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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510197

Association between Sleep Quality and Musculoskeletal Disorders among Emergency Department Nurses

Mariana Vieira Batistão, Henrique Pott-Júnior, Henrique Mianovichi de Araujo and Fábio Fernandes Neves

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/03/31

The connection between sleep disorders and chronic musculoskeletal pain is bidirectional, as inadequate sleep can amplify muscle tension, whereas chronic pain can reduce sleep quality. Both disorders are highly prevalent in nurses. This article aims to evaluate the correlation between sleep quality and musculoskeletal symptoms in the nursing team of a university hospital. We designed a cross-sectional study that included 40 nursing practitioners who work exclusively in the emergency department. ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510196

Prevalence and Determinants of Viral Load Unsuppression among People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART): The Case of Gombe State, Nigeria

Muktar Musa Shallangwa, Suraj Abdulkarim Abdullahi, Muhammad Sanusi Ahmad, Shuaibu Saidu Musa, Mohammed Garba Buwa, Usman Abubakar Haruna, Emery Manirambona, Sheena Ramazanu, Abdulkarim Mohammed Abdullahi, Adamu Muhammad Ibrahim and Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2024/03/14

Early identification of patients at risk of viral load unsuppression enables preventative measures to be taken, leading to improved treatment outcomes for PLHIV. This study aimed to unveil factors associated with viral load unsuppression among PLHIV on HAART in Gombe state, Nigeria....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510195

Disclosure Status and Associated Factors among Caregivers of Children on Antiretroviral Therapy in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia: Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study Design

Yoseph Wondmneh, BSc, MPH/RH and Dereje Bayissa Demissie, BSc, MSc/MRH, PhD

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2024/02/15

A hospital based cross sectional study design was conducted at government hospital under A.A city administration from Nov to Feb 2021. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select, care giver/parents. Data was collected by interview using pre-test structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to illustrate the means, standard deviations, and frequencies of the study variables. Bivariate logistic regression was performed and those variables whose p-values less than or equ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510194

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Postpartum Depression among Postpartum Women in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: An Institutional Based Cross-Sectional Study

Nardos Tesfahun and Dereje Bayissa Demissie

Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2024/02/07

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a universal mental illness that explains various groups of depressive symptoms and syndromes that occur during the first year after birth. Untreated postpartum depression has serious long-term adverse effects on both the mothers and their children. Despite its massive effects, particularly in low- and lower-income countries, women and clinicians do not adequately understand it....

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