African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Neonatal factors associated with immediate low Apgar score in newborn babies in an intermediate hospital in Namibia: a case control study.
Apgar score is conducted to a baby immediately after birth checking how the baby tolerated the birth process and outside the uterus. ⋯ Gestational age, birth weight, foetal presentation, cord around the neck and lack of cardiotocography assessment were found to be associated with immediate low Apgar score.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Physical inactivity and barriers to physical activity among Type-2 diabetics in Kumasi, Ghana.
Although the benefits of physical activity (PA) in diabetes management are well documented, there insufficient data on physical activity levels and barriers to physical activity among Type-2 diabetics in Ghana. This study assessed physical activity and barriers to physical activity among Type-2 diabetics at Manhyia Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. ⋯ This population of Type-2 diabetics needs urgent lifestyle interventions to improve physical activity and weight, considering that the main physical activity barriers were personal motivation related.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Effects of metabolic syndrome on bone mineral density in postmenopausal Turkish women.
In this study, we aimed to determine the potential effects of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components on bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine and femoral neck in postmenopausal Turkish women. ⋯ Our findings support that MetS is associated with increased BMD at the femoral neck and spine in postmenopausal women. A significant positive association was observed among the MetS components, especially with abdominal obesity, and also a weak positive association with serum triglycerides, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Influence of feedforward control-based health education intervention on compliance, visual function and self-perceived burden among patients with diabetic retinopathy.
To assess the influence of feedforward control-based health education intervention on the compliance, visual function and self-perceived burden (SPB) among patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). ⋯ The feedforward control-based health education intervention mode is beneficial for guiding DR patients to promote visual function recovery and to reduce SPB.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Correlation between protein expression profiling of inflammation and bone metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthrosis significantly reduces self-perception. However, the intrinsic relationship between bone metabolism and SPP and cell activity at the molecular level remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between RA bone metabolic indicators and immune inflammation-related proteins. ⋯ BALP, BGP, OPG, RANKL were strongly associated with immune inflammation-related proteins and poor SPP in RA patients, which can be used to predict poor SPP in RA patients, although the underlying mechanisms need to be further explored.