Saharan Africa.ObjectiveThis study sought to explore the essence, opportunities and threats to the implementation of an Advanced Practice Nursing (Child Health Nurse Practitioner) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa.MethodsA scoping review was conducted and findings reviewed by a multinational multidisciplinary health experts’ team through a Delphi study.ResultsChildren are the majority of the 70–90% of the sub-Saharan African population who reside in the rural areas where access to timely, quality and cost-effective healthcare is poor. The Child Health Nurse Practitioner programme offers an opportunity to provide quality, timely and cost-effective healthcare to sub-Saharan Africa children. Limited resources, opposition from the medical profession, poor nursing governance and lack of context-specific Advanced Practice Nursing benchmark programmes constitute threats to the programme.ConclusionThe sub-Saharan Africa context provides opportunities that the nursing profession can harness to surmount such threats. Nursing governance structures, however, need to advocate for government and other stakeholders’ support for the Child Health Nursing Practitioner programme.

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Epidemiology of paediatric poisoning reporting to a tertiary hospital in Ghana

Cited by 9 publications

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Acute Childhood Poisoning in Azare North Eastern Nigeria

Acute Childhood Poisoning in Azare North Eastern Nigeria

Pattern and risk factors for childhood injuries in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The essence, opportunities and threats to Advanced Practice Nursing in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

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