African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
Levels and predictors of TB-HIV Diagnostic service linkage and testing in government hospitals of Southern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.
Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are global public health problems. TB and HIV diagnostic services linkage is imperative for the fight against the two diseases. ⋯ The levels of TB-HIV linkages and testing are high. Moreover, educational status is a strong predictor of TB screening among HIV patients and HIV testing among TB cases. The regional health bureau has to continue supporting its TB and HIV case teams in every health facility.
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
Socio-demographic factors of early sexual debut and depression among adolescents.
Adolescent early sexual debut as it relates with socio-demographic factors and depression of secondary school adolescents. During the adolescent stage, attitudes, values and behaviours that shape a young person's behavior in the future develop. Age of sexual debut is generally low, yet there is dearth of knowledge on sexuality in the area of this study-Nsukka Education zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. ⋯ Age at sexual debut was found to be associated with younger age, gender, living with a one parent and parents' educational status.
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
Prevalence and risk factors of sexual dysfunction in healthy women in Turkey.
This is a cross sectional study conducted in order to determine sexual dysfunction in healthy women and risk factors. ⋯ In this study, approximately half of healthy women had SD and development of SD was affected based on some descriptive characteristics. As sexual life was considered as a factor increasing life quality, it was thought that it is fairly important to discuss the questioning of problems related to sexual life for systematic evaluation of patients, as well.
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
Inorganic pollutants in edible grasshoppers (Ruspolia nitidula) of Uganda and their major public health implications.
Inorganic contamination of food products is associated with adverse health effects, however, information on grasshoppers in Africa is sparse. The objective of the study was to determine antioxidant, heavy metal and food safety status of edible grasshoppers of Uganda. ⋯ Pb poisoning in the Ugandan children would be propagated through contaminated grasshoppers.
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African health sciences · Sep 2019
Treatment outcome of Philadelphia chromosome negative myeloproliferative neoplasms: experience of a single developing country's hematology-oncology centre.
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) include polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) are characterized by excessive production of blood cells. Treatment of MPNs patients has an important effect thereby reducing morbidity and mortality. ⋯ Clinical and laboratory improvements were presented in MPNs patients. Regular follow up of patients are essential to ensure prescribed treatment in addition to the continual and long-lasting response to therapy and to prevent thrombosis.