African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of different cold application materials on pain during chest tube removal: three-arm randomized controlled clinical trial.
Chest tube causes severe pain during removal because it attaches to the endothelium in the chest cavity. ⋯ Despite entirely covering the area around the chest tube, the gel pad was more disadvantageous than ice pack in pain control due to the longer duration of cold application.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Ingestion of supplements and fortified food with iodine on the breast milk iodine concentration in deficiency areas: a systematic review.
The level of iodine in breast milk may be inadequate and compromise the health of this, both due to excess and lack, some population groups remain deficient because of the low consumption of iodate salt, because there is an increase in consumption of other sources of iodine, such as supplements and fortified foods. ⋯ Iodine ingestion through supplements or fortified foods results in improved iodine levels in breast milk.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Gut permeability is associated with hypertension and measures of obesity but not with Endothelial Dysfunction in South African youth.
Though gut permeability has shown to be associated with measures of obesity and hypertension, its relationship with endothelial dysfunction, an early predictor for cardiovascular diseases remains unknown. ⋯ Gut permeability was associated with hypertension and measures of obesity but not with markers of endothelial dysfunction in a South African youth population.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Prevalence and socio-economic factors affecting the use of traditional medicine among adults of Katikekile Subcounty, Moroto District, Uganda.
In Uganda generally and in rural areas in particular, use of traditional medicine is a common practice, yet there remains lack of evidence on the overall utilization of traditional medicine and there are many aspects that remain unclear. ⋯ Use of traditional medicine among adults of Katikekile Subcounty in Moroto in the Karamoja region in Uganda was high, and majority of the adults often used traditional medicine as first line-treatment. Both socioeconomic and health sector factors were associated with use of traditional medicine.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Reported self-management of hypertension among adult hypertensive patients in a developing country: a cross-sectional study in a Nigerian tertiary hospital.
Sustained control of blood pressure, is dependent on degree of self-management, which includes self-integration, self-regulation, self-monitoring and adherence to regimen. We assessed the pattern of self-management of hypertension among adult hypertensive patients in a developing country. ⋯ Young hypertensives had poor levels of most components of self-management. There is urgent need for health educational programs on self-management of hypertension among young people in sub-Saharan Africa.