Vol. 14 No. 3 (2014) | African Health Sciences

Published: 2014-09-05

Ebola and other issues in the health sector in Africa

JK Tumwine

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.

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Ebola Viral Hemorrhagic Disease Outbreak in West Africa- Lessons from Uganda.

AK Mbonye, JF Wamala, M Nanyunja, A Opio, I Makumbi, JR Aceng

495-501

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.1

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Dextrose boluses versus burette dextrose infusions in prevention of hypoglycemia among preterms admitted at Mulago Hospital: an open label randomized clinical trial.

E Kutamba, S Lubega, J Mugalu, J Ouma, E Mupere

502-509

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.2

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Hypoglycaemia and hypocalcaemia as determinants of admission birth weight criteria for term stable low risk macrosomic neonates

VL Bandika, FN Were, ED Simiyu, DP Oyatsi

510-516

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.3

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Neonatal mortality in a referral hospital in Cameroon over a seven year period: trends, associated factors and causes.

ME Mah, A Chiabi, PFL Tchokoteu, S Nguefack, JB Bogne, H Siyou, FF Soh, E Mbonda, PF Tchokoteu

517-525

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.4

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Glycosylated haemoglobin is markedly elevated in new and known diabetes patients with hyperglycaemic ketoacidosis

CO Ekpebegh, B Longo-Mbenza, E Blanco-Blanco

526-532

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.5

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Association of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels with Iinsulin resistance in obese children.

ZE Önal, V Atasayan, T Gürbüz, E Hepkaya, C Nuhoğlu

533-538

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.6

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Impact of medication and psychological behaviour assessment by community pharmacists in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients after hospital stay

SS Gangwar, N Monisha, J Nachiya, K Narasingarao, S Parimalakrishnan, SP Singh

539-550

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.7

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Markers of liver function and inflammatory cytokines modulation by aerobic versus resisted exercise training for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients

SMA El-Kader, OH Al-Jiffri, FM Al-Shreef

551-557

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.8

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Health-related morphological characteristics and physiological fitness in connection with nutritional, socio-economic status, occupational workload of tea garden workers

P Sengupta, S Sahoo

558-563

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.9

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In vitro evidence for bakuchiol’s influence towards drug metabolism through inhibition of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B7

Y Xu, P Li, X Zhang, J Wang, D Gu, Y Wang

564-569

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.10

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Is neck circumference measurement an indicator for abdominal obesity? A pilot study on Turkish Adults

M Saka, P Türker, A Ercan, G Kızıltan, M Baş

570-575

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.11

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Food label reading and understanding in parts of rural and urban Zimbabwe

P Chopera, DT Chagwena, NGT Mushonga

576-584

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.12

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Efficacy of low-pressure foam cleaning compared to conventional cleaning methods in the removal of bacteria from surfaces associated with convenience food

AA Lambrechts, IS Human, JH Doughari, JFR Lues

585-592

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.13

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Knowledge and prevalence of risk factors for arterial hypertension and blood pressure pattern among bankers and traffic wardens in Ilorin, Nigeria

AG Salaudeen, OI Musa, OA Babatunde, OA Atoyebi, KA Durowade, LO Omokanye

593-599

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.14

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Development, initial content validation and reliability of Nigerian Composite Lifestyle CVD risk factors questionnaire for adolescents

NA Odunaiya, QA Louw, K Grimmers-Somers, OS Ogah

600-608

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.15

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Childhood acquired heart disease in Nigeria: an echocardiographic study from three centres

EW Sadoh, CC Uzodimma, Q Daniels

609-616

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.16

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Echocardiographic pattern and severity of valve dysfunction in children with rheumatic heart disease seen at Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago hospital.

S Lubega, T Aliku, P Lwabi

617-625

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.17

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Construction and evaluation of rats’ tolerogenic dendritic cells (DC) induced by NF-κB Decoy method

HM Jiang, YL Zhang, XF Yin, HG Hu, XL Hu, Y Fei, Y Tu, Y Zhang

626-633

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.18

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Screening for hen’s egg and chicken meat specific IgE antibodies in Saudi patients with allergic disorders

Z Shakoor, A Almogren, R Mohammed, W Hasanato, B Zahid

634-640

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.19

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Isolation and purification of psoralen and isopsoralen and their efficacy and safety in the treatment of osteosarcoma in nude rats

H Lu, L Zhang, D Liu, P Tang, F Song

641-647

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.20

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KGFR promotes Na+ channel expression in a rat acute lung injury model

B Liu, X Lü, C Qi, S Zheng, M Zhou, J Wang, W Yin

648-656

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.21

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B1 but not B2 bradykinin receptor agonists promote DU145 prostate cancer cell proliferation and migration

N Naidu, JH Botha, S Naidoo

657-662

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.22

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Effectiveness and costeffectiveness of screening immigrants schemes for tuberculosis (TB) on arrival from high TB endemic countries to low TB prevalent countries

A FNS Sanneh, AM Al-Shareef

663-671

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.23

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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among patients attending infertility and sexually transmitted diseases clinic (STD) in Kano, North Western Nigeria.

EO Nwankwo, NS Magaji

672-678

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.24

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Basis of selection of first and second line highly active antiretroviral therapy for hiv/aids on genetic barrier to resistance: a literature review.

C Katusiime, P Ocama, A Kambugu

679-681

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.25

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Prevalence and outcomes of acute kidney injury in term neonates with perinatal asphyxia

D Alaro, A Bashir, R Musoke, L Wanaiana

682-688

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.26

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Normative ultrasound values of renal parenchymal thickness among adults in Enugu, South-East Nigeria.

C Eze, J Okoye, K Agwu

689-697

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.27

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Management of LBP at primary care level in South Africa: up to standards?

ME Major-Hesloot, LC Crous, K Grimmers-Somers, QA Louw

698-706

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.28

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Risk factors for asthma exacerbation in patients presenting to an emergency unit of a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda.

RE Sanya, BJ Kirenga, W Worodria, M Okot-Nwang

707-715

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.29

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Biomechanical study of the funnel technique applied in thoracic pedicle screw replacement

YJ Huang, MX Peng, SQ He, LL Liu, MH Dai, C Tang

716-724

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.30

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The protective effect of ginko bilboa leaves injection on the brain dopamine in the rat model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury

J Gu, XR He, LP Chen

725-728

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.31

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Comparison of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Patients in Rural and Urban Ghana

AW Francis, ME Gyasi, M Adjuik, E Kesse, Y Chen, RSR Harrison, RA Kodjo

729-735

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.32

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Update knowledge of dry mouth- A guideline for dentists

AA Mohammed

736-742

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.33

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Design and application of pulse information acquisition and analysis system with dynamic recognition in traditional Chinese medicine

J Zhang, X Niu, X Yang, Q Zhu, H Li, X Wang, Z Zhang, H Sha

743-752

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.34

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Antibacterial properties studies of trunk barks of terminalia ivorensis (Combretaceae), a commercial and medicinal specie, on some methicillin-resistant Staphylococci spp strains.

K Coulibaly, GN Zirihi, N Guessennd-Kouadio, KR Oussou, M Dosso

753-756

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.35

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Value of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) for emergency department patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome.

KY Banu, öd Niyazi, C Erdem, DHĐ Afşin, U Özlem, Ç Yasemin, I Afsin

757-762

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.36

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Coats’ disease in Tanzania: first case report and literature review

B Rugwizangoga, T Mwabili, P Meyer, J Kitinya

763-768

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.37

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Seasonal ataxia: a case report of a disappearing disease

AA Moyo, FM Bimbo, KM Adeyoyin, AV Nnaemeka, G Oluwatoyin, AV Oladeji

769-771

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.38

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Spontaneous rupture of the middle colic artery resulting in delayed postpartum collapse: a case report

AJ Randawa, V Ajayi, S Albert

772-773

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.39

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Neurofibromas as bilateral cystic chest wall swellings.

G Ugare, J Omotosho, A Anietefon, B Okon

774-776

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.40

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Stray dog meat consumption and rabies

V Wiwanitkit

777

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.41

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Acute organo-phosphorus pesticide poisoning, oxidative damage, haemoglobin level and total leukocyte

V Wiwanitkit

778

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.42

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Health research in Africa: Are we communicating our findings to relevant stakeholders?

IN Onyeka

779-781

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10.4314/ahs.v14i3.43

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