ABSTRACT Background: This study aims to determine the administrative competencies of nurse managers, working in Tertiary Hospitals of Tanzania. Method: This was a cross-sectional study design with a quantitative research approach. Simple random sampling was employed to select two zones out of the five zones listed in Tanzania. The purposive sampling method was used to select three public tertiary hospitals and nurse (N=276). Standardized structured questionnaires were used as the main data c...
Abstract Background and Aim: Cigarette smoking is a classical and a major risk factor in the development of several diseases with an inflammatory component, including cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and dyslipidemia. The aim of this study to evaluate the plasma levels of high sensitive c-reactive protein, magnesium and lipid profile in smoker’s subjects. Materials and methods: This was descriptive cross-sectional study conducted during the period from April ...
Abstract This is a case control study to estimate Prothrombin Time, Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time among hypertensive patients in AL- Gezira state at the period from March to May 2019. A total of 100 subjects were enrolled for this study, study population divided into case study group (n=50) who were hypertensive patients, and apparently healthy subjects as control group (n=50). Both, they're matched in age and sex. Venous blood sample (1.8ml) was collected in 3.2% tri sodium citrate ...
Abstract The pulmonary tuberculosis is infectious and chronic disease; increase morbidity and mortality due to morbid condition develop during the stage of disease like anemia and Pancytopenia. This was a case control study which aimed to study the CBC parameters and iron profile in active pulmonary tuberculosis patients to detect the effect on CBC and iron profile (S. iron, S. ferritin, TBIC, saturation %) and to detect frequency and the type of anemia in these patients. One hundred twenty ...
Abstract This was a descriptive experimental study conducted in Sudan University of Science and Technology (College of Medical Laboratory Sciences). The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial activity of different concentrations of Acacia nilotica pods extracts against selected reference bacterial strains using ethanol, chloroform, and aqueous extracts by agar diffusion method. Six reference bacterial strains were tested [Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), Klebsiella pnemoniae (ATC...
Abstract Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by Hepatitis C virus (HCV) which affects the liver . The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of HCV among patients with Diabetes type 2 in Marawi Al skary Hospital at Northern State The study was conducted during the period between march to July 2017. A total of ninety (n=90) blood specimens were obtained from 48 males and 42 females diabetic patients .Five ml of blood was collected .Sera were obtained by centrifugation ...
Abstract Breast cancer comprises 10.4% of all cancer incidence making it the second most type of non skin cancer and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. Breast cancer is about 100 times more common in women than in men, but survival are equal in both. it constitutes 13-35% of all female cancer. The aim of this study is to determined the Complete Blood Count in Sudanese females with breast cancer under treatment with ( Chemotherapy, Radiation or mastectomy) . This is a hospital based...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in Khartoum State during the period between May 2013 to February 2014, aimed to evaluate twotechniques smear preparation methods for Ziehl–Neelsen (ZN) staining for acid fast bacilli (AFB) in patients with signs and symptoms of tuberculosis and compared with PCR as reference method. Ninety sputum samples were collected from different TB centers in Khartoum State including Abu Anga Hospital, the National Reference Tuberculosis Laboratory, and Elsha’ab T...
Abstract Camel glandular sac areas were previously considered as water stores. Recently these sacs are found to be glandular areas which probably perform absorption, fermentation and secretion functions. This investigation which was conducted on thirty five adult camels and ten camel fetuses which were collected from Tamboul slaughterhouse during the period 2|2013 – 2|2014, aimed to study the morphology (gross anatomy, histology, ultrastructure, histometry) and histochemistry of camel glan...
Abstract The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of Ultrasound in detecting the impact of diabetes mulletus on carotid arteries. This study was done among 60 Sudanese patients. The data were collected during the period April 2012 to April 2013 in clinic of College radiological science and other clinics in Khartoum hospitals, all patients were affected with D.M. Divided into two groups: Group (1) 50 patients, the study depends on practical scanning of carotid arteries of all patient...
Abstract Brucellosis is one of the bacterial zoonotic disease that affects both man and animal and has considerable impact on public health and economy. This Study was carried out to update information about prevalence of brucellosis in cattle in the north Darfur state, Sudan. The study was extended from April to November 2019. The objective was to estimate the prevalence of brucellosis in cattle and to investigate risk factor associated with the disease . Two hundred and thirty blood for se...
ABSTRACT The fatty liver is one of diseases that can be discovered when performing routine abdominal ultrasound and noted that its prevalence increased. Although of its wide prevalence and serious prognosis, there was no previous study determined the prevalence of fatty liver in Sudanese. The main objective of this study was to know the prevalence of fatty liver disease in adult Sudanese using ultrasonography; linking it by obesity. One hundred and fourteen patients aging between 18 to74 yea...
Abstract This study aimed to determine the molecular characterization and serological cut-off (Copro-Antigen ELISA) of E. histolytica and G. lamblia in Khartoum State. A crosssectional study was conducted in period between August, 2014 to August, 2017. Epidemiological and parasitological data were obtained and recorded. 300 stool samples were collected from all participants, (100 infected with E. histolytica, 100 infected with G. lamblia and 100 healthy individuals as control group). All sam...
Abstract Metabolic Syndrome is a serious medical condition with increase risk of multiple cancers, has effects on the life quality. It is a problem found all over the world and Sudan. Also it is fatal unless controlled and treated properly. A case control study conducted to compare the plasma level of magnesium and phosphorus of 50 randomly selected patients with metabolic syndrome as case group(age range 40-80 years) and 50 apparently healthy as control group (matched age and gender). Parti...
English Abstract Background: cardiovascular diseases is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with type2 diabetes mellitus and the TG:HDLc ratio recently used as predict subject at increased risk of developing metabolic and cardiovascular complications and HDLc level are inversely related to plasma TGs level and there is a dynamic interaction between high density lipoprotein and triglycerides rich lipoprotein in vivo. Method: The study includes 52 diagnosed diabe...