African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Risky sexual behaviour among students of a Nigerian tertiary institution.
While initiation of sexual activity is a part of a normal behaviour and development, it may also be associated with negative outcomes when sexual activity is initiated at too early an age, or without due attention to involved risks. These risky behaviours expose to different kinds of sexuality and reproductive health problems like STIs, HIV, unwanted and unplanned pregnancy, abortion and psychological distress. ⋯ Risky sexual behaviour exist among the respondents though with varying patterns.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Hand hygiene among oral health care providers in public institutions in Edo state even in the wake of Lassa fever.
Hand hygiene is recognized as the leading measure to prevent the cross-transmission of microorganisms and to reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infections. ⋯ The outbreak of Lassa fever does not seem to positively influence the practice of hand hygiene among the respondents. While knowledge of hand hygiene is satisfactory in this study, the practice still leaves much to be desired.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Application of joint modeling on the determinants of TB Status and CD4 cell count among antiretroviral therapy attendants in Gondar teaching referral hospital, Gonder, Ethiopia.
East African regions were highly affected by tuberculosis and the human immunodeficiency virus. The main objective was to identifying the associated factors with tuberculosis and CD4 cell count of patients in Gonder teaching referral hospital, Gonder, Ethiopia. ⋯ The patient who has other diseases is 5.04 more likely to be co-infected with HIV and TB diseases. And also, the estimated odds of being co-infected in both diseases were increased by 1.14 and 1.05 times when a unit change in weight and hemoglobin respectively. Moreover, the estimated odd of patients who have no other related disease were 51.13% less likely to be co-infected with both diseases.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Nutrient, non-nutrient, antioxidant activity, and Fourier Transform Infrared analysis of Kenyan indigenous edible leafy vegetables from Launaea cornuta (Hochst Ex Oliv and Hiern).
Launaea cornuta is a vegetable with therapeutic advantage for human diseases. ⋯ L. cornuta contain phytochemicals with health benefits for averting oxidative stress related diseases.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
An investigation of the relationship between female university students' breast cancer risk factors and their health beliefs about breast self-examination.
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between female university students' breast cancer risk factors and their health beliefs about breast self-examination (BSE). ⋯ Results showed that although female university students had some risk factors in terms of breast cancer, they have low levels of perceived risk factors for themselves.