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Jan 18, 2019Open Access
Recent international policy resolutions have recognized the importance of indigenous knowledge and potential of native medicinal plants in providing health and equitable benefits to the indigenous communities. Lack of knowledge on available native medicinal plants and their health potential may result in inappropriate health care practices causing ailments and as-sociated problems. Oil palm is among the plants that are widely used ...
Dec 28, 2018Open Access
Introduction: Post-stroke depression occurs in a context of stroke characterized by sadness, loss of interest, feelings of guilt, loss of appetite, a feeling of tiredness, and a lack of concentration. Material and Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study from January 1, 2013 to September 30, 2016. For the diagnosis of post-stroke depression, neuropsychological tests (DSM-IV and MADRS) were used. The collection app ...
Dec 20, 2018Open Access
Background: Risk of harm associated with wind turbines is debated globally. Some people living or working in proximity to wind turbines report adverse health effects such as sleep disturbance, noise annoyance, and diminished quality of life. Due to public concern, Health Canada announced its wind turbine noise and health study which included subjective and objective measurements. Findings were published between 2014 and 2016. In 2018, Health Canada published clarifications regarding the design a...
Nov 01, 2018Open Access
Introduction: Bad eating habits can have serious impact on oral health. Objec-tives: To study the impact of eating habits and dental hygiene practices on the dental status of students. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 400 students aged 17 and more, from the Ben M’Sik Sciences Faculty. A questionnaire on the so-cio-economic level of the parents, the eating habits, the means of hygiene and the oral health status has been filled in ...
Oct 11, 2018Open Access
The online appointment system at the university health centre was intro-duced by the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica management in 2014. The purpose of this study was to determine the users’ views of the online appointment system, as well as their views about the services offered at the university health centre. To achieve this purpose, a descriptive research design was used to answer three research questions. The con-ve ...
Sep 28, 2018Open Access
Background: There is limited scientific evidence supporting the efficacy of aphrodisiacs and more worrying is the fact that potential adverse health effects could result from the abuse of aphrodisiacs. Despite the safety concerns raised by the FDA on the abuse of unregistered sex enhancing products, the patronage remains high amidst debilitating side effects. We explore the factors influencing the use of aphrodisiacs while assessi ...
Aug 27, 2018Open Access
With the growing ownership of multiple technology
devices, and the contribution of mobile travel bookings to the overall travel
market, it is critical to investigate the hotel searching and booking process
for different device users. This research investigates four categories of
device users via a survey with 383 respondents, in the context of search
behaviour and information sources used. The results reveal that search engin ...
Aug 14, 2018Open Access
Background: In the
Democratic Republic of Congo, the use of Prevention of Transmission of Human
Immunodeficiency Virus infection from mother to child is still very low. Objective:
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of infants born from
HIV-positive mother in different centers in Kinshasa. Methods: This study is a
retrospective cohort of at least 2 years on the records of mother-child couple
followed in 8 ce ...
Aug 14, 2018Open Access
Background: Viral hepatitis
represents a major public health burden with more than 375 million people with
chronic hepatitis B infection and 130 to 150 million with hepatitis C for 2016.
Sub-Saharan Africa has the heaviest burden of the epidemic. Objective: The objective of this review is to present
the characteristics of hepatitis B and C infections (HBV and HCV), present the
synthesis and estimate its magnitude in the Democratic ...
Aug 13, 2018Open Access
Background: Adolescent pregnancy and childbirth remains a major public health problem that deserves special attention with regard to psychological and medical risks. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the fre-quency and determinants of the course and evolution of pregnancy and child-birth in rural adolescents. Methods: This is a multicentre, retrospective and de-scriptive cross-sectio ...
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