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Prevalence and predictors of ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome among women WHO had undergone controlled ovarian stimulation: a retrospective study at the center for fertility and Reproductive medicine, public invitro fertilization center, ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Infertility affects fifteen percent of couples who wish to conceive. The mainstay of artificial re-productive technologies is in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET), in which aspirated oocytes are fertilized, followed by the trans cervical replacement of an embryo(s) into the ut...

Health-related quality of life and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Lagos, Nigeria

Background: Although people living with HIV (PLWH) now have a longer life expectancy due to antiretroviral therapy, several factors impact their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Understanding the dimensions and determinants of HRQoL among PLWH is crucial to developing solutions to improve their ov...

Awareness of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and hypertension among secondary school adolescents in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

Background:Several studies have consistently shown that adolescents' awareness of diabetes mellitus and hypertension is inadequate. The main objective was to assess adolescents' awareness of type 2 diabetes and hypertension and identify areas for improvement. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was cond...

Clinical presentation and outcomes of COVID-19 patients supplemented with approved herbal preparations in Tanzania: A pohort study

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no known specific treatment for coronavirus Disease. Because of this, different countries and institutions have used different regimens to manage disease symptoms. In Tanzania, well-known and long-used herbal preparations believed to have antiviral ac...

Contribution des agents de santé à base communautaire à la prise en charge du paludisme simple au Burkina Faso de 2019 à 2021
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Objectif de l’étude : Évaluer la contribution des Agents de Santé à Base Communautaire (ASBC) à la prise en charge du paludisme au Burkina Faso de 2019 à 2021, en identifiant les défis et réussites dans les zones rurales.Patients et méthodes : Cette étude rétrospective, descriptive et analyt...

Trial of an mHealth intervention to improve HIV prophylaxis for female sex workers, United Republic of Tanzania

Bull. W.H.O. (Online); 102 (12), 2024
Objective To evaluate the effect of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention on early retention of female sex workers in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis services in the United Republic of Tanzania. Methods The study involved 783 female sex workers: 470 from Dar es Salaam who wer...

Epidemiology and surgical outcomes of primary brain tumours managed at a Tertiary Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania

Introduction: The epidemiology and outcome of brain tumours varies globally. We aimed to analyze the epidemiology and postsurgical outcomes of intracranial tumours in our setting. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study. Data were obtained from patient clinical records between 2019 and 2020. Sub-gr...

Epidemiological and clinicopathological profile of endometrial cancer in Gabon

Introduction: L’objectif général de notre travail était d’apporter une description épidémiologique et clinicopathologique du cancer de l’endomètre au Gabon. Patients et méthode: Cette étude descriptive et rétrospective a été réalisée à l’Institut de Cancérolog...

Exploring cost drivers for improving disease management: the case of type 2 diabetes at a tertiary hospital in Burundi, Africa

Globally, the covid-19 pandemic has seriously impacted access to healthcare facilities across the world, although there is little evidence on how the pandemic affects the use of essential healthcare in the world. This study sought to evaluate the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on antenatal indicators in...

Prevalence of multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from selected residential sewages in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria

The global surge in Multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria is an issue of great concern. Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been implicated in several nosocomial infections, where it has caused grave complications in immunocompromised patients. This is the first study to report the prevalence of MDR P. aeruginosa is...