BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)is a major public health concern,particularly in Africa where HIV rates remain *** women are at an increased risk of acquiring HIV,which has a significant impact on both mat...
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BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)is a major public health concern,particularly in Africa where HIV rates remain *** women are at an increased risk of acquiring HIV,which has a significant impact on both maternal and child *** To review summarizes HIV seroprevalence among pregnant women in *** also identifies regional and clinical characteristics that contribute to study-specific estimates *** The study included pregnant women from any African country or region,irrespective of their symptoms,and any study design conducted in any *** electronic literature searches,articles published until February 2023 were *** quality of the included studies was *** DerSimonian and Laird random-effects model was applied to determine HIV pooled seroprevalence among pregnant women in *** and sensitivity analyses were conducted to identify potential sources of *** was assessed with Cochran's Q test and I2 statistics,and publication bias was assessed with Egger's *** A total of 248 studies conducted between 1984 and 2020 were included in the quantitative synthesis(meta-analysis).Out of the total studies,146(58.9%)had a low risk of bias and 102(41.1%)had a moderate risk of *** HIV-positive pregnant women died in the included *** overall HIV seroprevalence in pregnant women was estimated to be 9.3%[95%confidence interval(CI):8.3-10.3].The subgroup analysis showed statistically significant heterogeneity across subgroups(P<0.001),with the highest seroprevalence observed in Southern Africa(29.4%,95%CI:26.5-32.4)and the lowest seroprevalence observed in Northern Africa(0.7%,95%CI:0.3-1.3).CONCLUSION The review found that HIV seroprevalence among pregnant women in African countries remains significant,particularly in Southern African *** review can inform the development of targeted public health interventions to address high HIV seroprevalence
The Nkoup watershed(10°35’-10°47’E and 5°27’-5°42’N)is a volcanic zone situated in Nun Plain West Came*** high fertility of the soils makes it a strategic agropastoral area where water resources are heavily e...
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The Nkoup watershed(10°35’-10°47’E and 5°27’-5°42’N)is a volcanic zone situated in Nun Plain West Came*** high fertility of the soils makes it a strategic agropastoral area where water resources are heavily exploited and used for several *** to human activities,soils and water resources are deteriorating,giving birth to water pollution and hydromorphological *** work aims to determine the hydromorphometric parameters of the Nkoup watershed so that the data obtained help in the sustainable management of water resources and conservation of *** achieve this aim,various data were collected from DEM dataset derived from SRTM and processed in specialized software(QGIS and ArGIS).The simplified hydrological balance was calculated using the upstream *** Nkoup watershed has:Axial length L_(ax)=25.8 km,Axial Width W_(ax)=11.1 km,Perimeter P=132.6 km,Area A=173.7 km^(2),Average Altitude Ha=1726.3 m,Compactness Index Icomp=2.8,Relief ratio Rr=3.9 m/km,Circularity ratio Rc=0.1,Elongation ratio R=0.1,Drainage texture ratio Rt=0.6,Drainage density Dd=0.5 km/km^(2).Stream Frequency Fs=0.4,Channel Sinuosity Index CSI=0.8,Stream gradient Sg=0.6 and global slope Index Ig=6.8 m/*** specific height Difference Ds=89.4 m shows moderate *** precipitation and evapotranspiration are unevenly *** P=187.7 mm/an,ETP=953.4 mm/an,Q=4.2 m3/s,R=762.5 mm/an,ETR=832.3 mm/an and I=282.9 mm/*** Nkoup,36.9 km long,has a sinuous aspect due to the low slope and the high *** piezometric levels vary according to the seasons and the groundwater flow follows the N-S direction as surface flow.
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