African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
ReviewSexual, reproductive health needs and rights of young people with perinatally acquired HIV in Uganda.
Numbers of young people with perinatally acquired HIV is growing significantly. With antiretroviral drugs, children who get infected at birth with HIV have an opportunity to graduate into adolescence and adulthood. This achievement notwithstanding, new challenges have emerged in their care and support needs. The most dynamic being, their sexual and reproductive health needs and rights (SRHR). ⋯ Against these findings, it is important, that policies specifically targeting this subgroup are formulated and to make sure that such policies result in programs and services that are youth friendly. It is also important that integration of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV services is prioritized.
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
Clinical and prognostic features of patients with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus in the intensive care unit.
To investigate the clinical and prognostic features of patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus. ⋯ Early diagnosis and antiviral treatment in these cases seem to be the best approach to avoid serious illness. Special attention should be given to patients having underlying conditions such as cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases and pregnancy.
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1): knowledge among senior health workers at a secondary health care institution in Southwest, Nigeria.
This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge of influenza A (H1N1) infection among health care workers in a secondary health care facility in Osogbo, Southwest Nigeria. ⋯ There is a need to provide comprehensive information to health workers on the current pandemic.
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
Predictors of psychopathology among Nigerian adolescents: the role of psychosocial, demographics, personality and medical condition reports domains.
Psychopathology among adolescents has become a global concern in the last decade. ⋯ It is concluded that a multi-theoretical approach to the understanding of psychopathology among adolescents will be more appropriate in the Nigerian community. Results have implication for further assessment and treatments. Parents are advised to report any behavioural dysfunction observed in their wards to experts early enough to avoid degeneration to greater psychopathology in the later years.
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
Evaluation of the LTK63 adjuvant effect on cellular immune responses to measles virus nucleoprotein.
A lot of pathogens enter the body via the nasal route. The construction of non-toxic mutants of heat labile Escherichia coli enterotoxin (LT), which is a potent mucosal adjuvant, represents a major breakthrough for the development of mucosal vaccines. ⋯ These data further demonstrate the great potential of LTK63 as a safe mucosal vaccine adjuvant.