African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2009
The dilemma of safe sex and having children: challenges facing HIV sero-discordant couples in Uganda.
Sixty percent of new HIV infections in Uganda occur in stable relationships between HIV discordant couples. Given the importance of fertility in Uganda, we hypothesized that unsafe sexual practices may be used to found a family/replace a dead child. Thus, we explored sexual practices to understand to what extent these are influenced by the desire to have children and the implications for HIV transmission among discordant couples. ⋯ HIV sero-discordant couples with strong desire for childbearing have a dilemma of risking HIV infection or infecting their spouse. Some risk transmission of HIV infection to reproduce. We need to address gender issues, risky behaviour and reproductive health services for HIV sero-discordant couples.
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African health sciences · Mar 2009
Bacterial contamination of donor blood at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana.
Transfusion of bacterially contaminated blood can result in sepsis and will constitute a substantial health burden to the patient. ⋯ All the Staphylococcus aureus isolated were resistant to both ampicillin and cotrimoxazole. Potential dangers and consequences of transfusing multidrug resistance bacteria have been discussed.