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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant women: a multicentre cross-sectional survey in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Pan Afr. med. j; 47 (NA), 2024
Introduction: effective COVID-19 vaccines for the prevention of severe illness have been available for more than one year now. This study was carried out to ascertain vaccine hesitancy and its associations among pregnant women receiving antenatal care in Port Harcourt, a large cosmopolitan town in Nigeri...

Frequency of blood donation and malaria occurrence among blood donors in a tertiary hospital, Nigeria

Ibom Medical Journal; 17 (1), 2024
Context: Malaria is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Transfusion transmitted malaria contributes significantly to the burden of malaria in SSA. The safety of blood transfusion as it relates to frequency of blood donation and malaria occurrence on the part of don...

Awareness of malocclusion and attitude towards orthodontic treatment among trainee dental surgery technicians in Nigeria

Ibom Medical Journal; 17 (1), 2024
Objective: Malocclusion affects aesthetics, the physical, psychological and social life of a person. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of malocclusion and attitude towards orthodontic treatment among trainee dental surgery technicians in Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a descri...

Occurrence of high level methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureusin patients from health facilities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Ibom Medical Journal; 17 (1), 2024
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...

Mortalité à long terme des survivants d'accidents vasculaires cérébraux ischémiques à Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Long-term mortality of ischaemic stroke survivors in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Contexte et objectif. La survie à long terme des accidents vasculaires cérébraux ischémiques (AVCI) reste un défi majeur. L’objectif de ce travail était d’analyser la mortalité à long terme des survivants d’AVCI. Méthodes. Il s’est agi d’une cohorte rétrospective portant sur les patie...

Provision of cervical cancer services for women living with HIV, Uganda

Bull. W.H.O. (Print); 102 (6), 2024
Objective To describe the scale-up of cervical cancer screening and treatment for women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), aged 25–49 years in Uganda, and to analyse the programme data. Methods The health ministry targeted existing HIV clinics in a 2-year scale-up of cervical cancer screen...

Need for standardization and compliance to treatment protocols for COVID-19 within the African Region of the World Health Organization

COVID-19 pandemic changed the face of global health and brought about new issues in global health security and economy. The World Health Organization published guidelines for clinical management of COVID-19 four months after declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic. Scholarly reviews and studies from member...

Refus et hésitation vis-à-vis de la vaccination anti-COVID-19 à Douala, Cameroun
Refusal and hesitation regarding vaccination against COVID-19 in Douala, Cameroon

Pan Afr. med. j; 48 (), 2024
Introduction: la vaccination est l'une des stratégies recommandées par l'organisation mondiale de la santé pour réduire le poids de la COVID-19. Cependant, de nombreux pays africains comme le Cameroun présentent de faibles couvertures vaccinales anti-COVID19. Cette étude avait pour objectif d'étud...

Mortalité des personnes infectées par le VIH sous traitement antirétrovirale au centre Walé de 2017 à 2021: le Rôle des inégalités sociales
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Bien que le rôle des facteurs cliniques/biologiques associés à la mortalité ait déjà été exploré chez les patients infectés par le VIH sous traitement antirétroviral, peu d'attention a été accordée jusqu'à présent au rôle potentiel de la vulnérabilité sociale. Il s'agit d'u...

Aspects épidémiologiques du lymphome de Burkitt chez l’enfant à Bouaké
Epidemiological features of childhood Burkitt's lymphoma in Bouake

ntroduction.Le lymphome de Burkitt (LB) est le lymphome malin non hodgkinien le plus fréquent chez les enfants Africains. L’objectif de notre étude était d’étudierles caractéristiques épidémiologiques des enfants atteints de lymphome de Burkittà Bouaké.Méthodologie. I...