SSMJ November 2023
Editorials
Ending GBV in South Sudan
Gender-based violence (GBV) is defined as violence committed against a person because of their sex or gender. It is forcing another person to do something against their will through violence, coercion, threats, deception, cultural expectations, or economic means.[1] GBV disproportionately affects girls and women. The global statistics indicate that 1 in 3 of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.News, Reports and Policy
Letter to the editor: Harmful traditional practice – Infant Oral Mutilation
Letter to the editor - Harmful traditional practice – Infant Oral MutilationObituary: Dr Bashir Aggrey Abbas Meseka
Dr Bashir Aggrey Abbas MesekaObituary: Dr Peter Lado Aggrey Jaden
Dr Peter Lado Aggrey JadenApplications for postgraduate Training Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund (GMCTF)
Applications for postgraduate Training Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund (GMCTF)Clinical Guidance
Clinical management of rape survivors
Sexual violence is a worldwide problem that requires a multipronged approach to provide survivors with the basic needs they require. Healthcare workers must know how to manage rape survivors to provide medical care, psychosocial first aid, and referral for further management and assessment if needed. The eight steps in managing rape are: Preparing to receive and offer medical care to rape survivor, Preparing the survivor for the clinical examination, History taking, Forensic evidence collection, Genital examination, Treatment of infection, Counselling and Follow-up.Research
Maternal socio-economic and neonatal medical characteristics associated with survival of preterm neonates in Torit State Hospital, South Sudan: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Deaths among under-5 year old children have reduced significantly in recent years but this reduction has been slow for deaths during the neonatal period. Neonatal deaths contribute up to 53.1% of all deaths among children aged under five in low and middle-income countries. Complications due to preterm birth constitute a major cause (36%) of neonatal deaths. Globally 15 million babies are born preterm every year (1 in 10 babies born) and about one million of these die while many who survive face lifetime disability including cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, visual and hearing problems, and respiratory illness.Factors associated with maternal deaths in Bongor Provincial Hospital, Chad
Maternal death refers to the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of termination, regardless of duration or location, from any cause determined or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not accidental. Global estimates for 2017 indicate that there were 295,000 maternal deaths, 35% less than in 2000 when they were estimated at 451,000, of which 86% (254,000) were in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.Case Reports
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