African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Caesarean delivery rate and indications at a secondary healthcare Facility in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria: a five-year review.
Caesarean delivery is an essential surgical skill within the primary care setting aimed at reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. ⋯ The rate of CS in this study has shown a gradual yearly increase with emergency CS having a higher percentage. Early diagnosis and referral of high-risk pregnancies from peripheral hospitals could reduce emergency CS among the study population.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Atrial electromechanical delay and p wave dispersion associated with severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The aim of this study was to evaluate atrial electromechanical delay (AEMD) with both electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). ⋯ Both mild and severe COPD groups decreased PWD, increased tricuspid PA and significantly decreased interand right intra-AEMD times in comparison to the control group.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
The impact of motherless paternity testing in a South African population.
Paternity investigations play an important role in determining biological relatedness, and in South Africa, the outcome of these investigations impacts medical, judicial and home affairs decisions. Short Tandem Repeat (STR) analysis is utilised to perform paternity and kinship analysis, due to the polymorphic nature of STR loci. The cost associated with paternity testing is high, and there is a demand for motherless testing. ⋯ We would recommend that within our setup and within similar setups, the mother always be included for testing, except in extreme scenarios such as death. False inclusion of putative fathers could have serious legal implications for testing laboratories.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Histopathologic spectrum of childhood tumours in a Tertiary Hospital: a ten-year review.
There has been a growing public health burden of childhood tumours in low and middle income countries (LMICs) as the trend in epidemiological transition continues to vary. ⋯ Benign tumours remain the commonest neoplasm of children in this hospital-based data. Development and implementation of a tumour registry would provide a more comprehensive information.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Comparative StudyComparison of heart rate response and heart rate recovery after step test among smoker and non-smoker athletes.
Exercise performance depend on the ability of the cardiovascular system to respond to a wide range of metabolic demands and physical exertion. ⋯ Smoking was found to affect athletes' cardiovascular fitness. The change of the athletes' heart rate recovery and recovery time contributes to the adaptation of cardiovascular function in training requirements.