African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
Causes of injuries resulting in a visit to the emergency department of a Provincial General Hospital, Nyanza, western Kenya.
There is increasing importance of trauma not only as a major cause of surgical admissions, but also a significant cause of morbidity, mortality and disability. ⋯ This study provides considerable information on major causes of injuries, useful for epidemiological surveillance and injury prevention campaigns.
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1): knowledge among senior health workers at a secondary health care institution in Southwest, Nigeria.
This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge of influenza A (H1N1) infection among health care workers in a secondary health care facility in Osogbo, Southwest Nigeria. ⋯ There is a need to provide comprehensive information to health workers on the current pandemic.
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
Predictors of psychopathology among Nigerian adolescents: the role of psychosocial, demographics, personality and medical condition reports domains.
Psychopathology among adolescents has become a global concern in the last decade. ⋯ It is concluded that a multi-theoretical approach to the understanding of psychopathology among adolescents will be more appropriate in the Nigerian community. Results have implication for further assessment and treatments. Parents are advised to report any behavioural dysfunction observed in their wards to experts early enough to avoid degeneration to greater psychopathology in the later years.
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African health sciences · Jun 2011
Evaluation of the LTK63 adjuvant effect on cellular immune responses to measles virus nucleoprotein.
A lot of pathogens enter the body via the nasal route. The construction of non-toxic mutants of heat labile Escherichia coli enterotoxin (LT), which is a potent mucosal adjuvant, represents a major breakthrough for the development of mucosal vaccines. ⋯ These data further demonstrate the great potential of LTK63 as a safe mucosal vaccine adjuvant.
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Late presentation of breast carcinoma is common in resource-limited countries with attendant poor outcome. ⋯ Metastatic disease is common in Nigeria and treatment is limited due to resource limitations. Improved awareness of the disease is advocated to reduce late presentation.