Category School of Medicine

Cham AM et al.,  Abstract Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycaemia and is a major health problem. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated that there were 425 million people with diabetes in the…

Cham AM et al., Abstract Background: Road traffic accidents remains as one of the leading causes of death and life-long disability worldwide. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for road traffic accidents in Juba,…

Mukunya et al.,    ABSTRACT Background: Initiation of breastfeeding later than 1 hour after birth is associated with increased neonatal morbidity and mortality. Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding. Methods: We conducted a…

Sube et al.,  Abstract Objectives: To determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment among patients in Akon payam, Warrap State, South Sudan. Methods and materials: This was a cross-sectional study of 862 patients conducted at Akon in…

Cham AM et al.,  ABSTRACT Smoking continues to be a public health threat despite the progress that has been made. Health care staff should lead the fight in term of educating public about health hazard of tobacco and advising people…

Madison B.B.B.    Download the PDF HIV infection and its effects on fracture healing: a literature review

Sube et al.,  Abstract Objective To determine the prevalence of HIV/TB co-infection among patients attending the HIV clinic at Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) from 2011 to 2013. Method and Materials This was a retrospective study using data abstracted from the…

Sube et al.,  Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of HIV among blood donors in Juba Teaching Hospital Blood Bank, South Sudan in 2013. Method and Materials This is a retrospective study that involved…