Vol. 16 No. 4 (2016) | African Health Sciences

Published: 2017-03-07

Child, reproductive, mental health; infections and NCDs in the African environment

James K Tumwine

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.1

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Pediatric out-of-hospital deaths following hospital discharge: a mixed-methods study

Lacey English, Elias Kumbakumba, Charles P Larson, Jerome Kabakyenga, Joel Singer, Niranjan Kissoon, J Mark Ansermino, Hubert Wong, Julius Kiwanuka, MO Wien

883-891

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.2

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Nutritional status, feeding practices and state of other related indicators at onset of a multi-model community nutrition intervention program in Mpigi District, Uganda

Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Florence Basiimwa Tushemerirwe, Richard Kajjura, Victoria Nabunya, Ronald Andrew Naitala, Cissie Namanda

892-903

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.3

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Effect of mother support groups on nutritional status in children under two years of age in Laisamis village, Kenya

Mattias Undlien, Håvard-Amund Viervoll, Berit Rostad

904-909

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.4

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A systematic review of factors affecting energy intake of adolescent girls

Bibi Mushirah Jodhun, Dhandevi Pem, Rajesh Jeewon

910-922

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.5

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Community-made mobile videos as a mechanism for maternal, newborn and child health education in rural Uganda; a qualitative evaluation

Juliet Ntuulo Mutanda, Peter Waiswa, Sarah Namutamba

923-928

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.6

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Raising a child with down’s syndrome: perspectives from South African urban care-givers

Megan D. Barr, Pragashnie Govender, Gina Rencken

929-935

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.7

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Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of autism among children attending primary and secondary schools in south east Nigeria

Josephat M. Chinawa, Pius C. Manyike, Elias C. Aniwada, Awoere T. Chinawa, Herbert A. Obu, Odutola I. Odetunde, Ada R.C. Nwokocha, Roland R. Ibekwe

936-942

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.8

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Caries and dental erosion: are Soroti children and adolescents at risk from increased soft-drink availability in Uganda?

Jordan Cheng, Karen Campbell

943-946

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.9

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Physical activity, body mass index and blood pressure in primary school pupils attending private schools

Wilson E. Sadoh, Ayebo E. Sadoh, Alphonsus N. Onyiriuka

947-953

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.10

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Long-term outcome of Tunisian children with primary ciliary dyskinesia confirmed by transmission electron microscopy

Hamouda Samia, Boussetta Khadija, Hamzaoui Agnes, Khalsi Fatma, Trabelsi Ines, Jaafoura Hafedh, Tinsa Faten

954-961

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.11

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Pattern of utilization of ante-natal and delivery services in a semi-urban community of North-Central Nigeria

Jimoh Maryam Abimbola, Akande Tanimola Makanjuola, Salaudeen Adekunle Ganiyu, Uthman Mohammed Mubashir Babatunde, Durowade Kabir Adekunle, Aremu Ayodele Olatayo

962-971

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.12

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Prevalence of geophagia and its contributing factors among pregnant women at Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Pretoria

L.R. Macheka, J.O. Olowoyo, L Matsela, A.A. Khine

972-978

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.13

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Prevalence and risk factors of pre-hypertension in Congolese pre and post menopausal women

M.J.S. Muchanga, F.B. Lepira, R Tozin, E.P. Mbelambela, N.R. Ngatu, E.K. Sumaili, J.R. Makulo, N Suganuma

979-985

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.14

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Child marriage and maternal health risks among young mothers in Gombi, Adamawa State, Nigeria: implications for mortality, entitlements and freedoms

Olaide Adedokun, Oluwagbemiga Adeyemi, Cholli Dauda

986-999

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.15

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Chemical constituents of Cyperus rotundus L. and their inhibitory effects on uterine fibroids

Ying Ju, Bing Xiao

1000-1006

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.16

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IgG isotypic antibodies to crude Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage antigen associated with placental malaria infection in parturient Cameroonian women

Judith K. Anchang-Kimbi, Eric Akum Achidi, Blaise Nkegoum, Joseph-Marie N. Mendimi, Eva Sverremark-Ekström, Marita Troye-Blomberg

1007-1017

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.17

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Price elasticity of demand for psychiatric consultation in a Nigerian psychiatric service

Oluyomi Esan

1018-1022

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.18

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Referral letters to the psychiatrist in Nigeria: is communication adequate?

Oluyomi Esan, Oluremi Oladele

1023-1026

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.19

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Prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempt: associations with psychiatric disorders and HIV/AIDS in post-conflict Northern Uganda

James Mugisha, Herbert Muyinda, Ashraf Kagee, Peter Wandiembe, Stephen M. Kiwuwa, Davy Vancampfort, Eugene Kinyanda

1027-1035

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.20

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Socio-demographic correlates of treatment response among patients with schizophrenia in a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria

Mark S. Ezeme, Richard Uwakwe, Appolos C. Ndukuba, Monday N. Igwe, Paul C. Odinka, Kennedy Amadi, Nichodemus O. Obayi

1036-1044

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.21

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Aerobic exercise improves quality of life, psychological well-being and systemic inflammation in subjects with Alzheimer’s disease

Shehab M. Abd El-Kader, Osama H. Al-Jiffri

1045-1055

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.22

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Effects of vasodilator and esmolol-induced hemodynamic stability on early post-operative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients: a randomized trial

Sheng-Hui Sun, Lin Yang, De-Feng Sun, Yue Wu, Jun Han, Ruo-Chuan Liu, Li-Jie Wang

1056-1066

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.23

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Opiate withdrawal syndrome in buprenorphine abusers admitted to a rehabilitation center in Tunisia

Ines Derbel, Asma Ghorbel, Férièle Messadi Akrout, Abdelmajid Zahaf

1067-1077

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.24

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Exercise alleviates depression related systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Shehab M. Abd El-Kade, Osama H. Al-Jiffri

1078-1088

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.25

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Low sero-prevalence of hepatitis delta antibodies in HIV/ hepatitis B co-infected patients attending an urban HIV clinic in Uganda

Elizabeth Katwesigye, Emmanuel Seremba, Fred Semitala, Ponsiano Ocama

1089-1093

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.26

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Post-transplant withdrawal of lamivudine results in fatal hepatitis flares in kidney transplant recipients, under immune suppression, with inactive hepatitis B infection

Bin Miao, Xiang-Ming Lao, Guo-Li Lin

1094-1100

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.27

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Patient satisfaction with TB care clinical consultations in Kampala: a cross sectional study

Willy Ssengooba, Bruce Kirenga, Catherine Muwonge, Steven Kyaligonza, Samuel Kasozi, Frank Mugabe, Martin Boeree, Moses Joloba, Alphonse Okwera

1101-1108

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.28

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Glyceryl trinitrate is a novel inhibitor of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Hisham A. Abbas, Moutaz A. Shaldam

1109-1117

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.29

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Concurrent use of Antiretroviral and African traditional medicines amongst people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) in the eThekwini Metropolitan area of KwaZulu Natal

Mncengeli Sibanda, Nlooto M. Manimbulu, Panjasaram Naidoo

1118-1130

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v16i4.30

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Factors associated with community-acquired urinary tract infections among adults attending assessment centre, Mulago Hospital Uganda

Deus Kabugo, Samuel Kizito, Dave Dhara Ashok, Alexander Graham Kiwanuka, Ronald Nabimba, Sandra Namunana, Richard M. Kabaka, Beatrice Achan, Florence C. Najjuka

1131-1142