African Health Sciences
Journal / African Health Sciences / Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020) / Articles
 Open Access

Published: 2020-12-17

Articles

Invited Editorial. COVID-19 Vaccine: Hope and reality

Mohamud Sheek-Hussein, Fikri M Abu-Zidan

1507-9

The epidemiology of seasonal influenza after the 2009 influenza pandemic in Africa: a systematic review

Adamou Lagare , Soatiana Rajatonirina , Jean Testa , Saidou Mamadou

1514-36

Characteristics and treatment outcomes of HIV infected elderly patients enrolled in Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya

Benuel Nyagaka, Stanslaus Kiilu Musyoki, Lucy Karani, Anthony Kebira Nyamache

1537-45

Modelling CD4 counts before and after HAART for HIV infected patients in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Ashenfai A Yirga, Sileshi F Melesse, Henry G Mwambi, Dawit G Ayele

1546-61

Opportunistic fungal infections in persons living with advanced HIV disease in Lagos, Nigeria; a 12-year retrospective study

Rita Oladele, Folasade Ogunsola, Alani Akanmu, Katie Stocking, David W Denning, Nelesh Govender

1573-81

Effects of health education on HIV/AIDS related knowledge among first year university students in China

Yan Liu, Li Lu, Yuan Yuan Wang, Meredith R Wilkinson, Yan-Ming Ren, Chao-Cai Wang, Fa-Bin Zhang, Jie Gao, Shou Liu

1582-90

HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): a cross-sectional study of primary school teachers

Ignatius O Nwimo, Nwamaka A Elom, Cajetan I Ilo, Rita N Ojide, Uchechukwu A Ezugwu, Vitalis U Eke, Lazaus E Ezugwu

1591- 600

Association between osteoporosis and hepatitis B cirrhosis: a case-control study

Yijin Zhang, Xuesong Gao, Ting Liu, Ping Gao, Hongjie Li, Nan Liu, Lili Gao, Gang Wan, Yaonan Zhang, Xuefei Duan

1610-6

Molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary samples in a hospital-based study

Kalal Iravathy Goud, Matam Kavitha, Adi Mahalakshmi, Ravi Vempati, Abdulaziz A Alodhayani, Arif A Mohammed, Imran Ali Khan

1617- 23

Antibiotic prescribing practices in three neonatology units in Kigali, Rwanda. – an observational study

Peter Thomas Cartledge, Fidel Shofel Ruzibuka, Florent Rutagarama, Samuel Rutare, Tanya Rogo

1646-54

Clinical and microbiological profile of adult inpatients with community acquired pneumonia in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria

Olutobi Babatope Ojuawo, Olufemi Olumuyiwa Desalu, Ademola Emmanuel Fawibe, Ayotade Boluwatife Ojuawo, Adeniyi Olatunji Aladesanmi, Christopher Muyiwa Opeyemi, Mosunmoluwa Obafemi Adio, Abdulraheem Olayemi Jimoh, Dele Ohinoyi Amadu, Abayomi Fadeyi, Kazeem Alakija Salami

1655- 68

Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Toxoplasma gondii detection in fresh vegetables consumed in Marrakech, Morocco

Salma Berrouch, Sandie Escotte-Binet, Yassine Amraouza, Pierre Flori, Dominique Aubert, Isabelle Villena, Jamaleddine Hafid

1669-78

Improved antimalarial activity of caprol-based nanostructured lipid carriers encapsulating artemether-lumefantrine for oral administration

Paul Achile Akpa, Joseph Abuchi Ugwuoke, Anthony Amaechi Attama, Chinenye Nnenna Ugwu, Ezinwanne Nneoma Ezeibe, Mumuni Audu Momoh, Adaeze Chidiebere Echezona, Franklin Chimaobi Kenechukwu

1679-97

Investigation of high-resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) outcomes associated with chronic pulmonary microaspiration (CPM) in Tehran and Zahedan, Iran

Bahareh Heshmat Ghahderijani, Fatemeh Hosseinabadi, Shahram Kahkouee, Mohamad Kazem Momeni, Samira Salajeghe, Hussein Soleimantabar

1710-5

Developmental outcomes of HIV-exposed infants in a low-income South African context

Carmen Cornelia de Beer, Esedra Krüger, Jeannie van der Linde, Renata Eccles, Marien Alet Graham

1734-41

ECG abnormalities among HIV infected children placed on ART at Enugu, South East of Nigeria

Emeka Spiff Eleazar, Clara Idara Eleazar, Daniel Chukwu Nwachukwu, Uchenna Ifeanyi Nwagha

1742-8

Relationship of left ventricular and atrial dimensions with moderate to severe left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (grade II and above)

Muhammad Hamza, Mishal Fatima, Muhammad Masood, Hafiz Umar Masood, Ghazal Tasleem, Hassaan Ahmed, Maha Nadir, Zubair Satti

1749-53

The relationship between epicardial fat thickness and high-grade varicocele

Isa Sincer, Emrah Erdal, Adnan Gucuk, Emre Bostancı, Yilmaz Gunes

1754-60

Association of FADS2 rs174575 gene polymorphism and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Shilpa S Shetty, Suchetha Kumari N, Harshini Devi, Sharmila KP, Srinidhi Rai

1770-6

Effects of body weight and posture on pulmonary functions in asthmatic children

Ghobrial Emad Emil, El Baz Mohamed Saad, Abdel Fattah Mohammed, Haroun Manar Mohamed

1777-84

The relationship between sleep quality and dyspnoea severity in patients with COPD

Emine Kaplan Serin, Emine Derya Ister, Ahmet Ozdemir

1785-92

Acute effects of electronic cigarette smoking on ventricular repolarization in adults

Vahit Demir, Siho Hidayet, Yaşar Turan, Hüseyin Ede

1793-9

Bilateral paediatric cataract surgery - outcomes of 298 children from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Janvier Kilangalanga Ngoy, Thomas Stahnke, Serge Dinkulu, Emile Makwanga, Astrid Moanda, Georgette Ngweme, Edith Mukwanseke, Günther Kundt, Frank Thiesen, Adrian Hopkins, Rudolf F Guthoff

1817-27

Bilateral oedipism: a case of extreme self-harm in an African society averse to self-mutilation

Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie, Okwudili Nicodemus Obayi, Edak Ezeanosike, Christian Eze, Charles Chidiebele Maduba, Fortune Udoka Nnadozie, Kene Joe-Akunne, Christian Chidebe Anikwe

1828-30

Association of ERCC gene polymorphism with osteosarcoma risk

Guanliang Wang, Jianping Li, Xiling Xu, Ramit Kumar Gupta, Xiaoqiang Gao

1840-8

BRAFV600E hot spot mutation in thyroid carcinomas: first Moroccan experience from a single-institution retrospective study

Meryem Kaabouch, Hafsa Chahdi, Naima Azouzi, Mohammed Oukabli, Issam Rharrassi, Adil Boudhas, Hassan Jaddi, Mouna Ababou, Nadia Dakka, Amélie Boichard, Youssef Bakri, Corinne Dupuy, Abderrahmane Al Bouzidi, Rabii Ameziane El Hassani

1849-56

Congenital infantile digital fibromatosis: a case report and review of the literature

Omolade O Adegoke, Akinlabi E Ajao, Gbemi H Ano-Edward

1865-9

Does shared decision making increase prostate screening uptake in countries with a low prevalence of prostate cancer?

Hussein Saad Amin, Mostafafa Ahmed Arafa, Karim Hamda Farhat, Danny Munther Rabah, Abdulaziz Abdullah Altaweel , Abdulaziz Hamed Alhammad

1870-4

The relationship between Vitamin D deficiency and polycystic ovary syndrome

Feyzi Gokosmanoglu, Attila Onmez, Hasan Ergenç

1880-6

Geographic variation and risk factors for teenage pregnancy in Uganda

Joseph Byonanebye, Ruta Brazauskas, Nazarius Tumwesigye, Staci Young, Thomas May, Laura Cassidy

1898-907

Transverse cerebellar diameter: a reliable predictor of gestational age

Sanjay Mishra, Surajit Ghatak, Pratibha Singh, Dushyant Agrawal, Pawan Garg

1927-32

Prevalence, predictors and reasons for home delivery amongst women of childbearing age in Dodoma Municipality in central Tanzania

Situ Muhunzi, James Samwel Ngocho, Amasha Mwanamsangu, Leah Sanga, Hellen Hiza, Sia E Msuya, Michael J Mahande

1933-42

Prevalence and predictors of postpartum depression among postnatal women in Lagos, Nigeria

Adeyemo EO, Oluwole EO, Kanma-Okafor OJ, Izuka OM, Odeyemi KA

1943-54

Towards characterization of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in rural Nigeria

Amelia Ngozi Odo, Samuel Ifeanyi Christian Dibia, Evelyn Nwanebe Nwagu, MaryJoy Umoke, Prince Christian Ifeanachor Umoke

1968-78

The impact of menopause on sexual function in women and their spouses

Zahra Bostani Khalesi, Fatemeh Jafarzadeh-Kenarsari, Yalda Donyaei Mobarrez , Mahmood Abedinzade

1979-84

Infertility and associated factors in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Charmaine Ngo Mbaki, Nicholas Tendongfor, Elvis Temfack, Eugene Belley-Priso

1985-95

Pediatric self-medication use in Rwanda – a cross sectional study

Joyeuse Ukwishaka, Christian Umuhoza, Peter Cartledge, Natalie McCall

2032-43

Self-reported halitosis and oral health related quality of life in adolescent students from a suburban community in Nigeria

Omolola Alade, Ebenezer Ajoloko, Aderonke Dedeke, Omolara Uti, Oyinkansola Sofola

2044-9

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