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Traditionally, efficacy of Praziquantel (PZQ) is monitored using Parasitological Cure Rates and Egg Reduction Rates applying Kato Katz (KK) technique. This parasitological technique has a number of limitations. Recently, the Point-of-Care Circulating Cathodic Antigen (POC-CCA) rapid test which is a highly sensitive technique, has emerged as a promising candidate to be used for evaluating the efficacy of PZQ. A prospective longitudinal study was conducted among 399 school children aged 7–17...

Neurological disorders comprise 20% of hospital admissions in Cameroon. The burden of neurological disorders is increasing, especially in children and the elderly. However, there are very few neurologists, psychiatrists, gerontologists and neuropsychologists trained in the treatment of neurological disorders in Cameroon and there are very few facilities for training in basic and clinical neuroscience. Although non-governmental organizations such as the International Brain Research...

<span lang="EN-GB">This study investigated students’ attitudes towards physics in Nine Year Basic Education (9YBE) in Rwanda. Data were collected from 380 students from Kayonza and Gasabo Districts using a physics attitudes test. Findings illustrated that more than a quarter of participants felt that learning physics is boring. About 39% think that the subject of physics does not relate to the real-world experience. A significant number of participants had negative attitudes towards...

To develop and evaluate an online continuing education (CE) course designed to improve healthcare provider self-efficacy to make strong adolescent HPV vaccine recommendations to East African immigrant families.Focus groups with providers and East African immigrant mothers informed course development. Providers serving East African immigrant families were recruited to view the course and complete pre-/post-test and two-month follow-up surveys. Pre-/post differences were compared with paired...

According to World Health Organization (WHO), cataract is the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment throughout the world. Post-operative refractive error is one of the commonest reasons for poor visual outcome after cataract surgery especially in developing countries where the standard modern biometry equipments are not available. The objective of this study was to assess the refractive outcome of cataract surgery done at University of Gondar (UoG) Tertiary Eye Care and Training...

Aims PTSD is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in war-affected regions. Syria has endured 10 years of war and yet little is known about the impact of the conflict on the well-being of Syrians who remain. This study aimed to provide an estimated prevalence of PTSD among trauma-exposed university students in Deir-ez-Zor, Syria, a war-ridden region, that was under siege by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) for over 3 years. Moreover, we aimed to study the different types...

Incidences of industrial actions, which have frequently paralyzed learning at most of the educational institutions, are frequent in Lesotho. Despite the safeguards for collective bargaining in Lesotho, the incidences of industrial actions at higher institutions of learning in Lesotho are still common. The study was conducted to investigate the factors which contribute to industrial conflict at the National University of Lesotho. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the participants’...

Over recent years, there has been a decrease in the performance of students especially in mixed ability colleges in Mauritius.This study investigated the relationship between academic performance and the socio-economic status (SES).The findings showed that the students' performances at schools were affected by social, cultural and economic factors.Social factors like indiscipline, sickness, lack of interest in school, broken families and substance abuse were the main factors identified to...

Estimate the frequency of the homozygote 35delG mutation in patients with non-syndromic hearing loss. Meta-analysis of studies investigated the presence of the 35delG mutation in patients from the North of Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania). We used three databases for seeking studies that reported the frequency of the 35delG mutation between 2000 and 2020. We excluded studies if they disagree with the inclusion criteria. Patients from the North of Africa with...

Mobile telephones (henceforth 'phones') have become an essential part of everyday life in both healthcare and community settings. However, the widespread use of mobile phones in healthcare facilities is of concern because they can act as vehicles for transmitting pathogenic bacteria. This study aimed to investigate the bacterial contamination of mobile phones of healthcare workers (HCWs) at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.This cross-sectional study, from May to July 2019,...

Dementia remains a public health concern and a leading cause of disability and dependency among older people worldwide. However, the knowledge and attitudes towards dementia among university students remain unknown. This study assessed the knowledge and attitude towards dementia among university students in Uganda.An online descriptive, cross-sectional study was undertaken from August to November 2020, among undergraduate students from 11 Ugandan universities. A validated study questionnaire...

Our research explores the adoption of the new approach for managing the insertion of HIV patients in the public hospital of Dabou, Ivory Coast.Our study of phenomenological type is in a context of the spread of the pandemic of the virus HIV forth 20th century (HIV/AIDS).With a big influence in sub-Saharan Africa, the complexity of the antiretroviral treatment, its side effects and especially risks of vial resistance.What justifies the use of therapeutic education throughout the whole process...

The objectives of this paper are to verify the linear and the non-linear effects of infrastructural development on inclusive human development in Africa. The results of the system GMM estimations show a positive effect of infrastructural development on inclusive development across all the infrastructural development indexes employed, except the ICT infrastructural composite index which presents an insignificant negative effect. Besides, a non-linear effect of infrastructures on inclusive...

ICT are experiencing a boom in the evolution of mobile networks. Today the advent of 5G offers major benefits in all sectors such as education, health, agriculture etc. 5G allows very high speed access, very low latency but also good bandwidth. This will result in faster access with a much smoother data processing turnaround time for the services offered. Developing African countries must prepare to face these opportunities despite their meager resources. In this article we use the...

Classroom observation has played a role in documenting classroom practices to improve teaching and learning outcomes. This dataset allows teachers, researchers, and educational policymakers to reanalyze it depending on the interest variables and understand Rwanda's current physics education. The data was collected among qualified teachers from selected schools in Kigali city and rural eastern province in Rwanda. Classroom observation data were collected using the Reformed Teaching...

Background: There are many studies on the pattern and incidence of cancer, but there are few documented works on cancer mortality (CM). Even fewer are African studies on CM that encompass all cancers and reveal the relative contributions of the various cancers to the overall burden of CM. This retrospective study was therefore performed to determine the types and patterns of cancer deaths in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Southeast, Nigeria, during the 10-year period...

Aims Little is known about mental health risk factors in medical residents and doctors in Sub-Saharan Africa. Residents are at a greater risk of developing depression, stress and substance abuse than the general public owing to the stressful nature of their medical training. Poor mental health in residents leads to decreased clinical efficiency and training satisfaction; it can also lead to substance dependence, self-harm and suicide.Our primary aim was to ascertain depression prevalence...