<span class="vcard">John Joseph</span>
John Joseph

Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding following birth in West Africa: A multilevel analysis using data from multi-country national health surveys

PLoS One. 2024 May 16;19(5):e0302143. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302143. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), within the first hour of birth, is crucial for …

Prompt treatment of fever and its associated factors among under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis of evidence from 36 countries

PLoS One. 2024 May 16;19(5):e0303680. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303680. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Despite the decrease in the global under-five mortality rate, the highest rates of mortality …

A retrospective data analysis on prevalence and risk factors for hypothermia among sick neonates at presentation to the neonatal intensive care unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital

PLoS One. 2024 May 16;19(5):e0303159. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303159. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Neonatal hypothermia, defined as an axillary temperature of <36.5C in a neonate, is common in …

Morphology of the native ascending aorta after the Norwood procedure for aortic atresia: impact on survival and right ventricular dysfunction

Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2024 May 16:ivae101. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivae101. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of variable morphology of the native …

Cardiovascular manifestations in pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 in a tertiary care pediatric center in Mexico City

Arch Cardiol Mex. 2024 May 16. doi: 10.24875/ACM.23000205. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The objective is to expose the cardiovascular alterations in patients diagnosed …