African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2018
Fibrinolytic proteins of normal pregnancy and pre-eclamptic patients in North West Nigeria.
The hypercoagulability of pregnancy is exaggerated in pre-eclamptic state because of endothelial activation with resultant production of some endothelial derived proteins that are said to be inhibitors of fibrinolysis. This study compares these proteins like tPA, PAI-1 and D-dimers in normal pregnant women and the pre-eclamptic women. ⋯ The abnormal levels of PAI-1, D-dimer and tPA imply that they contribute to the exaggerated hypercoagulabilty state in pre-eclampsia thus, measuring their levels can help in the management of the condition.
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African health sciences · Sep 2018
The association between pregnancy-specific anxiety and preterm birth: a cohort study.
Antenatal anxiety may have long-term negative effects on pregnancy outcome. Antenatal anxiety can also be detrimental to maternal health during pregnancy. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association between pregnancy-specific anxiety and preterm birth in pregnant women. ⋯ According to the results of this study, third trimester pregnancy-specific anxiety was associated with preterm birth. Therefore, the health care providers should pay special attention to pregnancy-specific anxiety.
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African health sciences · Sep 2018
Nutrition knowledge, dietary patterns and anthropometric indices of older persons in four peri-urban communities in Ga West municipality, Ghana.
Older adults are vulnerable to malnutrition due to sociologic, physiologic and anatomical effects of ageing. ⋯ Nutrition knowledge was adequate but dietary intake was poor and a quarter were malnourished. The associations reaffirm that supporting the elderly to make healthy dietary choices and ensuring household food security is crucial to preventing malnutrition.
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African health sciences · Sep 2018
Substance abuse among students in selected secondary schools of an urban community of Oyo-state, South West Nigeria: implication for policy action.
Substance abuse among youths is fast becoming a global Public Health concern. ⋯ Our findings underscore an urgent need to intensify awareness against substance abuse among secondary school students in Nigeria.
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African health sciences · Sep 2018
A study on visual, audio and tactile reaction time among medical students at Kampala International University in Uganda.
Reaction time (RT) is an indicator of neural activity, however, its variation due to visual (VRT), audio (ART) and tactile (TRT) in African medical students has not been investigated. The aim of the study was to determine relationships between VRT, ART and TRT amongst medical students in Uganda. ⋯ The low VRT and ART in Ugandan medical students is indicative of a healthy somatosensory connectivity, thus of academic importance.