African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
What differs former, light and heavy smokers? Evidence from a post-conflict setting.
Evidence suggests that people who live in regions affected by the armed conflict are more likely to smoke. ⋯ Smoking prevention and cessation programs should include the entire community, because exposure to environmental second hand smoke may facilitate initiation and more intense smoking. Screening of student smokers for depression should be prioritized in the process of rebuilding the framework for primary and secondary prevention in the post-conflict period.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Relationship of oxidative stress and antioxidant response with vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell anaemia.
Though sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is known to promote oxidative stress, there is paucity of information on the relationship between oxidative stress and vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). ⋯ Sickle cell anaemia exhibited oxidative stress and alteration in the levels of antioxidant indices which was possibly associated with vaso-occlusive crisis.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Risk factors for hazardous drinking in university students from South Africa and Belgium: a cross-cultural comparison study.
Previous studies have associated certain risk factors with hazardous drinking in students. However, big cultural and geographical differences exist regarding alcohol use. ⋯ This study found a significant difference in hazardous drinking between Belgian and South African university students.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
First line antiretroviral treatment failure and associated factors among people living with HIV in northwest Ethiopia.
Anti-retroviral treatment enhances the immune status and reduces unwanted outcomes. However, development of treatment failure and drug resistance raises concern over lifelong treatments to chronic diseases such as HIV/AIDS. ⋯ Significant proportion of treatment failure was reported in the present study. Moreover, behavioral factors such as drug discontinuation, poor adherence, multiple sexual partner were associated with treatment failure. Hence, to avoid TF, regular patient counseling and monitoring should be in place. To identify the predictors for treatment failure, further follow-up study is desirable.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among rural community dwellers in a local government area, South West Nigeria.
Many African countries including Nigeria are said to be at various stages of an epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCD). ⋯ Despite being a rural population, there was a high prevalence of hypertension in the study area.