Abstract The main objective of this study is to test the correlation between the risk factors of the dilated cardiomyopathy ,and the heart dimensions and the ejection fraction 50 cases of dilated cardiomyopathy patients who were referred to echocardiography department. For the assessment of their heart condition. The sample included 26 male and 24 female patients ,the age for the study population was 58.20±12.60.The average of the left atrium diameter for the study population was 42.52±6.5...
ABSTRACT An alarming increase in bacterial strains resistant to existing antibacterial agents demands a renewed effort to seek agents effective against pathogenic bacteria resistant to antibacterials. The aim of this study was to study the antibacterial activity of different concentrations of petroleum ether and methanol extracts of medicinal plant Nigella sativa (seeds) using cup-plate agar diffusion method on slected clinical isolates of bacteria. The study was conducted in Khartoum state,...
This was a descriptive cross section study to assess renal system in patients with haematuria. Study was conducted in Gezera state, Sudan, at different ultrasound departments of Gezera hospitals carried out during the period from April to August 2017. This study conducted on 50 patients ,30 females and 20 males had Red blood cells in their urine by routine transabdominal ultrasound. The main objective of this study was to assess renal system in patients with haematuria using data collection s...
Abstract This is a descriptive cross section study to assess patients affected with right upper quadrant pain. Study was conducted in kamleen area, Sudan, at different ultrasound departments of Giad hospitals and medical diagnostic centers carried out during the period from March to May 2017. The study conducted on 100 patients suffering from right upper quadrant pain by routine transabdominal ultrasound. The main objective of this study is to assess RUQ pain in Sudanese population using ult...
Abstract This is a cross sectional and case control study during the period from February to June 2013 to evaluate the level of HbA1c in type2 diabetic patients compared to fasting and random blood glucose. HbA1c test was determined by using Nyco Card Reader II (automated analyzer) with Nyco Card kits and glucose test (fasting and random plasma glucose) were determined by spectrophotometric semi-automated analyzer. With bio system kits reagents. Statistical analysis of the data was performed ...
Abstract Hepatitis B Virus infection is a major public health problem and causes majority of primary liver cancer. This was descriptive and cross sectional study aimed to evaluate the immune response after hepatitis B Vaccination in Medical laboratory Students. Study was conducted among Medical laboratory students in Omdurman state (Omdurman Islamic University) from April (2015) to May (2016). The blood specimens were collected and sera were separated and stored at - 20ºC until used, sera w...
Abstract This is a case control study conducted at Khartoum state during the period from April to October 2015. The aim of this study is to determine the complete blood cell count of Sudanese pregnant women at third trimester of pregnancy. Eighty healthy pregnant women and 40 non pregnant women were informed about the study and agreed for participation. A questionnaire was designed to collect information about the study group such as age, number of pregnancies and history of abortion in preg...
Abstract Objectives: The study was aimed to detect possible association between the ABO blood groups and the malaria diseasein a cross- sectioned group sample in the endemic area in Central Sudan . Materials and Methods: during April 2017, a group of 150 patient visited 24 Algurashihospital – Aljazeera State- central Sudan - and referred to the laboratory for malaria investigations. Malaria positive patients’ samples( 114 out of 150) were correlated with the blood grouping of each patie...
ABSTRACT Pelvic pain may be the manifestations of various gynecologic and non gynecologic disorders in female. From less effecting rupture of the follicular cyst to life threatening conditions such as perforation of inflamed appendix. This research aimed to know the role of ultrasound in diagnosis of different types female pelvic pain causes in gynecological and non gynecological etiology that may affect anatomy and function . This data were collected from all female suffer from pelvic pain ...
Abstract HBV remains a major global pathogen that cause acute and chronic hepatitis , liver cirrhosis , and hepatocellular carcinoma, IL-17 is pro-inflammatory cytokines play an important role in regulation of viral infections . This case-control study was aimed to evaluate the Interleukin-17(IL-17) level in Sudanese patients infected with Hepatitis B virus(HBV) compared to healthy control group in Khartoum state during period from March to October 2019. Sixty subjects, selected randomly in ...
This research examines four environmental factors influencing women farmers’ adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) in Nakuru County, Kenya. About 30% of environmental problems in the world, and particularly in the study area emanate from poor agricultural practices. CA is currently being promoted as a better practice than the conventional farming methods because CA has been found to result in optimum agricultural production. In addition to resulting in better agricultural yields, CA pro...
There is an increasing number of people in Kenya with life limiting illnesses secondary to HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Patients who suffer from these illnesses require palliative and end of life care. In developed countries such care is often given in a hospice or at home by palliative service professionals. In Kenya, there are limited such resources and opportunities and therefore care frequently ends up being offered by inpatient healthcare professionals. When this occurs,...
Globally, non-pregnancy related abnormal vaginal bleeding is common. A United States population-based survey of women ages 18 years and above reported an annual prevalence rate of 53 per 1000 women (Kjerulff, Erickson &Langenberg, 2016). The purpose of this study is to determine patients‘ reasons involved in delayed healthcareseeking behavior for non-pregnancy-related abnormal vaginal bleeding in Bomet, Kenya. The objectives of this study are to describe how individual, health beliefs, and ...
Abstract This study aimed to estimate the parameter scale è and the shape parameter ë of the Weibull distribution and to compare the estimation methods (Maximum likelihood, Moments, least squares and maximum loss of Minimax) by the mean square error to obtain the best estimate. Actual data for the monthly wind velocity of sebha city -Libya were used for 52 years. The value of median, third quartile, eighty-fifth percentile and the maximum value in each year as measurements and variables of ...
Abstract A cross sectional study was conducted in 60 commercial poultry farms (38 open ,18 semi closed and 4 closed system ) in River Nile State , distributed in 4 localities (Atbara , Aldamer , Shendi and Barber) included layer , broiler and grower farms . Data were collected by using structured questionnaire. The data were analysed using Descriptive Statistics Method and Chi Square .The practices and infrastructure observed in the farms were inconsistent with the three principle elements of...