African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2024
Trends in childhood intussusception in a Nigerian tertiary hospital.
Early presentation, high rate of successful non-operative treatment, low morbidity and mortality in childhood intussusception is common in High and Upper Middle-Income Countries but not in many Lower middle- and Low-income countries. ⋯ Contribution of successful non-operative treatment to the overall treatment of intussusception significantly increased while that of operative manual reduction significantly reduced and bowel resection showed no change. Preoperative utilization of ultrasonography significantly increased while mean duration of admission reduced significantly, but late presentation, morbidity and mortality rates had no significant changes.
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African health sciences · Mar 2024
Knowledge, attitude and practices towards oral health among secondary school students in Huye district, Rwanda.
Good oral health knowledge is considered to be crucial for health-related practices and better oral hygiene. ⋯ Oral hygiene has to be long life practice and oral health education have to be included as part of the school environment.
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African health sciences · Mar 2024
The effect of midwifery students' changing life conditions and e-learning experiences on the state of their anxiety and hopelessness during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Giving the existing formal education through the internet without a planned transition to distance education negatively affected the learning processes of the students. ⋯ As well as the Covid-19 pandemic, health, social life, and economic changes; the digital separation that accompanies distance education also affects the students' mental health. Solving the technical problems experienced in distance education, facilitating the follow-up of the courses, and equipping the midwifery students with problem-solving and coping skills will be useful for reducing the midwifery students' hopelessness and anxiety levels.
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African health sciences · Mar 2024
Haematological parameter among drug resistant tuberculosis patients in Ibadan.
Haematological abnormalities are common among tuberculosis patients but there is dearth of information on their value as prognostic markers in Multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients. This study examined the association between complete blood count variables and drug resistant tuberculosis. ⋯ In the meantime, healthcare providers should be aware of these potential differences and use them to inform their diagnosis and treatment of patients with tuberculosis.
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African health sciences · Mar 2024
Clinicopathological study of otomycosis in a tertiary hospital in South-west Nigeria.
Otomycosis is common in environments with hot, humid weather, and it may be challenging to manage. ⋯ Otomycosis commonly present with itchy ears, the pathogenic fungi commonly being Aspergillus species. The factors associated with positive fungal culture were age, non-usage of ototopic agents and presence of co-morbidity. Treatment modality used was local debridement and topical antifungal agents, which produced favourable response in most patients.