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26Apr2024

Editor’s choice: Tackling infectious diseases, NCDs and sexual reproductivehealth issues as we enter our 24th year of remarkable growth

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James K Tumwine, Editor-In-Chief, African Health Sciences You are welcome to this first issue of 2024, which marks our entry into the 24th year of publication of African Health Sciences. […]

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26Apr2024

Preconception and contraceptive care for women living with HIV/AIDSattending antiretroviral treatment clinics in Lagos State, Nigeria

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Samuel Oyibo1, Atariata Oghenewoke1, Mary Odeyemi Balogun1, Ugbe Maurice-Joel Ugbe2 AbstractBackground: Women living with HIV/AIDS possess fertility desires similar to their uninfected counterparts, and with advances in health therapies, these […]

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26Apr2024

Effects of SNPs on TNF-α and IL-10 cytokine expression in TB and HIVpatients in the Capricorn district, Limpopo Province, South Africa

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Mosebo A Manabile, Tibello C Maguga-Phasha, Marema E Makgatho Abstract1Background: The impact of Tuberculosis (TB) places an immense burden on the health care system. Infection with HumanImmunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is […]

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29May2019

Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in a neglected community, South western Nigeria at two points in time, spaced three years apart

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Oluchi G Otuneme1, Oluwasola O Obebe2, Titus T Sajobi3, Waheed A Akinleye1, Taiwo G Faloye1 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. Department of Veterinary […]

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29May2019

Review of Leishmaniasis in the Middle East and North Africa

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Ahmed Tabbabi Department of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Public Health, Tunis, Tunisia Abstract Background: Cutaneous and visceral forms of leishmaniasis are the most important protozoan infection in the […]

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29May2019

Why oral antiseptic mouth rinsing before sputum collection cannot reduce contamination rate of mycobacterial culture in Burkina-Faso

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Antoinette Kabore1,  Juliette Tranchot-Diallo1,2, Adama Sanou1,2, Hervé Hien3,4, Géraldine Daneau5, Michel Kireopori Gomgnimbou6, Nicolas Meda3,7, Lassana Sangaré7,8 Centre MURAZ, Department of biomedical Sciences. University of Nazi Boni, UFR/ST. Centre MURAZ, […]

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29May2019

IL-18 polymorphisms and tuberculosis susceptibility: a meta-analysis

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Li-Bo Zhen,Ya-Ping Sun, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Liang-Sheng Yin Department of Tuberculosis, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, 208 East Road, Hangzhou Ring, Hangzhou, China. Abstract Objective: To investigate the association between IL-18 polymorphisms […]

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10May2019

Audit of insulin prescription patterns and associated burden among diabetics in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria

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Michael A Olamoyegun1, Akinyemi T Akinlade2, Oluwabukola A Ala3 Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Unit, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, & LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, […]

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10May2019

Association of hyperuricemia with metabolic syndrome among university workers: sex and occupational differences

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Maureen Jepkorir Cheserek1,2, Yonghui Shi1, Guowei Le1 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China. Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of […]

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10May2019

Progress in infections, reproductive health and non-communicable diseases

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James K Tumwine Editor In Chief,  African Health Sciences. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i3.1 Cite as: Tumwine JK. Progress in infections, reproductive health and non-communicable diseases. Afri Health Sci. 2018;18(2): i-iv. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i3.1   […]

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