African Health Sciences
The African Health Sciences is an internationally refereed journal publishing original articles on research, clinical practice, public health, policy, planning, implementation and evaluation, in the health and related sciences relevant to Africa and the tropics. African Health Sciences acknowledges support provided by the African Health Journals Partnership Project that is funded by the US National Institutes of Health (through the National Library of Medicine and the Fogarty International Center) and facilitated by the Council of Science Editors.Other websites related to this journal include: http://www.bioline.org.br/hs
African Health Sciences encourages authors to now submit their papers online to the following website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mums-ahs

Vol 11, No 3 (2011)
Table of Contents
Articles
| Non Communicable Diseases |
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| AF Adeniyi, KS Saminu |
| Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) experiences associated with snoring in adult Nigerians |
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| OA Sogebi, EA Oyewole, OO Olusoga-Peters |
| Nose and throat complications associated with passive smoking among Congolese school children |
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| Gedikondele J Sokolo, B Longo-Mbenza, J Nzanza Matanda, E Luila Lukoki, P Reddy, D Buso |
| Early smoking initiation and associated factors among in-school male and female adolescents in seven African countries |
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| K Peltzer |
| Actual and perceived substance use of health science students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa |
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| T Steyl, J Phillips |
| Factorial validation and reliability analysis of the brain fag syndrome scale |
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| BA Ola, DO Igbokwe |
| Measured effect of some socio-demographic factors on depression among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) |
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| EO Akin-Odanye, C Chioma Asuzu, O Abiodun Popoola |
| The incidence of mesothelioma has not decreased for the last twenty years in Southeast region of Anatolia |
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| AI Carkanat, A Abdurrahman, O Abakay, S Cengizhan, SH Selimoglu, A Senyigit |
| Management and outcome of gastric carcinoma in Zaria, Nigeria |
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| A Ahmed, AY Ukwenya, JG Makama, I Mohammad |
| A comparison of triage methods for Kenyan women who screen positive for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid |
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| KCL Lewis, VD Tsu, A Dawa, NA Kidula, IN Chami, JW Sellors |
| Report on a cryotherapy service for women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a district hospital in western Kenya |
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| KDC Lewis, JW Sellors, A Dawa, VD Tsu, NA Kidula |
| Perceived causes of obstetric fistulae from rural southern Tanzania |
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| MR Kazaura, RS Kamazima, EJ Mangi |
| Self-reported sexual behaviour among adolescent girls in Uganda: reliability of data debated |
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| EB Råssjö, F Mirembe, Darj Elisabeth |
| Antenatal and postnatal care service utilization in southern Ethiopia: a population-based study |
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| N Regassa |
| Environmental barriers experienced by stroke patients in Musanze district in Rwanda: a descriptive qualitative study |
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| G Urimubenshi, A Rhoda |
| The association of anthropometric measurements and lipid profiles in Turkish hypertensive adults |
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| Yildiran Hilal, TN Acar, E Koksal, KM Gezmen, G Akbulut, S Bilici, N Sanlier |
| Metabolic syndrome in Tunisian bipolar I patients | |
| A Ezzaher, D Haj Mouhamed, A Mechri, F Neffati, W Douki, L Gaha, MF Najjar |
| Comparative performance of HbA1c 6.5% for FPG ≥ 7.0 vs 2hr PG≥ 11.1 criteria for diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes |
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| AN Adamu |
| Mean Platelet volume in diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children |
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| S Bilici, T Sekmenli, M Göksu, M Melek, V Avci |
| Peripheral vascular surgical procedures in Ilorin, Nigeria: indications and outcome |
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| PO Adeoye, SO Adebola, OAM Adesiyun, KT Braimoh |
| Incidence, causes and pattern of cancellation of Elective surgical operations in a University Teaching Hospital in the Lake Zone, Tanzania |
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| PL Chalya, JM Gilyoma, JB Mabula, S Simbila, IH Ngayomela, AB Chandika, W Mahalu |
| Physiotherapy management of an infant with Bilateral Congenital Talipes Equino varus |
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| AO Ezeukwu, SM Maduagwu |
| Pancreatic cancer in an 18-year-old boy |
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| DL Kitara, HR Wabinga |
| Type 2 Diabetes mellitus in a Nigerian child: a case report |
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| BE Otaigbe, EE Imafidon |
| Sea-Change or Change Challenge? Health Information access in Developing Countries: The U.S. National Library of Medicine experience |
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| J Royall, B Lyon |
| Use of personal digital assistants for data collection in a multi-site AIDS stigma study in rural south Nyanza, Kenya |
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| MA Onono, N Carraher, RC Cohen, EA Bukusi, JM Turan |
| The microbial quality of drinking water in Manonyane community: Maseru District (Lesotho) |
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| P Gwimbi |
| Out-of-pocket payment for health services: constraints and implications for government employees in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, South east Nigeria |
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| PG Oyibo |
| Occupational violence against dental professionals in southern Nigeria |
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| CC Azodo, EB Ezeja, EE Ehikhamenor |
| Use of a pilot drug information centre |
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| AW Tumwikirize, JW Ogwal-Okeng, A Vernby, WW Anokbonggo, LL Gustafsson, CS Lundborg |
| Social determinants of breastfeeding in Italy |
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| MJ Kambale |
| Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in Kware, Nigeria |
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| MO Oche, AS Umar, H Ahmed |
| Preclinical efficacy and safety of herbal formulation for management of wounds |
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| PE Ogwang, J Nyafuono, Moses Agwaya, F Omujal, HR Tumusiime, AH Kyakulaga |
| Management of inflammatory complications in third molar surgery: A review of the literature |
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| OD Osunde, RA Adebola, UK Omeje |


