African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of home care based on the Neuman systems model on symptomatic relief and quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Chronic renal failure (CRF) is an important common health problem with high morbidity and mortality rate in the world and in Turkey. ⋯ The care provided based on the Neuman Systems Model reduced the symptoms of the patients having hemodialysis treatment and enhanced their quality of life. Care given using a model is important in improving the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
Developmental outcomes of HIV-exposed infants in a low-income South African context.
Effective HIV transmission prevention strategies have led to a growing population of vulnerable HIV- and antiretroviral-exposed infants in sub-Saharan Africa, however uncertainty exists regarding their development. ⋯ Findings were reassuring and suggested that HE and HU participants had similar development. Developmental differences may, however, only emerge with age, therefore large-scale longitudinal research is recommended. It is suggested that the entire sample was vulnerable, highlighting the importance of developmental surveillance in low-income contexts, irrespective of HIV and antiretroviral exposure status.
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among children with primary nephrotic syndrome: a cross-sectional study.
Limited data are available about the prevalence of helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection among primary NS children. ⋯ The current study negates the increased risk of H.pylori infection in children with primary NS.
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
VMMC clients' perception of increased risk of HIV infection, circumcision preferred choice of method, providers' socio-demographics and mode of service delivery.
Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a scientifically proven HIV prevention intervention. Uganda, like many countries has been implementing VMMC for over 10 years but uptake is still low especially in northern Uganda. To attain 80% needed for public health impact, scale-up was recommended with many innovations implemented with sub-optimal results. This study therefore wanted to find out some of the correlates of VMMC uptake in Gulu district, northern Uganda. ⋯ People in Northern Uganda perceived themselves to be at an increased risk of HIV infection. They preferred devices to conventional surgery, mobile services to static services but had varying views about the socio-demographics of the service providers.
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African health sciences · Dec 2020
Investigation of high-resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) outcomes associated with chronic pulmonary microaspiration (CPM) in Tehran and Zahedan, Iran.
In patients with chronic pulmonary microaspiration (CPM) the recognition of high-resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) findings and their pattern is important. ⋯ Our data showed the most common findings in HRCT were bronchial thickening ground-glass opacity, emphysema, and bronchiectasis, where these findings was dominantly found in LLL, RLL, RUL, and LUL, indicating its high tendency to dependent areas.