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Diagnostic et évaluation de la réponse thérapeutique de la leucémie myéloïde chronique au Mali par l’hybridation in situ fluorescente
Diagnosis and evaluation of the response to treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia in Mali by fluorescent in situ hybridization

Health sci. dis; 23 (7), 2022
La leucémie myéloïde chronique (LMC) est une hémopathie maligne caractérisée par la présence du chromosome Philadelphie ou du gène de fusion BCR/ABL1. Au Mali, les approches génétiques de diagnostic et d’évaluation de la réponse thérapeutique de la LMC font défaut d’où l’intérêt de...

The North-East Moroccan physicians' management of menopause: Prescription vs. nonprescription of hormonal treatment

Afr. j. reprod. health; 26 (6), 2022
This study examined the management of North-East Moroccan physicians of menopause. The poll was carried out on a representative sample of physicians in the Nador region. The sample included gynecologists and general practitioner physicians in both public and private medical sectors. The survey contained ...

Prise en charge des patients COVID-19 à l'hôpital de dermatologie de Bamako
Care of COVID-19 patients at the dermatology hospital of Bamako

Mali Médical; 28 (3), 2022
Aim: To assess the COVID-19 patients’ treatment duration according to the place of treatment at the Dermatology Hospital of Bamako (DHB). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study comparing the management of COVID-19 PCR-positive patients in the hospital to that of those managed at home from March 2020...

Assessment of Willingness to pay for Community-Based Health Insurance among Artisans in a selected Community of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria

Ibom Medical Journal; 15 (2), 2022
Background: Community-based health insurance (CBHI) has emerged as a more efficient and equitable approach to healthcare financing. It was designed to ensure that sufficient resources are made available for members to access effective healthcare. This study assessed the willingness to pay (WTP) for CBHI ...

Impact of the COVID-19 facemask disposal on environment and perception of people of the Sultanate of Oman

Environmental concerns are increasing in and around us due to improper discharge of personal protective gear or equipment (PPEs) during the current pandemic with SARS-CoV-2.The residents of Salalah, under the Dhofar governorate of Oman,were hastening to take every possible m...

A mixed-methods, cross-sectional study of perceived stigma among Ugandans with epilepsy

African Health Sciences; 22 (1), 2022
Background: Epilepsy is associated with stigma and negatively impacts the lives of people living with epilepsy (PLWE) and their immediate families. More understanding of the stigma and discrimination experienced by PLWE in sub-Saharan Africa is needed. Methods: In a cross-sectional, mixed methods study, ...

Strengths, disconnects and lessons in local and central governance of the response to the first wave of COVID-19 in Ghana

Ghana med. j; 56 (3 suppl), 2022
Objectives: To explore governance, coordination and implementation actors, structures and processes, facilitators, and barriers within local government and between central and local government in Ghana’s COVID-19 response during the first wave of the outbreak. Design: Cross-sectional single case study....

Sexual behaviours and their associated factors among young people in the Dodowa Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (DHDSS) in Ghana

Ghana med. j; 56 (3 suppl), 2022
Objective: This paper describes sexual behaviours and their associated factors among young people. Design: The study design is cross-sectional. Setting: Dodowa Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (DHDSS) in Ghana’s Shai-Osudoku and Ningo Prampram districts. Participants: Young people aged 10 to 24...

Short Term Visual and Refractive Outcome following Surgical Intervention forPosterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) in Children in a Tertiary Eye Hospital

West Afr. j. med; 39 (11), 2022
BACKGROUND: PCO occurs commonly postoperatively followingcataract extraction in children, obscuring vision as did the initialcataract. It may require a second surgical procedure when it is dense.It is expected that this results in restoration of vision and it is importantto ascertain that this ...

Associations between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and the experience of violence among women and girls living with and at risk of HIV in Nigeria

Aim: Women and girls living with and at high risk of HIV (WGL&RHIV) had an increased risk for gender-based violence (GBV) during COVID-19. The study aimed to assess the associations between vaccine hesitancy and GBV, HIV status and psychological distress among these vulnerable women and girls in Nigeri...