Results: 20

Profil audiométrique des surdités à Brazzaville
Audiometric pattern of deafness in Brazzaville

Health sci. dis; 25 (2 suppl 1), 2024
Introduction. La surdité est une perturbation auditive correspondant à la diminution ou la suppression de la capacité d’entendre le son. L’objectif de cette étude était de déterminer le profil audiométrique de la surdité à Brazzaville Méthodologie. Il s’agissait d’une étude transversal...

Connaissances, attitudes et perceptions de la césarienne chez les gestantes suivies en CPN dans 6 maternités de Kinshasa
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Objectifs: Evaluer le niveau de connaissances, décrire les attitudes ainsi que les perceptions des gestantes sur la césarienne. MéthodesIl s’agissait d’une étude descriptive transversale qui s’est déroulée durant la période allant du 01 Février au 30Avril 2023 (soit 3...

Frequency and determinants of phytotherapy use in patients with type 2 diabetes in the Dschang Health District, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Pan Afr. med. j; 47 (), 2024
Introduction: phytotherapy is widely used in Africa for the management of many diseases. Data on the use of phytotherapy in people with type 2 diabetes are scarce. We aimed to determine the frequency and factors associated with the consumption/use of phytotherapy products among patients with type 2 diabe...

Knowledge, perception, and practice of Libyan mothers towards varicella and its vaccination Tripoli, Libya

This study was conducted to ascertain the level of knowledge, perception and practice towards chickenpox infection and its vaccination and to find out the relationship of knowledge to some of related characteristics of the mothers and their children. A cross sectional study was conducted among Libyan mot...

Perception of doctors at Elobied teaching hospital toward antibiotics resistance as a health threat

Sudan j. med. sci; 19 (1), 2024
Background: Resistance to antibiotics has increased dramatically over the past few years and has now reached a level that places future patients in real danger. Several factors contribute to this problem, some of them are health workers related and others are community related. This study aimed to assess...

Perceptions des enseignants-chercheurs de l’ULSHB dans la mise en œuvre de l’Assurance Maladie Obligatoire
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Cet article porte sur les perceptions que les Enseignants-chercheurs de l’Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines Bamako ( (ULSHB) ont de l’Assurance Maladie Obligatoire. L’objectif du travail est d’analyser ces différentes perceptions. Au plan méthodologique, ...

Assessment of the level of awareness, knowledge, and risk perception of community members about mpox infection in Nigeria

Background: Since the resurgence of mpox disease in 2017, Nigeria alone has accounted for about 60% of confirmed cases reported in the African region. This study therefore aimed to understand the knowledge and perception of the general public towards the mpox infection. Methods: We conducted a cross-sec...

Level of knowledge, and risk perception of Mpox disease among Primary healthcare workers in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study of Jigawa, Oyo and Lagos States

Pan Afr. med. j; 48 (), 2024
Introduction: in Nigeria, studies on mpox among primary healthcare workers are scarce despite increasing incidence of mpox disease between 2017-2022. This study aimed to assess primary healthcare workers knowledge and perception of mpox in Nigeria. Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional survey among pri...

Perceptions and attitudes of midwives on respectful maternity care during childbirth: a qualitative study in three district hospitals of Kigali city of Rwanda

Pan Afr. med. j; 46 (), 2023
Introduction: Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) is “a universal human right for every childbearing woman”. In Rwanda, few studies conducted on RMC assessed how women perceive care provided during childbirth, yet little is known about providers' perspectives. We investigated the perceptions and attitude...

Leisure education to leadership: Youth with physical disabilities’ experiences in South Africa

Introduction: Young people with physical disabilities frequently lack opportunities to develop their leadership potential. These include their ability to make decisions and be able to take charge of their leisure programmes. An argument is made that developing leadership skills for youth with physical di...