Background: Research involving adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) is challenging, as adolescents often struggle with articulating their experiences, a difficulty further compounded by HIV-related stigma, particularly in African contexts. Photovoice methods offer a valuable participatory approach, engagi...
Background: Burn injuries cause significant morbidity and mortality, with prevalence in developing countries such as South Africa. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and referral patterns of burn injuries.
Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted in a single emergency cen...
Introduction: it is now clear that several antimalarials, such as primaquine, can cause severe hemolytic anemia in people with G6PD deficiency. Prescriptions for antimalarials should consider G6PD status, especially in malaria-endemic areas. The frequency of G6PD is quite high in some countries in sub-Sa...
Diallo, D;
Diallo, K;
Barry, T M;
Kaba, M P;
Diallo, M S;
Diallo, A T;
Sylla, S M;
Sow, O;
Doumbouya, N B;
Barry, F D;
Diallo, D B;
Sylla, D.
Introduction: L’infection à Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) est une pathologie fréquente dans certaines zones géographiques, pouvant entraîner au cours de son évolution une morbi-mortalité importante. Le but de cette étude était d’évaluer la prévalence et les facteurs associés à l’infec...
Introduction : l’allaitement maternel exclusif (AME) est le fait de donner le lait maternel au bébé sans rien d’autre jusqu’à l’âge de six mois. Il comble ses besoins nutritionnels et le protège des maladies. Mais cette pratique est de plus en plus délaissée pour diverses raisons. L’obje...
Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a partially double-stranded, enveloped virus with a circular DNA genome. This virus increasingly infects the population. Information on HBV infections in South Sudan is limited. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and major risk factors of HBV infections am...
Introduction: the prevalence of tobacco use among blue-collar workers such as construction artisans is disproportionately higher than in the general population, yet very limited studies have been conducted about such workers in Nigeria, the most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa. Objectives: this st...
Feki, Rim;
Zouari, Lobna;
Majdoub, Yosra;
Omri, Sana;
Gassara, Imen;
Smaoui, Najeh;
Bouali, Manel Maalej;
Thabet, Jihene Ben;
Charfi, Nada;
Charfi, Nada;
Maalej, Mohamed.
Introduction: les troubles post-traumatiques survenant à la suite d'un accident de la route ont un impact tant sanitaire qu'économique.
Méthodes: notre étude prospective, vise à déterminer la prévalence de ces troubles, et de dégager leurs facteurs de risque auprès de sujets victimes d'accidents...
Background:Methicillin resistant S. aureus(MRSA) has become a major public health predicament worldwide. This is owing to its involvement in the evolution of MDR strains and difficulty in therapeutic management of infected patients. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of methicillin re...
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus,
Prevalence,
d0039330,
d0029390,
d0024430,
d0049170,
d0058390,
d0062680,
d0067690,
d0067840,
d0144950
Background: Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Kenya. Yet, little is known about prognostic awareness and preferences for prognostic information.
Aim: To assess the prevalence of prognostic awareness and preference for prognostic information among advanced cancer patients in Kenya.
Setting: Ou...
