African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Brucella sero-prevalence and modifiable risk factors among predisposed cattle keepers and consumers of un-pasteurized milk in Mbarara and Kampala districts, Uganda.
Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease in developing countries yet it is often not recognized, goes unreported and does not attract public health action by these governments including Uganda. ⋯ Human brucellosis is prevalent among livestock rearing communities and consumers of unpasteurised milk. The continued consumption of unboiled milk is a major health risk.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Neonatal mortality in a referral hospital in Cameroon over a seven year period: trends, associated factors and causes.
The fourth Millennium Development Goals targets reduction by 2/3 the mortality rate of under-fives by 2015. This reduction starts with that of neonatal mortality representing 40% of childhood mortality. In Cameroon neonatal mortality was 31‰ in 2011. ⋯ There has been a steady decline of neonatal mortality since 2004. Neonatal sepsis, prematurity, birth asphyxia and congenital malformations were the major causes of neonatal deaths. Neonatal sepsis remained constant although at lower rates over the study period.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Association between mean platelet volume levels and inflammation in SLE patients presented with arthritis.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may be characterized by periods of remissions and chronic or acute relapses. The complexity of clinical presentation of the SLE patients leads to incorrect evaluation of disease activity. Mean platelet volume (MPV) has been studied as a simple inflammatory marker in several diseases. There is no study in the literature about MPV levels in adult SLE patients with arthritis. ⋯ We suggest that MPV levels decrease in patients with arthritis of SLE activation when compared to the same patients in remission and healthy controls.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Hygiene and sanitation risk factors of diarrhoeal disease among under-five children in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Diarrhoea diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five-children (U-5C) in Nigeria. Inadequate safe water, sanitation, and hygiene account for the disease burden. Cases of diarrhoea still occur in high proportion in the study area despite government-oriented interventions. ⋯ Hygiene and sanitation conditions within households were risk factors for diarrhoea. This study revealed the feasibility of developing and implementing an adequate model to establish intervention priorities in sanitation in Ibadan, Nigeria.
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African health sciences · Dec 2014
Serum HE4 is more suitable as a biomarker than CA125 in Chinese women with benign gynecologic disorders.
This study measured the human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) and CA125 levels in Chinese women with benign gynecological disorders. ⋯ HE4 was less elevated and more suitable as a biomarker than CA125 in chinese women with benign disease.