Clinics in Mother and Child Health

University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin

Biography

Dr. Gérard M. Kpanidja is a researcher in Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Teaching Hospital of Parakou, Parakou, Benin. He has numerous publications and Clinical Research in areas of Neonatology, Child Health, and Paediatrics.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Neonatal Infection in the University Teaching Hospital of Parakou/Benin: Trends in Frequency and Lethality from 2010 To 2016
  Author(s): Agossou J*, Noudamadjo A, Adédémy JD, Agbeille Mohamed F, Kpanidja MG, AhodÃ?©gnon R, Zinvokpodo KM and AhodÃ?©gnon R
  
  Introduction: In countries with high mortality, as in sub-Saharan Africa, approximately half of the neonatal deaths are attributable to infections. This study aimed to investigate the trends in frequency and lethality of neonatal infections in the University Teaching Hospital of Parakou (CHU-P), from 2010 to 2016. Patients and methods: This research work is a cross-sectional and descriptive study with retrospective collection of data carried out in the CHU-P Pediatric Unit during the period running from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2016. It involved newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit during the study period. Main variables were related to neonatal infections. Results: During the study period, 6204 newborns were registered, including 3530 boys and 2674 girls i.e. a sex ratio of 1... View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2090-7214.19.16.336

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