Cardiovascular risk factors and physical activity among university students in Somaliland.

Physical inactivity is a well-known risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases and counts as fourth leading cause of death worldwide. The study aimed to elucidate to what extent cardiovascular risk factors exist in university students in Somaliland. In a cross-sectional survey, self-administered questionnaires were used to elucidate existence of cardiovascular risk factors in 173 university students (117 male, 56 female) in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

Knowledge and attitudes about AIDS/HIV in a semi-nomadic population in Somaliland.

This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge concerning HIV transmission and the attitudes towards AIDS among a rural semi-nomadic community in Somaliland. Cross-sectional survey. Questionnaire-based interviews were conducted via a household survey in Sharmake, a village in the Hargeisa district, Somaliland.

Growing rejection of female genital cutting among women of reproductive age in Amhara, Ethiopia.

Data on female genital cutting are presented from 1942 women aged 15-49 years in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2005. Reportedly 69% (1333/1942) had undergone the procedure. Rates showed a secular decline, decreasing from 77% in women aged 45-49 years old to 59% in those age 15-24 years.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice about AIDS and condom utilization among health workers in Rwanda.

Health workers in rural Rwanda were surveyed cross-sectionally on knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) about AIDS, HIV, and condom utilization. Participants were 350 health workers from six randomly chosen communities (three rural, three semirural). In general, knowledge about HIV/AIDS was moderate to good, with an average of 63% of the questions answered correctly; men (and younger respondents) had a better knowledge than did women (p =.

[Monitoring of glycemic balance in diabetics living in Africa: a review of glycated hemoglobin measurement methods].

Diabetes has become a health care problem not only in the first world, but also in developing countries, where the majority of diabetics live. The development of a diabetes care system that can cater for the chronic management of diabetic patients is pivotal to an improvement of this situation. A lack of diagnostic facilities has often been made responsible for a lack in appropriate treatment and for the prevention of complications.