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John Ditekemena
Researcher at University of Kinshasa
Publications - 41
Citations - 1547
John Ditekemena is an academic researcher from University of Kinshasa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 34 publications receiving 1076 citations. Previous affiliations of John Ditekemena include Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
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Newborn-care training and perinatal mortality in developing countries.
Waldemar A. Carlo,Waldemar A. Carlo,Shivaprasad S. Goudar,Imtiaz Jehan,Elwyn Chomba,Elwyn Chomba,Antoinette Tshefu,Ana Garces,Sailajanandan Parida,Fernando Althabe,Elizabeth M. McClure,Richard J. Derman,Robert L. Goldenberg,Carl L. Bose,Carl L. Bose,Nancy F. Krebs,Pinaki Panigrahi,Pierre Buekens,Hrishikesh Chakraborty,Tyler Hartwell,Linda L. Wright,José M. Belizán,John Ditekemena,Antoinette Tshefu,Arjit Mohapatra,Bhalchandra S. Kodkany,S. R. Jafri,Omrana Pasha,M. Mbelenga,Michael Hambidge,M. Douoguih,A. Willoughby,H Harris +32 more
TL;DR: The rate of neonatal death in the 7 days after birth did not decrease after the introduction of Essential Newborn Care training of community-based birth attendants, although the rate of stillbirths was reduced.
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Determinants of male involvement in maternal and child health services in sub-Saharan Africa: a review
John Ditekemena,Olivier Koole,Cyril Engmann,Richard Matendo,Antoinette Tshefu,R Ryder,Robert Colebunders +6 more
TL;DR: Determinants of male partners’ involvement in MCH activities, focusing specifically on HIV prevention of maternal to child transmission (PMTCT) in sub-Saharan Africa, are identified.
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Factors Affecting COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: An International Survey among Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Suzanna Awang Bono,Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela,Ching Sin Siau,Won Sun Chen,Supa Pengpid,M. Tasdik Hasan,Philippe Sessou,John Ditekemena,Bob Omoda Amodan,Mina C. Hosseinipour,Housseini Dolo,Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo,Wah Yun Low,Robert Colebunders +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted cross-sectional online surveys to investigate COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across nine Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs; N = 10,183), assuming vaccine effectiveness at 90% and 95%.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
John Ditekemena,Dalau Mukadi Nkamba,Dalau Mukadi Nkamba,Armand Mutwadi,Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko,Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo,Christophe Luhata,Michael Obimpeh,Stijn Van Hees,Jean B. Nachega,Jean B. Nachega,Jean B. Nachega,Robert Colebunders +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the level of willingness for COVID-19 vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through an online survey and found that 55.9% indicated they were willing to be vaccinated.
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Addressing challenges to rolling out COVID-19 vaccines in African countries.
Jean B. Nachega,Jean B. Nachega,Jean B. Nachega,Nadia A. Sam-Agudu,Refiloe Masekela,Marieke M. van der Zalm,Sabin Nsanzimana,Jeanine Condo,Francine Ntoumi,Helena Rabie,Mariana Kruger,Charles Shey Wiysonge,John Ditekemena,Raphael B Chirimwami,Mukanire Ntakwinja,Denis Mukwege,Emilia Virginia Noormahomed,Masudah Paleker,Hassan Mahomed,Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum,Alimuddin Zumla,Fatima Suleman +21 more