Siham Ahmed Balla, Sayed Halay, Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh, Heitham Awadalla, Amani Ahmed Burbr, Emtinan Khalid Hamid, Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Zeinab Swareldahab, Zeinab Ammara, Elfatih Malik & Haieder Abuahmed Mohamed·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Background: There is a dearth of recent information on wheezes and Asthma in Sudan. Asthma is a non-communicable disease that affected more than 300 million persons in 2014 and contributes to more than 15 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Objectives: This study was...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39872
Background: Diabetes education could contribute to the control of glycaemic status of the patients. Objective: It was to identify the education received by the diabetic patients and its relationship to their glycaemic indicators in diabetic care units at three hospitals in Kharto...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/34473
Introduction: Promoting positive life style is a strategy for delaying and reducing the incidence of diabetes complications. Objective: To determine the perception of educators about the quality of education services provided to diabetic patients at the health centers in Khartoum...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24943
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus needs medical care and education. Adherence of the diabetic patients to education information provided at primary care level have been scantly documeneted. Objective: To measure the adherence of diabetic patients to education information provided a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24203
Background: Self-medication is a personal self-initiated behaviour of diagnosis of a disease and self-treatment of its symptoms and signs. Objective: To identify the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics and the diseases commonly treated with antibiotics, the most common...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i430267
Introduction: Chikungunya is a viral disease that could lead to chronic symptoms. It has no approved treatment or vaccine to date. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge about Chikungunya viral disease following an outbreak in Kassala Sudan among the academic population in p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i430265
Aims: To measure the waist circumference of Sudanese adults in Khartoum Locality and its relationship to blood pressure and lifestyle during celebration of international day of hypertension in May 2016 . Study Design: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Place of the Cele...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1130139
Introduction: Hospital as a health organization could have a reliable health information of high quality to assist in planning health interventions. Objective: Objective of the study is to review the hospitals` reports for completeness and accuracy of health information with emph...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2018/40038
Sayed Halay, Siham Ahmed Balla, Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh, Heitham Awadalla, Amani Ahmed Burbr, Emtinan Khalid Hamid, Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Zeinab Swareldahab, Zeinab Ammara, Elfatih Malik & Haieder Abuahmed Mohamed·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Background: Asthma has increased in many countries over recent years and there is little information regarding the prevalence of current wheezing episodes and asthma among preschool children in rural areas of Sudan. Objective: To identify the prevalence of current wheezes, diagno...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43207
Background: Assessment of patient satisfaction with diabetes education is important as it is associated with positive outcomes. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess satisfaction of diabetic patients with the diabetes education services provided in the diabetes mini-clinics (D...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/30250
Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Siham Ahmed Balla, Mohamed Salah Ahmed Mohamed, Hind Mamoun Behairy, Naiema Abdalla Waqialla Fahal, Dina Ahmed Hassan Ibrahim, Maha Ismail Mohamed & Ibtisam Ahmed Ali·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background Information: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are number one killer in the world among non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The principal underlying risk factor for CVDs is hypertension (HTN). Objectives: To identify the prevalence of hypertension, the stages of HTN and the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28539
Aims: To identify the prevalence of hypertensions, socio demographic characteristics, risk factor and awareness of the study population about hypertension in Khartoum Locality. Study Design: A descriptive community-based cross-sectional study. Place of Study: Khartoum locality, S...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i830225
Aims: This study is done to identify factors affecting under five mortality in Dar Alsalam area, Khartoum. Study Design: This is a community based cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in block 25 in Dar Alsalam area in Khartoum State durin...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i430078
Sayed Halay, Shaima Saror, Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Siham Ahmed Balla, Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi, Heitham Awadalla, Amani Abdelrahman, Zeinab Swareldahab, Zeinab Amara, Elfatih Malik, Kamil Mirgani & Haieder Abuahmed Mohmed·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2019
Background: Migraine is one of the most common types of headache; it is a chronic neurological disease that affects 15% of the population, however, information about its prevalence in Sudan is scarce. Aim: The aim of this study was to study prevalence of migraine and trigger fact...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v36i530253
Background: Primary health care (PHC) is the gateway to the health system, and is expected to resolve up to 85% of health problems in general. Sub-optimal management of asthma can be attributed to patient’s, doctor’s or health services’ factors. The aim of this study was to asses...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/43617
Background: HBV infection is an occupational disease where health care workers (HCW) are at high risk. Aim: To measure the sero-prevalence of Anti-HBcore Total and HBsAg among HCWs in Public Hospitals, White Nile State, Sudan; 2013. Methods: A cross-sectional, hospital- based stu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/18578