Perspectives of buruli ulcer patients toward informed consent & #8211; An insight from Nigeria
Conclusion: The present study provides evidence that majority of the respondents were positively inclined to give consent to use of their data by a third party. However, intrusion into privacy and anonymity were major concerns for the respondents. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 17, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Ijeoma Angela Meka Okezie Obasi Kanu Kenneth O Adagba Jonah Offor Nwamaka R Emodi Adebola O Iseoluwa-Adelokiki Anthony O Meka Source Type: research
Feeding behavior among health-care workers in a tertiary health institution Southeast Nigeria
Conclusion: The health-care workers in the tertiary health institution in southeast Nigeria have inadequate feeding behavior. They should join in the global call and awareness on healthy feeding behavior to prevent and reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 17, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie Nwabumma Cynthia Asouzu Nonso Christian Asouzu Emelie Moris Anekwu N Okwudiri K. Obayi Charles Chidiebele Maduba Adaobi Esther Anamazobi Christian Chidebe Anikwe Ikenna Bede Nnolim Adaobi Azuka Nnadozie Source Type: research
Postoperative clinicoradiological outcome of pott & #39;s spine
Conclusion: Surgical intervention in Pott's spine with posterior decompression and stabilization, whenever indicated, gives good improvement in pain, decreases kyphotic deformity, and in most cases, also improves neurology. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 17, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Pranav Charde Nitin Samal Mahendra Gudhe Sohael Khan Source Type: research
Public health ethics and the COVID-19 pandemic
Alhaji A AliyuAnnals of African Medicine 2021 20(3):157-163
Health is a human right anchored in values as a basic necessity of life. It promotes the well-being of persons, communities, economic prosperity, and national development. The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caught the world unaware and unprepared. It presented a huge challenge to the health and economic systems of every country. Across the spectrum of human endeavor and liberty, several ethical questions have been raised with regard to its management, particularly the public health control measures. Decisions for pandemic control measures are made u...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - September 17, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Alhaji A Aliyu Source Type: research
Effect of 3-month therapy with empagliflozin on ambulatory blood pressure and arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Athanasia K Papazafiropoulou, Louisa Mpoumi, Styliani Papantoniou, Maria Rallatou, Stavros Antonopoulos, Andreas MelidonisAnnals of African Medicine 2021 20(2):154-155 (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Athanasia K Papazafiropoulou Louisa Mpoumi Styliani Papantoniou Maria Rallatou Stavros Antonopoulos Andreas Melidonis Source Type: research
Mediastinal parathyroid adenoma removal by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
We report two cases of mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. Functioning parathyroid lesion was localized with the help of nuclear single-photon emission computed tomography scan in both the patients. Video assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) removal of the parathyroid lesions were done. Intraoperative confirmation of parathyroid adenoma was done by frozen section. Further confirmation was done by routine histopathological examination of specimen postoperatively. One patient had left vocal cord paralysis postoperatively. Localization by functional imaging is essential. Minimally invasive methods such as VATS are useful in re...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Mohammed Shafi Abdulsalam Sivagnanasundaram Devanayagam Rajan Santosham Vijaya Ganapathy Maya Menon Shelley Simon Source Type: research
Panhypopituitarism in acute myocardial infarction
Ritwik Ghosh, Subhankar Chatterjee, Devlina Roy, Souvik Dubey, Carl J LavieAnnals of African Medicine 2021 20(2):145-149
While hypopituitarism is known to be associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, panhypopituitarism as a complication of myocardial infarction (MI) is very rare. Here, we report a case of rapidly developing empty sella syndrome with florid manifestations of panhypopituitarism after MI (due to critical stenosis in the left anterior descending artery) complicated by cardiogenic shock in a 65-year-old man. The patient was initially stabilized with conservative management of non-ST-ele...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Ritwik Ghosh Subhankar Chatterjee Devlina Roy Souvik Dubey Carl J Lavie Source Type: research
Esike & #39;s three-brace suture technique for controlling life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage & #8211; A report of two cases
Chidi Ochu Uzoma EsikeAnnals of African Medicine 2021 20(2):141-144
Postpartum hemorrhage is a great cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide with these effects being worse in developing countries. Uterine atony is the commonest cause. Esike's three brace suture technique is a novel simple but effective method that was used to successfully control life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony in two women with the preservation of their uterus. Vicryl or chromic catgut 2 was used to apply compression sutures on the atonic uterus. This simple, effective, less invasive, easy to learn uteri...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Chidi Ochu Uzoma Esike Source Type: research
Restrictive cardiomyopathy: A rare presentation of gaucher disease
Soumi Kundu, Malay Kumar Dasgupta, Biswajit Majumder, Sayan PradhanAnnals of African Medicine 2021 20(2):138-140
Restrictive cardiomyopathy is an unusual form of cardiomyopathy accounting only for 2%–5% of all pediatric cardiomyopathies. It is mostly idiopathic. Gaucher disease in association with restrictive cardiomyopathy is extremely rare. We herein report a case of cardiac failure in an 8-year-old male child caused by restrictive cardiomyopathy. Pathogenesis of which was attributed to Gaucher disease. In any case of restrictive cardiomyopathy, Gaucher disease should be included in di...
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Soumi Kundu Malay Kumar Dasgupta Biswajit Majumder Sayan Pradhan Source Type: research
Assessment of health-related quality of life of vesicovaginal fistula patients attending a repair center in Northwest Nigeria
Conclusion: Older study participants had higher mean scores for physical and psychological domains, while younger study participants had higher overall QoL and general health scores compared with older study participants. Future research should compare the pre and postoperative QoL of women who undergo repair of obstetric fistula. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Mansur O Raji Ismail Abdullateef Raji Mairo Hassan Hadija Olaide Raji Abubakar Mohammad Bashir Ismail Nazrill Suleiman Hauwa Ummi Abubakar Source Type: research
Perception to hydroxyurea therapy in patients with sickle cell disease: Report from 3 centers
Conclusion: The findings from this study suggest that HU is beneficial for patients with SCD; however, the awareness of this medication among SCD patients is still low in our environment. Some SCD patients would decline the use of HU due to perceived side effects. We recommend that more awareness on HU be created and coordinated multi-center studies on the efficacy of HU in the Nigerian population be carried out. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Kaladada I Korubo Nkemsinachi Maryanne Onodingene Helen Chioma Okoye Hannah E Omunakwe Source Type: research
Public & #8211;private partnership in hemodialysis in Nigeria: A comparative analysis of renal centers across three Northwestern states
Conclusion: PPP has improved the availability of dialysis service, mean duration on dialysis, and mean number of dialysis sessions but did not improve the kidney transplant referral rate at SHS. There is a need to encourage the current arrangement in the Hospital as well as other centers offering similar partnerships. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Hamidu Muhammad Liman Aminu Muhammad Sakajiki Muhammad Aliyu Makusidi Ibrahim Babatunde Isah Faruk Umar Ahmed Muazu Galadima Samaila Musa Yeldu Bello Magaji Arkilla Source Type: research
An in vitro evaluation of tensile bond strength of soft liners bonded to different denture base resins
Conclusion: Perma soft had a better bond strength compared to Pro-soft denture liner in bonding modified denture base and conventional resins. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Sangram Kumar Panda Naveen Reddy Litto Manual Chethana Krishna Kyatsandra Narasimhaiah Jagadeesh K Saidath Prashant Babaji Source Type: research
Clinical screening for menorrhagia and other bleeding symptoms in Nigerian women
Conclusion: The prevalence of perceived bleeding symptoms among women is high, and HMB is the most common bleeding symptom. This clinical screening tool is easy and cost-effective in routinely identifying women with bleeding symptoms needing further hemostatic and obstetrics evaluation. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Theresa Ukamaka Nwagha Helen Chioma Okoye Angela Ogechukwu Ugwu Emmanuel Onyebuchi Ugwu Source Type: research
Fournier & #39;s gangrene: Presentation and predictors of mortality in Zaria, Nigeria
Conclusion: Fournier's gangrene is a disease of the older men with a higher mortality rate when the FGSI is >9 or anemia requiring blood transfusion is present. (Source: Annals of African Medicine)
Source: Annals of African Medicine - June 30, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Nasir Oyelowo Muhammed Ahmed Ahmad Tijani Lawal Abdullahi Sudi Awaisu Mudi Musliu Adetola Tolani Lovely Fidelis Ahmad Bello Husseini Yusuf Maitama Source Type: research
