Abstract Introduction Malaria is an Italian word composed of “mala” and “aria”, derived from malus (bad) and aeris (air). It is a disease caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium, namely, P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, and P. ovale, while P. Knowles commonly affects nonhuman primates [1]. The parasite is transmitted by an infected female Anopheles mosquito. The disease remains to be the major cause of morbidity and mortality in many tropical developing countries w...
Abstract Introduction Chronic respiratory diseases in Tanzania are prevalent and a silent burden to the affected population, and the healthcare system. We aimed to explore the availability of services and level of health facilities readiness to provide management of chronic respiratory diseases and its associated factors. Methods The current study is a secondary analysis of the 2014–2015 Tanzania Service Provision Assessment Survey data. Facilities were considered to have a high readiness ...
Abstract Osteoporosis Is A Highly Prevalent Public Health Problem With Osteoporosisrelated Fractures That Account For High Morbidity And Mortality. The Study Compared The Plasma Level Of Alkaline Phosphatase, Calcium And Phosphorous Of 50 Women With Osteoporosis As Test Group And 50 Apparently Healthy Women As Control Group And It Is Case Control Study Carried Out In A Period From March To December 2018 In Khartoum State, Sudan. Venous Blood (3ml) Was Collected From The Participants In...
Abstract Hepatitis B infection is one of the world's major infectious diseases and health care workers (HCWs) have a high risk of occupational exposure to HBV. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted during March to October 2019, to detect the frequency of HBV serologically among health care workers in McNimir Hospital. One hundred (n=100) blood specimens were collected from each eligible participants and structured questionnaire was used to collect both demographic and clinical...
Abstract Cupping is an ancient mode of therapy for various ailments, practiced and recommended by ancient healers. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of blood cupping on some biochemical parameters. Fourty peoples were selected randomly between ages 20 to 70 years. Blood samples were collected from World Center for Prophetic Medicine and Organization of Rawabh in Khartoum State. The samples were collected from vein before and ten to fourteen days after cupping of each individ...
Abstract This is a case control study carried out to assess the activity of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase and alkaline phosphataes (AST, ALT and ALP) liver enzymes. The study was conducted in Omdurman Teaching Hospital from August to October 2014. A hundred type 2 diabetic patients and forty apparently healthy individuals were included in the study. Age of selected group ranged between 30−60 years, both males and females were included. Five ml of venous blood was col...
Abstract Background: Today it is known that TB and HIV/AIDS are the two of the world's major pandemics. HIV infection is now prevalent, to varying degree, in all areas of the world where TB is prevalent. The pandemic of HIV/ AIDS opened a new chapter on the role of mycobacteria in causing human disease in both the developed and less – developed world. Objective: The aim of this study was to characterize and genotype Mycobacterium TB isolated from HIV/AIDS patients. The study was conducted ...
Abstract Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common metabolic and reproductive disorders among women of reproductive age. The study was aimed to estimate Leutinizing hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in women with PCOS. Method: A case control analytical study was conducted at Alsir Abu Hassan fertility center in Khartoum State, included 100 blood samples, 50 samples from women with PCOS and 50 from apparently health individual as contro...
ABSTRACT The most common complaint among patients in the out-patient clinics are sore throat, and the most frequent diagnosis is chronic non-specific pharyngitis. Chronic pharyngitis is still controversial. Helicobacter pylori, besides being the major cause of chronic gastritis, might also be involved in playing role in the upper respiratory tract infection. This study aimed to determine the relationship between H. pylori infection and throat infection and its possible role in the etiology a...
Abstract The term 'malnutrition' usually means the inappropriate intake of one or more of the nutrients essential for normal growth and development of the body. This study was carried out to measure plasma levels of sodium and potassium in malnourished children. Sixty samples were collected from malnourished children in period between January to March 2017, chosen randomly from Mohammed AL Amin Hamid for pediatric hospital in Khartoum State, and Sixty apparently healthy individuals as contro...
ABSTRACT The term "myocardial infarction" focuses on the myocardium (the heart muscle) and the changes that occur in it due to the sudden deprivation of circulating blood. The main change is necrosis (death) of myocardial tissue. The word "infarction" comes from the Latin "infarcire" meaning "to plug up or cram." It refers to the clogging of the artery. Myocardial infarction (MI) is a major health problem, with relatively high rates of morbidity and mortality. Among epidemiologists, there has...
Abstract This was a cross-sectional descriptive study counted out at Omdurman pediatric Hospital from January to July 2019, which aims to evaluate the spleen size in pediatric. 70 subjects were enrolled in the study; persons who referred to ultrasound department for abdomen ultrasound were included. Any person suspected with abnormal splenic measurement by ultrasound examination was excluded .The population of this study includes (35 males and 35 females) aged (1 – 16 years) Trans- abdomin...
Abstract: This is a cross sectional descriptive study carried out in Ribat teaching hospital Khartoum state - Sudan from June to August 2018 was done to investigate the utility of Doppler ultrasound in detecting the range of spectrum of the portal vein and hepatic artery of the healthy patient. A sample of 50 young patients of different gender and age group were selected, their age range (16-30 years) Male 24 (48%) Females 26 (52%). The resistive index (RI), velocity and diameter of portal v...
Abstract There are many reports about usage medicinal plants and their potential as possible therapeutic agent against human pathogens. The aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of different concentrations of petroleum ether, methanol and aqueous extracts of the medicinal plant Nigella sativa (seeds) using disc diffusion method on reference standard and selected pathogenic isolates of bacteria. The study was conducted in Khartoum state, Sudan, during the period from M...
Abstract Hepatitis B infection is one of the world’s major infection diseases .This across-sectional studyaimed to determine sero-prevalence of Hepatitis B virus and to determine the possible association between Hepatitis B virus and some risk factor among health care workers in Aldamer Locality River Nile state during a period from July to November 2019. Structured questionnaire was used to collect both demographic and clinical data,Venus blood (3 ml) was taken from each participantby sta...