Abstract This overview aimed to describe the situation of healthcare access in sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa, during the COVID-19 pandemic. A PubMed® search from March 31, 2020, to August 15, 2022, selected 116 articles. Healthcare access and consequences of COVID-19 were assessed based on ...
Objective: This review determined and reports the prevalence of urinary tract infections and aetiological agents common in most sub-Saharan African countries. Methods: A literature search involved Springer, Hindawi, PubMed, Medcrave, Google Scholar, BioMed, and Elsevier databases to identify the urinary ...
Gray, William Keith;
Paddick, Stella-Maria;
Ogunniyi, Adesola;
Olakehinde, Olaide;
Dotchin, Catherine;
Kissima, John;
Urasa, Sarah;
Kisoli, Aloyce;
Rogathi, Jane;
Mushi, Declare;
Adebiyi, Akindele;
Haule, Irene;
Robinson, Louise;
Walker, Richard.
ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),cognitive screening is complicated by both cultural and educational factors, and the existing normative values may not be applicable. The Identification of Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) cognitive screen is a low-literacy measure with good diagnostic accuracy for...
Background: Cervical cancer is a prominently diagnosed form of cancer in several resource-constrained settings particularly within the sub-Saharan African region. Globally, Africa region has the highest incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer. The high prevalence has been attributed to several f...
Abstract Tracing the pathways of cooperation in health in sub-Saharan Africa from hesitant exchanges to institutionalized dimensions from the 1920s to the early 1960s, this article addresses regional dynamics in health diplomacy which have so far been under-researched. The evolution thereof from early be...
El sarcoma de Kaposi se ha convertido en uno de los tumores más prevalentes en África tras la epidemia de VIH, que afecta de una manera similar a hombres y mujeres. El retraso diagnóstico y el limitado acceso a tratamiento antirretroviral o quimioterapia condicionan el pronóstico de los pacientes que...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: While the global prevalence of obesity is rapidly increasing, this pandemic has received less attention in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the light of the persistent undernutrition that exists in the context of maternal and child health. We aimed to describe obesity trends amo...
África del Sur del Sahara/epidemiología,
Peso al Nacer,
Estudios Transversales,
Trastornos del Crecimiento/epidemiología,
Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso,
Desnutrición/epidemiología,
Estado Nutricional,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Análisis Espacio-Temporal,
Delgadez/epidemiología,
Factores de Tiempo
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Here, we conducted an epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus (HBV) mono-infected and asymptomatic malaria/HBV coinfected immigrants and further discussed the possibility of malaria disease modifying the clinical presentation of HBV infection. METHODS: A total of 195 African ...
