Missed clinical appointments remain an important barrier to continuity of care, timely clinical review, and efficient use of health service resources. This systematic review examined strategies used to improve patients’ compliance with scheduled clinical appointments across globa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i2454
Background: Medical emergencies are highly time-sensitive events in which delays in recognition, dispatch, transport, triage, escalation, and definitive treatment can alter survival, complications, and length of stay. Aim: This systematic review synthesised contemporary evidence...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i3394
Background: Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is the necessary cause of nearly all cervical cancers and contributes substantially to other anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Despite the availability of highly effective HPV vaccines, awareness, prev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i1434
Background: Harmful alcohol use remains a major public-health problem in Nigeria, but the evidence base is fragmented across adolescent, university, community, pregnancy, occupational, and injury studies. Objective: The systematic review aimed to synthesize empirical evidence fro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2026/v9i1422
Background: Substance use has become a significant public health issue, particularly among the youth population, with 1 in 20 to 1 in 5 people aged 15 years and above reported to be involved in substance use. This has been linked with several factors, including socio-economic an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajorrin/2025/v8i1154
Birth Preparedness and Emergency Readiness (BPER) are vital aspects of antenatal care aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality by ensuring women are well-prepared for childbirth and emergencies. This study assessed BPER plans among pregnant women attending...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2025/v8i1301
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated various control measures to limit the spread of the virus. These measures have had a significant impact on society and have resulted in widespread disruptions. This comparative study focused on members of Christian denominations in Port Harc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrnh/2024/v7i1178
Background: Worldwide, there has been increased contamination of water bodies, affecting their quality and making them unsafe for human use. This study aims to assess the physico-chemical parameters and water quality in communities in Abia State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2023/v22i4515
This study investigates the health risks associated with trace elements in Bobo Croaker (Pseudotolithus elongatus) from Buguma Creek, Southern Nigeria. Fish samples were conducted monthly from May to August 2023, and muscle tissues were analyzed for potential health risks posed b...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2023/v25i5702
Background: The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a measure of the level of air pollution. Its assessment is important in urban and industrial regions, where rapid development increases emissions from vehicles, factories and other sources, leading to detrimental environmental and health...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101442
Background: Healthy and well-nourished children are better able to participate completely in school and hence profit from education. Poor hygiene habits contribute to the increasing burden of communicable diseases by causing days lost to illness. The study aims to compare the lev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i130428
Background: Computer-aided detection (CAD) is a promising tool for tuberculosis (TB) screening, but its performance, particularly the optimal abnormality score thresholds, is highly context-specific. This study aimed to optimise the use of computer-aided detection (CAD4TB) softwa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2025/v8i2354
Modupeoluwa Omotunde Soroye, Ifeoma Nwadiuto, Golden Owhonda, Tonye Livingstone, Soter Ameh, Best Ordinioha & Patricia Adetokunbo Akeredolu·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2024
Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an acute infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus which is characterized mainly by fever and cough and is capable of progressing to severe symptoms and in some cases death. Aims: To analyze COVID-19 statistics in Rivers Sta...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i4341