Browsing by Author "Nahla Ahmed Mohammed Abdurrahman"
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Item Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Among Pregnant Sudanese Ladies(جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري, 2020-04-01) Abd Ewahid Mohammed Ahmed Elrofai; Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed; Mosab Nouraldein Mohammed Hamad; Nahla Ahmed Mohammed Abdurrahman; Elamin Elawad Ali; Wadie Mohammed Yasin Elmadhoun; Nassreden Khalid AbdelrahmanAbstract Introduction: The present study aimed to find the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and assess its associated risk factors among pregnant women. Methods: This retrospective hospital-based study was carried out in the period between January 2009 and December 2010 in Eldammar, River Nile State, Sudan. Chi-square was used for trend analysis, and P value was used to declare the statistical significance between the variables. Results: A total of 383 pregnant women (age range: 16–45 years) visiting Eldammar teaching hospital and other health centers for antennal care were selected. Using latex agglutination test (LAT), 74.7% (285/383) were positive for toxoplasmosis . ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) was used for IgM & IgG confirmatory, and the results showed that 26% (74/285) and 34.7% (99/285) were positive for toxoplasmosis. There was a significant correlation between serological evidence of toxoplasmosis and low education level, eating undercooked meat, and drinking raw milk (P<0.05). Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of toxoplasmosis among pregnant women of the studied population. A positive correlation was reported between toxoplasmosis and low education level, eating undercooked meat, and drinking raw milk.Item Seroprevalence of Treponema Palladium Infection among Blood Donors in Darfur Region, Western Sudan 201(جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري, 2021-04-10) Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed; Nassreldeen Khalid Abdelrahman; Nahla Ahmed Mohammed Abdurrahman; Mosab Nouraldein Mohammed Hamad; Marawa Ahmed and Mohammed Abd ErahmanABSTRACT Background: Treponema palladium (T.P) is a pathogenic bacteria induces syphilis, a systemic disease spread by sexual contact, blood transfusions. Objective: To recognize Treponema palladium seropositive blood donors and to explore the association between syphilis serological evidence and age as well as demographic information. Methods: In Darfur, Western Sudan, a retrospective analysis of sequential blood donation results from January to December 2017 was conducted. Percentages were used to measure the descriptive numbers. The p-value was used to assess the statistical significance of the measure, and the Chi-square was used to test trends. Results: A total of 4527 people volunteered to donate blood. They were all men between the ages of 17 and 49. A total of 493 (10.9 %) donors tested positive for syphilis, while 4034 (89.1 %) tested negative. study showed insignificant correlation between residence and serological evidence of syphilis (P = 0.23). Age was shown to be a strong indicator of transfusion-transmissible infections (P = 0.02). As compared to the other age classes, the frequency of (21-25) and (26-30) years was higher (51/428) 10.6% and (141/971) 12.7 %, respectively. Conclusions: In North Darfur, a high prevalence of Treponema palladium infection has been documented among blood donors. There was no statistically significant association between syphilis and occupancy, although there was a strong prevalence in a particular age demographic with a statistically significant correlation.