African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords▲	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897520378	Field evaluation of PIMA point-of-care CD4 testing in Rakai, Uganda	Galiwango R.M., Lubyayi L., Musoke R., Kalibbala S., Buwembo M., Kasule J., Serwadda D., Gray R.H...	2014	PLoS ONE	9	3	10.1371/journal.pone.0088928	Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomb...	Galiwango, R.M., Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda; Lubyayi, L., Rakai Health Scien...	Objective: To assess the accuracy of PIMA Point-of-Care (POC) CD4 testing in rural Rakai, Uganda....	None	adolescent; adult; aged; article; blood sampling; CD4 lymphocyte count; CD4 T cell count test; co...	NIAID, National Institutes of Health; NIH, National Institutes of Health	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-69249119007	Field evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of an oral fluid rapid test for HIV, tested at point-of-s...	Pascoe S.J.S., Langhaug L.F., Mudzori J., Burke E., Hayes R., Cowan F.M.	2009	AIDS Patient Care and STDs	23	7	10.1089/apc.2008.0225	IDEU, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Med...	Pascoe, S.J.S., IDEU, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene ...	The objective of this study was to validate the use of OraQuick® ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody t...	None	adolescent; adult; aged; article; blood sampling; controlled study; counseling; diagnostic accura...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84862168294	Microscopy and molecular biology for the diagnosis and evaluation of malaria in a hospital in a r...	Santana-Morales M.A., Afonso-Lehmann R.N., Quispe M.A., Reyes F., Berzosa P., Benito A., Valladar...	2012	Malaria Journal	11	None	10.1186/1475-2875-11-199	University Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health of the Canary Islands, University of ...	Santana-Morales, M.A., University Institute of Tropical Diseases and Public Health of the Canary ...	Background: Malaria is a leading public health problem in Ethiopia. Accurate diagnosis of Plasmod...	Diagnosis; Ethiopia; Malaria; Prevalence	adolescent; adult; aged; article; blood sampling; correlation coefficient; cross-sectional study;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-17844409094	Utility of rapid on-site evaluation of transbronchial needle aspirates	Diacon A.H., Schuurmans M.M., Theron J., Louw M., Wright C.A., Brundyn K., Bolliger C.T.	2005	Respiration	72	2	10.1159/000084050	Department of Internal Medicine, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Cape To...	Diacon, A.H., Department of Internal Medicine, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, University of Stellen...	Background: Rapid on-site evaluation has been proposed as a method to improve the yield of transb...	Bronchoscopy; Cytodiagnosis; Fine-needle biopsy; Lung neoplasms; Transbronchial needle aspiration	adolescent; adult; aged; article; bronchoscopy; cancer diagnosis; computer assisted tomography; c...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-32544440191	Calculating age-adjusted cancer survival estimates when age-specific data are sparse: An empirica...	Gondos A., Parkin D.M., Chokunonga E., Brenner H.	2006	British Journal of Cancer	94	3	10.1038/sj.bjc.6602976	Department of Epidemiology, German Centre for Research on Ageing, Bergheimer Str. 20, Heidelberg ...	Gondos, A., Department of Epidemiology, German Centre for Research on Ageing, Bergheimer Str. 20,...	We evaluated empirically the performance of various methods of calculating age-adjusted survival ...	Age-adjusted survival; Cancer survival; Sparse data	adolescent; adult; aged; article; cancer survival; child; data analysis; human; infant; mathemati...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-58249104035	Relationship between Total Lymphocyte count (TLC) and CD4 count among peoples living with HIV, So...	Daka D., Loha E.	2008	AIDS Research and Therapy	5	None	10.1186/1742-6405-5-26	Faculty of Medicine, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia; Faculty of Public Health, Hawassa Uni...	Daka, D., Faculty of Medicine, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia; Loha, E., Faculty of Public...	Background: CD4 count is a standard measure of immunodeficiency in adults infected with HIV to in...	None	adolescent; adult; aged; article; CD4 lymphocyte count; child; correlation coefficient; correlati...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84943139179	The Impact of Company-Level ART Provision to a Mining Workforce in South Africa: A Cost–Benefit A...	Meyer-Rath G., Pienaar J., Brink B., van Zyl A., Muirhead D., Grant A., Churchyard G., Watts C., ...	2015	PLoS Medicine	12	9	10.1371/journal.pmed.1001869	Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, ...	Meyer-Rath, G., Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tro...	Background: HIV impacts heavily on the operating costs of companies in sub-Saharan Africa, with m...	None	adolescent; adult; aged; Article; CD4 lymphocyte count; child; cost benefit analysis; health care...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-70450174975	Field evaluation of a malaria rapid diagnostic test (ICT Pf)	Moonasar D., Goga A.E., Kruger P.S., La Cock C., Maharaj R., Frean J., Chandramohan D.	2009	South African Medical Journal	99	11	None	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom; Medical Re...	Moonasar, D., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingd...	Background. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (MRDTs) are quick and easy to perform and useful for d...	None	adolescent; adult; aged; article; child; clinical assessment tool; diagnostic accuracy; diagnosti...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856365361	Task-shifting to community health workers: Evaluation of the performance of a peer-led model in a...	Alamo S., Wabwire-Mangen F., Kenneth E., Sunday P., Laga M., Colebunders R.L.	2012	AIDS Patient Care and STDs	26	2	10.1089/apc.2011.0279	Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative, P.O. Box 7307, Kampala 256, Uganda; Department of Epi...	Alamo, S., Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative, P.O. Box 7307, Kampala 256, Uganda; Wabwir...	Task shifting to community health workers (CHW) has received recognition. We examined the perform...	None	adolescent; adult; aged; article; child; controlled study; female; follow up; health auxiliary; h...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79957694123	Impact of weather conditions on migraine headache in north-eastern Nigeria	Timothy S.Y., Kwanashie H.O., Nyandaiti Y.W., Watila M., Mava Y., Sadiq G.U., Maspalma D.I., Bwal...	2011	International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences	3	SUPPL. 3	None	Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Maiduguri, Maidugur...	Timothy, S.Y., Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Maid...	Migraine is a markedly disabling condition and exerts a significant burden on the sufferer in ter...	Impact; Migraine; Weather conditions	adolescent; adult; aged; article; child; controlled study; female; gas; hospital; human; humidity...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922985341	Radiologic Evaluation of the Orbital Index among the Igbo Ethnic Group of Nigeria	Ezeuko V.C., Om'Iniabohs F.A.E.	2015	European Journal of Anatomy	19	1	None	Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University ...	Ezeuko, V.C., Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Science...	The two orbits in the human face serve as sockets for the eyeball and other visual apparatus. It ...	Igbo ethnic group; Orbital height; Orbital index; Orbital width; Radiology	adolescent; adult; aged; Article; child; ethnic group; female; human; Igbo (people); infant; infe...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84869862213	The impact of central corneal thickness on intraocular pressure among Ethiopian glaucoma patients...	Gelaw Y.	2012	BMC Ophthalmology	12	1	10.1186/1471-2415-12-58	Department of Ophthalmology, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Jim...	Gelaw, Y., Department of Ophthalmology, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma Univ...	Background: Raised intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only causal risk factor for glaucoma that ca...	Central corneal thickness; Glaucoma; Intraocular pressure; Pachymeter	adolescent; adult; aged; article; comparative study; cornea; cross-sectional study; echography; E...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80053941647	Femoral fracture fixation in developing countries: An evaluation of the Surgical Implant Generati...	Sekimpi P., Okike K., Zirkle L., Jawa A.	2011	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series A	93	19	10.2106/JBJS.J.01322	Department of Orthopaedics, Mulago Hospital, P.O. Box 7051, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Orthop...	Sekimpi, P., Department of Orthopaedics, Mulago Hospital, P.O. Box 7051, Kampala, Uganda; Okike, ...	Background: The Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) intramedullary nailing system was desi...	None	adolescent; adult; aged; article; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; developing country...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33744929627	Traditional healers, treatment delay, performance status and death from TB in rural South Africa	Barker R.D., Millard F.J.C., Malatsi J., Mkoana L., Ngoatwana T., Agarawal S., De Valliere S.	2006	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	10	6	None	Department of Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Jane Furse M...	Barker, R.D., Department of Respiratory Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom...	BACKGROUND: People in sub-Saharan Africa frequently consult traditional healers before reaching t...	Death; Karnofsky performance status; Sub-Saharan Africa; TB; Traditional medicine; Treatment	adolescent; adult; aged; article; female; health service; health status; human; major clinical st...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80054814349	Evaluation of two methods of preoperative hair removal and their relationship to postoperative wo...	Adisa A.O., Lawal O.O., Adejuyigbe O.	2011	Journal of Infection in Developing Countries	5	10	None	Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria	Adisa, A.O., Department of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Lawal, O.O., De...	Introduction: When a surgical operation is to be conducted through a hair bearing part of the bod...	Hair removal; Postoperative wound infection; Surgery	adolescent; adult; aged; article; female; human; infection prevention; intermethod comparison; ma...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-62149107367	Neuropsychological status of bipolar I disorder: Impact of psychosis	Savitz J., Van Der Merwe L., Stein D.J., Solms M., Ramesar R.	2009	British Journal of Psychiatry	194	3	10.1192/bjp.bp.108.052001	Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of...	Savitz, J., Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, U...	Background The presence of schizotypal personality traits in some people with bipolar disorder, t...	None	Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bipolar Disorder; Cognition Disorders; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84923342361	Impact of hospital atmosphere on perceived health care outcome	Narang R., Polsa P., Soneye A., Fuxiang W.	2015	International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance	28	2	10.1108/IJHCQA-12-2013-0142	Department of Business Administration, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India; Department of Marke...	Narang, R., Department of Business Administration, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India; Polsa, ...	Purpose – Healthcare service quality studies primarily examine the relationships between patients...	Atmosphere; Perceived outcome; Service quality; Healthcare	adolescent; adult; aged; clinical trial; environment; female; health care personnel; health care ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-70350513609	Evaluation of Hanifin and Rajka atopic eczema diagnostic guidelines for reduced minor Criteria	Hiletework M.	2009	Ethiopian Medical Journal	47	1	None	Department of Dermatology, Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Hiletework, M., Department of Dermatology, Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa, ...	Background: Different atopic eczema diagnostic guidelines have been proposed for the diagnosis of...	None	adolescent; adult; age distribution; aged; article; atopic dermatitis; child; differential diagno...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929941408	The potential impact of a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity in South African adults...	Manyema M., Veerman L.J., Chola L., Tugendhaft A., Sartorius B., Labadarios D., Hofman K.J.	2014	PLoS ONE	9	8	10.1371/journal.pone.0105287	School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesbur...	Manyema, M., School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand...	Background/Objectives: The prevalence of obesity in South Africa has risen sharply, as has the co...	None	adolescent; adult; age distribution; aged; article; beverage; body mass; caloric intake; controll...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84877900719	Evaluation of current rapid HIV test algorithms in Rakai, Uganda	Galiwango R.M., Musoke R., Lubyayi L., Ssekubugu R., Kalibbala S., Ssekweyama V., Mirembe V., Nak...	2013	Journal of Virological Methods	192	02-Jan	10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.04.003	Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomb...	Galiwango, R.M., Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda; Musoke, R., Rakai Health Scienc...	Rapid HIV tests are a crucial component of HIV diagnosis in resource limited settings. In Uganda,...	Algorithms; HIV; Rakai-Uganda; Rapids testing	adolescent; adult; age distribution; algorithm; article; controlled study; cost control; cross-se...	None	View

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