African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Burnout and quality of life among nurses working in selected mental health institutions in South West Nigeria.
Burnout remains a huge public health problem among nurses. ⋯ Burnout is high among mental health nurses and is associated with poor quality of life.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Knowledge and practices of physicians on blood component therapy: a cross-sectional study from two tertiary hospitals in Nigeria.
Comprehension of blood component therapy (BCT) has profound impact on transfusion outcomes. Variations from the standards in practices of BCT may jeopardize patient care. ⋯ Majority of the physicians have a good knowledge concerning BCT. Nonetheless, there was a knowledge-practice mismatch attributable to the unavailability of the various blood components limiting optimal practice of BCT. Strategies should be formulated to overcome these identified challenges to ensure quality transfusion services in our healthcare facilities.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
Early detection of Pre-XDR TB with line probe assay in a high TB burden country.
Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death. Drug resistant tuberculosis has lately become a major public health problem that threatens progress made in Tuberculosis (TB) care and control worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Pre-extensive drug resistant TB among MDR TB in North Central of Nigeria. ⋯ Multidrug resistant TB and its severe forms (Pre-extensive & extensively drug resistant TB) can be detected early with rapid tool- Line Probe Assay rapid and prevented timely by early initiation on treatment.
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African health sciences · Sep 2021
New trend of drugs abused by secondary school students in Nigeria.
It appears that there is a new trend in the types of drugs abused by secondary school students in Nigeria that makes it difficult to identify current drug abusers. ⋯ It was concluded that studies of drug abuse by secondary school students in Nigeria are not yet robust enough to reveal the types of drugs that are currently being abused.
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African health sciences · Jun 2021
Exploring unsafe sexual practices among truck drivers at Meerut District, India: a cross-sectional study.
Despite implementation of HIV prevention programmes for truck drivers in India, unsafe sex behavior among truck drivers has been documented. ⋯ Socio-demographic, occupational factors, pornography access and consuming psychoactive substances seems to influence the sexual behaviour of truckers.