African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Prevalence and determinants of asphyxia neonatorum among live births at Debre Tabor General Hospital, North Central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
More than one third of the neonatal deaths at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Debre Tabor General Hospital (DTGH) are attributable to birth asphyxia. Most of these neonates are referred from maternity ward of the hospital. However, there is no recent evidence on the prevalence and specific determinants of birth asphyxia at DTGH. Besides, public health importance of factors like birth spacing weren't addressed in the prior studies. ⋯ The prevalence of fifth minute asphyxia neonatorum was relatively low. Fortunately, its predictors are modifiable. Thus, we can mitigate the problem even with our limited resources such as enhancing the existing efforts of antenatal and intra-partum care, which could help early detection and management of any obstetric and neonatal health abnormality."
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Caesarean delivery rate and indications at a secondary healthcare Facility in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria: a five-year review.
Caesarean delivery is an essential surgical skill within the primary care setting aimed at reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. ⋯ The rate of CS in this study has shown a gradual yearly increase with emergency CS having a higher percentage. Early diagnosis and referral of high-risk pregnancies from peripheral hospitals could reduce emergency CS among the study population.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Histopathologic spectrum of childhood tumours in a Tertiary Hospital: a ten-year review.
There has been a growing public health burden of childhood tumours in low and middle income countries (LMICs) as the trend in epidemiological transition continues to vary. ⋯ Benign tumours remain the commonest neoplasm of children in this hospital-based data. Development and implementation of a tumour registry would provide a more comprehensive information.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Knowledge and practices of seeking informed consent for medical examinations and procedures by health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Informed consent (IC) is linked to the ethical principle of respecting patient autonomy, respect for human rights and ethical practice, while in many countries it is a standard procedure. Anecdotally, it should be noted that in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in many instances ICs are not obtained systematically. To date, no research appears to have been conducted on this matter. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of obtaining IC from patients among health care providers (HCP) in the DRC. ⋯ For a variety of reasons, knowledge and practice of IC among HCPs was very low. A common programme for the country as part of formal training might lead to an improvement. In addition, patients' education on IC should be displayed in waiting areas at all medical centres.
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African health sciences · Mar 2021
Sonographic measurement of ear length among normal fetuses of pregnant Igbo women in port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Fetal ear length measurement has been associated with some clinical values: sonographic marker for chromosomal aneuploidy and for biometric estimation of fetal gestational age. ⋯ The result of this study provides normal baseline reference value for FEL. The study also showed good linear relationship and good correlation between FEL and fetal biometric measurements.