Category: Volume 3, Number 3, September, 2024

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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission is an important strategy for the control of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. While the structure for this intervention programme exists within conventional antenatal care, infected pregnant women  who prefer the services of traditional birth attendants (TBAs) could be at risk of being undetected. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women accessing antenatal care across conventional health facilities and traditional birth homes (TBHs) in Uyo, southern Nigeria.

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Assessing university students’ blood group and hemoglobin phenotypes is vital for health policies, and premarital counseling. This study aimed at determining the distribution of Blood group and hemoglobin phenotype among university students in Southwest Nigeria

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Background: Immune mediators of inflammation are implicated in the pathophysiological processes and clinical variability of sickle

cell anaemia (SCA). This study determined the effect of hydroxy-urea therapy on markers of inflammation and clinical variability of sickle cell anaemia in Ghana.

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Graying of hair is one inevitable condition of life; gray hair can start appearing on one’s head or other parts of the body at one time or another, but if one lives till he or she is old, it must appear. Hair gets gray when the production of melanin, the chemical that gives hair its colour, is reduced or stopped for any of the follicles; the new hair that will grow out will no longer have color. Usually, graying comes

with old age, but sometimes it starts early in some individuals based on their genes or other conditions.

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Background: The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a major cause ofmorbidity among patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis. This study investigates the correlation between hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (HCT), and HCV infection in

these patients, aiming to provide insights into the hematological implications of HCV in hemodialysis patients.

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Background: An efficient immune system is crucial for the host to mount a sufficient immune response, particularly in times of disease and traumatic injury. In leukaemia, regardless of the type, the abnormal cells in the bone marrow suppress the formation of other cells, leading to several adverse effects. Our research suggests that the traditional innate immune functions of neutrophils might be impaired in subjects with leukaemia, which could have significant implications for the immune system’s response to disease and injury.

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Insufficient focus on pandemic response in African transfusion services stems from a lack of specialized facilities for detecting

current and emerging Transfusion-Transmissible Infections (TTIs), which underscores the essential requirement for a Pathogen Inactivation System (PIS).

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D-dimer is an invaluable analyte in evaluating thrombin and plasmin activity and is specific for fibrin derivatives. This study assessed

the effects of storage temperatures on D-dimer stability in different ABO blood types stored over a defined period. The study was performed with 40 samples collected randomly from apparently healthy male and female  undergraduate students of Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt, all aged between 17 and 45 years.

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The Mentzer index is a cost-effective and accurate method for differentiating between iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and beta-thalassaemia.

Anaemia in pregnancy is a global health concern, especially in developing countries like Nigeria, where it is primarily linked to iron deficiency and may also include other underlying haemoglobin disorders, with beta-thalassaemia  (βT) being the most common. This cross-sectional study aimed to differentiate between iron deficiency anaemia and beta-thalassaemia in pregnant women

attending tertiary hospitals in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, based on the Mentzer Index.