BACKGROUND: Depression and burnout are common among healthcare workers (HCWs) and negatively affect their well being and the quality of the service they provide. However, the burden of depression and burnout among health extension workers (HEWs) in Ethiopia and their relationship has not been documented ...
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory intracellular parasite that causes a zoonotic disease capable of infecting nearly all warm-blooded hosts, including humans. However, reports on the molecular prevalence of T. gondii in humans are rare in Gabon. The present study aimed to evaluate the serological and mol...
Introduction: The global prevalence of trauma-related mortality ranges from 2% to 32%; however, In Egypt, it reaches 8%. Trauma chiefly affects people in the productive age group; seriously ill patients with multiple injuries present with various levels of polytrauma. Application of incorrect triage syst...
Background. The COVID-19 pandemic has added an additional burden in countries with
already fragile health systems. Our objective was to determine the prevalence and
seroprevalence of COVID-19 in suspected malaria during the second wave in Yaounde.
Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducte...
Background: Intestinal helminthic infections are among the commonest infections worldwide. It often affects the poorest communities and has similar geographic distribution with malnutrition. Intestinal helminthic infection contributes to undernutrition through subtle reduction in digestion and absorption...
Objectifs. Décrire les aspects cliniques, bactériologiques et évolutifs du sepsis et du choc
septique dans le service de réanimation polyvalente du CHUB. Patients et méthodes. Il
s’agit d’une étude transversale, monocentrique et descriptive, durant 12 mois, incluant les
patients âgés d’a...
Background. The high HIV prevalence and incidence in South Africa makes it suitable for recruitment of participants for large-scale HIV preventive vaccine trials. However, fear of vaccine-induced seropositivity (VISP) may be a barrier for community acceptability of the trial, for volunteers to participat...
Background: Adolescence is a unique and distinct stage of development that involves changes in the physical, psychological and social aspects of adolescents. It is a critical transition into adulthood whereby heightened risk-taking and sensation-seeking takes place, such as substance abuse. In a South Af...
Contrary to the old dictum that central obesity is more common among men than women, recent reports have shown a gradual reversal of this trend, as suggested by some studies.
Objective: To compare the prevalence of central obesity among men and women with Diabetes mellitus in NorthCentral Nigeria.
Metho...
Rimamnunra, G N;
Utoo, P M;
Ngwoke, K;
Bako, I A;
Akwaras, A N;
Swende, L T;
Omokhua, O E;
Ogbeyi, G O;
Izeji, R I;
Daniel, D A;
Akobi, M A.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment program has grown exponentially in Nigeria largely due to improved Antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen which has changed the course of HIV/AIDs by enabling patients to live longer, raising concern of the co-existence of HIV with other...
