African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
An investigation of the relationship between female university students' breast cancer risk factors and their health beliefs about breast self-examination.
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between female university students' breast cancer risk factors and their health beliefs about breast self-examination (BSE). ⋯ Results showed that although female university students had some risk factors in terms of breast cancer, they have low levels of perceived risk factors for themselves.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Mobile phone intervention to reduce dropout from treatment at an outpatient mental health service for older people in Nigeria.
Half of older Africans drop out of treatment after a single contact with biomedical mental health services. ⋯ Mobile phone call reminders improved treatment engagement in this population. Findings are important for policy to improve access to mental healthcare in Africa.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Post-quarantine anxiety and depression levels of COVID-19 positive patients, Northern Cyprus.
The COVID-19 Pandemic, which started to be seen in Northern Cyprus (NC) as of March 2020, has affected the psychological mood of many people in our country as well as all over the world. ⋯ Although it was determined that the HAD scores of the individuals from NC infected with COVID-19 were not high, most of them needed psychological support as they stated in their own statements.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Nutrient, non-nutrient, antioxidant activity, and Fourier Transform Infrared analysis of Kenyan indigenous edible leafy vegetables from Launaea cornuta (Hochst Ex Oliv and Hiern).
Launaea cornuta is a vegetable with therapeutic advantage for human diseases. ⋯ L. cornuta contain phytochemicals with health benefits for averting oxidative stress related diseases.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Antibacterial susceptibility of staphylococcus aureus, salmonella typhi, bacillus subtilis and escherichia coli to snail slime.
The emanation of multi-drugs resistant microorganisms and the challenges faced in combating multi-drug resistant infections is a public health issue and this has increased the search for effective antibiotics from natural sources. ⋯ This study has revealed that snail slime possesses antibacterial properties which can be used as anti-microbial agents against infectious diseases.