ABSTRACT Background: Although relatively rare, pelvic fractures signify major trauma that are frequently associated with multiple injuries, threat to life and poor functional outcome. This study aimed to establish poor outcome determinants in traumatic pelvic fracture patients admitted and treated at three urban PNFP Hospitals in Kampala.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to comparatively assess patients’ and nurses’ perceptions of nurse caring behaviours in Jos University Teaching hospital (JUTH) and Plateau State Specialist Hospital (PSSH) Jos. A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was employed to study 332 patients and nurses. No sampling was done as all the subjects who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Data were collected using a modified Caring Behavior Assessment questionnaire (CBA-Q...
ABSTRACT Globally, a persistent negative attitude and social rejection of people with mental illness has prevailed throughout history in every social and religious culture. Having a mental health problem often stimulates with it a negative attitude, and such negative attitudes towards the mentally ill constitute great burden. This study aimed at assessing the attitude of nursing students towards the mentally ill before and after psychiatry training experience in Federal Neuro-psychiatric H...
ABSTRACT Cervical Cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths in women worldwide. These deaths are unnecessary, as there is evidence that Cervical Cancer is preventable and treatable if detected early and managed effectively. Human Papilloma virus (HPV) is a well-known cause of Cervical Cancer with HPV genotypes 16 and 18 are responsible for 70% of all Cervical Cancer worldwide. However, there are other risk factors. Current estimates indicate that every year 527,624 women a...
ABSTRACT About 2.4 billion people globally live under highly unsanitary conditions and practice such poor hygiene that the risks of their exposure to the spread of infection are enormous. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been at the forefront of environmental sanitation over the past years and has developed key materials for the edification of policy makers and technical people dealing with these issues. These materials include sanitation guidelines, “best practices” in hygiene do...
ABSTRACT Teenage pregnancy is a worldwide problem. Some of the consequences associated with teenage pregnancy are restriction in educational opportunities, reduced quality of life, exposure to sexually transmitted infections, social discrimination, and complicated labor and abortions. Regardless of the universal effort made by governmental and non-governmental agencies to prevent teenage pregnancies, teenagers still get pregnant. In Namibia the overall teenage pregnancy rate is 15% while in ...
ABSTRACT Namibia has seen a decline in reported malaria cases of up to 97.4% between 2001 and 2011. The country was nominated as one of 8 countries in Southern Africa (E8) ready to move from the control phase to the elimination phase by 2020. However, interventions that were successful in bringing down malaria cases during the control phase may no longer be appropriate now that malaria transmission patterns have changed. Gaps in knowledge about infection risk factors at low malaria transmiss...
Abstract Prostate cancer is the second highest cause of death due to cancers in men. The risk of developing it increases with age and the highest incidence is observed in men above the age of 50 years. In black men, the estimated lifetime risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer is 20.6% while the lifetime risk of death due to it is 4.7%. The current standard tests for the diagnosis of prostate cancer are the serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, digital rectal examination (DRE) and...
ABSTRACT Introduction: There is a growing awareness that premature deaths from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and other non-communicable diseases reduce productivity, curtails economic growth, and pose a significant social challenge in most countries. The impact of cardiovascular risk factors is very enormous especially on the budget of the health sector since there is an epidemiological change from pathogenic diseases to lifestyle diseases. Objectives: The main aim of the study is to invest...
Abstract In the present study, optimized binary lipid matrices of Tallow fat- Transcutol and Precirol-Transcutol were used to formulate sustained release solid lipid nanoparticles loaded lumefantrine and ciprofloxacin. The homolipid (tallow fat from Bos indicus was extracted and purified following standard methods. Abinitio selection of lipid matrices was done by formulation of binary (3:1) and ternary lipid matrices with different ratios, (1:1:1, 1:2:2 and 2:1:1). Single, binary and ter...
Abstract Adverse birth outcomes continue to be global public health challenges, particularly in poor resource setting. Policy makers are often focused on curative medical care to the neglect of the impaired functioning and the life-long disabilities of these adverse birth outcomes in populations. This cross sectional study was aimed at assessing the nutritional, socioeconomic, health service and maternal risk factors associated with birth or pregnancy outcomes. About 183 mothers were syst...
ABSTRACT The ABH-lectin activity was carried out on fourteen (14) tropical edible fruits sourced from Terminus market in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Haemagglutination techniques were carried out on fruit juices and seed/nut extracts using standard A, B, O(H) cells. Three hundred (300) subjects administered with questionnaires were tested for ABH-fruit incompatibility. Cashew; red and yellow (Anacardiumoccidentale), apple; green (Maluspumila) and guava; red (Psidumguajava) juices agglutin...
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) infection is a global disease, however, its menace is felt more in the developing countries, with the marginalized, the poor and other hard-to-reach people facing the greatest barriers to diagnosis, treatment and cure. In relation to gender, TB is the third leading cause of death for women worldwide. Studies on TB and gender have indicated that women experience different risk factors, social and economic consequences and barriers to treatment as compared to men. Gen...
ABSTRACT Research has shown that infertility affects millions of people worldwide and it is considered as one of the most difficult life experiences and a bio-psychosocial crisis encountered by most couples. It is also known to have serious consequences on both the psychological and the social safety of women in Africa and the world at large. However, literature about the bio-psychosocial management of women with infertility is scanty in Ghana, especially the aspect of psychosocial management...
ABSTRACT Background: Pesticides are used by individuals especially farmers to prevent crop damage by harmful insects or plant pests. In the process of preventing and eradicating pests, individuals are occupationally and environmentally exposed to pesticides. Although pesticides help in preventing crop destruction by pests, they are toxic, and exposure can result in a number of health effects. This study aimed at evaluating pesticide residues in human urine samples of farmers who apply pestici...