Helena Hildenwall

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Populärvetenskap och samverkan

Artiklar

Article: TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE. 2025;65:102861
Fever in travelers returning from tropical and subtropical areas: a hospital-based study of factors affecting investigations and diagnoses in children and adults
Sonden K; Satarvandi D; Hildenwall H; Falck-Jones S; Yman V; Johansson N; Wyss K; Folkesson E; Asgeirsson H; Nordling I; Welander AL; Farnert A
Article: BMJ PAEDIATRICS OPEN. 2025;9(1):e003224
Mortality in children and adolescents in Western Democratic Republic of Congo: retrospective analysis of verbal autopsy and demographic data from the Kimpese Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Fumwakwau JK; Schedwin M; Ngale MA; Hildenwall H; Alfven T; Mapatano MA; King C; Phanzu DM
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2024;17(1):2317774
Facility capacity and provider knowledge for cholera surveillance and diarrhoea case management in cholera hotspots in the Democratic Republic of Congo - a mixed-methods study
Schedwin M; Bisumba Furaha A; Elimian K; King C; Malembaka EB; Yambayamba MK; Tylleskaer T; Alfven T; Carter SE; Welo Okitayemba P; Mapatano MA; Hildenwall H
Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;4(9):e0003666
Capacity for delivery of paediatric emergency care and the current use of emergency triage, assessment and treatment in health facilities in the Busoga region, Uganda-A mixed methods study
Laucaityte G; Fahnehjelm FW; Akongo D; Tenywa E; Hildebrand K; Kyangwa M; Ssemwogerere RK; Waibi WM; Hildenwall H
Article: LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2024;12(8):e1359-e1364
Hypoxaemia and risk of death among children: rethinking oxygen saturation, risk-stratification, and the role of pulse oximetry in primary care
Graham HR; King C; Duke T; Ahmed S; Baqui AH; Colbourn T; Falade AG; Hildenwall H; Hooli S; Kamuntu Y; Subhi R; McCollum E
Article: EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL. 2024;41(4):242-248
Scoring systems for prediction of malaria and dengue fever in non-endemic areas among travellers arriving from tropical and subtropical areas
Satarvandi D; van der Werff SD; Naucler P; Hildenwall H; Sonden K
Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;4(3):e0002896
Exploring different health care providers perceptions on the management of diarrhoea in cholera hotspots in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A qualitative content analysis
Schedwin M; Furaha AB; Hildenwall H; Elimian K; Malembaka EB; Yambayamba MK; Forsberg BC; Van Damme W; Alfven T; Carter SE; Okitayemba PW; Mapatano MA; King C
Article: GLOBAL PEDIATRIC HEALTH. 2024;11:2333794X241251787
Paediatric Emergency Care in Low-Income Countries-Can Guidelines be Generalized?
Tagoola A; Hildenwall H
Article: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2022;100(7):422-435
Under-five mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: secondary analyses of survey and conflict data by province
Schedwin M; Furaha AB; Kapend R; Akilimali P; Malembaka EB; Hildenwall H; Alfven T; Tylleskar T; Mapatano MA; King C
Article: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2022;100(5):302-314B
Prospective cohort study of referred Malawian children and their survival by hypoxaemia and hypoglycaemia status
King C; Zadutsa B; Banda L; Phiri E; McCollum E; Langton J; Desmond N; Qazi SA; Bin Nisar Y; Makwenda C; Hildenwall H
Article: PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;2(4):e0000284
Hypoxemia, hypoglycemia and IMCI danger signs in pediatric outpatients in Malawi
Thunberg A; Zadutsa B; Phiri E; King C; Langton J; Banda L; Makwenda C; Hildenwall H
Article: ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL. 2022;11(5):574
Antibiotic Use before, during, and after Seeking Care for Acute Febrile Illness at a Hospital Outpatient Department: A Cross-Sectional Study from Rural India
Holloway B; Chandrasekar H; Purohit M; Sharma A; Mathur A; Ashish KC; Fernandez-Carballo L; Dittrich S; Hildenwall H; Bergstrom A
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2022;22(1):306
Health facility readiness to care for high risk newborn babies for early childhood development in eastern Uganda
Namazzi G; Hildenwall H; Ndeezi G; Mubiri P; Nalwadda C; Kakooza-Mwesige A; Waiswa P; Tumwine JK
Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(10):2802-2804
Reduction in paediatric emergency visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in a region with open preschools and schools
Rhedin SA; Rinder MR; Hildenwall H; Herlenius E; Hertting O; Luthander J; Melen E; Nijman R; Olsson-Akefeldt S; Alfven T
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2021;105(3):846-851
The Association of Low Blood Glucose and Low Serum Cortisol Levels in Severely Ill Children Admitted to Tertiary Referral Hospitals in Malawi: A Case-Control Study
Ngwalangwa F; Katumbi C; Dube Q; Langton J; Baker T; Janson A; Hildenwall H
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2021;14(1):1989807
Paediatric Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) - preparedness for implementation at primary care facilities in Malawi
King C; Dube A; Zadutsa B; Banda L; Langton J; Desmond N; Lufesi N; Makwenda C; Hildenwall H
Article: BMJ PAEDIATRICS OPEN. 2021;5(1):e001044
Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI): a mixed-methods study on implementation, knowledge and resource availability in Malawi
Kilov K; Hildenwall H; Dube A; Zadutsa B; Banda L; Langton J; Desmond N; Lufesi N; Makwenda C; King C
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2020;13(1):1820714
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm babies during infancy in Eastern Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Namazzi G; Tumwine JK; Hildenwall H; Ndeezi G; Mubiri P; Hanson C; Kakooza-Mwesige A; Waiswa P
Article: LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2020;8(12):e1546-e1554
Effect on mortality of increasing the cutoff blood glucose concentration for initiating hypoglycaemia treatment in severely sick children aged 1 month to 5 years in Malawi (SugarFACT): a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial
Baker T; Ngwalangwa F; Masanjala H; Dube Q; Langton J; Marrone G; Hildenwall H
Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2020;20(1):423
Feeding practices and association of fasting and low or hypo glycaemia in severe paediatric illnesses in Malawi - a mixed method study
Ngwalangwa F; Chirambo CM; Lindsjo C; Dube Q; Langton J; Baker T; Hildenwall H
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(7):e0236488
Caring for children with neurodevelopmental disability: Experiences from caretakers and health workers in rural eastern Uganda
Namazzi G; Hanson C; Nalwadda C; Tetui M; Nampijja M; Waiswa P; Tumwine JK; Hildenwall H
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):992
Accessibility of basic paediatric emergency care in Malawi: analysis of a national facility census
Johansson EW; Lindsjo C; Weiss DJ; Nsona H; Selling KE; Lufesi N; Hildenwall H
Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2019;19(1):379
Prevalence and associated factors of neurodevelopmental disability among infants in eastern Uganda: a population based study
Namazzi G; Hildenwall H; Mubiri P; Hanson C; Nalwadda C; Nampijja M; Kakooza-Mwesige A; Waiswa P; Tumwine JK
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2019;101(3):670-675
Risk Factors for Mortality in Severely Ill Children Admitted to a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Malawi
Ngwalangwa F; Phiri CHA; Dube Q; Langton J; Hildenwall H; Baker T
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2018;11(1):1491670
'We just dilute sugar and give' health workers' reports of management of paediatric hypoglycaemia in a referral hospital in Malawi
Lindsjo C; Chirambo CM; Langton J; Dube Q; Baker T; Hildenwall H
Article: TRIALS. 2018;19(1):33
Mortality impact of an increased blood glucose cut-off level for hypoglycaemia treatment in severely sick children in Malawi (SugarFACT trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Baker T; Dube Q; Langton J; Hildenwall H
Article: JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 2017;7(2):020408
Determinants of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) non-severe pneumonia classification and care in Malawi health facilities: Analysis of a national facility census
Johansson EW; Nsona H; Carvajal-Aguirre L; Amouzou A; Hildenwall H
Article: BMC INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 2017;17(1):27
"It is good to take her early to the doctor" - mothers' understanding of childhood pneumonia symptoms and health care seeking in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania
Muro F; Meta J; Renju J; Mushi A; Mbakilwa H; Olomi R; Reyburn H; Hildenwall H
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2017;22(3):286-293
Point-of-care assessment of C-reactive protein and white blood cell count to identify bacterial aetiologies in malaria-negative paediatric fevers in Tanzania
Hildenwall H; Muro F; Jansson J; Mtove G; Reyburn H; Amos B
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2017;22(2):139-147
Variability of respiratory rate measurements in children suspected with non-severe pneumonia in north-east Tanzania
Muro F; Mosha N; Hildenwall H; Mtei F; Harrison N; Schellenberg D; Olomi R; Reyburn H; Todd J
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2016;15(1):396
Integrated paediatric fever management and antibiotic over-treatment in Malawi health facilities: data mining a national facility census
Johansson EW; Selling KE; Nsona H; Mappin B; Gething PW; Petzold M; Peterson SS; Hildenwall H
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2016;15:197
It could be viral but you don't know, you have not diagnosed it: health worker challenges in managing non-malaria paediatric fevers in the low transmission area of Mbarara District, Uganda
Johansson EW; Kitutu FE; Mayora C; Awor P; Peterson SS; Wamani H; Hildenwall H
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2016;21(1):149-156
Causes of non-malarial febrile illness in outpatients in Tanzania
Hildenwall H; Amos B; Mtove G; Muro F; Cederlund K; Reyburn H
Article: TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH. 2015;20(6):757-765
Effect of context on respiratory rate measurement in identifying non-severe pneumonia in African children
Muro F; Mtove G; Mosha N; Wangai H; Harrison N; Hildenwall H; Schellenberg D; Todd J; Olomi R; Reyburn H
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2015;14:194
Effect of diagnostic testing on medicines used by febrile children less than five years in 12 malaria-endemic African countries: a mixed-methods study
Johansson EW; Gething PW; Hildenwall H; Mappin B; Petzold M; Peterson SS; Selling KE
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(4):e95483
Diagnostic Testing of Pediatric Fevers: Meta-Analysis of 13 National Surveys Assessing Influences of Malaria Endemicity and Source of Care on Test Uptake for Febrile Children under Five Years
Johansson EW; Gething PW; Hildenwall H; Mappin B; Petzold M; Peterson SS; Selling KE
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2013;89(2):232-237
Blood Glucose as a Predictor of Mortality in Children Admitted to the Hospital with Febrile Illness in Tanzania
Nadjm B; Mtove G; Amos B; Hildenwall H; Najjuka A; Mtei F; Todd J; Reyburn H
Article: MALARIA JOURNAL. 2011;10:290
Treatment guided by rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in Tanzanian children: safety and alternative bacterial diagnoses
Mtove G; Hendriksen ICE; Amos B; Mrema H; Mandia V; Manjurano A; Muro F; Sykes A; Hildenwall H; Whitty CJM; Reyburn H
Article: ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS: INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH. 2009;29(4):281-289
Care-seeking in the development of severe community acquired pneumonia in Ugandan children
Hildenwall H; Nantanda R; Tumwine JK; Petzold M; Pariyo G; Tomson G; Peterson S
Article: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2009;103(1):95-101
Low validity of caretakers' reports on use of selected antimalarials and antibiotics in children with severe pneumonia at an urban hospital in Uganda
Hildenwall H; Lindkvist J; Turnwine JK; Bergqvist Y; Pariyo G; Tomson G; Peterson S
Article: BMC INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 2008;8:12
"I never had the money for blood testing" - caretakers' experiences of care-seeking for fatal childhood fevers in rural Uganda - a mixed methods study.
Hildenwall H; Tomson G; Kaija J; Pariyo G; Peterson S
Article: ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS: INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH. 2008;28(4):253-260
Bacterial aetiology and outcome in children with severe pneumonia in Uganda
Nantanda R; Hildenwall H; Peterson S; Kaddu-Mulindwa D; Kalyesubula I; Tumwine JK
Article: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2008;86(5):332-338
Delayed care seeking for fatal pneumonia in children aged under five years in Uganda:: a case-series study
Kaellander K; Hildenwall H; Waiswa P; Galiwango E; Peterson S; Pariyo G
Article: ACTA TROPICA. 2007;101(3):217-224
Local illness concepts - Implications for management of childhood pneumonia in eastern Uganda
Hildenwall H; Rutebemberwa E; Nsabagasani X; Pariyo G; Tomson G; Peterson S
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Letter: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2025;8(4):e255721
Pneumococcal Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Children in Sweden
Hildenwall H; Georgieva V; Luthander J; Ladfors SW; Sartz L; Chromek M
Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(8):1748-1749
Family involvement as a strategy to enhance patient care in low-income country hospitals despite limited resources
Hildenwall H
Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2022;111(9):1658-1659
Paediatric early warning systems in low-income settings-Putting the pieces together
Hildenwall H
Editorial comment: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2021;99(12):904-906
Improving management of hypoglycaemia in children
Hildenwall H; Ngwalangwa F
Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2021;110(9):2578-2580
Persistent symptoms in Swedish children after hospitalisation due to COVID-19
Sterky E; Olsson-Akefeldt S; Hertting O; Herlenius E; Alfven T; Ryd Rinder M; Rhedin S; Hildenwall H
Letter: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2020;109(10):2152-2154
Paediatric COVID-19 admissions in a region with open schools during the two first months of the pandemic
Hildenwall H; Luthander J; Rhedin S; Hertting O; Olsson-Akefeldt S; Erik M; Alfven T; Herlenius E; Ryd Rinder M
Letter: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2017;357:j2290
RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR MALARIA Do rapid diagnostic tests improve overall quality of care?
Johansson EW; Hildenwall H; Nsona H; de Lauwerier VB; Peterson SS
Doctoral thesis: 2008
Managing children with pneumonia symptoms in malaria endemic Uganda
Hildenwall H

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Anknuten till Forskning, Klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027
Anknuten till Forskning, Global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025

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Docent, global hälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
Medicine Doktorsexamen, Institutionen för global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 2009
Läkarexamen, Karolinska Institutet, 2007

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