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1 June 2016
2016

Tuberculosis and diabetes: current state and future perspectives, in Tropical Medicine and International Health

2016-06-01T11:25:58+02:001 June 2016|

Pizzol D., Di Gennaro F., Chhaganlal K.D., Fabrizio C., Monno L., Putoto G., Saracino A.
Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2016 June

It is not only infectious diseases that are lethal for the African continent; today, diabetes mellitus (DM), too, is threatening communities. A chronic disease caused by defects in insulin secretion, action or both, DM seems to have a severe impact on people suffering from tuberculosis (TB), with dire consequences in terms of the mortality rate [...]

1 June 2016
2016

On the way to universal coverage of maternal services in Iringa rural District in Tanzania. Who is yet to be reached?

2016-06-01T11:18:00+02:001 June 2016|

Straneo M., Fogliati P., Pellis I., Goodman C., Dalla Riva D., Kisika F., Mpuya E., Putoto G.
African Health Sciences, 2016 June

This study sought to assess the effectiveness of new strategies for tackling maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa including an expansion of reproductive health care coverage especially in areas where more vulnerable women lack access to primary health care services. The data was collected in Tanzania through household surveys of 464 recently-pregnant women in an area [...]

1 June 2016
2016

Ambulance referral for emergency obstetric care in remote settings.

2016-06-01T11:12:58+02:001 June 2016|

Tsegaye A., Somigliana E., Alemayehu T., Calia F., Maroli M., Barban P., Manenti F., Putoto G., Accorsi S.
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2016 June

This retrospective study assessed the operation of an ambulance service set up for pregnant women needing transportation to EmOC healthcare facilities in a rural area of Ethiopia between 1 July and 31 December 2013. The service was available 24 hours a day and was free of charge. The majority (59.5%) of the women who requested [...]

31 May 2016

CUAMM’s research collections

2025-07-26T19:26:26+02:0031 May 2016|

Thirty-one studies published in international journals in 2024 attest to CUAMM’s commitment to translating real-world field experience into meaningful scientific contributions. Field Research 2024 goes beyond core evidence on maternal and child health—including studies on childbirth and best practices to make it safer and more accessible—and also tackles the pressing challenge of antimicrobial resistance, proposes [...]

1 May 2016
2016

Is a woolen cap effective in maintaining normothermia in low-birth-weight infants during kangaroo mother care? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2016-05-01T11:29:00+02:001 May 2016|

Trevisanuto D., Putoto G., Pizzol D., Serena T., Manenti F., Varano S., Urso E., Massavon W., Tsegaye A., Wingi O., Onapa E., Segafredo G., Cavallin F.
Trials Journal, 2016 May

Neonatal hypothermia is one of the biggest challenges associated with the morbidity and mortality of preterm infants, especially in sub-Saharan African countries, where neonatal support therapy is very limited. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a low-cost method whose use is highly recommended whenever possible in order to maintain the body temperature of such infants. Despite [...]

1 May 2016
2016

Gestational Diabetes: an overview with attention for developing countries

2016-05-01T11:20:06+02:001 May 2016|

Schiavone M., Putoto, G., Laterza F., Pizzol D.
Endocrine Regulations, 2016 May

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as a glucose intolerance that occurs for the first time during pregnancy. It usually presents between 24 and 28 weeks gestation. At first patients have no particular symptoms; later, however, they can be affected by symptoms such as blurry vision, fatigue, skin infections, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss despite [...]

1 April 2016
2016

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection: a Mozambique overview

2016-04-01T11:26:47+02:001 April 2016|

Pizzol D., Putoto G., Chhaganlal K.D.
Virus diseases, 2016 June

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection known. It spreads easily because individuals who contract the virus often have no symptoms and are therefore unaware that they are infected. Although HPV infection is frequently asymptomatic and transitory, it can persist and cause lesions including warts, condylomas and cancers depending on the risk [...]

1 March 2016
2016

Treating Pyloric Stenosis Medically in a Resource Poor Setting

2016-03-01T11:22:30+01:001 March 2016|

Bizzocchi A., Metz D.
Annals of Pediatrics and Child Health, 2016 March

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders in infancy, one that frequently necessitates abdominal surgery. While in wealthier countries such operations are fairly routine and only rarely involve complications, in resource-poor settings the disorder can prove fatal for infants due to the lack of neonatal and pediatric surgeons in [...]

11 December 2015
2015

Effect of a Neonatal Resuscitation Course on Healthcare Providers’ Performances Assessed by Video Recording in a Low-Resource Setting

2015-12-11T00:00:27+01:0011 December 2015|

Trevisanuto D., Bertuola F., Lanzoni P., Cavallin F., Matediana E., Manzungu O.W., Gomez E., Da Dalt L., Putoto G.
PLoS One, 2015 December

In Mozambique neonatal mortality is 34 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births, accounting for approximately 35% of under-5 deaths. Around 25% of these neonatal deaths is linked to delivery-related events, in particular breathing problems. Indeed, the intervention of health care personnel is required when newborns are unable to breathe spontaneously, but in lower-income countries health [...]

26 November 2015
2015

The 2014 EVD outbreak in Pujehun, Sierra Leone: epidemiology and impact of interventions

2015-11-26T15:24:36+01:0026 November 2015|

Ajelli M., Parlamento S., Bome D., Kebbi A., Atzori A., Frasson C., Putoto G., Carraro D., Merler S.
BMC Medicine, 2015 November

The 2014–2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic ha colpito duramente il West Africa, soprattutto Guinea, Sierra Leone e Liberia, with a total of 28,220 reported cases and 11,291 reported deaths (WHO, September 2015). Starting in July 2014, Doctors with Africa CUAMM worked to combat Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone’s Pujehun District, where it has been [...]