African Health Sciences
Journal / African Health Sciences / Vol. 20 No. 1 (2020) / Articles
 Open Access

Published: 2020-04-23

Articles

Sexual knowledge and practice of adolescent learners in a rural South African school

Karien Mostert, Khethiwe M Sethole, Oumiki Khumisi, Dorrica Peu, Julius Thambura, Roinah N Ngunyulu, Mavis F Mulaudzi

28-38

Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women of the Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco

Laila Hoummadi, Salma Berrouch, Yassine Amraouza, Abdelaziz Adel, Mostafa Mriouch, Nabila Soraa, Younes El Jahiri, Laila Zoughari, Abdelkrim Benbouzid, El Mostafa Miss, Redouan Moutaj, Jamaleddine Hafid

59-63

A cross-sectional study to determine the use of alternative medicines during pregnancy in the district hospitals in Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Liphapang Dimene, Mutseyekwa Fadzai, Jephat Chifamba, Gerald Nyakatawa, Carol Mahachi, Amos Marume, Michael Bhebhe, Tafadzwa Taderera

64-72

Incidence and outcome of gestational trophoblastic disease in lower Egypt

Ahmed Zakaria, Reda Hemida, Waleed Elrefaie, Ehsan Refaie

73-82

HIV-related knowledge level among Indonesian women between 15 years and 49 years of age

Ferry Efendi, Emha Rafi Pratama, Setho Hadisuyatmana, Retno Indarwati, Linlin Lindayani, Angeline Bushy

83-90

Chronic HIV infection and health related quality of life in resource poor settings-an assessment from South East Nigeria

Chinwe Laura Onyekonwu, Tonia Chinyelu Onyeka, Nwatu Chidimma Brenda, Uchenna Nkemdilim Ijoma, Ngozichukwu Nneka Unaogu, Ikenna Obinwanne Onwuekwe, Fred Ugwumba, Chidimma Rhoda Nwutobo, Chioma Victoria Nwachukwu

102-113

Malnutrition amongst HIV adult patients in selected hospitals of Bushenyi district in southwestern Uganda

Ambrose Odwee, Keneth Iceland Kasozi, Christine Amongi Acup, Patrick Kyamanywa, Robinson Ssebuufu, Richard Obura, Jude B Agaba, Danladi Makeri, Claude Kirimuhuzya, Olivia Sasirabo, Pwaveno H Bamaiyi

122-131

High viral suppression and low attrition in healthy HIV-infected patients initiated on ART with CD4 above 500 cells/μL in a program setting in Uganda

Dathan M Byonanebye, Fred C Semitala, Jackson Katende, Alex Bakenga, Irene Arinaitwe, Peter Kyambadde, Patrick Musinguzi, Irene Andia Biraro, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Moses R Kamya

132-141

Acceptance and utilization of HIV testing among the youth: a cross-sectional study in Techiman, Ghana

Bernard YA Asare, Henrietta Y Yeboaa, Bismark Dwumfour-Asare

142-149

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Stenotrophomonas species isolated from Mexico

Temidayo O Elufisan, Isabel Cristina Rodriguez-Luna, Omotayo O Oyedara, Alejandro Sanchez-Varela, Virgilio Bocanegra García, Busayo O Oluyide, Samantha Flores-Treviño, Miguel Angel Villalobos López, Xianwu Guo

168-181

Association of environmental risk factors and trachoma in Gashoho Health District, Burundi

Desire Ndisabiye, Athanase Gahungu, Donatien Kayugi, Edward K Waters

182-189

Prevalence of plasmid-mediated resistance genes among multidrug-resistant uropathogens in Egypt

Ann A Elshamy, Khaled M Aboshanab, Mahmoud A Yassien, Nadia A Hassouna

190-198

Parvovirus B19 DNA detection in treatment-naïve HIV anemic patients in Lagos, Nigeria: a case control study

Oluwaseyi Sedowhe Ashaka, Olumuyiwa Babalola Salu, Ayorinde Babatunde James, Akeeb Oriowo Bola Oyefolu, AbdulAzeez Adeyemi Anjorin, Bamidele Oludare Oke, Mercy Remilekun Orenolu, Sunday Aremu Omilabu

219-226

A review of the safety of vaccines used in routine immunization in Africa

Peter Yamoah, Varsha Bangalee, Frasia Oosthuizen

227-237

Analysis of main risk factors contributing to obesity in the region of East Africa: meta-analysis

Lenka Mařincová, Simona Šafaříková, Radka Cahlíková

248-256

Abdominal volume index: a predictive measure in relationship between depression/anxiety and obesity

Said Hadi, Mehrnaz Momenan, Kasra Cheraghpour, Nadia Hafizi, Niloufar Pourjavidi, Mahsa Malekahmadi, Mona Foroughi, Meysam Alipour

257-265

Ghrelin, resistin and insulin in obese diabetic women in Wad-Madani, Sudan

Mohammed Aliya Elamin, Sukkar Mohammed Youseif, Hamid Azhari Mohammed

266-276

Prevalence of insulin resistance and identifying HOMA1-IR and HOMA2-IR indexes in the Middle Black Sea region of Turkey

Ayşe Kevser Demir, Şafak Şahin, Süheyla Uzun Kaya, İlknur Bütün, Rıza Çıtıl, Yalçın Önder, Türker Taşlıyurt, Osman Demir, Köksal Deveci, Faruk Kutlutürk

277-286

Influence of gender on the distribution of type 2 diabetic complications at the obafemi awolowo teaching hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Adenike Enikuomehin, Babatope A Kolawole, Olubukunmi D Soyoye, Joseph O Adebayo, Rosemary T Ikem

294-307

Barriers and facilitators to implementing coronary care networks in South Africa: a qualitative study

Willem Stassen, Lisa Kurland, Lee Wallis, Maaret Castren, Craig Vincent-Lambert

338-350

Perceived stigma and school attendance among children and adolescents with epilepsy in South Western Uganda

Joseph Kirabira, Ben Jimmy Forry, Robyn Fallen, Bernard Sserwanga

376-382

Prevalence and risk factors of gallstone disease in patients undergoing ultrasonography at Mulago hospital, Uganda

Stella Nimanya, William Ocen, Patson Makobore, Emmanuel Bua, Badru Ssekitooleko, Felix Oyania

383-391

Comparative study of hypercoagulability change in steady state and during vaso-occlusive crisis among Sudanese patients living with sickle cell disease

Elmigdad Abdelgadir Mohamed, Mamoud Mohamed Elgari, Asaad Mohammed Babker, Hisham Ali Waggiallah

392-396

Prevalence, factors associated and treatment outcome of hyperbilirubinaemia in neonates admitted to St Francis hospital, Nsambya, Uganda: a descriptive study

Catherine Nyangabyaki-Twesigye, Edison Mworozi, Charles Namisi, Victoria Nakibuuka, Joshua Kayiwa, Robert Ssebunya, David Aggrey Mukose

397-405

Pumpkin seed oil alleviates oxidative stress and liver damage induced by sodium nitrate in adult rats: biochemical and histological approach

Meriem Rouag, Salma Berrouague, Nesrine Djaber, Taha Khaldi, Mahieddine Boumendjel, Faiza Taibi, Cherif Abdennour, Amel Boumendjel, Mahfoud Messarah

413-425

Preliminary national report on cystic fibrosis epidemiology in Tunisia: the actual state of affairs

Samia Hamouda, Sondess Hadj Fredj, Sonia Hilioui, Fatma Khalsi, Salma Ben Ameur, Jihene Bouguila, Raoudha Boussoffara, Habib Besbes, Houda Ajmi, Nadia Mattoussi, Taieb Messaoud, Ahmed Mehrezi, Mongia Hachicha, Lamia Boughamoura, Mohamed Taher Sfar, Neji Gueddiche, Saoussen Abroug, Saida Ben Becheur, Sihem Barsaoui, Neji Tebib, Azza Samoud, Najoua Gandoura, Faten Tinsa, Khadija Boussetta

444-452

Potential anti-proliferative effects of chemical constituents and hemisynthetic derivatives from Scadoxus pseudocaulus (Amarillydaceae)

Annie Laure Ngankeu Pagning, Jean-de-Dieu Tamokou, Bushra Taj Muhammad, David Ngnokam, Leon AzefackTapondjou, Mohammad Shaiq Ali, Muhammad Waqar Hameed

469-475

Periodontal and dental conditions of a school population in a volcanic region of Tanzania with highly fluoridated community drinking water

Jaume Miranda-Rius, Lluís Brunet-Llobet, Eduard Lahor-Soler, Ombeni Mrina, Elias I Mashala, Michael J Mahande

476-487

The effects of different degrees of head-of-bed elevation on the respiratory pattern and drainage following thyroidectomy: a randomized controlled trial

Serpil Yüksel, Seher Deniz Öztekin, Zeynep Temiz, Gülay Altun Uğraş, Emel Şengül, Serkan Teksöz, Nihal Sunal, İlhan Öztekin, Ertuğrul Göksoy

488-497

A multi-year analysis of kangaroo mother care outcomes in low birth weight babies at a Nyakahanga Hospital in rural Tanzania

Linda A Winkler, Agnes Stypulkowski, Shana Noon, Theophila Babwanga, Jesca Lutahoire

498-508

Comparison of digital subtraction angiography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in assessment of carotid stenosis

Ronggui Liu, Zhimei Yan, Guijun Zhang, Zhaoyan Ding, Yunping Li, Zhirong Jiang

509-514

Visual impairment and associated factors among primary school children in Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Gashaw Garedew Woldeamanuel, Mohammed Derese Biru, Teshome Gensa Geta, Birhan Abera Areru

533-542

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