African Health Sciences
Journal / African Health Sciences / Vol. 19 No. 3 (2019) / Articles
 Open Access

Published: 2019-11-07

Articles

Editorial

James K Tumwine

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Integrated management of HIV/NCDs: knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health care workers in Gaborone, Botswana

Tiny Masupe, Yohana Mashalla, Esther Seloilwe, Harun Jibril, Heluf Medhin

2312-2323

Levels and predictors of TB-HIV Diagnostic service linkage and testing in government hospitals of Southern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Ashebir Mengistu Mitiku, Gebrezgi Zinabu Asfaw, Haftu Tesfahun Tsegay Berhe Yodit Zewdie, Atsibeha Mussie Tesfay

2335-2346

Acute human cytomegalovirus infection among voluntary blood donors in the Lake Victoria zone blood transfusion centre: should it be considered in screening?

Erius Tebuka, Ruharara D Fulgence, Bertrand Msemwa, Vitus Silago, Stephen E Mshana, Mariam M Mirambo

2351-2355

Indonesia basic health survey: self-medication profile for diarrhea with traditional medicine

Ani Isnawati, Retno Gitawati, Mariana Raini, Sukmayati Alegantina, Vivi Setiawaty

2365-2371

C - reactive protein of cerebrospinal fluid, as a sensitive approach for diagnosis of neonatal meningitis

Shima Javadinia, Mohsen Tabasi, Mehri Naghdalipour, Najmosadat Atefi, Ramin Asgarian, Jamil Kheirvari Khezerloo, Azardokht Tabatabaei

2372-2377

Isolation of Janthinobacterium lividum from early onset neonatal sepsis patients in Malaysia

Sa’adatu Haruna Shinkafi, Shu’aibu Umar, Vasantha Kumari Neela, Sabariah Moh’d Noordin, Syafinaz Amin Noordin, Shuaibu Abdullahi Hudu, Zurina Zainudin

2378-2389

Presentation and outcomes of early and late onset neonatal sepsis in a Nigerian Hospital

Ezra Ogundare, Akinyemi Akintayo, Theophilus Aladekomo, Lateef Adeyemi, Tinuade Ogunlesi, Oyeku Oyelami

2390-2399

Comparison of sensitivity of bacteria isolated in odontogenic infections to ceftriaxone and amoxicillin-clavulanate

Olawale Olatunbosun Adamson, Michael Olayinka Adeyemi, Olalekan Micah Gbotolorun, Omoniyi Omolola Oduyebo, Olalekan Odeniyi, Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo

2414-2420

Review of immunohistochemical typing of endometrial carcinoma at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital

Olayemi Olubunmi Dawodu, Kehinde Sharafadeen Okunade, Adetola Daramola, Adekunbiola Aina Fehintola Banjo

2468-2475

ABCB1 variants C3435T and T129C are not associated with colorectal cancer risk

Areej M Al Qahtani, Ayat B Al-Ghafari, Huda A Al Doghaither, Anas H Alzahrani, Ulfat M Omar, Sawsan A Rahimulddin

2476-2483

Association between the UBE2Z rs46522 and TCF7L2 rs7903146 polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes in south western Iran

Ali Mohammad Foroughmand, Sana Shafidelpour, Merhrnoosh Zakerkish, Mehdi Pourmehdi Borujeni

2484-2490

Comparative effects of glibenclamide, metformin and insulin on fetal pancreatic histology and maternal blood glucose in pregnant streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Sodiq Kolawole Lawal, Adeoluwa Akeem Adeniji, Sheu Oluwadare Sulaiman, Mustapha Mas’ud Akajewole, Muhammad Olanrewaju Buhari, Abraham Adewale Osinubi

2491-2504

Correlation between superficial and intra-operative specimens in diabetic foot infections: results of a cross-sectional Tunisian study

Foued Bellazreg, Ahmed Guigua, Asma Ferjani, Zouhour Hattab, Jalel Boukadida, Koussay Ach, Rached Letaief, Wissem Hachfi, Amel Letaief

2505-2514

Socio-demographic correlates of postpartum psychological distress among apparently healthy mothers in two tertiary hospitals in Enugu, South-East Nigeria

Paul Odinka, Jaclyn Odinka, Mark Ezeme, Appolos Ndukuba, Kennedy Amadi, Rosemary Muomah, Stanley Nwoha, Ujunwa Nduanya

2515-2525

Anxiolytic and anti-depressant effects of hydroalcoholic extract from Erythrina variegata and its possible mechanism of action

Hong-Biao Chu, Yue-De Tan, Yun-Jing Li, Bin-Bin Cheng, Bao-Qi Rao, Ling-Shan Zhou

2526-2536

Barriers, attitudes, confidence, and knowledge of nurses regarding metabolic health screening and intervention in people with mental illness: a pilot study from Uganda

Davy Vancampfort, Andrew Watkins, Philip B Ward, Michel Probst, Marc De Hert, Tine Van Damme, James Mugisha

2546-2554

Statistical models for longitudinal zero-inflated count data: application to seizure attacks

Fenta Haile Mekonnen, Workie Demeke Lakew, Zike Dereje Tesfaye, Prafulla Kumar Swain

2555-2564

Assessment of drug therapy problem and associated factors among adult hypertensive patients at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital, Northern Ethiopia

Asgedom Solomon Weldegebreal, Fekadu Tezeta, Atey Tesfay Mehari, Wubetu Gashaw, Kassa Tesfaye Dessale, Niriayo Yirga Legesse

2571-2579

Impact of the community healthcare plan and the free maternity services programme on maternal and child healthcare utilisation in rural Kenya: a dairy farmer population-based study

Daniella Brals, Heleen Nelissen, Marijn van der List, Cheikh Faye, Collins Juma, Chris Elbers, Ferdinand Wit, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Constance Schultsz

2600-2614

Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of antenatal women to postpartum bilateral tubal ligation at Greys Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Bongumusa Steven Makhathini, Polycarpe N’djugumu Makinga, Randolph Robert Green-Thompson

2615-2622

Socio-demographic factors of early sexual debut and depression among adolescents

Dorothy Ebere Adimora, Alexandra Okezie Onwu

2634-2644

Utilization of safe male circumcision among adult men in a fishing community in rural Uganda

Mutaawe Lubogo, Ronald Anguzu, Humphrey Wanzira, Abdul R Shour, Aggrey D Mukose, Agnes Nyabigambo, Nazarius M Tumwesigye

2645-2653

The experience of women following caesarean section in a tertiary hospital in SouthEast Nigeria

Chidebe C Anikwe, Chuma C Egbuji, Brown N Ejikeme, Cyril C Ikeoha, John O Egede, Napoleon N Ekem, Sunday I Adeoye

2660-2669

Inorganic pollutants in edible grasshoppers (Ruspolia nitidula) of Uganda and their major public health implications

Keneth Iceland Kasozi, Catherine Namazi, Elizabeth Basemera, Collins Atuheire, Ambrose Odwee, Samuel Majalija, John N Kateregga

2679-2691

Oxidant and antioxidant parameters in people who fast during Ramadan, and those who do not

Hasan Karsen, Emine Ayca Güler, İrfan Binici, Huseyin Taşkıran, Suleyman Yıldırım, İsmail Koyuncu

2713-2717

An assessment of the trainability of beggars and the destitute in Abakaliki Nigeria: implication for policy on their health, vocational rehabilitation and social reintegration

Tina Nweze, Asfa M Yasin, Ugochukwu C Okolie, Alexander G Ogundele, Chigozie J Uneke, Uzoma Agwu, Philip C Omoke, Nnenna Ajayi

2728-2736

Drug expiry debate: the myth and the reality

Dan Gikonyo, Anthony Gikonyo, Duncan Luvayo, Premanand Ponoth

2737-2739

Endoscopic endonasal resection of congenital trans-sphenoidal meningoencephalocele with extension to the epipharynx in early childhood: a case report

Karen Dzhambazov, Ivo Kehayov, Alexandrina Topalova, Borislav Kitov, Hristo Zhelyazkov, Atanas Davarski

2764-2767

Mandibular reconstruction with autogenous non-vascularised bone graft

Ramat Oyebunmi Braimah, Adebayo Aremu Ibikunle, Umar Abubakar, Abdurrazaq Olanrewaju Taiwo, Muhammed Oboirien, Francis Adewale Adejobi, Terry Godwin Ndubuisi, Siddiq Abubakar

2768-2777

Performance of community health workers and associated factors in a rural community in Wakiso district, Uganda

David Musoke, Rawlance Ndejjo, Edwinah Atusingwize, Trasias Mukama, Charles Ssemugabo, Linda Gibson

2784-2797

The role of elastography in the assessment of chronic liver disease in children

Süleyman Sönmez, Merve Boşat, Nihal Yurtseven, Eray Yurtseven

2806-2311

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