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...
Abstract Background: Endometrial abnormalities pose diagnostic challenges for radiologists and gynecologists. The endometrial appearance is influenced by several factors, such as age, menstrual status, pregnancy and hormonal therapy. Amongst these, menstrual status is potentially the most influential factor affecting endometrial thickness. Methodology: This is a prospective, descriptive case study, conducted to assess the endometrium thickness in postmenopausal Sudanese women. The study was...
Abstract This study to measure the thyroid volume in normal adult Sudanese male and female in Khartoum in altamuze hospital .All the subjects were scaned for thyroid by measured thyroid volume on the affected subjects were evaluated by using (Alpinion-Ecube 7) ultrasound machine by 7.5 MHZ linear transducer from July to September 2016 . The study involved 53 subjects 31 of which female whereas 22were male aged (20-30) years .the data analysed using excel Microsoft office programme and SPSS ....
ABSTRACT Introduction: Anaemia in pregnancy remains a major health problem with adverse maternal and fetal outcome worldwide, especially in developing countries such as Tanzania. Taking proper nutrition, including taking iron supplement, child spacing and absence of negative food cultural practices and taboos, may prevent anaemia during pregnancy. The study aimed to establish prevalence, nutrition and obstetric factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women at Mnazimmoja, Mwembeladu an...
ABSTRACT Background: Nursing care plan has been identified as critical nursing practice and as a specified individualized model of a patient-centered care approach. Although several challenges, such as an inadequateness of implementation fidelity during nursing care plan, an excessive number of tasks assigned to the nursing team, poor quality of professional education and insufficient reports on the physical examination related to the disease and health determination haunt its effectiveness....
ABSTRACT Introduction: Virological failure is one of the common challenges facing HIVinfected adultsonantiretroviral therapy programmes particularly in resource limited settings. Objective: This study was done to determine the prevalence of virological failure and associated factors among HIV-infected adults receiving second line antiretroviral therapy in Dodoma city, Tanzania. Methodology: A cross-sectional analytical hospital-basedstudy of HIV-infected adults on second line antiretroviral ...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Knowledge and skills in the nursing profession are crucial for clinical practice in order to provide quality nursing care to patients. The purpose of the study was to evaluate nursing students’ knowledge and skills in the assessment of critically ill patients and to explore the associated factors. Methodology: A cross-section study which involved 464 diploma nursing students in the St. John’s University of Tanzania, the University of Dodoma and tertiary nursing sch...