African Health Sciences is an open access, free online, 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.

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Published: 2025-05-09







Possible link between Toxoplasma gondii and neurodegenerative diseases

Rugıyya Samadzade, Salih Maçin, Ahmed Moustapha Nsangou, Haluk Gumus, Neriman Akdam, Figen Guney, Sevil Kurban, Serefnur Ozturk, Duygu Findik

45-59.




Associated factors of Nigerian Nurses' Emotion regulation, perceived stress, and coping mechanism during COVID-19 Pandamic: a cross-sectional study

Blessing Agbonselohbor, Aziz Aslanoğlu, Nurcan Bilgiç, Anas Alsharawneh, Rami A Elshatarat, Zyad T Saleh, Wesam T Almagharbeh, Hekmat Yousef Al-Akash, Dena E Sobeh, Mudathir M Eltayeb

84-110.



Kidney Disease in HIV Infected Children on HAART in Nigeria

Marcia M Ihekaike, Maryam Shehu, Ikechukwu O Mbah, Patience U Kanhu, Hassan Shehu, Christian O Isichei

126-137.


High seropositivity of Mumps Virus IgG antibodies in unvaccinated population of Mwanza, Tanzania: a community-based study

Mariam M Mirambo, Helmut Nyawale, Angela B Kalatwa, Bertrand Msemwa, Stephen E Mshana

138-145.


Prevalence and correlates of Hepatitis B and C infections in Sickle cell anaemic (SCA) children compared to Controls in a Tertiary Hospital, Abakaliki, Southeast, Nigeria

Samuel Amechi Nwukor, Chinonyelum Thecla Ezeonu, Maria-lauretta Chito Orji, Patricia Ngozi Udechukwu, Nnaemeka Kenneth Omeje

146-160.



Diagnostic reference levels in Africa: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

Ademola Joseph Adekanmi, Bidemi I Akinlade, Owowunmi Alex Adedoyin

170-178.



Inhibition of Nuclear factor kappa B ameliorates bone destruction and osteoclastogenesis in collagen-induced arthritis mice

Jiangtao Guo, Xiaoli Ma, Lili Wu, Wei Zhao, Yan Zhang, Chunfang Hao, Yashan Yang, Zhe Yin, Tianyu Xu, Yingqiang Zhang, Yinyan Guo, Xuqing Cao

193-204.









Diagnostic value of the cardiophrenic lymph nodes in gastric peritoneum metastases

Xiaolong Gu, Yang Li, Gaofeng Shi, Li Yang, Yang Yang, Zhidong Zhang

318-333.



Pattern of gastrointestinal malignancies in a suburban centre in Southern Nigeria

Esteem Tagar, David Irabor, James Kpolugbo, Clifford Owobu, Ifeanyichukwu Chukwu

343-359.






Prevalence and factors associated with inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables in a population from Northern Angola

Humberto Morais, Vizé Preciosa Cupessala, João Mário Pedro, Miguel Brito, Mauer AA Gonçalves

422-435.


Inflammatory cytokines and quality of life response to weight reduction in obese patients with bronchial asthma

Shehab M Abd E-Kader, Neveen Refaey, Afnan M AlKhateeb, Moataz Al-Madaah, Saad S AlFawaz, Ziyad A Neamatallah, Umar M Alabasi, Hajed Alotaibi, Mazen Homoud, Riziq Allah Mustafa Gaowgzeh, Salwa R El-Gendy, Mohamed F El- Banna, Heba Embaby, Fatma A Hegazy, Rasha M Hegazy, Nahla Khalefa, Khaled M Mounir, Saif Mehmed, Mohamed Y Abdelsamee, Ahmed M Aboeleneen

436-448.




Cytokine and immune cell interaction in immune-inflammatory response during crisis event in sickle cell disease

Suprava Patel, Saurav Nayak, Diksha Chandrakar, Preetam N Wasnik, Tushar B Jagzape, Eli Mohapatra, Rachita Nanda, Seema Shah

474-497.


Association between frailty status and health literacy in the elderly

Jingli Kou, Qiuping Li, Yanqiu Wang, Min Yue, Shenshen Yang

498-511.


Attitudes of secondary school adolescents towards premarital sexual activity and associated factors in Fako, Cameroon

Rita Muso Fubam, Oladapo Olayemi, Akin-Tunde Ademola Odukogbe, Nicholas Tendongfor

512-523.


Perceptions about reduced antenatal care contacts to a minimum of eight and its associated factors among pregnant women in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Olakunle I Makinde, Nkencho Osegi, Adedotun D Adesina, Gordon Atemie, Ninabai N Ofuruma, Chidozie E Unachukwu, Ebiogbo S Ozori, Ariwelo S Warisuo

524-539.







Influencing factors of neural tube malformation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiangling Wu, Xin Bian, Qianying Zheng, Ye Gu, Yuanyuan Wang, Tianping Bao, Weina Zhou

604-622.



Prevalence of anxiety symptoms, depression and temporomandibular dysfunction in prisoners and workers from a Brazilian prison: an observational study

José Carlos de Oliveira Gomes Filho, Luciane Franco Lacerda Rocha Rodrigues, Thiago Bezerra Leite, Flávia Dayana Ribeiro da Silveira, Celiane Mary Carneiro Tapery, António Sérgio Guimarães

631-641.


Surgical outcomes research in LMICs: a narrative review

Taylor Jaraczewski, Thomas Diehl, Dawda Jawara, Girma Tefera, Syed Nabeel Zafar

642-654.


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