Transfusion transmitted infections among blood donors of Kamenge Teaching Hospital blood bank in Burundi
Conclusion: The prevalence of TTIs found still to be high; mandatory and continuous screening is necessary.Keyswords: Transfusion transmitted infections; prevalence; blood donors; blood bank; Burundi. (Source: African Health Sciences)
Source: African Health Sciences - April 1, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: Epipod Ntawuyamara, Astere Manirakiza, Ferdinand Nduwimana, Arnaud Iradukunda, Ramadhan Nyandwi, Dionys Nsanzabagenzi Source Type: research
Conceptualisation of violence and discipline among students, teachers, and parents in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania
CONCLUSION: Results imply that education about the harmful consequences of behavioural acts intended as discipline, may be important for violence prevention interventions and that framing interventions in terms of positive child development could help change discipline strategies in schools.PMID:38271782 | DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106555 (Source: Child Abuse and Neglect)
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - January 25, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Vivien Barongo Zenais Kiwale Elizabeth Shayo Camilla Fabbri Ellen Turner Mtumwa Bakari Godfrey Mubyazi Katherine Rodrigues Karen Devries Source Type: research
Differential methylation of linoleic acid pathway genes is associated with PTSD symptoms – a longitudinal study with Burundian soldiers returning from a war zone
Translational Psychiatry, Published online: 18 January 2024; doi:10.1038/s41398-024-02757-7Differential methylation of linoleic acid pathway genes is associated with PTSD symptoms – a longitudinal study with Burundian soldiers returning from a war zone (Source: Translational Psychiatry)
Source: Translational Psychiatry - January 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anselm Crombach Anja C. Rukundo-Zeller Vanja Vukojevic Corina Nandi Manass é Bambonye Dominique J.-F. de Quervain Andreas Papassotiropoulos Thomas Elbert Source Type: research
Does HIV/AIDS Prevalence Affect Labour Force Participation in Eastern African Countries? A Two-Stage Least Squares Approach
This study employs a Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) econometric model to analyse the effects of HIV/AIDS prevalence on labour force participation in East African countries, using World Bank data from 1990 to 2020. Since 1990, descriptive stati stics reveal a decline in the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, and labour force participation rates have also declined. In 2020, Uganda recorded the lowest rate of 48%, compared to Burundi's 76% in the past. Inferential statistics highlight that HIV/AIDS prevalence has a significant negative impact, lowerin g labour force participation by 10%. This study contributes to the literature by iden...
Source: Global Social Welfare - December 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Hepatitis C Screening and Antibody Prevalence Among Newly Arrived Refugees to the United States, 2010 –2017
AbstractSix refugee screening sites collaborated to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies among newly arrived refugees in the United States from 2010 to 2017, identify demographic characteristics associated with HCV antibody positivity, and estimate missed HCV antibody-positive adults among unscreened refugees. We utilized a cross-sectional study to examine HCV prevalence among refugees (N = 144,752). A predictive logistic regression model was constructed to determine the effectiveness of current screening practices at identifying cases. The prevalence of HCV antibodies among the 64,703 refugee...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Measuring under-5 mortality and fertility through mobile phone surveys: an assessment of selection bias in 34 low-income and middle-income countries
Conclusions
Mobile phone surveys need to collect data on sociodemographic background characteristics to be able to weight and adjust mortality estimates ex post facto. Fertility estimates from mobile phone surveys will be biased unless further research uncovers the mechanisms driving the bias. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - November 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sanchez-Paez, D. A., Masquelier, B., Menashe-Oren, A., Baruwa, O. J., Reniers, G. Tags: Open access, Research methods Source Type: research
Hepatitis C Screening and Antibody Prevalence Among Newly Arrived Refugees to the United States, 2010 –2017
AbstractSix refugee screening sites collaborated to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies among newly arrived refugees in the United States from 2010 to 2017, identify demographic characteristics associated with HCV antibody positivity, and estimate missed HCV antibody-positive adults among unscreened refugees. We utilized a cross-sectional study to examine HCV prevalence among refugees (N = 144,752). A predictive logistic regression model was constructed to determine the effectiveness of current screening practices at identifying cases. The prevalence of HCV antibodies among the 64,703 refugee...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - November 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Prevalence of Persons with Disability Enrolled in Undergraduate Medical Schools in Brazil, 2019
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of PWD medical students in Brazil is low, and is dominated by students with physical and sensory disabilities but lacks the deaf-blind. Despite the existence of legal regulations favoring PWD to study medicine, some medical schools have not done adequate adjustments to accommodate them. This suggests that affirmative policies for the inclusion of PWD in higher education, particularly in medicine, still need improvement.PMID:37901758 | PMC:PMC10611937 | DOI:10.30476/JAMP.2023.99332.1840 (Source: Adv Data)
Source: Adv Data - October 30, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Maria Nascimento Rhian Torres Amanda Horochovski Bruno Birmann Bruno Takahara Luis Souza Klynsman Ribeiro Billy McBenedict Source Type: research
Prevalence of Persons with Disability Enrolled in Undergraduate Medical Schools in Brazil, 2019
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of PWD medical students in Brazil is low, and is dominated by students with physical and sensory disabilities but lacks the deaf-blind. Despite the existence of legal regulations favoring PWD to study medicine, some medical schools have not done adequate adjustments to accommodate them. This suggests that affirmative policies for the inclusion of PWD in higher education, particularly in medicine, still need improvement.PMID:37901758 | PMC:PMC10611937 | DOI:10.30476/JAMP.2023.99332.1840 (Source: Adv Data)
Source: Adv Data - October 30, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Maria Nascimento Rhian Torres Amanda Horochovski Bruno Birmann Bruno Takahara Luis Souza Klynsman Ribeiro Billy McBenedict Source Type: research
Household air pollution impacts on mortality and disease burden in East Africa and Nile Basin African countries
Conclusion: Household air pollution is highly prevalent and a major public health concern across East Africa and the Nile Basin Africa countries except Egypt. The prevalence and impact vary between countries. Governments need to address Household air pollution in their disease prevention and control strategies for lower respiratory infection, neonatal, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. To provide affordable and clean energy for their population and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7, partnership on different energy sources, including building dams for electrification, such as the Gran...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Awoke Misganaw, Alemnesh Hailmariam, Tezera Moshago Berheto, Yihunie Lakew, Sisay Derso Mengesha, Mesfin Agachew, Ally Walker, Asrat Arja, Wendwosen Teklemariam, Ababi Zergaw, Fentabil Getnet, Ebba Abate, Michael Brauer, Mohsen Naghavi, Lia Tadesse Source Type: research
Determinants of the unmet needs for information, education and communication on sexual health among single youths in Burundi
Afr J Reprod Health. 2023 Aug 31;27(8):39-37. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2023/v27i8.5.ABSTRACTThe prevalence of HIV/AIDS among young people aged 15-24 in urban areas is at least 12 times higher among girls than boys in Burundi, while it is twice as high in Rwanda. The gap between the two countries could be narrowed if Burundi's single young people were provided with sufficient information about their sexual health through appropriate channels. The aim of this study was to examine the social and individual "determinants" of unmet needs for sexual health information, education and communication (IEC) among unmarried young boys and gi...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - September 22, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Bahimana Adolphe Mburano Rwenge Jean-Robert Source Type: research
Qualitative process evaluation of the EmpaTeach intervention to reduce teacher violence in schools in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania
Conclusion
The majority of coordinators and teachers widely accepted the EmpaTeach intervention as it offered useful and relevant knowledge and skills on alternative disciplinary methods. Students noticed some positive changes on the way they were being disciplined by teachers, where non-violent methods were used. Further research is needed to understand how violence prevention interventions can successfully lead to reductions in violence in fragile settings.
Trial registration number
NCT03745573. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Bakari, M., Shayo, E. H., Barongo, V., Kiwale, Z., Fabbri, C., Turner, E., Eldred, E., Mubyazi, G. M., Rodrigues, K., Devries, K. Tags: Open access, Qualitative research Source Type: research
First ‐ever Marburg virus disease outbreak in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania: An imminent crisis in West and East Africa
The Marburg virus causes the severe infectious disease known as Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). Previously, different outbreaks of MVD have appeared in different African countries. For the first time, Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are experiencing MVD outbreaks. In affected regions of Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, surveillance and detection efforts, including contact tracing and active case finding, are recommended. AbstractThe Marburg virus, which is a member of the same virus family as the Ebola virus called Filoviridae, causes the severe infectious disease known as Marburg virus disease (MVD). Previously, different outb...
Source: Immunity, Inflammation and Disease - August 28, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Olivier Sibomana,
Emmanuel Kubwimana Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
