African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2020
Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women of the Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco.
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection caused by an intracellular protozoan named Toxoplasma gondii. Its prevalence had been investigated in several studies throughout the world showing that it varied from one country to another. In contrast, few studies had been carried out on this infection across the kingdom of Morocco, hence the objective of this work, which is the determination of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in the region of Marrakech-Safi. ⋯ The variation of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence is related not only to climatic factors but also to lifestyle, eating habits, socio-economic status and hygiene conditions. In this study, we noticed that in Morocco, as in other countries, pregnant women encounter several difficulties when serologic screening for toxoplasmosis.
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African health sciences · Mar 2020
Comparative StudyA comparative study of the prevalence of zinc deficiency among children with acute diarrhoea in SouthWestern Nigeria.
Zinc deficiency has been associated with increased incidence, severity and duration of childhood diarrhoea. ⋯ Zinc deficiency is significantly associated with diarrhoea among under-five children in the study community. Hence, routine zinc supplementation should be encouraged for the treatment of diarrhoea, and availability should be ensured.
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African health sciences · Mar 2020
Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Stenotrophomonas species isolated from Mexico.
Stenotrophomonas species are multi-resistant bacteria with ability to cause opportunistic infections. ⋯ Environmental isolates from this study were resistant to SXT which is commonly used for the treatment of S. maltophilia infections. This informs the need for good public hygiene as the environment could be a reservoir of multi-resistant bacteria. It also buttresses the importance of surveillance study in the management of bacterial resistance.
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African health sciences · Mar 2020
Acceptance and utilization of HIV testing among the youth: a cross-sectional study in Techiman, Ghana.
In Ghana, efforts including 'Know Your Status' campaign have been made to increase awareness and improve the uptake of HIV screening. ⋯ The youth should therefore be targeted in the awareness and the 'Know Your Status campaigns', and in an effortsto promote screening for HIV.
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African health sciences · Mar 2020
Seroepidemiology of human fascioliasis and its relationship with anti-Fasciola IgG and liver enzymes as biomarkers of pathogenicity.
Fascioliasis has never been considered a public health concern in Pakistan, although the increasing numbers of human cases reported in south Asia need a re-consideration in the country. The current study aimed to find the seroprevalence of human fascioliasis, associated risk factors and its relationship with liver enzymes as biomarkers of pathogenicity. ⋯ The higher prevalence recorded may explain with Fasciola IgG antibodies for both active and past infections and cross reactivity of the assay with other helminthes.