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Female sex workers in Africa: Epidemiology overview, data gaps, ways forward
(2012)
More than three decades after the first reported case of AIDS (1983), Africa continues to experience unacceptable levels of new HIV infections. East Africa and Southern Africa remain most affected by the epidemic with 34% ...
Detection and identification of Rift Valley fever virus in mosquito vectors by quantitative real-time PCR
(2012)
Diagnostic methods allowing for rapid identification of pathogens are crucial for controlling and preventing dissemination after disease outbreaks as well as for use in surveillance programs. For arboviruses, detection of ...
Peculiar glycemic patterns in alloxaninduced diabetes animal model
(African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2012)
Background: Laboratory investigations on diabetes mellitus (DM) have employed various animal models. Alloxan, a β-cell toxin, has widely been used to induce DM in animals. The current study reports peculiar glycemic patterns ...
Glucose-lowering effects of Momordica charantia (Karela) extract in diabetic rats
(African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2012)
Background: Momordica charantia (MC) is a plant commonly used for both its nutritional and glucose-lowering effects. It has however not been fully validated in diabetes management due to insufficient empirical evidence. ...
Community mobilisation programme for female sex workers in coastal Andhra Pradesh, India: processes and their effects
(J. of Epidemiol Community Health, 2012-10)
This paper describes the process of setting up community-based organisations (CBOs) of sex workers during the 5-year community mobilisation initiative of the Swagati project, an HIV prevention programme in nine coastal ...
Antinociceptive potentiation of pethidine (demerol) by clomipramine in the late phase of formalin test in mice
(2012)
Background
Pethidine, an opioid analgesic is used for pain management. Clomipramine a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used for mood management is also used to treat pain. The objective of this study was to investigate ...
Neurodevelopmental disorders in low- and middle-income countries.
(2012)
Effective prevention and treatment of infectious diseases has led to a significant decrease in childhood mortality over the last decade in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This is likely to increase the prevalence ...
Perceptions, social life, treatment and education gap of Tanzanian children with epilepsy: a community-based study.
(2012)
The effects of epilepsy on children and their families, factors influencing the treatment and education gap and socio-cultural beliefs about epilepsy in children in rural sub-Saharan Africa are not clearly defined. We ...
Prognostic indicators of life-threatening malaria are associated with distinct parasite variant antigen profiles.
(2012)
PfEMP1 is a family of cytoadhesive surface antigens expressed on erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes the most severe form of malaria. These surface antigens play a role in immune ...
Evaluation of preparatory psychosocial counselling for medically assisted reproduction.
(2012)
This study evaluated couples' perceptions of preparatory psychosocial counselling prior to participation in medically assisted reproduction (MAR).
Eighty-three couples about to undergo IUI treatment were asked about their ...