African health sciences
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Obstetric fistula is a maternal morbidity creating devastating health problems for the women. Continuous and uncontrollable leaking of urine or faeces from vagina can lead to life changing stigmatization for women in third world countries. The underlying factors and consequences of this problem are not yet fully identified and adequately documented in Ethiopia. ⋯ The study showed that demographic, socio-economic, environmental and health related variables have an import ant effect on determinants of obstetric fistula in Ethiopia.
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African health sciences · Sep 2017
Female sexual outcomes in primiparous women after vaginal delivery and cesarean section.
Sexual function is an essential component of life and yet very little is known about the relationships between the female sexuality and the mode of delivery. ⋯ No differences in sexual outcomes between vaginal delivery and cesarean section. Consequently cesarean section cannot be recommended in the view of maintenance of normal sexuality after child birth.
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African health sciences · Sep 2017
Observational StudyBurden and factors associated with post-stroke depression in East central Nigeria.
To determine the burden and factors associated with post-stroke depression in East central Nigeria. ⋯ Age could be a risk factor for PSD, which was more prevalent in the elderly than young/middle-age adults, female gender, left cerebral lesion, complications, cold case; those living with a spouse, self-employed and unemployed.
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African health sciences · Sep 2017
Repurposing metformin as a quorum sensing inhibitor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Quorum sensing is a mechanism of intercellular communication that controls the production of virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Inhibition of quorum sensing can disarm the virulence factors without exerting stress on bacterial growth that leads to emergence of antibiotic resistance. ⋯ Metformin can act as a quorum sensing inhibitor and virulence inhibiting agent that may be useful in the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.
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African health sciences · Sep 2017
HIV-Sero-prevalence trend among blood donors in North East Ethiopia.
Although blood transfusion is one of the known therapeutic interventions that cuts across a number of clinical disciplines. It is necessary to test all intending blood donors for HIV infection before donation. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HIV among blood donors at Dessie Blood Bank, Northeast Ethiopia. ⋯ The prevalence of HIV infections among blood donors is still high in this study setting, and needs constant monitoring to evaluate prevention and control strategies to reduce the burden of transfusion-transmissible HIV infections.