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Research Article 2023-08-15CC BYFree full text

"Getting pregnant during the COVID 19 was a big risk because getting the help from the clinic was not easy": COVID-19 experiences of women and healthcare providers in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Zivai Mupambireyi, Frances Cowan, Elizabeth Chappell, Anesu Chimwaza, Ngoni Manika, Catherine J Wedderburn +9 more

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures may have disrupted delivery of maternal and neonatal healthcare services and reversed the progress made towards dual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Zimbabwe. This qualitative study explores the impact of the pandemic on the provision and uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services from the perspect…

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Research Article 2022-11-20CC BYFree full text

Diagnosing early-onset neonatal sepsis in low-resource settings: development of a multivariable prediction model

Samuel R. Neal, Felicity Fitzgerald, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Michelle Heys, Mario Cortina-Borja, Gwendoline Chimhini

ObjectiveTo develop a clinical prediction model to diagnose neonatal sepsis in low-resource settings. DesignSecondary analysis of data collected by the Neotree digital health system from 01/02/2019 to 31/03/2020. We used multivariable logistic regression with candidate predictors identified from expert opinion and literature review. Missing data were imputed using multivariate imputation and model performance was…

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