Published in Fetal and pediatric pathology
The perineal presentation of plexiform neurofibroma is exceptional, with only two cases reported to date. We present an 8-year-old African male with a large perineal tumor of years of evolution. He had no associated symptoms. Café au lait stains were observed on examination, without other findings of relevance. The patient had no preoperative radio...
Published in BMC cancer
Prostate cancer (PrCa) is one of the most genetically driven solid cancers with heritability estimates as high as 57%. Men of African ancestry are at an increased risk of PrCa; however, current polygenic risk score (PRS) models are based on European ancestry groups and may not be broadly applicable. The objective of this study was to construct an A...
Published in International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
The experiences of African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) Canadians are seldom explored in the Canadian context. Family physicians act as a gateway to the rest of the healthcare system and are necessary to provide proper patient care. However, Canada's history with colonialism may impact the socio-cultural context in which patients receive care. 41 par...
Published in Frontiers in Genetics
Published in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration
Objectives: To adapt and translate the Edinburgh Cognitive and behavioural amyotrophic lateral sclerosis screen (ECAS); to generate preliminary normative data for three language groups in South Africa (SA); to assess the convergent validity of the ECAS in SA samples. Methods: The ECAS was linguistically and culturally adapted for Afrikaans-, isiXho...
Published in JAAD case reports
Published in World journal of gastroenterology
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are known risk factors for liver disease, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There is substantial global variation in HBV and HCV prevalence resulting in variations in cirrhosis and HCC. We previously reported high prevalence of HBV and HCV infections in Somali immigr...
Published in Ethnicity & health
To examine the association between social determinants of health, hypertension, and diabetes among African immigrants. The African Immigrant Health Study was a cross-sectional study of the health of African immigrants in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The outcomes of interest were self-reported diagnoses of hypertension and diabetes. L...
Published in Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society
Newcomer mothers of African descent are at risk for maternal mental stress because of inadequate social support, newcomer status, and stress of motherhood. Limited participation of newcomer African mothers in mental health research contributes to a knowledge gap in this area further impacting culturally competent health services. This article repor...
Published in Journal of African American Studies (New Brunswick, N.j.)
Clay feet are heavy and disabling, sadly in the decolonial scholarly battlefield which otherwise requires all-weather feet suitable for ongoing battles. Drawing on autoethnographic experiences in some African universities and drawing on Melanesian cargo cults, this paper argues that to decolonise Africa, African academics should abate cargo cult me...
