African Health Sciences
Journal / African Health Sciences / Vol. 18 No. 2 (2018) / Articles

Published: 2018-06-25

Sexuality and other issues in Africa and beyond

James K Tumwine

i-iii

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.1

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Child sexual abuse and disclosure in South Western Nigeria: a community based study

Nkiruka David, Oliver Ezechi, Agatha Wapmuk, Titilola Gbajabiamila, Aigbe Ohihoin, Ebiere Herbertson, Kofoworola Odeyemi

199-208

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.2

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Sexuality experiences of secondary school students in Nakuru, Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Tammary Esho, Arun Datta, Samuel Muniu

209-217

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.3

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Peer pressure and home environment as predictors of disruptive and risky sexual behaviours of secondary school adolescents

Dorothy Ebere Adimora, Immaculata Nwakaego Akaneme, Eucharia Nchedo Aye

218-226

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.4

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Effect of pregnancy on sexual function of couples

Zahra Bostani Khalesi, Mahshid Bokaie, Seyedeh Maryam Attari

227-234

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.5

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How do Spondias mombin L (Anacardiaceae) leaves extract increase uterine smooth muscle contractions to facilitate child birth in parturient women?

Tcha Pakoussi, Aklesso P Mouzou, Kossi Metowogo, Kodjo A Aklikokou, Messanvi Gbeassor

235-243

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.6

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Estimation of salivary cortisol level in post-menopausal women with psychosomatic disorders

Rao Kumuda, Kumari Suchetha, Subhas Babu G, Urvashi Shetty A, Ullal Harshini

244-252

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.7

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Quinine inhibits ovulation and produces oxidative stress in the ovary of cyclic Sprague-Dawley rats

Stella Chinwe Gbotolorun, Oghenevwakpeje Inikori, Olawande Damilola Bamisi, Abraham Adewale Adepoju Osinubi, Abayomi Olugbenga Okanlawon

253-259

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.8

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An eight cytokine signature identified from peripheral blood serves as a fingerprint for hepatocellular cancer diagnosis

Jing Shen, Hua Wu, Ning Peng, Jie Cai

260-266

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.9

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Interleukin-6 gene -572G/C polymorphism and prostate cancer risk

Yingwei Wang, Xin Chen, Yafei Chen

267-272

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.10

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Fibroadenoma of the breast in a South African population -a pilot study of the diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspirate cytology and breast ultrasonography

Sumana Pillay, Shalen Cheddie, Yoshan Moodley

273-280

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.11

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Histo-pathological pattern of intracranial tumours in the National Hospital, Abuja

Paul Jibrin, Kaunda Ibebuike, Aisha Nabila Ado-wanka

281-286

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.12

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Biochemical markers as diagnostic/prognostic indicators for ischemic disease

Alkireidmi M A, Al-Abbasi F A, Mehanna M G, Said S Moselhy

287-294

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.13

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Diagnostic utility of, and influence of tobacco usage and genetic predisposition on, immunoglobulin A, rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated peptide auto-antibodies in South African rheumatoid arthritis patients

Pieter Meyer, Mahmood Ally, Bridget Hodkinson, Ronald Anderson, Mohammed Tikly

295-303

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.14

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Repeatability and reproducibility of retinal nerve fibre layer thickness measurements with the iVue-100 optical coherence tomographer

Nishanee Rampersad, Rekha Hansraj

304-312

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.15

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Prevalence of hearing loss at primary health care clinics in South Africa

Christine Louw, De Wet Swanepoel, Robert H Eikelboom, Jannie Hugo

313-320

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.16

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The biomechanics of lower limb injuries in frontal-impact road traffic collisions

Mohannad B Ammori, Fikri M Abu-Zidan

321-332

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.17

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MicroRNA expression profiling in human acute organophosphorus poisoning and functional analysis of dysregulated miRNAs

Haijun Yuan, Mei Yuan, Yonghong Tang, Biao Wang, Xiangyang Zhan

333-342

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.18

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B-mode sonographic evaluation of optic nerve sheath diameter and lens thickness in Nigerian adults with glaucoma

Achimugu G Omatiga, Oluwatoyin H Onakpoya, Bukunmi M Idowu, Christianah M Asaleye, Bernice O Adegbehingbe, Adeniyi S Aderibigbe

343-351

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.19

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Congenital genital abnormalities detected during routine circumcision at a South African institution: a retrospective record review

Kalli Spencer, Idah Mokhele, Cindy Firnhaber

352-358

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.20

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Infant oral mutilation (IOM) related to traditional practices among inner city pre-school children in Sudan

Alya Isam Elgamri, Azza Tagelsir Ahmed, Omer Elfatih Haj-Siddig, Judith R Chin

359-368

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.21

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Neonatal mortality at the neonatal unit: the situation at a teaching hospital in Ghana

Benjamin Atta Owusu, Apiradee Lim, Nifatamah Makaje, Priscilla Wobil, Areeyuth SameAe

369-377

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.22

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Thyroid function in healthy and unhealthy preterm newborns

Gökten Korkmaz, Mustafa Özçetin, Yakup Çağ, Ufuk Yükselmiş, Volkan Öngel, Olcay Işık

378-383

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.23

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Non- adherence to anti-retroviral medication in Shiraz, 2014: a cross sectional study

Nasrin Motazedian, Mehrab Sayadi, Ali Firoozbakhtian

384-393

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.24

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Physical activity and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of correlates and levels

Davy Vancampfort, Brendon Stubbs, James Mugisha

394-406

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.25

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Problems encountered in conventional HIV 1/2 Algorithms: lack of necessity for immunoblot assays to confirm repeated ELISA reactive results

Pelin Yuksel, Suat Saribas, Mert Kuskucu, Sibel Islak Mutcali, Erdogan Kosan, Zafer Habip, Mehmet Demirci, Eda Salihoglu Kara, Ilhan Birinci, Reyhan Caliskan, Harika Oyku Dinc, Kenan Midilli, Tevhide Ziver, Bekir Kocazeybek

407-416

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.26

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Impact of weight reduction on selected immune system response among Hepatitis C virus Saudi patients

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

417-427

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.27

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Compliance with epidemic-prone diseases surveillance and response guidelines among health officers at surveillance units in South-West Nigeria

Magbagbeola David Dairo, Daniel Ola Afolayan, Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi

428-436

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.28

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Composition of uroliths in a tertiary hospital in South East Nigeria

Ijeoma A Meka, Martin C Ugonabo, Samuel O Ebede, Ezra O Agbo

437-445

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.29

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Secondary hyperparathyroidism among Nigerians with chronic kidney disease

Zumnan M Gimba, Esala E Abene, Oche O Agbaji, Emmanuel I Agaba

446-457

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.30

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Management challenges of traumatic spondylolisthesis of the Axis with an unusual C2-C3 posterior subluxation in a paediatric patient: case report and literature review

Kaunda Ibebuike, Mark Roussot, James Watt, Robert Dunn

458-467

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.31

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Letter to the editor 1: Predictors of oesophageal candidiasis in persons with or without HIV infection

Felix Bongomin, Samuel A Fayemiwo

468-469

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.32

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Letter to the editor 2: Predictors of oesophageal candidiasis in persons with or without HIV infection

Martha F Mushi, Nathaniel Ngeta, Mariam M Mirambo, Stephen E Mshana

470-471

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v18i2.33

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