African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2015
The relationship between serum cortisol, adrenaline, blood glucose and lipid profile of undergraduate students under examination stress.
Stress is an extremely adaptive phenomenon in human beings and cortisol is a known stress hormone. Examination has been described as a naturalistic stressor capable of affecting human health. ⋯ Significant positive correlation was observed between cortisol and TC/HDL ratio before examination stress.
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African health sciences · Mar 2015
Stroke subtypes and factors associated with ischemic stroke in Kinshasa, Central Africa.
Ischemic stroke causes death and disability worldwide. Better understanding and controlling factors associated will improve the prevention of the disease. This study reviews records of patients with ischemic stroke in Central Africa. ⋯ This study shows a high prevalence of lacunar infarct than non lacunar in Bantu of Central Africa.
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Since the genocide occurred in 1994, Rwanda has faced up to the challenge of rebuilding. Public health is a main field to understand this rebuilding. ⋯ Public health research on Rwanda appeared 14 years after the genocide. A main field was emerging: the spread of HIV with mother-child transmission, and the policies to take this subject into account in rural zones. The network of institutions developing these studies was USA-Rwanda.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Sero-prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 virus (HSV-2) and HIV infection in Kampala, Uganda.
Prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 virus (HSV-2) is high worldwide. Previous studies in Uganda were rural or in women. We estimated age and sex-specific sero-prevalence of HSV-2 in Kampala, Uganda. ⋯ Prevalence of HSV-2 and HIV was high especially in women. Syphilis was rare. Awareness of herpes was low. Interventions in young people are needed.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialEffectiveness of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programme in pulmonary function and health related quality of life for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a pilot study.
Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) often develop impairment in pulmonary function due to anatomical changes secondary to the illness. Physiotherapy in the form of pulmonary rehabilitation has been advocated. ⋯ The outcome of the study provides motivation for further consideration and implementation of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme for patients with PTB.