ABSTRACT Brucellosis is a contagious bacterial zoonotic disease worldwide of public health and economic importance. The disease affects all species of livestock, wild animals and humans leading to severe economic losses in animals and permanent injury, disabling sequel and financial loss in humans. A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Serengeti ecosystem between November 2017 and June 2018 to explore the occurrence and magnitude of Brucella infection and circulating Brucella strain...
ABSTRACT Aflatoxins (AF) and fumonisins (FM) are major foodborne mycotoxins of public health concerns that infect maize and groundnuts which are the main components of cereal-based complementary foods with formula (CBCF-F). The study was conducted to: determine and compare the quantity of total AF and FM among different types of CBCF-F, identify the factors that might influence high contamination of AF and FM in CBCF-F, and assess awareness and perceptions of the processors about AF and FM c...
ABSTRACT The current study aimed at establishing the levels and effects of heavy metals on immunity of fish in the Kafue River basin. The heavy metals analysed in fish muscle and soil included Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Nickel, Chromium, Lead, Iron, Cadmium and Manganese using Atomic Emission Spectrophotometer. The study found the concentrations of heavy metals to be lower than set standards by FAO and WHO with Copper being the only metal showing significant differences between the sexes (p=0.00...
ABSTRACT A cross-sectional study was conducted in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania between October, 2013 and March, 2014 to assess the antibiotic residues in raw cows’ milk produced by small-scale dairy farms. One hundred and ten small-scale dairy farmers were interviewed at household level on the handling and use of veterinary drugs, access to and availability of veterinary services, livestock diseases frequency and means of treatment, most commonly used antibiotic, awareness of drug residues ...
ABSTRACT Diabetes is a chronic life- long illness that affects the quality of life, requiring close monitoring and control. Diabetics have high risk for high economic burden (direct and indirect health costs) and catastrophic expenditure where healthcare costs are paid out of pocket. This study determined the economic burden and assessed the payment strategies and payment coping mechanisms of type 2 diabetic patients attending Out- Patient Department of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, ...
ABSTRACT Three medicinal plants, Albizia anthelmintica, Salvadora persica and Vernonia amygdalina used in traditional medicine in Magu district, Mwanza were investigated for antimicrobial and anthelmintic activity. Informal interviews carried out in two villages of Nassa ginnery and Mwanangi, revealed several plants used in traditional medicine to treat humans and livestock diseases. These plants were alleged to be effective in treating abdominal pains, worm infestations including schistosom...
ABSTRACT Jatropha cultivation for biofuel production in Tanzania started in 2006 and the process has kept on increasing. In Meru District it has continued through inter-cropping system, which can lead to food insecurity due to its competition with food crops in its growth requirements. A cross sectional research design was adopted in this study to examine how jatropha production as biofuel raw material influences food availability in the District. Overall, 232 male and 58 female farmers were...
A cross sectional study was conducted from February to May 2017 to investigate the prevalence of abomasal nematodes infection and to assess the relationship between the occurrence of these parasites and factors of age, sex, locality, body condition and breed in slaughtered sheep in Khartoum State, Sudan. A total of 350 abomasi were collected from three slaughterhouses namely: Karary, Nasr eldeen and Sabaloga in Karary, East Nile and Umbada localities respectively, and examined using pos...
This study was conducted among recurrent miscarriage and non miscarriage women in Wad madani teaching hospital to determine the prevalence of syphilis among those with previous miscarriage and those who had no miscarriage before . A total of ninety samples (n=90) were collected, during the period from April to June 2018, to demonstrate the frequency of syphilis and to compare between different diagnostic methods used for detection of syphilis. All samples were tested by using immunochro...
ABSTRACT Academic help is central to students’ academic adjustment and success. Nursing students encounter learning difficulties; thus, need assistance or advice to continue with learning tasks. That is why, as part of quality assurance, the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA), and the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) demand that training schools provide for students’ academic support. However, even with these regulat...
ABSTRACT The delivery of health interventions requires skilled and adequately supported health personnel. Work-life balance is the maintenance of a health workers balance between responsibilities at work and at home. The inadequacies of work-life balance practices in public hospitals has become a major concern among health workers resulting to high absenteeism and lateness, less time spent in clinical care, and increased patient waiting time. The general objective of the study was to establi...
This is a descriptive study to estimate the normal size of the uterus in Sudanese women and to compare the same variables amongst nulliparous vs multiparous ones. It was carried out in Khartoum state, during the period from September to October 2018. The study is done for 50 women age between 20-50 years 28 of women (56%) were nulliparous and 22 women (44%) were multiparous and excluded womenwith uterine pathology, pregnancy and those below the age of 20 and above 50 years. The data is ...
This study was conducted as retrospective case study aimed to determine the frequency of HPV (16 and 18) and EBV among Sudanese with esophageal cancer using immunohistochemistry and PCR. The study included one hundred and two 102 paraffin blocks from patients previously diagnosed as esophageal cancer from Khartoum Sudan, in Ibn Sina hospital, khartoum hospital, soba teaching hospital, military hospital and national health laboratory. Their age ranged from 21 to 98 years old with mean ag...
ABSTRACT Various organizations employ different human resources initiatives in order to increase efficiency. The most common initiatives employed to improve efficiency include performance contracts, internal contracting, contracting-out and outsourcing of services among others. Employing such initiatives are considered among the primary HRM practices, which are aimed at determining the equilibrium between workforce supply and the ability of healthcare practitioners to practice effectively an...
The aim of the study was to determine the role of ultrasound in relationship between placental location and fetal gender in second and third trimester of pregnancy. An analytic, observational study was performed at multi-centers and hospitals in Khartoum state, during the period from (June-Sep2016). The study excluded congenital abnormal uterus, multiple pregnancies in normal uterus and fetal demises, congenital fetal anomalies, technical factors make fetal gender not clear. The study...