African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Association between parental involvement and academic achievement of deaf children at Mulago school for the deaf, Kampala, Uganda.
Deaf children face many challenges in dealing with educational opportunities and ensuring attainment of academic skills. A parent's involvement in the child's education has the potential to enhance academic performance. We sought to study the association between parental involvement and academic achievement among deaf children in Uganda. ⋯ Parental involvement was not associated with academic achievement among deaf children in Kampala. Other factors associated with academic achievement need to be identified to enhance deaf children's performance at school.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Association of Vitamin D receptor gene BsmI polymorphism with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Pakistani population.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex metabolic disorder with strong genetic components. The reported association of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms varies among ethnic groups. ⋯ The current study did not provide evidence for the association of VDR gene BsmI polymorphism with T2DM in Pakistani population.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Staff perceptions of patient safety culture in general surgery departments in Turkey.
The first step towards establishing and improving patient safety culture in hospitals is measuring patient safety culture perceptions of staff. Few studies have examined the perception of patient safety culture in general surgery departments. ⋯ Frequency of events reported and non-punitive responses to errors should be improved, and participants' characteristics should be considered at improvement efforts in general surgery departments. The dimesions with low means suggest opportunities for improvement.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Women exposed to intimate partner violence: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of South African emergency nurses' perceptions.
Emergency nurses' understanding and interpretation of intimate partner violence influence the care they provide to women exposed to intimate partner violence. ⋯ Emergency nurses are in a position to intervene in intimate partner violence through portraying a non-judgmental approach that lay the foundation for disclosure, supporting women to change their intimate partner violence (IPV) situations, documentation, referral and safety planning.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Attitude of married women towards contraceptive use in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Contraceptive use helps in preventing unplanned pregnancy and reducing maternal death among married women. ⋯ Most married women in Ilorin metropolis have negative attitude towards contraceptive use. We recommended that counselling services be provided to women on how to deal with side effects associated with various modern contraceptive methods.