African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2020
Development of a cost-effective CVD prediction model using lifestyle factors. A cohort study in Pakistan.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) such as hypertension and ischemic heart diseases cause 35 to 40% of deaths every year in Pakistan. Several lifestyle factors such as dietary habits, lack of exercise, mental stress, body habitus (i.e., body mass index, waist), personal habits (smoking, sleep, fitness) and clinical conditions (i.e., diabetes, dyslipidemia and hypertension) have been shown to be strongly associated with the etiology of CVD. Epidemiological studies in Pakistan have shown poor adherence of people to healthy lifestyle and lack of knowledge in adopting healthy alternatives. There are well validated cardiovascular risk estimation tools (QRISK model) that cn predict the probability of future cardiac events. The existing tools are based on laboratory investigations of biochemical test but there is no widely accepted tool available that predicts the CVD risk probability based on lifestyle factors. ⋯ The model involves only those features which can be measured without any clinical test. The proposed model is rapid and less costly hence appropriate for use in developing countries like Pakistan.
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African health sciences · Jun 2020
Association of tibiofemoral angle, quadriceps angle and body mass index in a selected adolescent population.
Tibiofemoral angle (TFA) and quadriceps angle (QA) are important in the evaluation of patients with knee pathologies associated with these angles. ⋯ TFA positively significantly correlated with QA, with males having higher QA and TFA than females. The obtained information is important in the assessment and management of knee pathologies associated with these angles.
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African health sciences · Jun 2020
Nutrition knowledge and care practices of home-based caregivers in Vhembe District, South Africa.
Home-based care is provided to clients in their homes to promote and maintain good health, hygiene and nutrition. ⋯ Nutrition knowledge and care practices of HBC in Vhembe District were found to be inadequate. The nutrition content in the training package should be improved.
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Rape remains a controversial issue with a few victims reporting experience because of the myriad of societal perception, prolonged steps in pursuing a case to logical conclusion of securing conviction, as well as psychological and physical residuals of the experience. Data in Nigeria is therefore hard to come by as it is diminished and often not available. ⋯ The yearly comparison and baseline data show that the centre's establishment caused an improvement in rape case reporting and follow-up.
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African health sciences · Jun 2020
Epidemiology and visual outcomes of ocular injuries in a low resource country.
Ocular injury is a major cause of ocular morbidity and unilateral visual impairment and represents a considerable public health concern especially in low resource societies. ⋯ There is a shift in the pattern of ocular injury occurrence from work-related to home- related.