ABSTRACT Background: There is a significant increase of drug abuse especially injection in Tanzania. Injection behaviors have been known to facilitate the transmission of HIV. Injecting drug users are among the population with an increased risk of contracting HIV. Understanding their perceived risk is a significant factor in determining the behaviors of this group Objective: This study wanted to assess the perceived risk of HIV infections among injecting drug users in Zanzibar. Methods: A c...
Abstract Background: Pregnancy associated hypertensive disorder and intrauterine growth restriction are common complication responsible for neonatal and maternal morbidity. Most current hypothesis regarding the pathophysiologic mechanisms of pregnancy induced hypertention point to early placenta abnormalities. The production of hCG by the placenta in early pregnancy is critical for implantation and maintainance of the blastocyst. Since it is postulated that preeclampsia is likely a trophobla...
Abstract Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is a significant disease in livestock and human. Because of medical and veterinary importance it is essential to study the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection among human and animals in various area of the world. The aim of this study was to estimate seroprevalence of T. gondii in cattle in Gedarif state . A three hundred serum samples were collected from four localities :100 from Baldeyat El- Gedarif ,60 from Glabat El-Shargea ,90 from ...
Part of this work has been accepted for publication as paper entitled: 1. Nuha Abu Elabbas Dia Alnaeim, Hisham Ismail Seri, Siham Elias Suliman, Omar Ibrahim Omar Ali (2019). Evaluation of Efficacy of four anthelmintics and possible multiple-Drug Resistance in Sheep in Sudan. SUST Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, 20(1): (Accepted)
ABSTRACT Background Premalignant cervical lesions that precede cervical cancers are the highest in low income countries. However, in 2007 Tanzania had reported to have as high as 17 % with 9972 incident cases and 6695 deaths of cervical cancer. There is limited documented close association between individual risk factor(s) and prevalence of the pre-malignant cervical cancer. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine prevalence of premalignant cervical lesions and associated risks fac...
Abstract Heart diseases are major health problem and greatly affecting the economic and social status of such patients. The objective of this study to measure of prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and platelets count in heart disease patients compared to control, and compared between heart disease patients them self according to age and gender to observe change which can occur. The study was carried out at the Sudan Cardiac Center, at Khartoum state, Sudan. One hundred b...
Abstract Whipping ritual during Sudanese wedding ceremonies could be associated with blood-borne infection that results from viruses such as hepatitis B virus, HCV and HIV. This study was aimed to investigate hepatitis B virus infection among men whipped during Sudanese wedding ceremonies using enzyme-linked immunesorbant Assay (ELISA) for detection of HBs Ag. This was a comparative cross-sectional study which was carried out during the period from January to April 2017. A total of hundred r...
Abstract Osteoporosis is disease characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture incidence. The osteoporosis is becoming public health problem in Sudan and neighboring countries and worldwide. As the environmental risk factors for osteoporosis in women are similar, the study aim to evaluate 25-OH vitamin D, total calcium and phosphorus levels among Sudanese post-menopausal osteoporotic...
Abstract Background: According to the theory of planned behavior, an intention to carry out a certain behavior facilitates action. In the context of birth in health facility, the intention to use health facilities for childbirth may better ensure better maternal and neonatal survival. Little is known on the influence of the domains of theory of planned behavior on birth in health facility intention. The study aimed to determine the influence of the domains of theory of planned behavior on bi...
Abstract Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a systemic metabolic disorder, Diabetic nephropathy (DN), is a common cause of end stage renal disease worldwide. Cystatin C has been identified as a new, promising, and easily measurable marker for detecting mild decrease in GFR with highly specificity and sensitivity. Study aims to evaluate serum cystatin C among type 2 DM during a period of March-August 2015 in Khartoum state. A hundred and twenty subjects classified as 60 healthy apparently as control g...
Abstract Large-scale production of mine wastes and their secure disposal has been a problem of global concern. In this work, the chemical kinetics of roasting of crude pyrite, a mine waste from Merelani to form sulphur dioxide, a key precursor in the production of sulphuric acid was studied. Conversion of pyrite into sulphur dioxide revealed pseudo first order kinetic with respect of solid reactant in gas-solid system. The activation energy (Ea) value of 15kJ/mol was deduced from Arrhenius e...
ABSTRACT Background: The issue of low performance among student nurses is still a challenge in theoretical and clinical practice, insufficient use of formative assessment is among the contributing factors. Objective: To assess of nursing students‟ perceptions on formative assessment procedures and its effects on midwifery II module performance. Method: A cross-sectional study of 430, third year Diploma Nursing Students‟ from seven nursing schools was conducted in Kilimanjaro, Dodoma, and...
Abstract This was a descriptive cross sectional study carried out during the period from September 2018 to march 2019 . This study was conducted in Atbara state in the ultrasound department of Atbara hospital . The study aimed to characterize the gallbladder measurement in symptomatic patients 50 patients with clinical suspected of gallbladder disease/ hepatitis cirrhosis and renal failure (26 male- 24 female ) were enrolled in the study . The study showed that the male are common affected t...
Abstract A cross sectional study was conducted for determination of camel theileriosis and investigation of associated potential risk factors in Northern State, Sudan. A total of 202 blood samples from camel were collected and examined using Direct smear and Geimsa stain method. The result indicated that camel theileriosis infection was prevalent among camel at Northern State with an overall prevalence of 3%. The following risk factors showed association with camel theileriosis in the univar...
ABSTRACT Background: There is increasing rate of umbilical cord abnormalities that put a pregnant woman at the risk of operative delivery, perinatal complications and adverse new born outcomes. Therefore, morphological variations in structure of this vital structure could determine the obstetrics outcomes. Despite the umbilical cord being considered to contribute to obstetric outcome, practice of examining it in Africa even globally is limited. The aim of this study was to assess predictors ...