African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Healthcare professionals' perceived stigmatization about direct care of COVID-19 Patients: development and validation of the discrimination about COVID-19 (DisCOV-19) instrument.
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health concern worldwide. Healthcare professionals are among the most vulnerable groups in the fight against COVID-19 because they are directly involved in the care of at-risk persons and patients with Covid-19. ⋯ Many of the healthcare professionals reported a certain level of concern and perceived that they could face some forms of discrimination for providing care to COVID-19 patients.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Socio-demographic and food insecurity associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV adults in Ahmadu Bello University teaching hospital Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria.
Socio-demographic characteristics may have an impact on HIV-positive people's prognosis and survival. In addition, food insecurity could make it harder for HIV patients to stick to their treatment plans as effectively as possible. ⋯ Food insecurity, employment, and marital status influenced adherence to ART. As a result, health care providers and HIV control programme implementers must continually emphasis and encourage strict adherence.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Knowledge, perception and cervical cancer screening practices among nurses and midwives: a case study of Our Lady of Grace Hospital in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa district, Central region-Ghana.
Cervical cancer prevention can be achieved through comprehensive programs involving education, awareness creation, vaccination, screening, and early treatment. Health workers have a vital role to play in achieving this. Hence, they must be adequately equipped with the requisite knowledge of the condition since they provide information to their clients. ⋯ The respondents of this study had some knowledge of cervical cancer however had low patronage for recommended screening practices. Therefore, strategies must be implemented to increase screening practices among female nurses.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Performance of two SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen detection tests in resource limited settings, the case of Mali.
While real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) is the recommended laboratory method to diagnose severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, its use in resource limited settings can be difficult to maintain due to high testing demand and shortage of reagents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performances of Realy Tech™ and Standard Q™ in comparison to RT-PCR in a relatively low COVID-19 prevalence setting, Mali. ⋯ While waiting for more complete data, these preliminary studies suggest that Realy Tech™ and Standard Q™ should not be used alone for COVID-19 diagnosis in Mali.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
A plausible hypothesis for the higher Covid-19 mortality in Brazil.
Brazil has high Covid-19 mortality rates, especially among those patients who are intubated. It is hypothetically considered that these rates may be related to the abusive use of medicines by the population. These drugs without scientific evidence are indicated by President Bolsonaro and his supporters but are also prescribed by doctors who follow this line. The text draws attention to the risks of this phenomenon.