Search results for "Sierra leone"

Maternal caesarean section infection (MACSI) in Sierra Leone: a case-control study.

2020

Sierra Leone is the country with highest maternal mortality and infections are the underlying cause in 11% of maternal deaths, but the real burden remains unknown. This study aims to determine the incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection (SSI) post-caesarean section (CS) in women admitted to Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A prospective case-control (1:3 ratio) study was implemented from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2019 and 11 women presenting with suspected or confirmed infection post-CS were screened for inclusion as a case. For each case, three patients undergoing CS on the same day and admitted to the same ward, but not presenting with SSI…

Kannattava ja eettinen kultakaivostoiminta Sierra Leonessa

2012

Tällä tutkimuksella on haluttu selvittää länsimaalaisten ja sierraleonelaisten toimijoiden käsitysten pohjalta, kuinka eettistä Sierra Leonessa harjoitettu, omistajilleen lisäarvoa tuottava, ja kannattava kultakaivostoiminta on suhteessa liiketoiminnan eri sidosryhmiin. Liiketoiminnan kannattavuutta tarkastellaan kannattavuusteorioiden avulla, sekä kannattavuuslaskelmien perusteella. Kultakaivostoiminta on omistajilleen riskisijoittamista, johon liittyy suuret liiketoiminnalliset riskit, mutta myös suuret tuotto-odotukset. Kultakaivostoiminnan vaikutuksia eri sidosryhmiin tarkastellaan sidosryhmäteorian perusteella valittujen tärkeimpien sidosryhmien näkökulmasta. Vaikutusten …

Chris Coulter. Being a Bush Wife. Women's lives through war and peace in Sierra Leone

2009

Impact of Ebola outbreak on reproductive health services in a rural district of Sierra Leone: a prospective observational study

2019

ObjectivesTo assess the trends concerning utilisation of maternal and child health (MCH) services before, during and after the Ebola outbreak, quantifying the contribution of a reorganised referral system (RS).DesignA prospective observational study of MCH services.SettingPujehun district in Sierra Leone, 77 community health facilities and 1 hospital from 2012 to 2017.Main outcome measuresMCH utililization was evaluated by assessing: (1) institutional deliveries, Cesarean-sections, paediatric and maternity admissions and deaths, and major direct obstetric complications (MDOCs), at hospital level; (2) antenatal care (ANC) 1 and 4, institutional delivery and family planning, at community leve…

Efficacy of Azacitidine (AZA) in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders (AID) Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Chronic Myelomonocyt…

2015

Abstract Background: AID are seen in 10-30% of MDS and CMML. After initial response to steroids, AID are often poorly controlled and steroid-sparing drugs are difficult to use due to the underlying MDS/CMML. Some case reports suggest a beneficial role of AZA treatment in AID associated to MDS/CMML. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 22 MDS/CMML patients (pts) with AID who received AZA in French centers between January 2007 and May 2014. Results: Median age of the 22 pts was 70y (range 41-84), including 6F/16M. Diagnosis of MDS/CMML preceded AID (n=8) by a median of 17 months (mo), was concomitant with (n=7) or followed AID (n=7) by a median of 20 mo. 14 pts had lower risk IPSS and 8 highe…

Ebola Virus Disease Complicated by Late-Onset Encephalitis and Polyarthritis, Sierra Leone

2016

To the Editor: Ebola virus (EBOV) disease is usually an acute illness, but increasing evidence exists of persistent infections and post-Ebola syndromes. We report a case of EBOV encephalitis.

Nature and origin of eclogite xenoliths from kimberlites

2004

Abstract Eclogites from the Earth's mantle found in kimberlites provide important information on craton formation and ancient geodynamic processes because such eclogites are mostly Archean in age. They have equilibrated over a range of temperatures and pressures throughout the subcratonic mantle and some are diamond-bearing. Most mantle eclogites are bimineralic (omphacite and garnet) rarely with accessory rutiles. Contrary to their overall mineralogical simplicity, their broadly basaltic-picritic bulk compositions cover a large range and overlap with (but are not identical to) much younger lower grade eclogites from orogenic massifs. The majority of mantle eclogites have trace element geoc…

Notes on Afrotropical Cydnidae (Heteroptera) with emphasis on vehicle-mounted net samples and description of a new species from Liberia, West Africa

2019

Notes on the Cydnidae fauna in Liberia, sampled with a vehicle-mounted net, the species taxonomy and general distribution are reported, including the description of Chilocoris elongatus sp. nov. In addition, new country records are provided for Angola, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guine    a-Bissau, Namibia, Niger, Republic of South Africa, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. 

The Rise and fall of a New Type of Crime against Humanity: the Crime against Humanity of Forced Marriage

2015

The practice of forced marriage rose as a new crime against humanity in the case law of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, but it has had a short and contentious life, being abandoned after a few years by other international criminal tribunals. This paper is devoted to the study of the international case law established by the international criminal tribunals -Special Court for Sierra Leone, and International Criminal Court- that have heard cases where allegations of force marriage have been raised up.

Review of the genusiLanchnophorus/i(Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae) with description of three new species and other nomenclatural changes.

2017

The generic name Lanchnophorus Reuter, 1887, deemed for a long time to be unavailable as incorrect original spelling of Lachnophorus (in fact Lachnophorus Distant, 1903 is an unjustified emendation of the former), is restored as a valid name of the genus. Lachnesthus Bergroth, 1915, syn. nov. (new name for the preoccupied Lachnophorus Distant, 1903) is considered junior synonym of Lanchnophorus. The following nomenclatural changes are proposed: Lanchnophorus flavus (Scudder, 1971) comb. nov. = Lachnesthus chinai Scudder, nomen nudum; Lanchnophorus guttulatus Reuter, 1887, comb. restit. = Lachnophorus albidomaculatus Distant, 1913, syn. nov. = Lachnesthus rodriguezensis China, 1925, syn. nov…