Articles

• Ebola and other issues in the health sector in Africa

  JK Tumwine

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.

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• Ebola Viral Hemorrhagic Disease Outbreak in West Africa- Lessons from Uganda.

  AK Mbonye, JF Wamala, M Nanyunja, A Opio, I Makumbi, JR Aceng

  495-501

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.1

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• Dextrose boluses versus burette dextrose infusions in prevention of hypoglycemia among preterms admitted at Mulago Hospital: an open label randomized clinical trial.

  E Kutamba, S Lubega, J Mugalu, J Ouma, E Mupere

  502-509

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.2

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• Hypoglycaemia and hypocalcaemia as determinants of admission birth weight criteria for term stable low risk macrosomic neonates

  VL Bandika, FN Were, ED Simiyu, DP Oyatsi

  510-516

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.3

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• Neonatal mortality in a referral hospital in Cameroon over a seven year period: trends, associated factors and causes.

  ME Mah, A Chiabi, PFL Tchokoteu, S Nguefack, JB Bogne, H Siyou, FF Soh, E Mbonda, PF Tchokoteu

  517-525

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.4

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• Glycosylated haemoglobin is markedly elevated in new and known diabetes patients with hyperglycaemic ketoacidosis

  CO Ekpebegh, B Longo-Mbenza, E Blanco-Blanco

  526-532

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.5

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• Association of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels with Iinsulin resistance in obese children.

  ZE Önal, V Atasayan, T Gürbüz, E Hepkaya, C Nuhoğlu

  533-538

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.6

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• Impact of medication and psychological behaviour assessment by community pharmacists in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients after hospital stay

  SS Gangwar, N Monisha, J Nachiya, K Narasingarao, S Parimalakrishnan, SP Singh

  539-550

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.7

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• Markers of liver function and inflammatory cytokines modulation by aerobic versus resisted exercise training for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients

  SMA El-Kader, OH Al-Jiffri, FM Al-Shreef

  551-557

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.8

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• Health-related morphological characteristics and physiological fitness in connection with nutritional, socio-economic status, occupational workload of tea garden workers

  P Sengupta, S Sahoo

  558-563

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.9

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• In vitro evidence for bakuchiol’s influence towards drug metabolism through inhibition of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B7

  Y Xu, P Li, X Zhang, J Wang, D Gu, Y Wang

  564-569

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.10

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• Is neck circumference measurement an indicator for abdominal obesity? A pilot study on Turkish Adults

  M Saka, P Türker, A Ercan, G Kızıltan, M Baş

  570-575

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.11

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• Food label reading and understanding in parts of rural and urban Zimbabwe

  P Chopera, DT Chagwena, NGT Mushonga

  576-584

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.12

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• Efficacy of low-pressure foam cleaning compared to conventional cleaning methods in the removal of bacteria from surfaces associated with convenience food

  AA Lambrechts, IS Human, JH Doughari, JFR Lues

  585-592

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.13

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• Knowledge and prevalence of risk factors for arterial hypertension and blood pressure pattern among bankers and traffic wardens in Ilorin, Nigeria

  AG Salaudeen, OI Musa, OA Babatunde, OA Atoyebi, KA Durowade, LO Omokanye

  593-599

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.14

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• Development, initial content validation and reliability of Nigerian Composite Lifestyle CVD risk factors questionnaire for adolescents

  NA Odunaiya, QA Louw, K Grimmers-Somers, OS Ogah

  600-608

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.15

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• Childhood acquired heart disease in Nigeria: an echocardiographic study from three centres

  EW Sadoh, CC Uzodimma, Q Daniels

  609-616

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.16

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• Echocardiographic pattern and severity of valve dysfunction in children with rheumatic heart disease seen at Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago hospital.

  S Lubega, T Aliku, P Lwabi

  617-625

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.17

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• Construction and evaluation of rats’ tolerogenic dendritic cells (DC) induced by NF-κB Decoy method

  HM Jiang, YL Zhang, XF Yin, HG Hu, XL Hu, Y Fei, Y Tu, Y Zhang

  626-633

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.18

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• Screening for hen’s egg and chicken meat specific IgE antibodies in Saudi patients with allergic disorders

  Z Shakoor, A Almogren, R Mohammed, W Hasanato, B Zahid

  634-640

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.19

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• Isolation and purification of psoralen and isopsoralen and their efficacy and safety in the treatment of osteosarcoma in nude rats

  H Lu, L Zhang, D Liu, P Tang, F Song

  641-647

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.20

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• KGFR promotes Na+ channel expression in a rat acute lung injury model

  B Liu, X Lü, C Qi, S Zheng, M Zhou, J Wang, W Yin

  648-656

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.21

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• B1 but not B2 bradykinin receptor agonists promote DU145 prostate cancer cell proliferation and migration

  N Naidu, JH Botha, S Naidoo

  657-662

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.22

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• Effectiveness and costeffectiveness of screening immigrants schemes for tuberculosis (TB) on arrival from high TB endemic countries to low TB prevalent countries

  A FNS Sanneh, AM Al-Shareef

  663-671

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.23

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• Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among patients attending infertility and sexually transmitted diseases clinic (STD) in Kano, North Western Nigeria.

  EO Nwankwo, NS Magaji

  672-678

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.24

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• Basis of selection of first and second line highly active antiretroviral therapy for hiv/aids on genetic barrier to resistance: a literature review.

  C Katusiime, P Ocama, A Kambugu

  679-681

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.25

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• Prevalence and outcomes of acute kidney injury in term neonates with perinatal asphyxia

  D Alaro, A Bashir, R Musoke, L Wanaiana

  682-688

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.26

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• Normative ultrasound values of renal parenchymal thickness among adults in Enugu, South-East Nigeria.

  C Eze, J Okoye, K Agwu

  689-697

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.27

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• Management of LBP at primary care level in South Africa: up to standards?

  ME Major-Hesloot, LC Crous, K Grimmers-Somers, QA Louw

  698-706

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.28

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• Risk factors for asthma exacerbation in patients presenting to an emergency unit of a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda.

  RE Sanya, BJ Kirenga, W Worodria, M Okot-Nwang

  707-715

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.29

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• Biomechanical study of the funnel technique applied in thoracic pedicle screw replacement

  YJ Huang, MX Peng, SQ He, LL Liu, MH Dai, C Tang

  716-724

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.30

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• The protective effect of ginko bilboa leaves injection on the brain dopamine in the rat model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury

  J Gu, XR He, LP Chen

  725-728

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.31

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• Comparison of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Patients in Rural and Urban Ghana

  AW Francis, ME Gyasi, M Adjuik, E Kesse, Y Chen, RSR Harrison, RA Kodjo

  729-735

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.32

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• Update knowledge of dry mouth- A guideline for dentists

  AA Mohammed

  736-742

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.33

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• Design and application of pulse information acquisition and analysis system with dynamic recognition in traditional Chinese medicine

  J Zhang, X Niu, X Yang, Q Zhu, H Li, X Wang, Z Zhang, H Sha

  743-752

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.34

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• Antibacterial properties studies of trunk barks of terminalia ivorensis (Combretaceae), a commercial and medicinal specie, on some methicillin-resistant Staphylococci spp strains.

  K Coulibaly, GN Zirihi, N Guessennd-Kouadio, KR Oussou, M Dosso

  753-756

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.35

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• Value of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) for emergency department patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome.

  KY Banu, öd Niyazi, C Erdem, DHĐ Afşin, U Özlem, Ç Yasemin, I Afsin

  757-762

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.36

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• Coats’ disease in Tanzania: first case report and literature review

  B Rugwizangoga, T Mwabili, P Meyer, J Kitinya

  763-768

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.37

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• Seasonal ataxia: a case report of a disappearing disease

  AA Moyo, FM Bimbo, KM Adeyoyin, AV Nnaemeka, G Oluwatoyin, AV Oladeji

  769-771

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.38

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• Spontaneous rupture of the middle colic artery resulting in delayed postpartum collapse: a case report

  AJ Randawa, V Ajayi, S Albert

  772-773

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.39

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• Neurofibromas as bilateral cystic chest wall swellings.

  G Ugare, J Omotosho, A Anietefon, B Okon

  774-776

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.40

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• Stray dog meat consumption and rabies

  V Wiwanitkit

  777

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.41

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• Acute organo-phosphorus pesticide poisoning, oxidative damage, haemoglobin level and total leukocyte

  V Wiwanitkit

  778

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.42

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• Health research in Africa: Are we communicating our findings to relevant stakeholders?

  IN Onyeka

  779-781

  DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.43

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