African health sciences
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African health sciences · Aug 2011
Condom social marketing program to prevent HIV/AIDS in post-conflict Liberia.
Youths in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) account for a large burden of the global HIV/STI crises. As such, strategies directed at promoting behavioral modifications would be critical to reducing the prevalence of risky sexual behaviors among high risk adolescents in post-conflict environments. ⋯ We postulate that this approach may likely increase condom use among urban youth in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia.
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African health sciences · Aug 2011
Prescribing practices for malaria in a rural Ugandan hospital: evaluation of a new malaria treatment policy.
Increasing resistance to first line antimalarial drugs led to a change in the antimalarial policy of Uganda in 2005. Successful implementation of this policy depends on changing prescribing patterns of health workers. ⋯ Adequate training and provision of information relevant to the needs of different cadres of health workers is needed to promote effective uptake of new treatment policies.
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African health sciences · Aug 2011
Antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in suppurative lesions in Lacor Hospital, Uganda.
Staphylococcus aureus, a mainly acquired hospital infection is responsible for many suppurative lesions and has demonstrated the ability of developing resistance to many antimicrobial agents leading to life threatening infections and long hospital stay. ⋯ Staphylococcus aureus is highly prevalent and more resistant in inpatients. There is a higher risk of acquiring drug resistant staphylococcus aureus infection in inpatients of Lacor Hospital with a Methicillin resistance of 0% and 2.6% for out and inpatients respectively.
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
ReviewSexual, reproductive health needs and rights of young people with perinatally acquired HIV in Uganda.
Numbers of young people with perinatally acquired HIV is growing significantly. With antiretroviral drugs, children who get infected at birth with HIV have an opportunity to graduate into adolescence and adulthood. This achievement notwithstanding, new challenges have emerged in their care and support needs. The most dynamic being, their sexual and reproductive health needs and rights (SRHR). ⋯ Against these findings, it is important, that policies specifically targeting this subgroup are formulated and to make sure that such policies result in programs and services that are youth friendly. It is also important that integration of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV services is prioritized.
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
Clinical and prognostic features of patients with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus in the intensive care unit.
To investigate the clinical and prognostic features of patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) with pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus. ⋯ Early diagnosis and antiviral treatment in these cases seem to be the best approach to avoid serious illness. Special attention should be given to patients having underlying conditions such as cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases and pregnancy.