African health sciences
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Traditional bonesetters are the main providers of fracture treatment and trauma care in much of Africa. However, there is a paucity of literature on bonesetters in Chad. ⋯ As in much of Africa, bonesetters perform a major role in providing trauma care in Chad. Our research identifies an opportunity to maximize trauma care in Chad through dialogue, training, and collaboration between bonesetters and physicians.
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African health sciences · Jun 2022
Hearing loss among inmates of a juvenile correctional facility in Nigeria.
Good hearing is essential to learning and rehabilitation of adolescent and young adults in juvenile correctional facilities. Hearing screening programme is not commonly in place for this incarcerated group. ⋯ Hearing loss is prevalent among inmates of juvenile correctional facility. Rehabilitation programme should be balanced with detail attention to health needs of inmates; including pre-admission and periodic hearing screening.
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African health sciences · Jun 2022
Factors impacting sustainability of community health worker programming in rural Uganda: a qualitative study.
Despite significant global progress towards decreased child mortality in past decades, maternal and child mortality continues to be high, especially in sub Saharan Africa. Most of these deaths are preventable with known interventions. Community health workers (CHWs) are well-positioned to promote these life-saving interventions; however, sustaining CHW programs remains a challenge. ⋯ To sustain CHW programs in rural Uganda and globally, planners, policymakers and funders should maximize community engagement in establishing CHW networks and strengthen accountability, supply chains and linkages with communities and health facilities.
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African health sciences · Jun 2022
Socio-economic status as predictors of malaria transmission in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A retrospective study.
Understanding the socioeconomic status that influences malaria transmission in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa is vital in creating policies and strategies to combat malaria transmission, improve socioeconomic conditions and strengthen the malaria elimination campaign. ⋯ Low socioeconomic status potentially sustains malaria transmission and burden. As an implication, poverty alleviation and malaria intervention resources should be incorporated side by side into the socioeconomic framework to attain zero malaria transmission.