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African Health Sciences
Makerere University Medical School
ISSN: 1680-6905 EISSN: 1729-0503
Vol. 8, Num. 2, 2008, pp. 66
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African Health Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 2, June, 2008, pp. 66
EDITOR'S CHOICE
James K Tumwine
Editor in chief, African Health Sciences
Code Number: hs08016
Welcome to this bumper issue if African Health
Sciences in which we bring you very interesting articles.
These range from non-adherence to diabetes
treatment1 to safety of switching from stavudine to zidovudine
in patients with HIV
Wannang and
colleagues2 from Nigeria describe anticonvulsant properties of a Nigerian plant solanum nigrum. More work will be needed to establish the
safety and possible efficacy of the ingredients of this plant
in humans. Ugandan researchers describe
interesting features of cancer of the esophagus and establish that
it was more common amongst male
smokers3. Food for thought!
In line with African Healthy
Sciences interest in environmental health issues, Jane Frances
Akoachere found that the lagoon in Doula in Cameroon was
heavily polluted with bacteria and may pose a threat to
health and well being of users of the
lagoon4. Dumba reports that factors associated with intestinal helminths
in Luweero include methods of anal cleaning and
keeping of pigs5. Yebe, a US based researcher concluded
that feeling of HIV stigma may vary with social context
and gender6, while Grace Irimu describes
community understanding of pneumonia in
Kenya7. Adewole and colleagues have written an interesting paper on
correlates of snoring among adults in Nigeria. They found that
it was associated with obesity, day time sleepiness
and cigarette smoking8.
Mboera and colleagues in Tanzania
describe mosquito net coverage among children at
different altitudes in Iringa9. Esere on the other hand has an
expose on sex education and at risk behaviour of school
going adolescents in Ilorin Nigeria10, while Uganda
doctors issue their second guidelines on breast
cancer11. We end with a thought provoking case report by
Barbara Castelnuovo12 asking a rhetorical question: Is it safe
to switch from stavudine to zidovudine after
developing symptomatic hyperlactemia?
- Joan N. Kalyango, Erisa Owino, Agatha Nambuya.
Non-adherence to diabetes treatment at Mulago Hospital
in Uganda: prevalence and associated factors African
Health Sciences 2008; 8(2): 66-73
- Noel N. Wannang, Joseph A. Anuka, Helen O.
Kwanashie, Steven S. Gyang and Asa Auta. Anti-seizure activity of
the aqueous leaf extract of solanum nigrum linn (solanaceae)
in experimental animals.African Health
Sciences 2008; 8(2): 74-79
- Ponsiano Ocama, Magid M Kagimu, Michael Odida,
Henry Wabinga, Christopher K Opio, Britt Colebunders,
Sabrina van Ierssel, Robert Colebunders. Factors associated
with carcinoma of the oesophagus at Mulago Hospital,
Uganda. African Health Sciences 2008; 8(2): 80-84
- Jane-Francis T. K. Akoachere, Pius M. Oben, Beryl
S. Mbivnjo, Lucy M. Ndip, Gerald Nkwelang, Roland
N. Ndip. Bacterial indicators of pollution of the Douala
lagoon, Cameroon: Public health implications. African Health
Sciences 2008; 8(2): 85-89
- Robinah Dumba, John B. Kaddu, Fred Wabwire
Mangen. Intestinal helminths in Luweero district, Uganda. African Health Sciences 2008; 8(1):90-96
- Violet N. Yebei, J. D. Fortenberry, David O. Ayuku.
Felt stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural
and urban Kenya. African Health Sciences 2008; 8(2): 97-102
- Grace Irimu, R. W. Nduati
, E. Wafula, J. Lenja. Community understanding of pneumonia in Kenya. African Health Sciences 2008; 8(2): 103-107
- Olanisun Olufemi Adewole, Ho Adeyemo, F Ayeni,
Emmanuel .A Anteyi, Zaccheus .O Ajuwon, Greg E Erhabor, Temitayo. T Adewole. Prevalence and correlates
of snoring among adults in Nigeria. African Health
Sciences 2008; 8(2): 108-113
- Leonard E.G. Mboera, Mathias L. Kamugisha, Susan
F. Rumisha, William N. Kisinza, Kesheni P. Senkoro, &
Andrew Y. Kitua. Malaria and mosquito net utilisation
among schoolchildren in villages with or without healthcare
facilities at different altitudes in Iringa District, Tanzania. African Health Sciences 2008; 8(2): 114-119
- Mary Ogechi Esere. Effect of sex education programme
on at-risk sexual behaviour of school-going adolescents in
Ilorin, Nigeria. African Health Sciences 2008: 8(2): 120-125
- A.Gakwaya, M.Galukande, J.Jombwe, J.Fualal,
A.Luwaga, E.Kiguli-Malwadde, P.Baguma, J.Orem, H.Nalwoga,
J.B Kigula-Mugambe. Breast cancer guidelines for Uganda
(2nd Edition 2007). African Health Sciences 2008; 8(2):126-132
- Barbara Castelnuovo, Agnes Nanyonjo, Moses Kamya,
and Ponsiano Ocama. Is it safe to switch from stavudine
to zidovudine after developing symptomatic
hyperlactatemia? African Health Sciences 2008; 8(2): 133-134
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