Results: 66

Comparaison des coûts du traitement du paludisme en biomédecine et en médecine traditionnelle à Niono (Mali)
Comparison of costs of treatment of malaria in biomedicine and traditional medicine in Niono (Mali)

Introduction. Au Mali, la prise en charge du paludisme se fait à travers la médecine conventionnelle et la médecine traditionnelle, mais peu d’évaluation existe sur les implications fi nancières de ces approches qui coexistent et qui sont pratiqués parfois de manière concomitante. L’objectif d...

Wilson’s disease and autoimmune hepatitis coexistence: A cause of diagnostic delay

Sudan j. med. sci; 18 (3), 2023
This case report describes a 27-year-old housewife who presented with a progressive and insidious onset of abdominal distension, loss of appetite, and fatigue which started 3 months before her presentation. The physical assessment showed moderate ascites and small liver size, and no other peripheral evid...

Optimisation de la prothèse complète supra-radiculaire mandibulaire par l’usage de l’attachement barre: rapport de cas
Optimization of the mandibular supra-radicular complete prosthesis by the use of the bar attachment: a case report

Introduction : L’équilibre d’une prothèse complète amovible mandibulaire est délicat vu la surface d’appui restreinte. L’objectif du travail était de décrire l’intérêt de la prothèse amovible supra-radiculaire retenue par l’attachement barre dans la gestion d’un édentement subtota...

Essential health services delivery status during COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A national mixed-methods survey of primary healthcare units

Ethiop. j. health sci. (Online); 33 (2 Special Issue), 2023
BACKGROUND: Essential health services are a package of services critical to improve health outcomes. COVID-19 pandemic disrupts essential health services. However, the level of essential health service disruption due to COVID-19 in Ethiopia is not clear. This study aimed at measuring the status of delive...

Challenges faced by the HIV testing system in low- and middle-income countries

Introduction: Determining the HIV status of some individuals remains challenging due to multidimensional factors such as flaws in diagnostic systems, technological challenges, and viral diversity. This report pinpoints challenges faced by the HIV testing system in Cameroon. Case presentation: A 53-year-...

Estimation du succès fonctionnel et esthétique des implants dentaires
Estimation of the functional and aesthetic success of dental implants

Les implants dentaires ont révolutionné la réhabilitation orale partielle et totale. Des taux de succès allant de 80% à 100% à travers le monde (Buser, 2019) Le succès du traitement implantaire doit répondre à deux objectifs pour être validé. Le premier est le concept d'ostéointégration et l...

Physical activity levels in female breast cancer patients and survivors in Ekurhuleni, South Africa

Background: By using complementary therapies, such as exercise rehabilitation during and after cancer treatment, breast cancer patients and survivors can improve their quality of life and overall health while also negating the deleterious effects of breast cancer and its treatment. Objectives: The aim of...

Acceptability of hair harvest as a method of tuberculosis therapeutic drug monitoring among adult pulmonary TB patients: a qualitative study

Background: The current six months regimen for drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB) is long, complex, and requires adherence monitoring. TB hair drug level assay is one innovative approach to monitor TB treatment adherence however, its acceptability in the context of African multi-cultural settings is not ...

Preferred techniques of hair harvest for medical testing among adult pulmonary TB patients

Background: Antiretroviral hair drug levels are currently being used to monitor adherence to HIV treatment. There is currently a dearth of literature on the preferred technique(s) of hair harvest for medical testing in the context of African multicultural settings. Objective: To explore the preferred tec...

SD bioline malaria rapid diagnostic test performance and time to become negative after treatment of malaria infection in southwest Nigerian children

Ann. afr. med; 22 (4), 2023
Context and Aim: Given the challenges of microscopy, we compared its performance with SD Bioline malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and evaluated the time it took for positive results to become negative after treatment of children with acute uncomplicated malaria. Su...