African Health Sciences
Journal / African Health Sciences / Vol. 17 No. 2 (2017) / Articles
 Open Access

Published: 2017-07-17

Articles

The burden, pattern and factors that contribute to periportal fibrosis in HIV-infected patients in an S. mansoni endemic rural Uganda

Ponsiano Ocama, Kenneth Christopher Opio, Emmanuel Seremba, Paul Ajal, Betty Stephanie Apica, Emmanuel Odongo Aginya

301-307

Demographic and epidemiological characteristics of HIV opportunistic infections among older adults in Nigeria

Joshua O. Akinyemi, Babatunde O. Ogunbosi, Adetona S. Fayemiwo, Olubukola A. Adesina, Michael Obaro, Modupe A. Kuti, Olutosin A. Awolude, David O. Olaleye, Isaac F. Adewole

315-321

Isolation and evaluation of Candida species and their association with CD4+ T cells counts in HIV patients with diarrhoea

Ayobami Awoyeni, Olarinde Olaniran, Babatunde Odetoyin, Rachel Hassan-Olajokun, Bolatito Olopade, David Afolayan, Oluwakayode Adekunle

322-329

Effect of smoking on acute phase reactants, stress hormone responses and vitamin C in pulmonary tuberculosis

John O. Opolot, Annette J. Theron, Patrick MacPhail, Charles Feldman, Ronald Anderson

337-345

Osteopontin as a marker for response to pegylated interferon Alpha-2b treatment in Chronic HCV Saudi patients

Yousri Mostafa Hussein, Ayman Alhazmi, Saad Alzahrani, Ahmad El-Askary, Abdulrahman Alghamdy, Eman Bayomy, Assmaa Selim, Mohammed Alghamdy

366-372

A VAR2CSA:CSP conjugate capable of inducing dual specificity antibody responses

Sungwa Matondo, Susan Thrane, Christoph Mikkel Janitzek, Reginald Adolph Kavishe, Steven Boniface Mwakalinga, Thor Grundtvig Theander, Ali Salanti, Morten Agertoug Nielsen, Adam Frederik Sander

373-381

A qualitative study of sexual health education among Iranian engaged couples

Zahra Bostani Khalesi, Masoumeh Simbar, Seyed Ali Azin

382-390

Evidence for decreasing sperm count in African population from 1965 to 2015

Pallav Sengupta, Uchenna Nwagha, Sulagna Dutta, Elzbieta Krajewska-Kulak, Emmanuel Izuka

418-427

An under-diagnosed geriatric syndrome: sleep disorders among older adults

Asli Tufan, Birkan Ilhan, Gulistan Bahat, Mehmet Akif Karan

436-444

Changes in mediators of inflammation and pro-thrombosis after 12 months of dietary modification in adults with metabolic syndrome

S.K. Rahamon, U.A. Fabian, M.A. Charles-Davies, J.A. Olaniyi, A.A. Fasanmade, K.S. Akinlade, O.E. Oyewole, M.O. Owolabi, J.R. Adebusuyi, O.O. Hassan, B.M. Ajobo, M.O. Ebesunun, K Adigun, O.O. Popoola, W Omiyale, O.G. Arinola, E.O. Agbedana

453-462

Prevalence, severity and factors associated with peripheral neuropathy among newly diagnosed diabetic patients attending Mulago hospital: a cross-sectional study

Twaha Kisozi, Edris Mutebi, Musubire Kisekka, Samden Lhatoo, Martha Sajatovic, Mark Kaddumukasa, Fredrick Nelson Nakwagala, Elly Katabira

463-473

Expression of miR-126 and its potential function in coronary artery disease

Xiaoyan Wang, Yajun Lian, Xin Wen, Jing Guo, Zhiping Wang, Sheng Jiang, Yaodong Hu

474-480

Distraction-related road traffic collisions

Hani O. Eid, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

491-499

Effect of low-dose ketamine on post-operative serum IL-6 production among elective surgical patients: a randomized clinical trial

Tonny Stone Luggya, Tony Roche, Lameck Ssemogerere, Andrew Kintu, John Mark Kasumba, Arthur Kwizera, Jose V.B. Tindimwebwa

500-507

Major limb amputations in a tertiary hospital in North Western Nigeria

Chikwendu Nwosu, Misbau O. Babalola, Muhammad H. Ibrahim, Siyaka I. Suleiman

508-512

Disordered eating attitudes: demographic and clinico-anthropometric correlates among a sample of Nigerian students

Babatunde Fadipe, Motunrayo Atinuke Oyelohunnu, Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Olatunji Francis Aina, Abiola Adelphine Akinbode, Tajudeen Folorunsho Suleiman

513-523

Secular trend of the leading causes of death in China from 2003 to 2013

Yongcheng Ren, Ming Zhang, Xinping Luo, Jingzhi Zhao, Lei Yin, Chao Pang, Tianping Feng, Shu Wang, Bingyuan Wang, Hongyan Zhang, Xiangyu Yang, Dongsheng Hu

532-537

Family type, domestic violence and under-five mortality in Nigeria

Ayotunde Titilayo, Oludare O. Anuodo, Martin E. Palamuleni

538-548

Near vision spectacle coverage and barriers to near vision correction among adults in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana

Michael Ntodie, Sampson L. Abu, Samuel Kyei, Samuel Abokyi, Emmanuel K. Abu

549-555

Why should modified Atkins diet be encouraged for treating epilepsy in emerging countries?

Amal Satte, Eric Heath Kossoff, Mohamed Belghiti, Abderrahim Zerhouni, Hamid Ouhabi, Hassania Guerinech, Jamal Mounach

556-558

Vitamin B6 and homocysteine levels in carbamazepine treated epilepsy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Shakirullah Shakir, Niaz Ali, Zia Udin, Haleema Nazish, Muhammad Nabi

559-565

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