Vol. 15 No. 2 (2015) | African Health Sciences

Published: 2015-05-28

Invited Editorial

FM Abu-Zidan

i-iv

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.1

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Infectious diseases and chronic care in Africa

JK Tumwine

v-vii

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.2

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Prevalence of hepatitis B and C and relationship to liver damage in HIV infected patients attending Joint Clinical Research Centre Clinic (JCRC), Kampala, Uganda.

J Baseke, M Musenero, H Mayanja-Kizza

322-327

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.3

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Hepatitis B and HIV co-infection is still treated using lamivudine-only antiretroviral therapy combination in Uganda

P Ocama, E Seremba, B Apica, K Opio

328-333

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.4

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A non-specific biomarker of disease activity in HIV/AIDS patients from resource-limited environments

P Bipath, P Levay, S Olorunju, M Viljoen

334-343

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.5

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Factors affecting disclosure of serostatus to children attending Jinja Hospital Paediatric HIV clinic, Uganda

SM Namasopo-Oleja, D Bagenda, E Ekirapa-Kiracho

344-351

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.6

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A retrospective evaluation of critically ill patients infected with H1N1 influenza A virus in Bursa, Turkey, during the 2009–2010 pandemic

KG Nermin, I Remzi, A Zeynep, C Ilker, OT Meltem, O Guven, K Ferda, A Halis

352-359

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.7

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Evaluation of the diagnostic performance and operational characteristics of four rapid immunochromatographic syphilis tests in Burkina Faso

FY Bocoum, H Ouedraogo, G Tarnagda, A Kiba, S Tiendrebeogo, F Bationo, B Liestman, S Diagbouga, C Zarowsky, RO Traore, S Kouanda

360-367

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.8

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Risk factors for multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in Amhara National Regional State.

W Mulu, D Mekkonnen, M Yimer, A Admassu, B Abera

368-377

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.9

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Emotional distress in Angolan patients with several types of tuberculosis

PB Xavier, B Peixoto

378-384

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.10

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Illness perceptions and quality of life among tuberculosis patients in Gezira, Sudan.

S Muhammed, S Nagla, S Morten

385-393

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.11

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Prevalence of Giardia intestinalis and Hymenolepis nana in Afghan refugee population of Mianwali district, Pakistan.

KA Ul Haq, NA Gul, HM Hammad, Y Bibi, A Bibi, J Mohsan

394-400

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.12

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Knowledge and practices on malaria prevention in two rural communities in Wakiso District, Uganda

D Musoke, G Karani, JC Ssempebwa, S Etajak, D Guwatudde, MB Musoke

401-412

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.13

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Factors influencing the usage of different types of malaria prevention methods during pregnancy in Kenya

S Choonara, CO Odimegwu, BC Elwange

413-419

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.14

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Response of patent medicine vendors in rural areas of Lagos state Nigeria to antimalarial policy change

A Oyeyemi, B Ogunnowo, O Odukoya

420-428

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v15i2.15

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Adolescent low back pain among secondary school students in Ibadan, Nigeria

BOA Adegoke, AC Odole, AA Adeyinka

429-437

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.16

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A report from the first regional pain medicine symposia in East, Central and Southern African region. (ECSA-R)-“The Rhino Model in Pain Education in Africa.”

T Sharif, J Bugo

438-443

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.17

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Musculoskeletal disorders among first-year Ghanaian students in a nursing college

JK Abledu, EB Offei

444-449

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.18

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Satisfaction and adherence of patients with amputations to physiotherapy service at public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

V Chetty, T Dunpath, S Meghnath, S Mothalal, V Sewmungal, U Kunene, T Ntshakala

450-456

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.19

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Overcrowding of accident & emergency units: is it a growing concern in Nigeria?

JG Makama, P Iribhogbe, EA Ameh

457-465

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.20

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A randomized controlled trial comparing haemodynamic stability in elderly patients undergoing spinal anaesthesia at L5, S1 versus spinal anaesthesia at L3, 4 at a tertiary African hospital.

V Mung'ayi, K Mbaya, T Sharif, D Kamya

466-479

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.21

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Epidemiology of road traffic crashes among long distance drivers in Ibadan, Nigeria

AM Adejugbagbe, AA Fatiregun, A Rukewe, T Alonge

480-488

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.22

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Epicardial fat thickness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

E Fatma, K Bunyamin, S Savas, U Mehmet, Y Selma, B Ismail, C Sabri, O Gulzade, D Ibrahim, Y Mehmet

489-495

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.23

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Plants used to manage type II diabetes mellitus in selected districts of central Uganda.

CW Ssenyange, A Namulindwa, B Oyik, J Ssebuliba

496-502

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.24

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Psychological wellbeing and biochemical modulation in response to weight loss in obese type 2 diabetes patients

AJ Osama, AEK Shehab

503-512

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.25

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Medication adherence in type 2 diabetes patients: study of patients in Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Lagos, Nigeria.

O Awodele, JA Osuolale

513-522

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.26

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Relation of maternal vitamin D status with gestational diabetes mellitus and perinatal outcome

N Mutlu, H Esra, A Begum, D Fatma, Y Arzu, H Yalcin, K Fatih, K Selahattin

523-531

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.27

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Maternal nutrition: how is Eastern and Southern Africa faring and what needs to be done?

RA Salam, B Syed, S Syed, JK Das, NM Zagre, P Rayco-Solon, ZA Bhutta

532-545

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.28

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Determinants of fertility in Ethiopia

DG Ayele

546-551

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.29

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Partograph utilization and associated factors among obstetric care providers in North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

N Wakgari, A Amano, M Berta, GA Tessema

552-559

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.30

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Gender preferences among antenatal women: a cross-sectional study from coastal South India

N Kumar, T Kanchan, U Bhaskaran, T Rekha, P Mithra, V Kulkarni, R Holla, D Bhagwan, S Reddy

560-567

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.31

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Knowledge and willingness of prenatal women in Enugu Southeastern Nigeria to use in labour non-pharmacological pain reliefs

A Agnes, A Euphemia, N Eunice, C Anthonia, O Yolanda

568-575

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v15i2.32

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Pattern & presentation of colorectal cancer in central Sudan, a retrospective descriptive study, 2010-2012.

OAT Mohamed, AEA Ahmed, SM Roa

576-580

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.33

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Comparison of absolute neutrophil to CD4 lymphocyte values as a marker of immunosuppression in cancer patients on cytotoxic chemotherapy

A Madu, S Ocheni, O Ibegbulam, A Chukwura, K Madu

581-589

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.34

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Drug-drug interation prediction between ketoconazole and anti-liver cancer drug Gomisin G

X Liu, C Ni, C Li, T Liu

590-593

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.35

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The therapy of gefitinib towards breast cancer partially through reversing breast cancer biomarker arginine

D Geng, D Sun, L Zhang, W Zhang

594-597

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.36

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The protective effects of aqueous extract of Carica papaya seeds in paracetamol induced nephrotoxicity in male wistar rats

N Madinah, M Nozmo, I Ezekiel

598-605

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.37

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Comparative study on the effects of aqueous extracts of viscum album (mistletoe) from three host plants on hematological parameters in albino rats.

L Olusola, O Matthew, A Oluwatosin

606-612

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.38

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Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of Eriobotrya japonica leaves extracts

K Maher, BA Yassine, B Sofiane

613-620

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.39

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Assessment of subjective sleep quality in iron deficiency anaemia

M Semiz, A Uslu, S Korkmaz, S Demir, I Parlak, M Sencan, B Aydin, T Uncu

621-627

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.40

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The anthropological approach challenges the conventional approach to bioethical dilemmas: a Kenyan Maasai perspective.

T Sharif, J Bugo

628-633

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.41

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Towards bio monitoring of toxic (lead) and essential elements in whole blood from 1- to72-month old children: a cross-sectional study

KS Liu, XD Mao, J Shi, CF Dai, P Gu

634-640

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.42

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Comparison of a fluorometric assay kit with high-performance liquid chromatography for the assessment of serum retinol concentration.

AK Elom, EM Imane, B Kaoutar, EK Khalid, EH Asmaa, A Mehdi, EH Noureddine, A Hassan

641-646

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.43

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Educational audit on drug dose calculation learning in a Tanzanian school of nursing

AR Savage

647-655

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.44

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Antibiogram of E. coli serotypes isolated from children aged under five with acute diarrhea in Bahir Dar town

A Adugna, M Kibret, B Abera, E Nibret, M Adal

656-664

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.45

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Life within chronic care: is this a service or sentence?

P Govender, J Boyd, A Hassim, T Jordaan, N Mahomed, D Straeuli-Paul

665-672

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v15i2.46

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Medical ethics in sub-Sahara Africa: closing the gaps.

KF Monsudi, TO Oladele, AA Nasir, AA Ayanniyi

673-681

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.47

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Alpha thalassemia among sickle cell anaemia patients in Kampala, Uganda

I Lubega, CM Ndugwa, EA Mworozi, JK Tumwine

682-689

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v15i2.48

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Children with bronchial asthma assessed for psychosocial problems in a teaching hospital in Nigeria

MF Tunde-Ayinmode

690-700

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.49

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Miliary tuberculosis after in vitro fertilization and embryo transplantation

H Liu, L Zhang

701-704

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.50

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Acute cortical blindness caused by pre-eclampsia in the antepartum; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)

Y Wang, Q Cao, L Zhang, S Zhang, L Shi, O Sha

705-708

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10.4314/ahs.v15i2.51

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