American Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2017

  • Factors Associated with Recovery Rate Among Severely Malnourished Children Enrolled in Outpatient Therapeutic Program at Kitui County Hospital, Kenya

    Dorothy Mbaya, Lucy K. Gitonga

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 62-67
    Received: 24 January 2017
    Accepted: 17 February 2017
    Published: 31 October 2017
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    Abstract: Advent of ready to use therapeutic food made it possible to treat children with severe acute malnutritionas outpatients. Studies have reported that recovery rate among children enrolled in outpatient therapeutic program is below the acceptable standard (... Show More
  • Determinants of Acute Diarrheal Disease Among Under-Five Children in Pawi Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013/14

    Hayelom Brhanu, Digsu Negese, Mulat Gebrehiwot

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 68-75
    Received: 24 January 2017
    Accepted: 21 February 2017
    Published: 3 November 2017
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    Abstract: Background: Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among under-five children nationally and globally. This study identified determinants of acute diarrheal disease among under-five children using hierarchical logistic regression. Objective: This study was conducted to identify determinants for hospitalization of children w... Show More
  • Ultrasound Guided Pneumatic Reduction of Intussusception: A Clinical Experience from Baghdad

    Ali Egab Joda, Waad Muhammad Salih, Nawzat Hussein Shakarly

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 76-82
    Received: 10 September 2017
    Accepted: 28 September 2017
    Published: 10 November 2017
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    Abstract: Intussusception is an important cause of small bowel obstruction in children. Non-operative reduction (NOR) is the preferable method of treatment to start with as long as there are no contraindications to its use and where facilities are available. Pneumatic reduction has become a popular therapeutic method for intussusception instead of surgery in... Show More
  • Seasonality of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Children of Moscow

    Zakharova Irina, Borovik Tatyana, Pludowski Pawel, Tvorogova Tatyana, Solovyeva Ekaterina, Sugyan Narine, Antonenko Natalia, Balashova Nadejda, Kuular Nadejda, Marchenko Vera, Perova Svetlana, Prostakova Valentina, Simakova Natalia, Simonenko Irina, Vasilyeva Svetlana, Mozzhukhina Maria, Koroleva Ekaterina, Rakhteenko Alina, Dmitrieva Yulia, Klimov Leonid, Kuryaninova Victoria

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 83-88
    Received: 11 July 2017
    Accepted: 23 October 2017
    Published: 30 November 2017
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    Abstract: The article presents the analysis of vitamin D levels in children of various age groups residing in Moscow and assesses the seasonality of vitamin D variations in this population group. In this work, the results of 25 (ОН) D level measurement in 1041 children in the age from 1 month to 18 years collected in the period since 2012 to 2015 have been a... Show More
  • Spaces Matters: Classroom Acoustics and Repetitive Behaviors in Preschool Children with Autism

    Shireen M. Kanakri

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 89-94
    Received: 28 September 2017
    Accepted: 3 November 2017
    Published: 30 November 2017
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    Abstract: Autism has generally been ignored by the interior design community and excluded from building codes and guidelines, even those developed explicitly for special needs individuals. This research will look into how interior design factors affect individuals with autism; specifically with regards to acoustics. Today’s world has put much emphasis and co... Show More
  • Rehabilitation of Children After Operative Enlargement of Length of Limbs

    Vladimir Alexeevich Schurov

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, November 2017
    Pages: 95-99
    Received: 13 June 2017
    Accepted: 6 July 2017
    Published: 14 January 2018
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    Abstract: Patients of different age with stunting one (85) or both extremities (153) discovered that in the remote terms after surgical lengthening of the limbs by Ilizarov increases stride length, but the scale of the change in length of the limbs is limited by the necessity of obtaining the effect of increasing the speed of locomotion defined by the degree... Show More