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Volume 11(3);  September 2011

Editorial

Editor's Choice
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 301–302.
PMCID:
PMC3260997
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Non Communicable diseases

Local incentive spirometry improves peak expiratory flow rate in teenage sickle cell anaemia patients: a randomized pilot trial
AF Adeniyi, KS Saminu
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 303–308.
PMCID:
PMC3261006
Abstract Full Text PDF–113K
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) experiences associated with snoring in adult Nigerians
OA Sogebi, EA Oyewole, OO Olusoga-Peters
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 309–314.
PMCID:
PMC3261016
Abstract Full Text PDF–114K
Nose and throat complications associated with passive smoking among Congolese school children
J Sokolo Gedikondele, B Longo-Mbenza, J Matanda Nzanza, E Lukoki Luila, P Reddy, D Buso
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 315–319.
PMCID:
PMC3261010
Abstract Full Text PDF–108K
Early smoking initiation and associated factors among in-school male and female adolescents in seven African countries
K Peltzer
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 320–328.
PMCID:
PMC3261015
Abstract Full Text PDF–132K
Actual and perceived substance use of health science students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa
T Steyl, J Phillips
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 329–333.
PMCID:
PMC3261001
Abstract Full Text PDF–107K
Factorial validation and reliability analysis of the brain fag syndrome scale
BA Ola, DO Igbokwe
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 334–340.
PMCID:
PMC3261013
Abstract Full Text PDF–120K
Measured effect of some socio-demographic factors on depression among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH)
EO Akin-Odanye, C Asuzu Chioma, O Popoola Abiodun
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 341–345.
PMCID:
PMC3261007
Abstract Full Text PDF–117K
The incidence of mesothelioma has not decreased for the last twenty years in Southeast region of Anatolia
AI Carkanat, A Abdurrahman, O Abakay, S Cengizhan, SH Selimoglu, A Senyigit
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 346–352.
PMCID:
PMC3260992
Abstract Full Text PDF–198K
Management and outcome of gastric carcinoma in Zaria, Nigeria
A Ahmed, AY Ukwenya, JG Makama, I Mohammad
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 353–361.
PMCID:
PMC3261017
Abstract Full Text PDF–133K
A comparison of triage methods for Kenyan women who screen positive for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid
KCL Lewis, VD Tsu, A Dawa, NA Kidula, IN Chami, JW Sellors
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 362–369.
PMCID:
PMC3261012
Abstract Full Text PDF–126K
Report on a cryotherapy service for women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a district hospital in western Kenya
KDC Lewis, JW Sellors, A Dawa, VD Tsu, NA Kidula
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 370–376.
PMCID:
PMC3261002
Abstract Full Text PDF–168K
Perceived causes of obstetric fistulae from rural southern Tanzania
MR Kazaura, RS Kamazima, EJ Mangi
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 377–382.
PMCID:
PMC3260994
Abstract Full Text PDF–123K
Self-reported sexual behaviour among adolescent girls in Uganda: reliability of data debated
EB Råssjö, F Mirembe, Darj Elisabeth
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 383–389.
PMCID:
PMC3261022
Abstract Full Text PDF–111K
Antenatal and postnatal care service utilization in southern Ethiopia: a population-based study
N Regassa
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 390–397.
PMCID:
PMC3260999
Abstract Full Text PDF–130K
Environmental barriers experienced by stroke patients in Musanze district in Rwanda: a descriptive qualitative study
G Urimubenshi, A Rhoda
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 398–405.
PMCID:
PMC3261026
Abstract Full Text PDF–136K
The association of anthropometric measurements and lipid profiles in Turkish hypertensive adults
Yildiran Hilal, TN Acar, E Koksal, KM Gezmen, G Akbulut, S Bilici, N Sanlier
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 407–413.
PMCID:
PMC3261009
Abstract Full Text PDF–153K
Metabolic syndrome in Tunisian bipolar I patients
A Ezzaher, Mouhamed D Haj, A Mechri, F Neffati, W Douki, L Gaha, MF Najjar
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 414–420.
PMCID:
PMC3261024
Abstract Full Text PDF–128K
Comparative performance of HbA1c 6.5% for FPG ≥7.0 vs 2hr PG≥11.1 criteria for diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes
AN Adamu
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 421–426.
PMCID:
PMC3261023
Abstract Full Text PDF–112K
Mean Platelet volume in diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children
S Bilici, T Sekmenli, M Göksu, M Melek, V Avci
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 427–432.
PMCID:
PMC3261004
Abstract Full Text PDF–123K
Peripheral vascular surgical procedures in Ilorin, Nigeria: indications and outcome
PO Adeoye, SO Adebola, OAM Adesiyun, KT Braimoh
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 433–437.
PMCID:
PMC3260998
Abstract Full Text PDF–107K
Incidence, causes and pattern of cancellation of Elective surgical operations in a University Teaching Hospital in the Lake Zone, Tanzania
PL Chalya, JM Gilyoma, JB Mabula, S Simbila, IH Ngayomela, AB Chandika, W Mahalu
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 438–443.
PMCID:
PMC3261008
Abstract Full Text PDF–115K

Case Reports

Physiotherapy management of an infant with Bilateral Congenital Talipes Equino varus
AO Ezeukwu, SM Maduagwu
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 444–448.
PMCID:
PMC3261019
Abstract Full Text PDF–171K
Pancreatic cancer in an 18-year-old boy
DL Kitara, HR Wabinga
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 449–453.
PMCID:
PMC3261025
Abstract Full Text PDF–128K
Type 2 Diabetes mellitus in a Nigerian child: a case report
BE Otaigbe, EE Imafidon
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 454–456.
PMCID:
PMC3260995
Abstract Full Text PDF–85K

Health Systems

Sea-Change or Change Challenge? Health Information access in Developing Countries: The U.S. National Library of Medicine experience
J Royall, B Lyon
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 457–463.
PMCID:
PMC3260996
Abstract Full Text PDF–386K
Use of personal digital assistants for data collection in a multi-site AIDS stigma study in rural south Nyanza, Kenya
MA Onono, N Carraher, RC Cohen, EA Bukusi, JM Turan
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 464–473.
PMCID:
PMC3261000
Abstract Full Text PDF–142K
The microbial quality of drinking water in Manonyane community: Maseru District (Lesotho)
P Gwimbi
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 474–480.
PMCID:
PMC3260991
Abstract Full Text PDF–241K
Out-of-pocket payment for health services: constraints and implications for government employees in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, South east Nigeria
PG Oyibo
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 481–485.
PMCID:
PMC3260993
Abstract Full Text PDF–106K
Occupational violence against dental professionals in southern Nigeria
CC Azodo, EB Ezeja, EE Ehikhamenor
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 486–492.
PMCID:
PMC3261011
Abstract Full Text PDF–257K
Use of a pilot drug information centre
AW Tumwikirize, JW Ogwal-Okeng, A Vernby, WW Anokbonggo, LL Gustafsson, CS Lundborg
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 493–498.
PMCID:
PMC3261021
Abstract Full Text PDF–114K
Potential drug-drug interactions on in-patient medication prescriptions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) in western Uganda: prevalence, clinical importance and associated factors
SJ Lubinga, E Uwiduhaye
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 499–507.
PMCID:
PMC3261003
Abstract Full Text PDF–148K

Nutrition

Social determinants of breastfeeding in Italy
M J Kambale
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 508–517.
PMCID:
PMC3261020
Abstract Full Text PDF–129K
Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in Kware, Nigeria
MO Oche, AS Umar, H Ahmed
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 518–523.
PMCID:
PMC3261014
Abstract Full Text PDF–114K

Infections

Preclinical efficacy and safety of herbal formulation for management of wounds
PE Ogwang, J Nyafuono, Moses Agwaya, F Omujal, HR Tumusiime, AH Kyakulaga
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 524–529.
PMCID:
PMC3261005
Abstract Full Text PDF–187K
Management of inflammatory complications in third molar surgery: A review of the literature
OD Osunde, RA Adebola, UK Omeje
Afr Health Sci. 2011 September; 11(3): 530–537.
PMCID:
PMC3261018
Abstract Full Text PDF–127K
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