https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 The effect of solid fuel use on childhood mortality in Nigeria: evidence from the 2013 cross-sectional household survey https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19414  1 to < 60 months dying due to use of solid fuels. The health effects of household use of solid fuels are a major public health threat that requires increased research and policy development efforts. Research should focus on populations in rural areas and low socioeconomic households so that child survival in Nigeria can be improved.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 17:20:03 AEST ]]> Incidence of surgical site infections and accompanying risk factors in Vietnamese orthopaedic patients https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:598 2 (OR 3.9; 95%CI 1.8-8.8), procedures with external fixation (OR 2.9; 95%CI 1.4-5.9), emergency surgery with motor-vehicle-retated trauma (OR 2.1; 95%CI 1.2-3.9), or duration of procedure > 2 h (OR 2.1; 95%CI 1.1-4.2) were independent risk factors for SSI. Lack of appropriate prophylaxis was of borderline significance (OR 3.2; 95%CI 0.9-11.1, P = 0.06). Among 76 patients with SSIs, 22 patients were discovered during postdischarge follow-up. These late SSIs had age as an additional risk factor (OR 2.8; 95%CI 1.1-7.2). Our data show that SSIs were frequent and differed widely by wound class. The NNIS risk index was predictive of SSI for this population. With a high number of motor vehicle accidents in Vietnam, the majority of orthopaedic operations are trauma related. Emergency surgery for injuries sustained in these accidents, and procedures with external fixation were especially prone to infections.]]> Thu 25 Jul 2013 09:10:37 AEST ]]> Antenatal care adequacy in three provinces of Vietnam: Long An, Ben Tre and Quang Ngai https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10242 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:09 AEDT ]]> Comparative quality of private and public health services in rural Vietnam https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:554 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:43:36 AEDT ]]> Determinants of neonatal mortality in Nigeria: evidence from the 2008 demographic and health survey https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20105 2 years (HR = 1.36, CI: 1.05-1.78) were significantly associated with neonatal mortality. Other significant factors that affected neonatal deaths included neonates born to mothers younger than 20 years (HR = 4.07, CI: 2.83-5.86), neonates born to mothers residing in rural areas compared with urban residents (HR = 1.26, CI: 1.03-1.55), male neonates (HR = 1.30, CI: 1.12-1.53), mothers who perceived their neonate's body size to be smaller than the average size (HR = 2.10, CI: 1.77-2.50), and mothers who delivered their neonates by caesarean section (HR = 2.80, CI: 1.84-4.25). Conclusions: Our study suggests that the Nigerian government needs to invest more in the healthcare system to ensure quality care for women and newborns. Community-based intervention is also required and should focus on child spacing, childbearing at a younger age, and poverty eradication programs, particularly in rural areas, to reduce avoidable neonatal deaths in Nigeria.]]> Mon 09 Oct 2023 14:51:53 AEDT ]]> Risk factors for under-5 mortality: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2004-2011 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27244 Mon 09 Oct 2023 14:51:42 AEDT ]]> Risk factors for postneonatal, infant, child and under-5 mortality in Nigeria: a pooled cross-sectional analysis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27990 Mon 09 Oct 2023 14:51:27 AEDT ]]>