African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
Evaluation of MRI Artifact in some selected centers in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) artifacts can occur due to hardware or software related problems, human physiologic phenomenon or physical restrictions. Careful study design and scanning protocols can prevent certain artifacts from occurring, but some are unavoidable. ⋯ In Kano metropolis the most encountered MRI artifact was the motion-induced artifact and thoracic spine MRI had the highest number of artifacts. The artifacts had a negative effect on image quality.
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
Infertility and associated factors in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.
We determined the prevalence and factors associated with couple infertility in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon. ⋯ One in every five couples in this study was infertile. Several factors affect the risks associated with couple infertility. The identification of these factors could help detect subgroups of couples at high risk of infertility. Reproductive health education, screening programmes for STI's that may lead to infertility should be offered to couples.
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
VMMC clients' perception of increased risk of HIV infection, circumcision preferred choice of method, providers' socio-demographics and mode of service delivery.
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a scientifically proven HIV prevention intervention. Uganda, like many countries has been implementing VMMC for over 10 years but uptake is still low especially in northern Uganda. To attain 80% needed for public health impact, scale-up was recommended with many innovations implemented with sub-optimal results. This study therefore wanted to find out some of the correlates of VMMC uptake in Gulu district, northern Uganda. ⋯ People in Northern Uganda perceived themselves to be at an increased risk of HIV infection. They preferred devices to conventional surgery, mobile services to static services but had varying views about the socio-demographics of the service providers.
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
Effects of health education on HIV/AIDS related knowledge among first year university students in China.
The number of new HIV infections has increased and implementation of school-based health education programs on AIDS have been advocated for a long time. ⋯ HIV/AIDS awareness among first year university students improved greatly after receiving an education intervention, which underscores its utility as part of the approaches of HIV/AIDS control and prevention.
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
Molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary samples in a hospital-based study.
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains a deadly infectious disease. India contributes to one-third of the global TB burden. However, no studies have been carried out in the Telangana (Hyderabad) population using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Therefore, the current study evaluated the role of RT-PCR as a rapid and non-invasive test to diagnose TB by testing for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). ⋯ The results showed that RT-PCR should be implemented and given top priority in TB diagnosis to save time and facilitate a definitive diagnosis. Tissue samples are highly recommended to screen the Mtb through the technique RTPCR. Future studies should extend the technique to the global population and exome sequencing analysis should be performed to identify TB risk markers.