Background: Medicinal plants are traded as products with vernacular names, but these folk taxonomies do not always correspond one-to-one with scientific plant names. These local species entities can be defined as ...

ABSTRACT Background: Vibration is a common occupational hazard produced by gas fired combustion engines in power plants. Workers especially in production area (maintenance workers and Operators) are occupationally exposed ...

Suicidal behaviours are one of the most important contributors to the global burden of disease among women, but little is known about prevalence and modifiable risk factors in low and middle income countries. We use data ...

Background: In the Mitra plus study of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1, which included 501 women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, triple antiretroviral therapy (ART) was given from late pregnancy ...

INTRODUCTION: The objective of the study was to determine HIV-1 RNA load profile during pregnancy and assess the eligibility for the maternal triple antiretroviral prophylaxis. It was an observational cohort of pregnant ...

Background: Cataract is the opacification of the crystalline lens of the eye, which causes progressive decrease in visual acuity, eventually leading to blindness. The precise treatment of cataract is surgical extraction ...

Introduction: Monitoring vital signs is essential to discovering and responding to patient deterioration. The value of vital sign recording influences clinical decision making. Delay to respond from abnormal vital signs ...

Vitamin D has a potential role in preventing HIV-related complications, based on its extensive involvement in immune and metabolic function, including preventing osteoporosis and premature cardiovascular disease. However, ...

Background Prematurity and low birth weight are associated with high perinatal and infant mortality, especially in developing countries. Maternal micronutrient deficiencies may contribute to these adverse outcomes. Methods In ...