African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Assessment of community knowledge, attitude, and stigma of Buruli ulcer disease in Southern Nigeria.
Poor knowledge can influence timely care-seeking among persons with Buruli ulcer disease (BUD). ⋯ There is poor community knowledge of BUD in endemic settings of Southern Nigeria which influenced the attitude and perceptions of community members towards persons with BUD.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
A system approach to improving maternal and child health care delivery in Kenyan communities and primary care facilities: baseline survey on maternal health.
Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality are 10 to 100 fold higher in many low-income compared to high-income countries. Reasons for these discrepancies include limited antenatal care and delivery outside health facilities. ⋯ Findings suggest that women are not attending recommended four plus antenatal clinic visits and even those that attend are few are during the first trimester.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Seroprevalence of HBV among people living with HIV in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria.
Co-infection of HBV with HIV is associated with significant morbidity and mortality globally. In spite of increasing reports of HIV/HBV co-morbidities in Nigeria, little or no data exists on this subject in Anyigba. Therefore, we determined the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigenemia among HIV positive patients on anti-retroviral treatment programme in Anyigba, Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria. ⋯ Our findings underscore the importance of routine screening for HBV in the HIV infected populations especially in developing countries where the infection is endemic. We advocate for public enlightenment programmes on routes of virus acquisitions with a view to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated HIV/HBV co-infection.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
The prevalence and clinical profile of adrenocortical deficiency among HIV infected persons in Northern Nigeria.
Infection with the human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is still a prevalent problem in Africa. ⋯ The biochemical evidence of hypocortisolism was common among patients infected with HIV, associated with a longer duration of HIV infection. However, none of CD4 counts, clinical features or HAART regimen were associated with hypocortisolism.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Classification and description of chronic pain among HIV positive patients in Uganda.
Chronic pain classification in HIV positive patients is essential for diagnosis and treatment. However, this is rarely done despite association with poor outcomes. ⋯ People living with HIV/AIDS commonly have chronic pain that is associated with poor quality of life. More sensitive tools are needed to accurately describe chronic pain in resource limited settings.