African health sciences
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Current COVID-19 outbreak has led to many behavioural changes, including smoking behaviours. We aimed to investigate the success of quitting smoking of smoking cessation outpatients. ⋯ Intense stress and depressive symptoms, discontinuation of smoking cessation treatment and being infected with Coronavirus negatively affect the smoking cessation process in pandemic. These parameters should be considered during smoking cessation interviews and behavioural support should be obtained if necessary.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 give important information on Covid-19 epidemic evolution in Rabat, Morocco, March 2020-February 2021.
The SARS-CoV-2 is an extremely contagious and acute viral disease mainly affecting humans. ⋯ And increase of NAbs was observed over time and correlated with the post-epidemic waves of COVID-19 in Morocco.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
The balance between CD4+ T helper 17 and T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3 is involved in the pathogenesis and development of atrial fibrillation.
To investigate the expression of Th17, T lymphocyte immunoglobulin mucin 3 (TIM-3+) cells and their related cytokines in atrial fibrillation (AF) and their clinical significance. ⋯ Th17 / Tim-3 + cell balance is involved in AF, and can be used as a target for AF treatment.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Relationship of body mass index to percent body fat determined by deuterium isotopic dilution and impedancemetry among Tunisian schoolchildren.
This study aims to evaluate the relation of body mass index (BMI) to fat mass among children by two techniques impedancemetry and deuterium oxide dilution (D2O). ⋯ This study has demonstrated that the percentage of overweight and obesity varied according the methods used. Further development of body composition methods is needed in children for the real determination of the obesity prevalence and therefore a better monitoring of this public health problem.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Treatment of tibial traumatic osteomyelitis with negative pressure closure drainage combined with open bone grafting or bone migration and its effect on the levels of CRP, TNF-α and IL-6 in the serum.
To observe the effect of negative pressure closure drainage combined with open bone grafting or bone migration in the treatment of tibial traumatic osteomyelitis. ⋯ The treatment of tibial traumatic osteomyelitis with negative pressure closure drainage combined with open bone grafting or bone displacement has a good effect on fracture healing and is worth popularizing.