African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2019
Tear electrolyte assessment of diabetic patients in Southern Nigeria.
Tears are a critical body extracellular fluid coating the surface epithelial cells of the cornea and conjunctiva, and providing the optically smooth surface necessary for refraction of light onto the retina. The biological and chemical properties of tears change in response to systemic disease. ⋯ This study concluded that being diabetic can affect the levels of some tear electrolytes in the tear fluid which may lead to an increased risk of diabetic ocular complications.
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African health sciences · Dec 2019
An empirical study exploring the determinants of stress among medical healthcare professionals.
Medical profession is considered as one of the stressful professions. Work related stress level among the general working population is around 18% while the stress level among the healthcare practitioners is around 28%. Multiple stressors contribute to the stress of doctors resulting in negative consequences. ⋯ There are number of factors which enhance the stress of healthcare professionals. In Pakistan, the major stressor of medical healthcare professionals is "career & reward prospects" followed by "workplace environmental stressor". "Job demand & performance stressor" ranks third among the list of stressors and "interpersonal stressor" ranks fourth according to significance for healthcare professionals.
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African health sciences · Dec 2019
Self-rated oral health status and social and health determinants among community dwelling adults in Kenya.
The aims of this study were to estimate the self-rated oral health status and its associated factors in a national community dwelling population in Kenya. ⋯ High unsatisfied self-rated oral health status was found and several risk factors for poor self-rated oral health were identified that can help in guiding oral health care programming in Kenya.
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Patient safety is a fundamental component of health care quality and medical errors continue to occur, placing patients at risk. Medical error reporting systems could help reduce the errors. ⋯ Medical errors occur in the two hospitals and there are no reporting systems. Health workers who report medical errors should not be punished.
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African health sciences · Dec 2019
High risk human papilloma virus (HPV) common among a cohort of women with female genital mutilation.
Nigeria accounts for 25% of cases of Female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide, with increased incidence of cervical cancer. ⋯ FGM needs to be halted as it has no known health benefit yet may increase the risk for cervical cancer.