A Current Bibliography on African Affairs - Baywood Publishing

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the general Nigerian population. There is a great need for adequate health education
especially with regard to regularity of blood pressure check and lifestyle modification, in
the Theological Colleges, given the influence they wield in the larger society.
1378. Israel-Ballard, K. A. et al. VITAMIN CONTENT OF BREAST MILK FROM
HIV-1-INFECTED MOTHERS BEFORE AND AFTER FLASH-HEAT TREATMENT.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2008, 48(4):444-449.
World Health Organization advocates heat treatment of expressed breastmilk (EBM) as
one method to reduce postnatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in
developing countries. Flash-heat is a simple heat treatment method shown to inactivate
cell-free HIV. We determine the effect of flash-heat on vitamin content of milk. The
percentage remaining after flash-heat suggests that most vitamin concentrations are
retained after heating. Flash-heat may be a practical and nutritious infant feeding method
for mothers in developing countries.
1379. Jalloh, A. et al. G6PD DEFICIENCY ASSESSMENT IN FREETOWN,
SIERRA LEONE, REVEALS FURTHER INSIGHT INTO THE MOLECULAR
HETEROGENEITY OF G6PD A-. Journal of Human Genetics. 2008, 53(7):675-679.
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Africa is of high prevalence,
although precise data are lacking in many individual nations. Among the deficient male
subjects, six were G6PD A- carrying the double mutations (202G > A and 376A > G), all of
whom were in the Temne and Mende ethnic groups. Others included A- Betica, and a novel
variant having double mutations in exon 5 (311G > A and 376A > G forming 104 Arg > His
and 126 Asn > Asp, respectively), which we designate as G6PD Sierra Leone. Subsequent
haplotype analysis linked this novel variant to the G6PDA-“family”.
1380. Jaspan, H. B., A. E. Berrisford, and A. M. Boulle. TWO-YEAR OUTCOMES
OF CHILDREN ON NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR
AND PROTEASE INHIBITOR REGIMENS IN A SOUTH AFRICAN PEDIATRIC
ANTIRETROVIRAL PROGRAM. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2008, 27(11):
993-998.
Few data exist on the efficacy of the limited regimens for children with HIV, which are
available in sub-Saharan Africa. The benefits of HAART are substantial in this setting,
although PI regimens achieved greater virologic suppression than nNRTIs. Further exploration
of regimens and dosing of antiretrovirals for children in these settings is needed.
1381. Jefferis, J. M. et al. USE OF CATARACT SERVICES IN EASTERN
AFRICA—A STUDY FROM TANZANIA. Ophthalmic Epidemiology. 2008, 15(1):
62-65.
We establish the proportion of patients who are blind or have low vision prior to undergoing
cataract surgery at tertiary referral centers in Tanzania. We assess which patient
groups presenting for cataract surgery are more likely to be blind or visually impaired. It is
not only the blind who present to cataract services in Tanzania. The demand for surgery
amongst patients who or are normally sighted represents a positive move towards prevention,
and not only cure of cataract blindness in Tanzania. However, it also highlights the
need to target those left blind from cataract in order to deliver services to those most in