African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Predictors of sleeping under cost-free mosquito bed nets among children under-five years in Mbarara, Uganda: a household survey.
In 2010, Uganda Malaria Control Programme distributed cost-free mosquito bed nets to households with children under-five years and pregnant women in selected sub-counties. We assessed the factors associated with sleeping under costfree mosquito nets among children under-five years in Nyakayojo sub-county, Mbarara District, Uganda. ⋯ The proportion of children sleeping under nets was comparable to MDG target. Improvements in use of mosquito nets by children can be achieved through increasing number of nets in a household.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Determinants of prostate specific antigen screening test uptake in an urban community in North-Central Nigeria.
Despite the increasing incidence of Prostate cancer, there has not been any focused screening policy or strategy in sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria. ⋯ Higher incomes and health insurance status impact screening awareness but only income status determines if men subsequently proceed to take the PSA screening test.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Malnutrition and medical nutrition therapy in hospitalized children: a case study of using national malnutrition screening tools in northeastern Iran.
Nationwide studies have focused only on prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized children, while medical nutrition therapies and assessing nutritional interventions is neglected. ⋯ Medical nutrition therapy employed in this study prevented deterioration of nutritional status of children during hospitalization and was effective in stabilizing indices of nutritional status.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
The perceived barriers to insulin therapy among type 2 diabetic patients.
Problems may arise with insulin treatment, due to patients' perspective towards it leading to refusal. ⋯ Diabetics showed a negative attitude towards insulin therapy due to social and psychological factors. The results necessitate the development of a strategy to address problems related with a reluctance to initiate insulin and put a strategy to implement education and better interaction with diabetic team to the stigma from phobia from insulin use.
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Uganda's ageing population (age 50 years and older) will nearly double from 2015 to 2050. HIV/AIDS, diabetes, stroke among other disease processes have been studied in the elderly population. However, the burden of disease from surgically-treatable conditions is unknown. ⋯ There is disproportionately high need for surgical care among the ageing population of Uganda with approximately 700,000 consultations needed.