African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Risk factors for infertility and barriers to treatment in Tanzania: a survey and medical records study.
The burden of infertility is serious for women in high-fertility countries. ⋯ PID was strongly associated with TFI after adjustment for confounders. Infertility treatment access due to cost remains a challenge in Tanzania.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Nasopharyngeal carriage and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae, moraxella catarrhalis and staphylococcus aureus among urban Ugandan children post-PCV10 introduction: a cross-sectional study.
In 2013, Uganda introduced the PCV10 pneumococcal vaccine and it is given to children at 6, 10 and 14 weeks after birth. Carriage prevalence studies post PCV10-introduction are necessary for monitoring the impact of vaccination and trends in antibiotic resistance. Here, we studied carriage/antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from 194 children at the Mulago Assessment Centre clinic in Kampala-Uganda, 5 years post-PCV10 introduction. ⋯ Species co-carriage occurred in 32 children (17%, 32/194), predominantly multidrug resistant pneumococcus + H. influenzae (23 children). Furthermore, pneumococci were highly resistant to cotrimoxazole (100%), erythromycin (76%), and tetracycline (52%), 42% being multidrug-resistant. Overall, we note an increase in antibiotic resistance post-PCV10 introduction, and microbial shifts i.e., a decrease in pneumococcus, M. catarrhalis and S. aureus carriage and an increase in H. influenzae carriage suggesting vaccine-associated perturbation of the respiratory ecology.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Negative experiences and coping strategies to stressful situations by undergraduate University students during Covid- 19 lockdown period in Uganda.
To describe the negative experiences, coping strategies for stressful situations, and factors associated with COVID-19 worry among undergraduate students at Makerere University during the second COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda. ⋯ Nearly half of the students were worried about COVID-19, which disrupted their social and academic lives. The students utilized a myriad of coping strategies.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Associations between sexual violence and women's sexual self-consciousness.
Sexual violence is a global public health problem that has serious and multiple consequences for the victims' health. ⋯ According to the findings, there is a significant positive correlation between SSC and sexual violence, so prevention policies for sexual violence should be focused on skill-based programs and empowering women.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Morphological abnormalities of leukocytes in SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The causative agent of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) is an enveloped RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus of the SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2) family. The effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the differentiation and maturation of blood cells have been the subject of several studies, we report our experience of an investigation of the morphologic abnormalities of leukocytes observed during COVID-19. ⋯ Our study revealed several morphological abnormalities of the different cells of the leukocyte lineage. The presence of toxic granulations in the cytoplasm of the myelocytes was specific to this study.