Vol. 15 No. 3 (2015) | African Health Sciences

Published: 2015-09-11

Editorial: Hepatitis, HIV and Ebola: light at the end of the tunnel

JK Tumwine

i-iv

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.1

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Seroprevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infections among pregnant women in the Asante Akim North Municipality of the Ashanti region, Ghana; a cross sectional study

R Ephraim, I Donko, SA Sakyi, J Ampong, H Agbodjakey

709-713

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.2

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Chronic hepatitis B associated with hepatic steatosis, insulin resistance, necroinflammation and fibrosis

B Yilmaz, S Koklu, H Buyukbayram, K Yalçin, U Korkmaz, E Posul, G Can, M Kurt

714-718

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.3

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Triple positivity of HBsAg, anti-HCV antibody, and HIV and their influence on CD4+ lymphocyte levels in the highly HIV infected population of Abeokuta, Nigeria

SO Ogwu-Richard, DA Ojo, OA Akingbade, IO Okonko

719-727

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.4

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Anti-HCV antibody among newly diagnosed HIV patients in Ughelli, a suburban area of Delta State Nigeria

OE Newton, OA Oghene, IO Okonko

728-736

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.5

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Seropositivity and determinants of immunoglobulin-G (IgG) antibodies against Herpes simplex virus (HSV) types -1 and -2 in pregnant women in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

IO Okonko, TI Cookey

737-747

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.6

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Polymerase chain reaction to search for Herpes viruses in uveitic and healthy eyes: a South African perspective

D Laaks, DP Smit, J Harvey

748-754

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.7

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Acceptability of self-collected vaginal samples for HPV testing in an urban and rural population of Madagascar

C Broquet, D Triboullier, S Untiet, S Schafer, P Petignat, P Vassilakos

755-761

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.8

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Inventory of potential vectors of trypanosoma and infection rate of the Tsetse fly in the National Park of Ivindo, Gabon

NOA Mbang, JF Mavoungou, DP Mawili-Mboumba, KRC Zinga, MK Bouyou-Akotet, B M’batchi

762-767

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.9

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Occupational skin diseases and prevention among sanitation workers in China

Y Yan, X Wang, J Wu, L Xu

768-775

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.10

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Trends in HIV prevalence from 2008 to 2012 among young adults in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

IO Okonko, LC Nnodim

776-788

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.11

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Evaluation of the anti-candidal activity of methanolic leaf extract of cleistopholis patens (fam. Annonaceae) on candida species isolated from stage II HIV patients

DC Okechukwu, MA Momoh, CO Esimone

789-796

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.12

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Evaluating the use of cell phone messaging for community Ebola syndromic surveillance in high risked settings in Southern Sierra

K Jia, K Mohamed

797-802

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.13

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Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus specific IgG and IgM antibodies in North-Western and Western provinces of Zambia

I Mweene-Ndumba, S Siziya, M Monze, ML Mazaba, F Masaninga, P Songolo, P Mwaba, OA Babaniyi

803-809

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.14

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Risk factors for placental malaria and associated adverse pregnancy outcomes in Rufiji, Tanzania: a hospital based cross sectional study

R Ndeserua, A Juma, D Mosha, J Chilongola

810-818

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.15

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Potential of household environmental resources and practices in eliminating residual malaria transmission: a case study of Tanzania, Burundi, Malawi and Liberia

HM Semakula, G Song, S Zhang, SP Achuu

819-827

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.16

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Variations in antimalarial components of Artemisia annua Linn from three regions of Uganda

PO Engeu, F Omujall, M Agwaya, H Kyakulaga, C Obua

828-834

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.17

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Antiplasmodial activity of some phenolic compounds from Cameroonians Allanblackia

AGB Azebaze, JEM Teinkela, EL Nguemfo, A Valentin, AB Dongmo, JC Vardamides

835-840

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.18

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Potential antimalarial activity of Methyl Jasmonate and its effect on lipid profiles in Plasmodium Berghei infected mice

OE Oyinloye, AM Kosoko, B Emikpe

841-850

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.19

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Prevalence and risk factors of latent Tuberculosis among adolescents in rural Eastern Uganda

D Mumpe-Mwanja, S Verver, A Yeka, A Etwom, J Waako, W Ssengooba, JKB Matovu, RK Wanyenze, P Musoke, H Mayanja-Kizza

851-860

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.20

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Inducible clindamycin resistance and nasal carriage rates of Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare workers and community members

AM Mahmoud, HS Albadawy, SM Bolis, NE Bilal, AO Ahmed, ME Ibrahim

861-867

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.21

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New pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introductions in four sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-country analysis of health systems’ impacts

S Torres-Rueda, HED Burchett, UK Griffiths, P Ongolo-Zogo, J Edengue, Y Kitaw, M Molla, L Gelmon, W Onyango-Ouma, M Konate, S Mounier-Jack

868-877

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.22

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Tackling sexually transmitted infection burden in Ugandan communities living in the United Kingdom: a qualitative analysis of the socio-cultural interpretation of disease and condom use

EC Atukunda, GR Mugyenyi, J Oloro, S Hughes

878-887

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.23

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Antibacterial activities of lactic acid bacteria isolated from cow faeces against potential enteric pathogens

BA Adeniyi, A Adetoye, FA Ayeni

888-895

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.24

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Bone metabolism and hand grip strength response to aerobic versus resistance exercise training in non-insulin dependent diabetic patients

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

896-901

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.25

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Implementation of POCT in the diabetic clinic in a large hospital

D Tanyanyiwa, C Dandara, SA Bhana, B Pauly, F Marule, M Ramokoka, P Bwititi, U Nwose, B Nkosi

902-907

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.26

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Association of waist and hip circumferences with the presence of hypertension and pre-hypertension in young South African adults

BN Nkeh-Chungag, TH Mxhosa, PN Mgoduka

908-916

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.27

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Activity limitations and participation restrictions experienced by people with stroke in Musanze district in Rwanda

G Urimubenshi

917-924

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.28

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The comparison of high and standard definition computed tomography techniques regarding coronary artery imaging

A Aykut, D Bumin, Y Omer, K Mustafa, C Meltem, C Orhan, U Nisa, O Hikmet, D Hakan, K Mert

925-930

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.29

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A systematic review and appraisal of methods of developing and validating lifestyle cardiovascular disease risk factors questionnaires

N Odunaiya, Q Louw, O Ogah

931-940

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.30

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Prevalence of CKD-MBD in pre-dialysis patients using biochemical markers in Enugu, South-East Nigeria

JU Okoye, EB Arodiwe, II Ulasi, CK Ijoma, OD Onodugo

941-948

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.31

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Sonographic evaluation of the spleen among sickle cell disease patients in a teaching hospital in Nigeria

CU Eze, GC Offordile, KK Agwuna, S Ocheni, IU Nwadike, BF Chukwu

949-958

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.32

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Upper gastrointestinal diseases in patients for endoscopy in South-Western Uganda

S Obayo, C Muzoora, P Ocama, MM Cooney, T Wilson, CS Probert

959-966

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.33

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Risk of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome among in-patients at a neuropsychiatric hospital in Nigeria: a short report

OJ Bawo, FI Chinwe, OA Atim

967-971

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.34

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Assessment of the biomass related indoor air pollution in Kwale district in Kenya using short term monitoring

M Majdan, M Svaro, J Bodo, M Taylor, RM Muendo

972-981

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.35

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Tryptophan-induced pathogenesis of breast cancer

Z Cao, X Qin, F Liu, L Zhou

982-985

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.36

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The effect of parity on maternal body mass index, plasma mineral element status and new-born anthropometrics

EI Ugwuja, RC Nnabu, PO Ezeonu, H Uro-Chukwu

986-992

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.37

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Relationship between soil cobalt and vitamin B12 levels in the liver of livestock in Saudi Arabia: role of competing elements in soils

EA Huwait, TA Kumosani, SS Moselhy, RM Mosaoa, SS Yaghmoor

993-998

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.38

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An assessment of university students and staff perceptions regarding the use of human urine as a valuable soil nutrient in South Africa

LL Mugivhisa, JO Olowoyo

999-1010

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.39

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Comparison of the inhibition capability of oleanolic acid and betulinic acid towards drug-metabolizing enzymes

W Xiao, M Lu

1011-1015

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.40

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The scourge of head injury among commercial motorcycle riders in Kampala; a preventable clinical and public health menace

LH Kamulegeya, M Kizito, R Nassali, S Bagayana, AE Elobu

1016-1022

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.41

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The protection of glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) towards acetaminophen (APAP)-induced toxicity partially through fatty acids metabolic pathway

H Yang, T Jiang, P Li, Q Mao

1023-1027

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.42

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Assessing unmet anaesthesia need in Sierra Leone: a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized, cross-sectional, countrywide survey

MJ Harris, TB Kamara, E Hanciles, C Newberry, SR Junkins, NL Pace

1028-1033

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.43

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Retroesophageal right subclavian artery: A case report and review of the literature

A Ocaya

1034-1037

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.44

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A case report on near manual strangulation and glasgow coma scale

BL Meel

1038-1040

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.45

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Blindness and scalp haematoma in a child following a snakebite

OS Katibi, FG Adepoju, BO Olorunsola, SK Ernest, KF Monsudi

1041-1044

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.46

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Multiple intracerebral lesions in a young male

M Deepak, A Basavaprabhu, M Soundarya

1045-1048

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.47

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The role of non-governmental organizations in providing curative health services in North Darfur State, Sudan

AIA Yagub, K Mtshali

1049-1055

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10.4314/ahs.v15i3.48

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