African health sciences
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Risk factors for infertility and barriers to treatment in Tanzania: a survey and medical records study.
The burden of infertility is serious for women in high-fertility countries. ⋯ PID was strongly associated with TFI after adjustment for confounders. Infertility treatment access due to cost remains a challenge in Tanzania.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Rapid cholera outbreak control following catastrophic landslides and floods: A case study of Bududa district, Uganda.
In June 2019, landslides and floods in Bududa district, eastern Uganda, claimed lives and led to a cholera outbreak. The affected communities had inadequate access to clean water and sanitation. ⋯ The OCV stockpile by the MoH helped Uganda to control cholera promptly in Bududa district. High-risk countries should keep OCV reserves for emergencies.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Negative experiences and coping strategies to stressful situations by undergraduate University students during Covid- 19 lockdown period in Uganda.
To describe the negative experiences, coping strategies for stressful situations, and factors associated with COVID-19 worry among undergraduate students at Makerere University during the second COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda. ⋯ Nearly half of the students were worried about COVID-19, which disrupted their social and academic lives. The students utilized a myriad of coping strategies.
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African health sciences · Dec 2023
Predictive factors of axillary lymph node involvement in Tunisian women with early breast cancer.
Axillary lymph node involvement (ALNI) is associated with an increased risk of local recurrence and poor prognosis in early breast cancer. The determination of the risk of positive axillary lymph node contributes to therapeutic decisions. ⋯ Based on these results, we suggest that clinical axillary nodal status, pathologic tumour stage and LVI are predictive factors for ALNM in Tunisian women with early breast cancer.
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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.