African Health Sciences
Journal / African Health Sciences / Vol. 21 No. 2 (2021) / Articles

Published: 2021-08-03

Editorial: Infectious diseases and NCDs persist despite concerted effort

James K Tumwine

i-v

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.1

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Co-existence of NDM-1 and OXA-48 genes in Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates in Kafrelsheikh, Egypt

Ramadan Ahmed El-Domany, Tarek El-Banna, Fatma Sonbol, Samar Hamed Abu-Sayedahmed

489-496

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.2

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Phenotypic and genotypic detection of extended spectrum β-lactamases among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from type 2 diabetic patients with urinary tract infections

Souad Youssouf Kani Elmi, Medhat Saber Ashour, Fathy Zakaria Alsewy, Nashwa Fawzy Abd El Moez Azzam

497-504

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.3

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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of extended-spectrum beta lactamases-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in selected hospitals of Anyigba, Nigeria

Kehinde C Mofolorunsho, Hannah O Ocheni, Ruth F Aminu, Cornelius A Omatola, Olabisi O Olowonibi

505-512

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.4

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Bacterial profile and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in patients admitted at MaddaWalabu University Goba Referral Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Meseret Mitiku Gemechu, Tesfaye Assefa Tadesse, Getahun Negash Takele, Fithamlak Solomon Bisetegn, Yonas Alem Gesese, Tizazu Zenebe Zelelie

513-522

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.5

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Brucellosis and its associated risk factors to humans and domestic ruminants in Kagera Ecosystem, Tanzania

Jean Bosco Ntirandekura, Lucas Eliaimringi Matemba, Sharadhuli Iddi Kimera, John Bwayla Muma, Esron Daniel Karimuribo

523-530

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.6

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Bacterial vaginosis, the leading cause of genital discharge among women presenting with vaginal infection in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mtebe V Majigo, Paschal Kashindye, Zachariah Mtulo, Agricola Joachim

531-537

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.7

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Application of Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) to measure intention to get early screening and treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among HIV at- risk sub-populations in Ethiopia

Wondwossen Asefa Alemayehu, Jeanitte Maritz, Lizeth Roets

538-546

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.8

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Exploring unsafe sexual practices among truck drivers at Meerut District, India: a cross-sectional study

Ashish Pundhir, Arvind Shukla, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Pooja Pundhir, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Pawan Parashar, Amit Mohan Varshney

547-556

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.9

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Evaluation of clinical, etiological and antimicrobial resistance profile of pediatric urinary tract infections in a secondary health care centre

Gökce Celep, Hüseyin Burak Özçelik

557-565

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.10

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Oral health related quality of life among HIV positive patients attending two HIV outpatient clinics in Nigeria - a cross sectional study

Kehinde Adesola Umeizudike, Babatope Bamidele Osagbemiro, Opeyemi Oluwayemisi Daramola, Titilope Adenike Adeyemo

566-575

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.11

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Community pharmacists’ management of self-limiting infections: a simulation study in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria

Richard Mary Akpan, Emmanuel Imo Udoh, Samuel Emediong Akpan, Chioma Cynthia Ozuluoha

576-584

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.12

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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in West Coast Region of The Gambia

Alphonsus Isara, Aru-Kumba Baldeh

585-592

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.13

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The experiences of sex workers accessing HIV care services in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Idah Moyo, Margaret Macherera

593-602

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.14

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Virologic suppression and associated factors in HIV infected Ugandan female sex workers: a cross-sectional study

Darius Owachi, Godwin Anguzu, Joanita Kigozi, Janneke Cox, Barbara Castelnuovo, Fred Semitala, David Meya

603-613

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.15

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Prevalence and density of malaria parasitaemia amongst HIV Individuals in Warri, Nigeria

Johnson Daniel Jemikalajah , Clement Oliseloke Anie, Felix Oghenemaro Enwa

614-618

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.16

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Evaluation of the postal service for referral of specimen of drug resistance tuberculosis in Amhara region, Ethiopia; mixed method

Gebremedhin Berhe Gebregergs, Mulusew Alemneh Sinishaw, Melashu Balew Shiferaw, Tenagnework Antife, Melkie Assefa, Daniel Fiseha, Eveline Klinkenberg

619- 627

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.17

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The threat of persistent bacteria and fungi contamination in tuberculosis sputum cultures

Grace Muzanyi, Aber Peace, Bonny Wamuntu, Akol Joseph, Joanita Nassali

628-632

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.18

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Prevalence and factors associated with self medication with antibiotics among University students in Moshi Kilimanjaro Tanzania

Bernard Baltazary Chuwa, Linna Abraham Njau, Kaizali Ivo Msigwa, Elichilia Shao

633-639

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.19

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The role of body temperature on respiratory rate in children with acute respiratory infections

Beril Ozdemır, Sıddıka Songül Yalçın

640-646

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.20

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Rational and design of SATRACD study: detecting subclinical anthracycline therapy related cardiac dysfunction in low income country

Wanzhu Zhang, Feriel Azibani, Emmy Okello, James Kayima, Victoria Walusansa, Jackson Orem, Karen Sliwa

647-654

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.21

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Awareness and knowledge about prostate cancer among male teachers in the Sunyani Municipality, Ghana

Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Mercy Mawufenya Ackumey

655-662

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.22

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Potential anticancer activity of Acetone extracts of Toona cilliata, Seriphium plumosum and Schkuhria pinnata on HeLa cervical cancer cells

Mxolisi Justice Ndlovu, Victor Patrick Bagla, Matlou Phenius Mokgotho, Marema Ephraim Makgatho, Thabe Moss Matsebatlela

663-672

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.23

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Allium sativum aqueous extract does not have chemo-protective effect on etoposide induced therapy-related DNA damage leading to Acute Myeloid Leukemia in albino-wistar rats

Ugochi F Ndiokwelu, Liasu A Ogunkanmi, Joseph B Minari, Ijeoma C Uzoma

673-682

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.24

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Transient bone marrow hypoplasia preceding T-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report

Ernest Naturinda, Paul George, Joseph Ssenyondwa, Deogratias Bakulumpagi, Joseph Lubega, Peter Wasswa

683-686

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.25

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Molecular study of Nucleophosmin 1(NPM1) gene in acute myeloid leukemia in Kurdish population

Galawezh Obaid Othman, Nawsherwan Sadiq Mohammad, Chiman Hameed Saeed

687-692

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.26

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Evaluation of predominant risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus among out-patients in two Nigerian secondary health facilities

Chinonyerem O Iheanacho, Doyin O Osoba, Uchenna IH Eze

693-701

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.27

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Prediction of prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Rwanda using the metropolis-hasting sampling

Angelique Dukunde, Jean Marie Ntaganda, Juma Kasozi, Joseph Nzabanita

702-709

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.28

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Glycemic index values of traditional Kenyan foods: the missing link in the effectiveness of dietary approach in the prevention and management of diabetes mellitus in Kenya

Rebecca Ebere, Jasper Imungi, Violet Kimani

710-718

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.29

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Streptozotocin-induced type 1 and 2 diabetes in rodents: a model for studying diabetic cardiac autonomic neuropathy

Olawale Mathias Akinlade, Bamidele Victor Owoyele, Ayodele Olufemi Soladoye

719-727

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.30

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Circulatory microRNA expression profile for coronary artery calcification in chronic kidney disease patients

Bhooma Vijayaraghavan, Sridharan Jeyamohan, Giri Padmanabhan, Antony Joseph Velangann, Kumaresan Ramanathan

728-734

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.31

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Evaluation of three different laboratory methods to detect preformed human leukocyte antigen antibodies in a South African kidney transplant population

Luyanda Kwofie, Ronald Anderson, Helen Steel, Pieter Meyer WA

735-742

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.32

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Relationships between cardiovascular signs and neurological signs in asphyxiated neonates in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria

Amudalat Issa, Mohammed Baba Abdulkadir, Omotayo Olukemi Adesiyun, Bilkis Owolabi, Habibat Suberu, Kayode Olusegun Alabi, Ruqayat Ronke Bakare

743-752

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.33

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Burden of iron overload among non-chronically blood transfused preschool children with sickle cell anaemia

Akodu Samuel Olufemi, Adekanmbi Abiodun Folashade, Ogunlesi Tinuade Adetutu

753-758

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.34

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Relationship between disease severity and folate status of children with sickle cell anaemia in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Uchenna C Nnajekwu, Chukwubike O Nnajekwu, Vivian O Onukwuli, Ndubuisi A Uwaezuoke, Osita U Ezenwosu, Anthony N Ikefuna, Ifeoma J Emodi

759-764

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.35

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Level of utilization and provider-related barriers to the use of hydroxyurea in the treatment of sickle cell disease patients in Jos, North-Central Nigeria

Akinyemi OD Ofakunrin, Edache S Okpe, Tolulope O Afolaranmi, Rasaq R Olaosebikan, Patience U Kanhu, Kehinde Adekola, Nantok Dami, Atiene S Sagay

765-774

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.36

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Psycho-social problems of adolescents with sickle-cell anaemia in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Lateef Omotosho Adegboyega

775-781

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.37

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The utility of ‘home-made’ reagent red blood cells for antibody screening during pre-transfusion compatibility testing in Uganda

Bernard Natukunda, Robert Wagubi, Ivan Taremwa, Benson Okongo, Yona Mbalibulha, Gayle Teramura, Meghan Delaney

782-787

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.38

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A one-year prospective study on the occurrence of traumatic spinal cord injury and clinical complications during hospitalisation in North-East Tanzania

Haleluya I Moshi, Gunnevi G Sundelin, Klas G Sahlen, Ann VM Sörlin

788-794

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.39

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Acute kidney injury among medical and surgical in-patients in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast, Ghana: a prospective cross-sectional study

Richard KD Ephraim, Yaw A Awuku, Ignatious Tetteh-Ameh, Charles Baffe, Godsway Aglagoh, Victor A Ogunajo, Kizito Owusu-Ansah, Prince Adoba, Samuel Kumordzi, Joshua Quarshie

795-805

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.40

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Mortality incidence and its determinants after fragility hip fractures: a prospective cohort study from an Egyptian level one trauma center

Mohammad K Abdelnasser, Ahmed A Khalifa, Khaled G Amir, Mohammad A Hassan, Amr A Eisa, Wael Y El-Adly, Ahmed K Ibrahim, Osama A Farouk, Hossam A Abubeih

806-816

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.41

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Pattern and risk factors for childhood injuries in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Robert Moshiro, Francis F Furia, Augustine Massawe, Elia John Mmbaga

817-825

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.42

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A descriptive prospective study of sports medicine practices for athletes in Uganda

Samuel K Lubega, Timothy Makubuya, Haruna Muwonge, Mike Lambert

826-834

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.43

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A new grading system for female sexual dysfunction based on the female sexual function index in Egyptian women: a cross-sectional study

Sahar A Ismail, Nagwa E Abdel-Azim, Medhat A Saleh, Ahmed A Mohamed, Ali H Yosef, Ahmad M Abbas

835-841

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.44

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Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent school girls in Taraba State, Nigeria

Esther Umahi Nnennaya, Sonnen Atinge, Somterimmam Paul Dogara, Rimande Joel Ubandoma

842-851

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.45

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Refractory convulsive syncope in pregnancy: a rare presentation of Takayasu’s arteritis - a case report and literature review

Gasthony Alobo, Violah Nahurira, Venice Omona, Pontius Bayo, Sam Olum

852-857

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.46

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Effects of black tea consumption and caffeine intake on depression risk in black tea consumers

Esma Asil, Mustafa Volkan Yılmaz, Hulya Yardimci

858-865

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.47

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Genetic influence of Apolipoprotein E gene ε2/ε3/ε4 isoforms on odds of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Tao Xu, Hui Zhang, Xueliang Qiu, Yuping Meng

866-874

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.48

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Prevalence and correlates of substance use among undergraduates in a developing country

Chinyere Mirian Aguocha, Emeka Nwefoh

875-883

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.49

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Psychological ailments and their treatment protocols: a case study of Swati traditional healers in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Anastasia Ngobe, Sebua Semenya, Tholene Sodi

884-895

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.50

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Availability of low vision services and barriers to their provision and uptake in Ghana: practitioners’ perspectives

Sylvester Kyeremeh, Khathutshelo P Mashige

896-903

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.51

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Utilization and uptake of the UpToDate clinical decision support tool at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS), Uganda

Alison Annet Kinengyere, Julie Rosenberg, Olivia Pickard, Moses Kamya

904-911

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.52

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Hearing healthcare gaps in LMICS: snapshot from a semi-urban community in Nigeria

Adebolajo Adeyemo, Segun Ogunkeyede, Oluyinka Dania

912-918

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.53

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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Eastern Uganda: a 10-year retrospective analysis

Matthew J Doe, Emmanuel Bua, John SO Obbo, Fred Bisso, Peter Olupot-Olupot

919-926

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.54

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Nutrition education improves knowledge and BMI-for-age in Ghanaian school-aged children

Reginald A Annan, Charles Apprey, Godwin O Agyemang, Diane M Tuekpe, Odeafo Asamoah-Boakye, Satoru Okonogi, Taro Yamauchi, Takeshi Sakurai

927-941

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.55

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University students' perceptions and factors contributing to obesity and overweigh in Southern of Morocco

Mohamed Boukrim, Majdouline Obtel, Laila Lahlou, Rachid Razine

942-950

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10.4314/ahs.v21i2.56

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Effects of call reminders, short message services (SMS) reminders, and SMS immunization facts on childhood routine vaccination timing and completion in Ilorin, Nigeria

Rasheedat Ibraheem, Moshood Akintola, Mohammed Abdulkadir, Hafsat Ameen, Oladimeji Bolarinwa, Muhammed Adeboye

951-959

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.57

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Clinical description and mutational profile of a Moroccan series of patients with Rubinstein Taybi syndrome

Siham Chafai Elalaoui, Wiam Smaili, Julien Van-Gils, Patricia Fergelot, Ilham Ratbi, Mariam Tajir, Benoit Arveiler, Didier Lacombe, Abdelaziz Sefiani

960-967

DOI:

10.4314/ahs.v21i2.58

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Systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the knowledge and use of the female condom among Nigerians

Philemon Dauda Shallie, Firoza Haffejee

1362-1374

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