African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
The perceived barriers to insulin therapy among type 2 diabetic patients.
Problems may arise with insulin treatment, due to patients' perspective towards it leading to refusal. ⋯ Diabetics showed a negative attitude towards insulin therapy due to social and psychological factors. The results necessitate the development of a strategy to address problems related with a reluctance to initiate insulin and put a strategy to implement education and better interaction with diabetic team to the stigma from phobia from insulin use.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Malnutrition and medical nutrition therapy in hospitalized children: a case study of using national malnutrition screening tools in northeastern Iran.
Nationwide studies have focused only on prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized children, while medical nutrition therapies and assessing nutritional interventions is neglected. ⋯ Medical nutrition therapy employed in this study prevented deterioration of nutritional status of children during hospitalization and was effective in stabilizing indices of nutritional status.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Is prophylactic removal of impacted mandibular third molar justified in all patients? A prospective clinical study of patients 50 years and above.
The prophylactic extraction of asymptomatic impacted mandibular third molar is a contentious issue in dental practice. ⋯ This study showed that 15.9% of impactions in 18.4% of patients were symptomatic and required surgical extraction, whereas the burden of impaction on the adjacent second molar was 26.4%, and these required only preventive and restorative treatments.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Sexual harassment and victimization of students: a case study of a higher education institution in South Africa.
Sexual harassment has been identified as a major public health problem that is hidden in most institutions/organizations. ⋯ This study shows that both male and female students on campus are experiencing different forms of sexual harassment.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Short term outcome and predictors of survival among birth asphyxiated babies at a tertiary academic hospital in Enugu, South East, Nigeria.
Birth asphyxia (BA) is a preventable cause of cerebral insults in newborns. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Of the 120 million babies born in third world countries annually, it is estimated that about 3.6 million will develop BA. ⋯ BW, GA, degree of asphyxia, place of delivery and parental education all predicts survival among birth asphyxiated newborns.