African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Does the national program of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) reach its target in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso?
In the context of universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support, each country has to ensure that 80% of women and children in need have access to PMTCT interventions. ⋯ Coverage and quality of PMTCT programme in the Centre Health Region in Burkina Faso are still limited. Particular support is needed for training, supervision and infrastructures upgrading.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Neonatal mortality in a referral hospital in Cameroon over a seven year period: trends, associated factors and causes.
The fourth Millennium Development Goals targets reduction by 2/3 the mortality rate of under-fives by 2015. This reduction starts with that of neonatal mortality representing 40% of childhood mortality. In Cameroon neonatal mortality was 31‰ in 2011. ⋯ There has been a steady decline of neonatal mortality since 2004. Neonatal sepsis, prematurity, birth asphyxia and congenital malformations were the major causes of neonatal deaths. Neonatal sepsis remained constant although at lower rates over the study period.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Hygiene and sanitation risk factors of diarrhoeal disease among under-five children in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Diarrhoea diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five-children (U-5C) in Nigeria. Inadequate safe water, sanitation, and hygiene account for the disease burden. Cases of diarrhoea still occur in high proportion in the study area despite government-oriented interventions. ⋯ Hygiene and sanitation conditions within households were risk factors for diarrhoea. This study revealed the feasibility of developing and implementing an adequate model to establish intervention priorities in sanitation in Ibadan, Nigeria.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Serum HE4 is more suitable as a biomarker than CA125 in Chinese women with benign gynecologic disorders.
This study measured the human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) and CA125 levels in Chinese women with benign gynecological disorders. ⋯ HE4 was less elevated and more suitable as a biomarker than CA125 in chinese women with benign disease.