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[HTML] Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Risk of Ghanaian‐and Nigerian‐Born West African Immigrants in the United States: The Afro‐Cardiac Study

Y Commodore‐Mensah, M Hill, J Allen, LA Cooper… - Journal of the American …, 2016
... Together, green card holders and US citizens were more likely to be insured than those on visas
or those who declined to provide that information (61% versus 20%, P<0.001). A total of 152
participants (60%) were born in Ghana, and the rest were born in Nigeria. ... Hypertension. ...

HTML] … -Communicable Disease Risk Factors amongst Adults in the Dikgale Health Demographic and Surveillance System (HDSS) Site, Limpopo Province of South Africa

E Maimela, M Alberts, SEP Modjadji, SSR Choma… - PloS one, 2016
... PLoS ONE 11(2): e0147926. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147926. Editor: Tolu Oni, Institute of
Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, SOUTH AFRICA. Received: June 22, 2015; Accepted:
January 11, 2016; Published: February 16, 2016. Copyright: © 2016 Maimela et al. ...
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[PDF] Cardiovascular Disease Risk Associated to Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases in Patients Seen in Rheumatology Unit in Yaounde, Cameroon

M Singwe-Ngandeu, M Essouma, AP Menanga… - Open Journal of …, 2016
... Keywords Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk,
Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, WHO/ISH Risk Charts,
Sub-Saharan Africa 1. Introduction Chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases ...


Epidemiology of atherosclerosis and the potential to reduce the global burden of atherothromboticdisease

W Herrington, B Lacey, P Sherliker, J Armitage… - Circulation Research, 2016
... Pacific region (46 in men, 27 in women) and Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa (60 in ... Compared with
IHD and stroke, PAD (which includes arterial disease of the lower extremity, renal ... a relatively
rare cause of mortality, accounting for only ≈1% to 2% of cardiovascular deaths globally ...

The Burden of Hypertension in an Oil-and Gas-Polluted Environment: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

MC Ezejimofor, OA Uthman, O Maduka, AC Ezeabasili… - … Journal of Hypertension, 2016
... METHODS We recruited 2,028 residents (aged 18–80) in a cross-sectional survey of both
oil/gas polluted and nonpolluted communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Prevalence
and risk of hypertension, anthropometric indices, lifestyle and sociodemographic factors, and ...

[PDF] Socio-Demographic Profile and Symptom Presentation of Young People Diagnosed with Essential Hypertension in Uyo, South-South Nigeria.

UK Albert, OD Ogbonna - 2015
Hypertension is a chronic medical condition where the systemic arterial blood pressure is 
elevated. It is taken as blood pressure reading greater than or equals to 140/90 mmHg 
systolic and greater than or equals to 90 mmHg diastolic. Recently, there is an upsurge in ...

[HTML] High prevalence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk factors among medical students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, …

KV Nyombi, S Kizito, D Mukunya, A Nabukalu… - BMC Research Notes, 2016
... and awareness of hypertension in a rural Ugandan community: a cross-sectional study. BMC
Public Health. 2013;13:1151.PubMed CentralView ArticlePubMed; Ekanem US, Opara DC,
Akwaowo CD. High blood pressure in a semi-urban community in south–south Nigeria: a ...

[PDF] … Study of Adherence to Lifestyle Modifications among Ambulatory Type 2 Diabetic Nigerians in a Resource-poor Setting of a Primary Care Clinic in Eastern Nigeria.

GUP Iloh, GOC Okafor, AN Amadi, CIC Ebirim - 2015
... Care Clinic in Eastern Nigeria Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh1,2*, Godwin Oguejiofor Chukwuebuka
Okafor3, Agwu Nkwa Amadi2 and Chikere Ifeanyi Casmir Ebirim2 ... Nigeria. 3Department of
Community Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria. ...

[PDF] Listeria Outbreak Linked to Dole Facility in Springfield

ID Fellows - INFECTIOUS DISEASES NEWSLETTER, 2016
... WHO officials credited massive vaccination campaigns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and Nigeria for decreases in reported measles cases in ... An 86 year old male with history of
Hypertension and CAD was admitted to hospital with concerns of altered metal status for ...

[PDF] Prescription pattern of drugs during pregnancy in a tertiary care centre: A retrospective study.

S Kumarjit, GN Manjunath, BS Dhananjaya, K Lohit - 2015
... Antihypertensive prescribed for pregnancy induced hypertension form the next major group
(45.33%) followed by drugs acting on gastrointestinal tract (24%), anticonvulsants ... Similar studies
were conducted by Uchenna IE in Nigeria in 2007and Rohra DK in Pakistan in 2008. ...

Valorization of soursop flowers (Annona muricata L.) as potent source of natural antioxidants for stabilization of palm olein during accelerated storage

HM Womeni, FT Djikeng, NSSP Iruku, MSL Karuna… - 2016
... of the world's tropical rain- forest areas of South and North America as well as West African
Countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory ... It has been used as phyto- therapy for various ailments such
as cancer, diabetes hypertension, inflammation broad spectrum internal and external ...

[HTML] Prevalence of chlamydia among HIV positive and HIV negative patients in the Vhembe District as detected by real time PCR from urine samples

TM Mafokwane, A Samie - BMC Research Notes, 2016
... Studies conducted in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and South Africa, have shown that the prevalence
of C. trachomatis varied between 6 and 56 % in these countries with most studies reporting
prevalence of about 18 % [4–7]. In South Africa specifically, most studies ... Hypertension. ...

[PDF] X-Ray Special Investigations Rebook Analysis (XSIRA)

T Adejoh, SWI Onwuzu, G Luntsi, FB Nkubli…
... Difficulty in cannulation for HSG, catherization for MCUG/RUCG and setting of intra-venous line
for IVU by radiologists (30%); hypertension in patients (14.0%); booking ... The FRA reviewed
established a reject rate of 8.86% in Nigeria [8], 14.1% in Ghana [4] and 11.4% in Iran [9]. ...

[PDF] CORRELATION OF SONOGRAPHIC PLACENTAL THICKNESS WITH GESTATIONAL AGE IN NORMAL SINGLETON PREGNANCIES

A Kiran, M Nafees, G Abbas - Editorial Advisory Board, 2016
... Asscoiation between placental morphology and childhood systolic blood pressure. Hypertension.
2011; 57: 48-55. ... Placental thickness: a sonographic indicator of gestational age in normal singleton
pregnancies. Nigeria Inter J Med Update. 2009; 4 (2): 9-14. 13. ...


Dr O.S Ogah
For,
Prof  Ayodele O Falase, MBBS, MD, FMCP, FWACP, FRCP, FAS, NNOM 
Editor-in-Chief
Nigerian Journal of Cardiology

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HTML] Antihypertensive prescription patterns of nonspecialist general practitioners in Lagos, Nigeria

BT Bello, CE Amadi, CO Amira, AC Mbakwem - The Nigerian Journal of General …, 2016
... prescription patterns of nonspecialist physicians who care for the majority of patients with
hypertension in developing countries. Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the
antihypertensive prescription pattern of nonspecialist general medical practitioners in Lagos, ..

[PDF] Does Six Minute Walk Test Evoke Significant Cardiovascular Entropy in Persons with Clinical Stage-I HIV? A Case Control Study

CE Mbada, Y Ogunmoyole, OE Johnson
... Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) Ile-Ife, Nigeria. ... of the 6 minute walk
test and that of treadmill testing in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation ... 2010) Changes in
cardiovascular response to Six-minute walk test in some chronic heart failure patients ...

[HTML] Investigation of the coexistence of CKD and non-communicable chronic diseases in a PBM company in South Africa

WP Meuwesen, JM du Plessis, JR Burger, MS Lubbe… - South African Family …, 2016
... was found between the occurrence of hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus 2 and cardiac
failure in CKD patients over the study period (see Table 2). Investigation of the coexistence of
CKD and non-communicable chronic diseases in a PBM company in South Africa. ...

[PDF] Prevalence Of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension And Hyperlipidemia Among Students And Employees In University Of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

A Altemani - European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 2016
... Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 12(3), 275-284. Addo, J., Smeeth, L., & Leon, DA (2007).
Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa a systematic review. Hypertension, 50(6), 1012-1018.
Al-Alwan, I., Badri, M., Al-Ghamdi, M., Aljarbou, A., Alotaibi, H., & Tamim, H. (2013). ...

[HTML] More than scales and tape measures needed to address obesity in South Africa

R Ramlal, RD Govender - South African Family Practice, 2016
... educational level. Tables 8 and 9 describe the relationship between BMI, diabetes and
hypertension in the overweight and obese participants. More than scales and tape
measures needed to address obesity in South Africa. All authors. ...

[HTML] Understanding Specific Contexts of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Rural South Africa: A Thematic Analysis of Digital Stories from a Community with High HIV …

A Treffry-Goatley, R Lessells, P Sykes, T Bärnighausen… - PLOS ONE, 2016
... we focused on the original drawings produced by the participants, rather than the stock images
from the Africa Centre library that ... There were also stories about adherence to medications for
other chronic disease, including tuberculosis (TB), arthritis, hypertension and asthma. ...

CardioBengo study protocol: a population based cardiovascular longitudinal study in Bengo Province, Angola

JM Pedro, E Rosário, M Brito, H Barros - BMC Public Health, 2016
... Validation of two automatic devices for self-measurement of blood pressure according to the
International Protocol of the European Society of Hypertension: the Omron M6 (HEM-7001 ...
Feasibility of a large cohort study in sub-Saharan Africa assessed through a four-country study ...

Challenges and the Results Approach Facing Sustainability in an Unequal World: The Sub-SaharanAfrica Case Study

CJ Chimezia - International Journal of Environmental Science and …, 2016
... During the heavy storms experienced in many parts of Africa, 25 mm of rain falling within one
hour can release enough energy to plough the soil to a depth of 250 mm. ... It leads to hypertension,
stress, aggression and annoyance. Moreover, it causes depression and forgetfulness. ...

Gynura procumbens: An overview of the biological activities

HL Tan, KG Chan, P Pusparajah, LH Lee, BH Goh - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2016
... Traditionally, it is widely used in many different countries for the treatment of a wide variety of
health ailments such as kidney discomfort, rheumatism, diabetes mellitus, constipation and
hypertension. ... Edited by: Lyndy J. McGaw, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Reviewed by: ...

[HTML] Types, risk profiles, and outcomes of stroke patients in a tertiary teaching hospital in northern Ethiopia

SA Gebremariam, HS Yang - eNeurologicalSci, 2016
... The WHO 2014 Africa Regional Health Report states that risk factors like obesity, hypertension,
diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and chronic rheumatic heart disease tend to occur at younger
ages in the African Region than in many developed countries [7] and [8]. In addition ...

[HTML] An epidemiological study of overweight and obesity among women in an Urban area of North India

S Girdhar, S Sharma, A Chaudhary, P Bansal, M Satija - Indian Journal of …, 2016
... In a study conducted in Africa, [13] BMI was positively associated with systolic, diastolic and mean
arterial pressure. Gothankar [14] also found a significant association between BMI and
hypertension in her study conducted in Pune. Conclusion and Recommendation, Top. ...

[PDF] Cardiovascular disease risk profile among young Saudi women of Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

H Kalaf, A AlMesned, T Soomro, W Lasheen, M Ewid… - International Journal of …, 2016
... raised awareness and CVD knowledge in the population as well as provided physician referral
to new diagnosed cases of hypertension or type 2 ... Cardiovascular risk factor burden in Africa and
the Middle East: the Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study. ...


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High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Durban South African Indians: The Phoenix Lifestyle Project

DR Prakaschandra, TM Esterhuizen, AA Motala… - South African Medical …, 2016
... School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. Full Text. PDF (98KB). Keywords.
Cardiovasuclar risk factors; South African Asian Indians; Hypertension; Diabetes; Dyslipidaemia ...

Increased hsCRP is associated with higher risk of aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis.

A Blyme, C Asferg, OW Nielsen, K Boman… - … cardiovascular journal: SCJ, 2016
... Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Odense University Hospital , Denmark. (6)f Hypertension
in Africa Research Team (HART), School for Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer
Sciences, North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa. ...

A cohort study of elderly people in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to determine health-related quality of life and functional abilities

AM Gerber, R Botes, A Mostert, A Vorster, E Buskens - South African Medical Journal, 2016
... quality of life (QoL) and functional ability in elderly people living in nursing homes in Bloemfontein,
Free State, South Africa (SA). ... Most suffered from at least two of the following diseases:
hypertension (68.8%), joint disease (46.2%), heart disease (22.1%), cancer (19.2%) and ...

Comorbidity of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases among the elderly residing close to mine dumps in South Africa: A cross-sectional study.

V Nkosi, J Wichmann, K Voyi - South African Medical Journal, 2016
... Pollution arising from mine dumps in South Africa (SA) has been a source of concern to nearby
communities. ... 1.77), emphysema + myocardial infarction (OR 2.01; 95% CI 1.73 - 2.54), emphysema
+ pneumonia (OR 3.36; 95% CI 1.41 - 7.98), hypertension + myocardial infarction ...

[PDF] The specialist physician's approach to rheumatoid arthritis in South Africa

FCJ Bester, FJ Bosch, BJJ van Rensburg - Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2016
... Other side-effects of NSAIDs, including hypertension, renal and liver dys- function should be
kept in mind. Blood pressure should be checked within a month of initiating NSAID therapy. ... Table
5. Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs currently available in South Africa ...

Renal outcome in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)

FW Sinyiza - 2016
... was conducted involving two cohorts of HIV-infected adults on HAART attending Themba Lethu
Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, from June ... Male sex, hypertension, low body mass index,
low CD4 count and TDF based regimen were predictors of decline in renal function. ...

[PDF] Journal of Health & Medical Informatics

E Tambo, G Madjou, JY Ngogang - 2016
... diseases (eg: diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart diseases, Parkinson, kidney failure, arthritis,
ageing, etc…) asthma attacks and other chronic condition in geriatric populations have been
documented [1-5]. Although, further research is needed in Africa population. ...

[PDF] Prevalence of Institutional Delivery among Mothers in Kometa Sub-Locality, Mizan-Aman Town, Southwest Ethiopia

MA Town - ARCHIVOS DE MEDICINA, 2015
... die worldwide from the complication of pregnancy and child birth, 90% of which occurring in Asia
and sub-Saharan Africa. ... death in Ethiopia are similar to most developing countries such as
infection, hemorrhage, obstructed labor, abortion and hypertension in pregnancy [7 ...

[HTML] High prevalence of being Overweight and Obese HIV-infected persons, before and after 24 months on early ART in the ANRS 12136 Temprano Trial

C Guehi, A Badjé, D Gabillard, E Ouattara, SO Koulé… - AIDS Research and …, 2016
... The HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa—the region most affected by the epidemic—has been
widely documented; in 2014, this region ... risk factor [6]. HIV infection and their treatment also
increase the risk of diabetes [7], myocardial infarction [8], and arterial hypertension [9, 10 ...

[HTML] Mutation analysis of the phospholamban gene in 315 South Africans with dilated, hypertrophic, peripartum and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathies

M Fish, G Shaboodien, S Kraus, K Sliwa, CE Seidman… - Scientific Reports, 2016
... is structurally and functionally abnormal, without hypertension, coronary artery disease, valvular
disease or congenital heart disease which is sufficient to cause the observed myocardial
abnormality 1 . It is a major cause of heart disease in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 20 ...

HTML] Prevalent diabetes mellitus in patients with heart failure and disease determinants in sub-Saharan Africans having diabetes with heart failure: a protocol for a …

LN Aminde, A Dzudie, AP Kengne - BMJ Open, 2016
... Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to face rapid epidemiological transition from communicable ...
Besides atherosclerotic CVDs, cardiac failure is a recognised CVD complication in diabetes,
where it ... play a significant role in the pathogenesis and outcome of heart failure (HF).13 ...

[HTML] Effects of Air Temperature on Climate-Sensitive Mortality and Morbidity Outcomes in the Elderly; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Epidemiological Evidence

A Bunker, J Wildenhain, A Vandenbergh, N Henschke… - EBioMedicine, 2016
... Temperature risks for elderly populations in Africa, Middle East, Asia and ... infarction (MI), Aneurysm
(Aneurysm), Pulmonary embolism (PulEmb), Heart failure (HF), Coronary atherosclerosis (CorAth),
Atrio-ventricular conduction disorders (AVCD), Cardiac arrhythmias (Arrhyt ...

GNB3 C825T Polymorphism and Myocardial Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Results of the Multicenter Investigations of Pregnancy-Associated …

R Sheppard, E Hsich, J Damp, U Elkayam, A Kealey… - Circulation: Heart Failure, 2016
... The prevalence of PPCM is highest globally in Haiti and parts of Africa and in the ... an increased
risk of hypertension, 13,14 low plasma renin, 15 and potentially cardiac remodeling. ... In the genetic
substudy of the African-American Heart Failure Trial (AHeFT), blacks with the GNB3 ...

[HTML] First report of autochthonous non-vectorial canine leishmaniasis in New Caledonia, south-western Pacific: implications for new control measures and …

N Daval, C Marchal, L Guillaumot, T Hüe, C Ravel… - Parasites & Vectors, 2016
... for the first year with two female dogs, a Dobermann and a Boerboel, that had previously spent
2 years in South Africa and then 1 ... In October 2007, the Dobermann bitch also died after a short
period of severe apathy and presumed renal and cardiac failure without aetiological ...

[PDF] Pattern and Outcome of Diseases in Medical Patients Admitted to Asella Hospital, South-East Ethiopia

F Beyene - Journal of Public Health in Developing Countries, 2016
... admissions during the study period occurred during the first week of stay in the ward, similar to
other studies in Africa [9], indicating ... wards was attributed to diseases of the circulatory system
which was mainly due to valvular heart diseases complicated by heart failure, and stroke ...

[HTML] Family member-based supervision of patients with hypertension: a cluster randomized trial in rural China

Y Shen, X Peng, M Wang, X Zheng, G Xu, L Lü, K Xu… - Journal of Human …, 2016
... in blood pressure of unknown cause that increases risk for cerebral, cardiac and renal ... 41
Hypertension is an independent predisposing factor for heart failure, coronary artery disease,
stroke ... inactivity is linked to several chronic diseases, including coronary heart disease, type 2 ...

[PDF] PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH SICKLE CELL

K Akinyemi - 2016
... ACS……………acute chest syndrome CO……………cardiac output ... Individuals in sub-Saharan
Africa are the most affected by ... congestive heart failure (Hamideh & Alvarez, 2013). ...

[HTML] Risk factors for falls in older adults in a South African Urban Community

SZ Kalula, M Ferreira, GH Swingler, M Badri - BMC Geriatrics, 2016
... Each of the suburbs has a comparatively large older population and collectively were
representative of South Africa's multi-ethnic ... diabetes, memory loss, depression, arthritis, chronic
lung disease, ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, heart failure, foot problems ...

[HTML] Haplotypes βs-globin and its clinical-haematological correlation in patients with sickle-cell anemia in Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

AS Leal, PRJ Martins, MAS Balarin, GA Pereira… - Jornal Brasileiro de …, 2016
... type (CAM), found within the geographical boundaries of that country and at a small part of the
west coast of Africa; and the Arabian ... CAR: Central African Republic; BEN: Benin; CAM: Cameron;
ATP: atypical; HF: heart failure; HT: history of transfusion; HH: history hospitalization. ...

Serum long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of orthostatic hypotension

AN Nyantika, TP Tuomainen, J Kauhanen… - Hypertension Research, 2016
... Finland, Kuopio, Finland; 2 Department of Public Health, University of Eastern Africa, Baraton,
Kenya. ... chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, mercury, and risk of sudden cardiac death in ...
Circulating long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and incidence of congestive heart failure in older ...

[PDF] Pattern and Outcome of Diseases in Medical Patients Admitted to Asella Hospital, South-East Ethiopia

F Beyene - Journal of Public Health in Developing Countries, 2016
... This proportion is much higher from Nigeria (11.1% in a specialist hospital) [14], but is lower
compared to South Africa (54.7% in ... wards was attributed to diseases of the circulatory system
which was mainly due to valvular heart diseases complicated by heart failure, and stroke. ...

[HTML] Risk factors for falls in older adults in a South African Urban Community

SZ Kalula, M Ferreira, GH Swingler, M Badri - BMC Geriatrics, 2016
... data were collected on chronic medical conditions diagnosed by a doctor or a nurse (hypertension,
stroke, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, memory loss, depression, arthritis, chronic lung disease,
ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, heart failure, foot problems ...

[HTML] High Mortality Risk in Hypoglycemic and Dysglycemic Children Admitted at a Referral Hospital in a Non Malaria Tropical Setting of a Low Income Country

H Barennes, E Sayavong, E Pussard - PLOS ONE, 2016
Introduction Hypoglycemia is a recognized feature of severe malaria but its diagnosis and
management remain problematic in resource-limited settings. There is limited data on the burden
and prognosis associated with glycemia dysregulation in non-neonate children in non-malaria ...

[PDF] Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of nursing management of birth asphyxia in federal medical centre Asaba, Delta State-Nigeria

PO Ezenduka, EC Ndie, ET Oburoh - Clinical Nursing Studies, 2016
... The failure of the new born to establish and sustain respiration at one minute of life results to
the condition known as birth asphyxia. ... Abuja, Nigeria. 2007. [3] WHO. 2000. ... Geneva: World Health
Organization. [4] American Heart Association. BLS for Healthcare Providers. ...

[PDF] PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LEARNED HELPLESSNESS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN RIVERS STATE

MBC Isiguzo - European Journal of Research and Reflection in …, 2015
... study examined psychological factors associated with learned Helplessness among adolescents
in Rivers State of Nigeria. ... think highly of themselves because as a “man thinks in his heart so
he ... 3. Schools should mount awareness campaign that failure in an area is not the end ...

[PDF] A Study of Clinical and Biochemical Profiles of HIV Subjects in Owerri, Southeast Nigeria

EN Anyabolu, II Chukwuonye, AE Anyabolu, O Enwere
... It was a six-month study conducted in 2011 at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, Imo
State, Nigeria. ... and above 65 years, menstruation at the time of sample collection, pregnancy,
fever, urinary tract infection, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart failure, bladder tumor ...

[PDF] EFFECTIVE MOTIVATION TECHNIQUES USED BY TEACHERS IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL

T Tahir, T Khurshed, U Ishfaq, M Gul - The Shield-Research Journal of Physical …, 2015
... Motivation is the heart of teaching and learning process. ... Preventing School Failure, 54, 172-178.
Retrieved March 11, 2010, from ERIC database. ... Department of Educational Administration and
Foundations, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.Vol.3 Nos.1.54-69

[PDF] Prevalence of Primary Dysmenorrhea and Factors Associated with its Intensity among Undergraduate Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

A Lelcaj, E Shkurti, E Gjata - Age (year)
... Additionally, kidney, liver, and heart failure; anemia; asthma attacks in people suffering from
asthma; and allergic results are grave side ... Evaluation of factors that increase the severity of
dysmenorrhea among university female students in Maiduguri, North eastern Nigeria. ...

[PDF] Development of Water Quality Map for Ogbomoso Metropolis

OO Ibironke, OJ Adegoke, RD Akindipe - J Civil Environ Eng, 2016
... is constituted by the North and South local government councils; it is located in the western part
of Oyo state of Nigeria. ... Urinary tract infections, meaningtis, diarrhea (one of the main causes of
morbidity and mortality among children), acute renal failure and haemolyticanaemia ...

[PDF] Epidemiology of Substance Use among University Students in Sudan

T Osman, C Victor, A Abdulmoneim, H Mohammed… - Journal of Addiction, 2016
... sex, to remove boredom and tiredness, to feel high mood, failure in love ... risk of contracting HIV
and other sexually transmitted diseases, lung disease, heart disease, gastrointestinal ... substance
use among undergraduate ttudents of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria,” The Tropical ...

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[PDF] Study of Lipid Profile in Adult Population of Bangladesh

MAK Akanda, Z Ali, KN Choudhury, LA Sayami… - Cardiovascular Journal, 2016
... Nepal Med Coll J 2008; 10(1):4-7. 9. Glew RH, Kassam HA, Bhanji RA, Okorodudu A, VanderJagt
DJ. Serum lipid profiles and risk of cardiovascular disease in three different male populations
in northern Nigeria. J Health Popul Nutr 2002; 20(2):166-174. 10. ...

[HTML] An insight of sleep disorders in Africa

JF Aragón-Arreola, CA Moreno-Villegas… - eNeurologicalSci, 2016
... A study performed in Nigeria that applied the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), reported
that 59.3% of the subjects with HIV described ... 1). This combination of factors results in a higher
incidence of cardiovascular disease, in addition to other long-term health consequences. ...

[HTML] Nigerian Honey Ameliorates Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats

OO Erejuwa, NN Nwobodo, JL Akpan, UA Okorie… - Nutrients, 2016
... 5. Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
840212, Sokoto State, Nigeria. 6. Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences ...
Abstract. : Diabetic dyslipidemia contributes to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease ...

[PDF] Haematological Indicators of Exposure to Petroleum Products in Petroleum Refining and Distribution Industry Workers in Nigeria

TIN Ezejiofor - J Clin Toxicol, 2016
... a study of some anthropometrical and biochemical markers also showed cardiovascular diseases,
toxic ... in the environment of petroleum refining and distribution industry in Nigeria, which in ... by the
two establishments being studied revealed haematological disease conditions as ...

[HTML] Risk factors for falls in older adults in a South African Urban Community

SZ Kalula, M Ferreira, GH Swingler, M Badri - BMC Geriatrics, 2016
... the severity of complications following a fall increase steadily after the age of 60 [1, 2]. In high
income countries, unintentional injuries have been listed as the fifth highest cause of death in
older adults, after cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke and pulmonary disorders [3]; the ...

[PDF] Pattern and Outcome of Diseases in Medical Patients Admitted to Asella Hospital, South-East Ethiopia

F Beyene - Journal of Public Health in Developing Countries, 2016
... Milbank Mem Fund Q. 1971; 49: 509-38. 6. Reddy KS, Yusuf S. Emerging epidemic of
cardiovascular disease in developing countries. Circulation. ... Pattern of Diseases among Medical
Admissions in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The Nigerian Medical Practitioner. 2007; 51: 45-50. 11. ...

[PDF] Prevalence of Thyroid Dysfunction in Young Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Eastern India, Study of 120 Cases from a Tertiary Care Hospital

S Mukherjee - SM J Diabetes Metab, 2015
... A very high prevalence has also been noted outside India, from Nigeria, (46.5%) [19], from Africa
(51.6%) Subclinical hypothyroidism is commonest disorder in our study (43.33%) which is ... Type
2 DM is also an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. ...

[PDF] EVALUATION OF BLOOD COUNT AMONG BLOOD DONORS ATTENDING KOSTI TEACHING HOSPITAL BLOOD BANK, WHITE NILE STATE, SUDAN

AM Elnour, NY Ali, MM Ali, EA Bazie, AA Edries, HA Ali… - International Journal of …, 2016
... diastolic blood pressures are within normal limits without medication, Hb is normal, free from
acute respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease, epilepsy and ... were in normal Hb concentration,
this results were inconsistent with study done in Benin City hospital in Nigeria in 2012 ...

[PDF] Treatment compliance of Hypertensive Patients

KK Karmoker, B Dutta, MI Khalil, MB Rashid, MA Alam… - Cardiovascular Journal, 2016
... Medication adherence: Its importance in cardiovascular outcomes. ... tz/1584/ 1/
Angelina_Alphonce_Joho.pdf 8. Ezzati M. Selected major risk factors and global and regional
burden of disease. ... Factors Associated with Treatment Compliance in Hypertension in Southwest ...

[HTML] Secular trends for age at spermarche among Chinese boys from 11 ethnic minorities, 1995–2010: a multiple cross-sectional study

Y Song, J Ma, LB Li, B Dong, Z Wang, A Agardh - BMJ Open, 2016
... Introduction. Since the timing of onset of puberty in childhood is associated with
type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other adverse outcomes in
adulthood,1 it thus appears to have a profound impact on later health. A ...

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[PDF] Renal and Patients' Survival in Children with Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease

WA Olowu, TA Aladekomo, AB Ajite, T Aderounmu - Int J Nephrol Kidney Failure, 2015
... It should, however, serve as a template for a larger future prospective study in sub-Saharan Africa.
It is concluded that Stage II hypertension occurred more frequently than stage I. Hypertension
is a significant risk factor for poor renal survival and mortality in childhood CKD. ...

[PDF] Cardiovascular Risk Burden in Sub-Saharan Africans with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Hospital-Based Study in Yaounde, Cameroon

M Singwe-Ngandeu, M Essouma, VJA Moor, AJ Musa… - Open Journal of …, 2016
... Sub-Saharan Africa, there are astonishingly few reports addressing the relation- ship between
CVD and RA which remains debatable with potentially different predictors in Black Africans as
compared to western population. Notably, Kirui et al. found hypertension as the only ...

An investigation of the metabolic, hormonal and anthropometric characteristics of the menopausal transition in black urban South African women

NG Jaff - 2016
... black South African women, although obesity is prevalent in this group, and there is a high
instance of both diabetes and hypertension. ... No prior study in sub-Saharan Africa has used the
Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop + 10 (STRAW + 10) criteria to stage reproductive ...

[PDF] The effect of ethanolic extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa on some physio-logical and antioxidant parameters in female rabbits

AH Ali, LA Abdul-Azeez, JK Humood, ZA Ali, ZH Helal… - J. Anim. Health Prod, 2016
... a folk remedy in the treatment of abscesses, bilious con- ditions, cancer, cough, debility, dyspepsia,
fever, hangover, heart ailments; and hypertension (Vilasinee et ... Other uses in North Africa include
cough and sore throat, while the leaf pulp is used into a topical appli- cation for ...

[HTML] Health, access to services and sources of payment, according to household surveys

F Viacava, JG Bellido - Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2016
... US Trends in Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension, 1988-2008. ...
McIntyre D, Travassos C, Shishkin S, Longde W, Reddy S, Vega J. An assessment of progress
towards universal health coverage in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS ...

[PDF] Origanum Majoranum Extract Modulates Gene Expression, Hepatic and Renal Changes in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes (Supplement 2016)

MM Soliman, MA Nassan, TA Ismail - Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2016
... Diabetes is mostly associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, stroke,
hypertension, renal failure and dyslipidemia; all-cause mortality ... Marjoram or Oregano (Origanum
majoranum; OM) is found all over Asia, Arabian peninsula, Africa, America and Europe (19). ...

[DOC] Chronic pancreatitis: A diagnostic dilemma

SN Duggan, HMN Chonchubhair, DB Oladapo Lawal - 2015
... 9] . Obstruction of the splenic vein by an inflamed tail of the pancreas can lead to left-sided portal
hypertension, gastric varices ... Guidelines were published in 2010 by the Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary
Association of South Africa, along with the South Africa Gastroenterology Society ...

Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system: lessons for clinicians and policy makers

A Carpio, ML Romo, M Parkhouse, B Short, T Dua - Expert Review of …, 2016
... injury include anoxia, vascular leakage, parasite toxin, metabolic derangements, increased
intracranial hypertension, including stroke and others [5]. The first ... 12 association with epilepsy,
which has been reported by some epidemiological studies in endemic areas in Africa [7]. ...

Do the risks of khat-induced dependence and psychosis warrant the 2014 UK ban?

A Caulfield - Drug Science, Policy and Law, 2016
... such studies in the UK and Europe, as currently the majority of relevant literature has been
conducted in Africa and the ... The euphoria, talkativeness, anorexia, insomnia, hypertension and
hyperthermia experienced are similar to, but milder than, those induced by amphetamines. ...

[HTML] Hidden Penis in Children: Evaluation of Outcomes and Review of the Literature

R Bilommi - Medical & Surgical Urology, 2015
Hidden Penis in Children: Evaluation of Outcomes and Review
of the Literature, Medical & Surgical Urology.

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... It is an important risk factor for stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure and renal failure
[18]. ... Heart disease and stroke statistics-2013 update: A report from the American Heart Association.
Circulation. 2013;127:e6- e245. 12. ... Journal of Public Health in Africa. 2010;1:e5. 17. ...
KV Nyombi, S Kizito, D Mukunya, A Nabukalu… - BMC Research Notes, 2016
... CVD occur among the low and middle-income earners in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) [1, 2 ... strain
to the already complex health situation resulting from the infectious disease burden in ... largely
lacking in the region [8]. In Uganda, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors ...

... The above findings is in Table 2. 4. DISCUSSION Hypertension is a growing health
problem in Nigeria among young people. It is an important risk factor for stroke,
coronary artery disease, heart failure and renal failure [18]. ...
MC Ezejimofor, OA Uthman, O Maduka, AC Ezeabasili… - American Journal of …, 2016
... aged 18–80) in a cross-sectional survey of both oil/gas polluted and nonpolluted communities
in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. ... environmental air pollution has been linked to the development
and exacerbation of a number of health problems including heart disease, stroke ...
... ABSTRACT Background: Despite the evidence that lifestyle modifications (LSMs) play important
role in glycaemic control, adherence to healthy lifestyles has been variable in Nigeria and this
has great impact on the success or failure of pharmacological care. ...

Postpartum pathology in Yankasa ewes experimentally infected with Trypanosoma evansi during pregnancy

AA Adeyeye, IU Ate, AI Lawal, S Adamu - Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2016
... tract (ovary, oviduct, uterus, and cervix), and viscera organs (liver, lungs, heart, kidney, and ...
Camelus dromedarius) and its vectors in the tsetse-free arid zone of northeastern, Nigeria. ... Frieitas
CIA, Teixeira MMG, Batista JS (2013) Pathogenesis of reproductive failure induced by ...

[PDF] NFS Journal

EE Nwanna, SI Oyeleye, OB Ogunsuyi, G Oboh… - 2015
... vegetables in Southern Nigeria ... a Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology,
PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria b Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria,
Campus Universita'rio, Camobi, Santa Maria RS, Brazil abstract articleinfo ...

Demystifying the cycle of armed conflicts in Nigeria. A holistic healing approach

J Alasia - 2015
Page 1. Joy Alasia Demystifying the cycle of armed conflicts in Nigeria.A holistic healing approach
Master's Thesis Humanities Page 2. Page 3. ... Page 4. Joy Alasia Demystifying the cycle of armed
conflicts in Nigeria. A holistic healing approach GRIN Publishing Page 5. ...

[HTML] Emergence of Sustainable One-Health Communities as Primary Unit for Global Health Production

M Waruingi - The Journal of Global Health Care Systems, 2016
... Much worse, poor people are more likely to succumb to most non-communicable
diseases and their complications. Diabetes, high-blood pressure, kidney failure,
stroke and heart attacks are on the rise in the African continent. ...

[DOC] What's New in Intensive Care-Sepsis Recognition in Resource-limited Settings?

A Kwizera, E Festic, MW Dünser
... Sputum bacteriology and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of community-acquired pneumonia in
hospitalized adult patients in Nigeria: a 5 ... 1984) Relationship between central hemodynamics
and regional blood flow in normal subjects and in patients with congestive heart failure. ...

[PDF] Still an African Anomaly: Politicised Ethnicity in Tanzania

D Orr - Co-Managing Editors Alexandra Green & Emma Jones, 2016
... many Tanzanians to question whether TANU truly held their best interests at heart. ... 10 Samir Amin,
Maldevelopment: Anatomy of a Global Failure,(Tokyo: United Nations University ... 15 Okwudiba
Nnoli, Ethnicity and Development in Nigeria,(Aldershot, UK: Avesbury, 1995), 78. ...

Cultural values and consumers' expectations and perceptions of service encounter quality

M Karami, MM Maleki, AJ Dubinsky - International Journal of Pharmaceutical and …, 2016
... ineffectively expending money, time, and other resources; and possibly enduring business
failure in a competitive market (Zeithaml et al., 2009). ... nations (Finland, India, China, and
Nigeria). Specifically, they evaluated service quality with 

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[HTML] Enablers and barriers for implementing high-quality hypertension care in a rural primary care setting in Nigeria: perspectives of primary care staff and health insurance …

AO Odusola, K Stronks, ME Hendriks, C Schultsz… - Global Health Action, 2016
... Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature mortality
(1), with a global prevalence of 22% in people aged 18 years and older in 2014 (2). The highest
rates were found in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (2). In Nigeria, the estimated overall ...

Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Lipid Peroxidation and Atherogenic Indices in Asymptomatic Young Adults

RV Hemamalini, A Priyadarshini, K Prabhavathi… - International Journal of …, 2016
... Recommendations for the management of dyslipidemia and the prevention of cardiovascular
disease: 2003 update. ... Pothineni,Girijasankarr Guntuku, Estimation of lipid profileand assessment
of cardiovascular risk in ... Lipid profile of postmenopausal women in calabar, Nigeria. ...

[PDF] Nutritional Evaluation of the Leaves of some Selected Plant Species in Maiduguri Borno State,Nigeria

B Apagu, BA Kyari, MS Waziri, BY Duhu, M Ibrahim… - 2016
... as cardiovascular (heart) disease, stroke hypertension, diabetes and some form of cancer which
account for two thirds of all death and also disease that are associated with deficiency of nutrients
in younger children such as osteoporoses and iron deficiency Anemia. Nigeria is ...

[PDF] Effects of folic acid supplementation on serum homocysteine and lipoprotein (a) levels during pregnancy

ZHA Mehrabani, A Ghorbanihaghjo, MS Melli… - 2015
... The MTHFR polymorphism is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, neural
tube ... Apo (a) phenotyping and long-term prognosis for coronary artery disease. ... lipoprotein and
homocysteine levels correlate inversely in preeclamptic women in northern Nigeria. ...

Molecular identification and antibiotic control of bacterial contamination in cultures of ginger (Zingiber officinale)

A Jain, K Aravindaram, D Pal - The Journal of Horticultural Science and …, 2016
... India, China, Indonesia, and Nigeria are the main producers of ginger (FAO, 20145. FAOSTAT
(2014). Food and Agricultural Commodities production. ... Nicoll, R., & Henein, MY (2009). Ginger
(Zingiber officinale Roscoe): A hot remedy for cardiovascular disease? ...

[PDF] LEAD EXPOSURE IN AFRICAN CHILDREN

A Page - 2015
... Tragically, hundreds of African children have died from lead poisoning in the past decade,
including in Nigeria as a consequence of artisanal gold mining ... The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) in the United States of America has set a reference level for lead in ...

Pre-hypertension and Hypertension: Prevalence and its Awareness among Personnel of Administrative Class in Agra

ML Arya, P Anand - International Journal of Physiology, 2016
... of hypertension among parents or sibling is for hypertension as well as cardiovascular disorders
(Stamler ... Begom R, Singh RB.Prevalence of coronary artery disease and its risk factors in ... NS
Omotoso Prevalence of hypertension in a University Community in South West Nigeria. ...

Elevated Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference Induced Hypertension is not Significantly Reversed by Oral Administration of Antihypertensive Agent

AT Ogundajo, MF Asaolu, RT Oladipo
... changes in the treatment of high blood pressure in Nigeria with different brands of antihypertensive
agents available in Nigeria market. ... body mass index) and WC (waist circumference) are used
to access overweight and obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease among others. ...

[PDF] Daily salt intake estimated by overnight urine collections with high cardiovascular diseaserisk in Thailand

K Minematsu, S Tanimura, E Marui
... 18 One is a sensory habit- uation to salt.17 In a matched case-control study conduct- ed in Nigeria
among 175 ... Anthropometric measurements Height (cm) 155 (7.8) Weight (kg) 59.1 (9.1) Body
mass index 24.6 (3.8) Atherosclerotic complications Cardiovascular disease 11 (1.4 ...

[PDF] Outcomes of clinical pharmacist's interventions in solving drug-related problems in geriatric patients of rural teaching hospital

VP Maheshkumar, CK Dhanapal, M Ramakrishna Rao - Endocrine, 2016
... on the gastrointestinal system were the most frequently prescribed drugs, followed by
cardiovascular drugs and ... hospital using five or more drugs for the treatment of chronic disease
are associated ... in private health institutions in Edo and Delta States of Nigeria, Nigerian Quart ...

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