Background:anaemia during pregnancy is a major nutritional problem that can cause preterm delivery and low birth *** to iron supplementation can prevent anaemia during ***,adherence to iron supplementation remains a p...
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Background:anaemia during pregnancy is a major nutritional problem that can cause preterm delivery and low birth *** to iron supplementation can prevent anaemia during ***,adherence to iron supplementation remains a problem in many ***:This study aimed to identify the correlations of the perceived benefits and perceived barriers of and family support for iron supplementation with adherence to this practice amongst pregnant woman in Surabaya,***:A cross-sectional study was carried out on 102 pregnant women who attended check-ups at the Puskesmas and received iron *** were collected using ***:Perceived benefits(r=0.334,P=0.001),perceived barriers(r=-0.294,P=0.003)and family support(r=0.263,P=0.008)were noted to be correlated with adherence to iron supplementation amongst pregnant woman in Surabaya,***:Perceived benefits,perceived barriers and family support are related to adherence to iron supplementation;thus,developing good perceptions and family support should be properly promoted.
Objective: To compare changes in some haematological parameters among malaria positive and negative subjects in a malaria endemic community, Southeastern Nigeria. Methods: Haematological parameters of 443 subjects inc...
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Objective: To compare changes in some haematological parameters among malaria positive and negative subjects in a malaria endemic community, Southeastern Nigeria. Methods: Haematological parameters of 443 subjects including 234 confirmed malaria infected and 209 non-malaria infected patients who attended various hospitals in selected communities of Ezinihite L.G.A, Southeastern Nigeria between January and June 2014 were evaluated. Results: Total white blood count and two of its differentials (lymphocytes and granulocytes), red blood cell and platelet counts were significantly lower among malaria-infected subjects compared to the non-infected subjects (P < 0.05) Conclusions: Haematological parameters of malaria infected subjects were significantly lower than that of uninfected individuals. This present research adds to the fact that haematological parameters is a good and reliable indicator for the early and prompt diagnosis of malaria in patients.
Background: Necrotising Stomatitis is an uncommon oral infection associated with diminished systemic resistance (immunocompromised state) including HIV infection. Significant predisposing factors include poor oral hyg...
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Background: Necrotising Stomatitis is an uncommon oral infection associated with diminished systemic resistance (immunocompromised state) including HIV infection. Significant predisposing factors include poor oral hygiene, unusual life stress, recent illness (e.g. Measles), malnutrition, smoking and even inade- quate sleep. It occurs commonly in developing na-tions with poor living conditions. Objective: To present a case of severe Necrotising Stomatitis in a previously undiagnosed HIV Seropositive patient. Patient and method: This case report describes severe, rapidly spreading necrotising stomatitis in a 35 years old lady, the condition which led to her being diagnosed with HIV. The treatment modalities, challenges of man-agement and the differential diagnosis were discussed. Result: During the course of her management, pa-tient’s oral condition improved. However, later re-currence was seen due to severe anaemia caused by malnutrition and aggravated by Zidovudine antiret-roviral drug. Conclusions: There is need for interdis-ciplinary interactions between the dentists and the physicians managing HIV patients, to allow effective management and afford patient the best treatment.
Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of B19V IgM as a measure of acute infection and associated risk factors among 0.05). Conclusions: The seroprevalence of 14.7% among anaemic children confirm that these infect...
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Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of B19V IgM as a measure of acute infection and associated risk factors among anaemia and age-matched non-anaemic children between 1-60 months old at Oyo state, Nigeria. EDTA anticoagulated blood was tested for their packed cell volume, while sera were tested for human parvovirus IgM antibodies using microhaematocrit centrifuge and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay, respectively. Interviewer-based questionnaires were used to collect participants' sociodemographic variables. Results: Anti-B19V IgM was detected in 17 (14.7%) severe anaemia subjects, whereas, only 2 (5.3%) non-anaemia subjects had B19V IgM. The prevalence of parvovirus B19 IgM antibodywas higher in anaemic subjects than non-anaemic control group. There is significant association between the seroprevalence of anti-B19V IgM and family size (P=0.001), number of siblings (P=0.032) and education status (P=0.01) of anaemic children but seroprevalence of anti-B19V IgM is not significantly associated with gender, family type and age (P>0.05). Conclusions: The seroprevalence of 14.7% among anaemic children confirm that these infections are endemic in Nigeria. This level of infectivity suggests that there is a high risk of transmission to healthy children as well as children with underlying haemolytic or acquired anaemia in Nigeria.
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