Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019) | African Health Sciences

Muhammed Ogunlola, Poovendhree Reddy, Maureen N Sibiya, Laura O’Connor, Dorinda Borg, Firoza Haffejee, Shanaz Ghuman, Thembelihle Ngxongo, Nalini Govender

1821-1832

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.4

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Maternal mortality trends at the Princess Marina and Nyangabwe referral hospitals in Botswana

Ludo Nkhwalume, Yohana Mashalla

1833-1840

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.5

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A system approach to improving maternal and child health care delivery in Kenyan communities and primary care facilities: baseline survey on maternal health

Ann Mwangi, Mabel Nangami, John Tabu, David Ayuku, Edwin Were, Esamai Fabian

1841-1848

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.6

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Women exposed to intimate partner violence: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of South African emergency nurses’ perceptions

Anna van der Wath

1849-1857

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.7

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Rubella virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Treponema pallidum congenital infections among full term delivered women in an urban area of Tanzania: a call for improved antenatal care

Mariam M Mirambo, Stephen E Mshana, Uwe Groβ

1858-1865

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.8

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Hysterosalpingographic findings in infertility – what has changed over the years?

Olubukola AT Omidiji, Oluyemisi O Toyobo, Omololu Adegbola, Abiodun Fatade, Omodele A Olowoyeye

1866-1874

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.9

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Attitude of married women towards contraceptive use in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria

Lateef Omotosho Adegboyega

1875-1880

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.10

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Examining sexual functions of women before and after menopause in Turkey

Yurdagül Yağmur, İlksen Orhan

1881-1887

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.11

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Depressive symptoms, sexual activity, and substance use among adolescents in Kampala, Uganda

Michael B Henry, Sabrina Bakeera Kitaka, Kizza Lubega, Sara A Snyder, Philip LaRussa, Betsy Pfeffer

1888-1896

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.12

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Factors affecting child malnutrition in Ethiopia

Ashenafi Argaw Yirga, Henry G Mwambi, Dawit Getnet Ayele, Sileshi Fanta Melesse

1897- 1909

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.13

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Patterns of paediatric emergency admissions and predictors of prolonged hospital stay at the children emergency room, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

Callistus OA Enyuma, Maxwell U Anah, Amelia Pousson, Olorunfemi G, Ibisomi L, Abang B E, Imoke E J

1910-1923

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.14

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Determinants of adverse neonatal outcomes among postnatal women in Dar es Salaam -Tanzania

Abubakari S Gwelo, Jackline V Mbishi

1924-1929

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.15

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Risk factors of stillbirth among mothers delivered in public hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia

Hagos Tasew, Micheal Zemicheal, Girmay Teklay, Teklewoini Mariye

1930-1937

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.16

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Seroprevalence of HBV among people living with HIV in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria

Cornelius Arome Omatola, Joshua Idofe, Martin-Luther Oseni Okolo, Patience Omebije Adejo, Mesach Maunta Maina, Joseph Abraham Oyiguh

1938-1946

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.17

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The prevalence and clinical profile of adrenocortical deficiency among HIV infected persons in Northern Nigeria

Iorhen E Akase, Abdurazaq G Habib, Adamu G Bakari, Hamza Muhammad

1947-1952

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.18

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Neurological disorders in HIV in Africa: a review

William P Howlett

1953-1977

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.19

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Classification and description of chronic pain among HIV positive patients in Uganda

Emmanuel K Mwesiga, Mark Kaddumukasa, Levicatus Mugenyi, Noeline Nakasujja

1978-1987

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.20

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The impact of hepatitis C viremia status on lung functions in chronic hepatitis c patients

Tayibe Bal, Yusuf Onlen, Cenk Babayigit, Yusuf Yumer, Selma Ilkay Sahin

1988-1992

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.21

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Stability of a monovalent rotavirus vaccine after exposure to different temperatures observed in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Osaretin Emmanuel Asowata, Olubisi Titilayo Ashiru, A Willem Sturm, Prashini Moodley

1993-1999

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.22

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Dengue fever – an update review and implications for Nigeria, and similar countries

Akaninyene Otu, Bassey Ebenso, Aniekan Etokidem, Okechukwu Chukwuekezie

2000-2007

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.23

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Epidemiology of resistance and phenotypic characterization of carbapenem resistance mechanisms in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates at Sahloul University Hospital-Sousse, Tunisia

Aziza Messaoudi, Wejdène Mansour, Nedia Jaidane, Chrifa Chaouch, Noureddine Boujaâfar, Olfa Bouallègue

2008-2020

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.24

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Prevalence of infectious multi-drug resistant bacteria isolated from immunocompromised patients in Tunisia

Arij Mechergui, Wafa Achour, Sondos Mathlouthi, Assia Ben Hassen

2021-2025

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.25

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Detection and phenotypic characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical and community samples in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Ariom T O, Iroha I R, Moses I B, Iroha C S, Ude U I, Kalu A C

2026-2035

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.26

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Molecular identification of diarrheal Aeromonas using immuno magnetic polymerase chain reaction (IM-PCR) technique: a comparative study with conventional culture method

Kannan Subbaram, Mansour K Gatasheh, Khaldun M Al Azzam, Hemalatha Kannan

2036-2042

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.27

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Zinc oxide nanoparticles inhibits quorum sensing and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Moustafa M Saleh, Refa't A Sadeq, Hemat K Abdel Latif, Hisham A Abbas, Momen Askoura

2043-2055

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.28

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In vitro antibacterial and cytogenotoxicological properties of the aqueous extract of Cymbopogoncitratus Stapf (DC) leaf

Joseph Omorogiuwa Erhabor, Rosemary Chinelo Erhabor, MacDonald ldu

2056-2067

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.29

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An audit of surgical site infection following open prostatectomy in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Abdulkadir A Salako, Tajudeen A Badmus, Chiazor U Onyia, Rotimi A David, Ifedayo E Adejare, Adekunle O Lawal, Chigozie I Onyeze, Chinedu U Ndegbu

2068-2072

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.30

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Bacterial etiology in early re-admission patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Jian Lin, Su-Su He, You-Zu Xu, Hai-Yan Li, Xiao-Mai Wu, Jia-Xi Feng

2073-2081

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.31

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Seroprevalence and determinants of Helicobacter pylori infection among asymptomatic under-five children at a Tertiary Hospital in the South-Western region of Nigeria

Adefunke O Babatola, Felix O Akinbami, Olugbenga O Adeodu, Temitope O Ojo, Martins O Efere, Oladele S Olatunya

2082- 2090

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.32

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Predictors of recurrent TB in sputum smear and culture positive adults: a prospective cohort study

Grace Muzanyi, Y Mulumba, Paul Mubiri, Harriet Mayanja, John L Johnson, Ezekiel Mupere

2091-2099

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v19i2.33

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Assessment of community knowledge, attitude, and stigma of Buruli ulcer disease in Southern Nigeria

Charles Chukwunalu Nwafor, Anthony Meka, Joseph Ngozi Chukwu, Ngozi Ekeke, Chukwuka Alphonsus, Obinna Mbah, Nelson Okechukwu Madichie, Ufuoma Aduh, Matthew Ogbeifo, Bola Olubakin IseOluwa-Adelokiki, Joseph Ezebunafor Edochie, Joseph Ushaka, Kingsley Nnanna Ukwaja

2100-2111