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Influence of feedforward control-based health education intervention on compliance, visual function and self-perceived burden among patients with diabetic retinopathy
Objective: To assess the influence of feedforward control-based health education intervention on the compliance, v...
Risk factors influencing chemotherapy compliance and survival of elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Objective: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has high degree of malignance and proneness to recurrence and metast...
Cervical cancer awareness and risk factors among women residing in an urban slum in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria
Background: Poor awareness of cervical cancer and high prevalence of its risk factors may be responsible for the l...
Prevalence and predictors of type 2 diabetes complications: a single centre observation
Background: Diabetes complications are a major burden on persons living with diabetes and the health care systems....
Assessment of risk factors associated with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Gulu regional referral hospital
Background: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is increasingly recognized as emerging infectious disease o...
Editorial: Reducing the risks of nuclear war: the role of health professionals
A.    AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES OPEN ACCESS POLICYWhile African Health Sciences has been freely...
Impacts of Covid-19 & black fungus on diabetes patients in India
A.    AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES OPEN ACCESS POLICYWhile African Health Sciences has been freely...
Correlations of intestinal microorganisms with liver and immune functions of patients with human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus coinfection
Objective: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection has threatened the survival ...
Molecular characterization of multidrug resistant (MDR) clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Nsukka, South Eastern Nigeria
Background: P. aeruginosa is an important nosocomial pathogen with increasing resistance to antibiotics. Objective...
Efficacy of arthroscopic internal fixation with countersunk screw in the treatment of talus fracture
Objective: To explore clinical effects of arthroscopic internal fixation with countersunk screw in the treatment o...
Spatio-temporal modelling of under-five mortality in Lesotho using demographic and health survey data
Background: Lesotho is in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) region which aims to reduce the under-five mortal...
Prevalence and factors associated with low birth weight among newborns in South Sudan
Background: WHO estimates that that 13% of babies are delivered low birth weight in Sub-Saharan Africa. Infants wi...
Birth asphyxia and its associated factors among newborns at a tertiary hospital: evidence from Southern Ethiopia
Background: Globally, 45% of under-five children death occurs during the neonatal period and about 25% of all neon...
Reproductive health challenges of an African school girl: a case report on non-bulging imperforate hymen with haematocolpometra during Covid-19 pandemic
Background: Several schoolgirls attain reproductive age with undiagnosed gynaecological problems which pose challe...
Neonatal factors associated with immediate low Apgar score in newborn babies in an intermediate hospital in Namibia: a case control study
Introduction: Apgar score is conducted to a baby immediately after birth checking how the baby tolerated the birth...
Digestive manifestations of Covid-19 in children: a retrospective study
Background: The world is currently facing a pandemic due to a new species of the Coronaviridae family called SARS-...
Prevalence and factors associated with neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care units of Gurage zone public hospital, South West Ethiopia
Background: Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is the leading cause of respiratory failure and death of a neonate...
Effects of metabolic syndrome on bone mineral density in postmenopausal Turkish women
Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the potential effects of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its compone...
Abdominal obesity, serum estradiol and cardiovascular risk among Nigerian postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study
Background: Rates of cardiovascular (CV) disease mortality is usually higher in men but this equalizes with that o...
The prevalence of sexual violence against African women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: High rates of sexual violence ratios in low-income countries are recognized as a global public health ...
A cross-sectional study of prevalence and predictors of risky sexual behavior among school-going adolescents in Mbarara municipality, Uganda
Background: Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa are at a greater risk of experiencing the adverse consequences of ri...
Medical ethics and compliance amongst physician groups: a self-assessed survey in a hospital in Southeast Nigeria
Background: Being a doctor remains a moral enterprise as he is expected to make some medical decisions based on et...
Predictors of fertility awareness among selected married women of childbearing age in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey
Background: Increased fertility awareness can help infertile couples to achieve pregnancy.Objectives: This study a...
Risk factors analysis of endoscopy and TIPS in the treatment of secondary esophagogastric varicose bleeding with cirrhosis
Objective: To analyse the risk factors of secondary hemorrhage and survival rate in cirrhotic patients with esopha...
Contraceptive use and sexual quality of life of patients with thalassemia in Northern Cyprus: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Objective: Although contraception methods are an important factor affecting sexual life, no literature has been re...
Risk factors of recurrent thyroid nodules after radiofrequency ablation
Objective: To investigate the risk factors of thyroid nodule recurrence after radiofrequency ablation (RFA).Method...
Service delivery inaccessibility as a predictor of teenage pregnancy in South Africa
Background: With the onset of the South African democracy in 1994 it was hoped that many social inequalities would...
Clinical nursing application of parenteral nutrition combined with enteral nutrition support in neurosurgery
Background: To explore the clinical nursing effect of parenteral nutrition combined with enteral nutrition support...
Preliminary efficacy, feasibility and safety of intra-umbilical oxytocin to reduce the time to placental delivery at caesarean section: an exploratory randomized trial
Background: Delayed placental separation either after vaginal birth or caesarean birth is an important cause of po...
A comparative study on the effectiveness of paracervical block and parenteral diclofenac for pain relief during manual vacuum aspiration
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of paracervical block with intramuscular Diclofenac for pain relief during...
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