African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Outcome of cardiovascular risk assessment among rural community dwellers in ezionum, Nigeria-implications for public health.
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Risk assessment has been shown to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In view of their proximity and accessibility, community pharmacies could be a suitable site for cardiovascular risk assessment and other preventive health activities especially in rural underserved populations. The objective of this study was to assess outcome of cardiovascular risk assessment among rural community dwellers. ⋯ Accessibility, proximity and availability are unique characteristics of community pharmacies that could be exploited to support community based screening services.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Observational StudyDeterminants of adverse neonatal outcomes among postnatal women in Dar es Salaam -Tanzania.
Neanatal comploications are the commonest problems facing babies in Tanzania. An attempt has been made to investigate determinants of neonatal outcomes among postnatal women. ⋯ The study concluded that implementation of community-based intervention is needed to ensure survival of newborns.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Association between parental involvement and academic achievement of deaf children at Mulago school for the deaf, Kampala, Uganda.
Deaf children face many challenges in dealing with educational opportunities and ensuring attainment of academic skills. A parent's involvement in the child's education has the potential to enhance academic performance. We sought to study the association between parental involvement and academic achievement among deaf children in Uganda. ⋯ Parental involvement was not associated with academic achievement among deaf children in Kampala. Other factors associated with academic achievement need to be identified to enhance deaf children's performance at school.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Attitude of married women towards contraceptive use in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Contraceptive use helps in preventing unplanned pregnancy and reducing maternal death among married women. ⋯ Most married women in Ilorin metropolis have negative attitude towards contraceptive use. We recommended that counselling services be provided to women on how to deal with side effects associated with various modern contraceptive methods.
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Staff perceptions of patient safety culture in general surgery departments in Turkey.
The first step towards establishing and improving patient safety culture in hospitals is measuring patient safety culture perceptions of staff. Few studies have examined the perception of patient safety culture in general surgery departments. ⋯ Frequency of events reported and non-punitive responses to errors should be improved, and participants' characteristics should be considered at improvement efforts in general surgery departments. The dimesions with low means suggest opportunities for improvement.