Background: Depression is the most common psychological illness among patients with chronic kidney disease. There have been conflicting opinions and reports regarding the risk factors and predictors contributing to it. Systematic review studies report chronic kidney disease (CKD)...
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Background: Depression is the commonest mental disorder associated with chronic disorders such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), cancer, hypertension and diabetes. This study is aimed at analyzing depression, focusing on prevalence, its predictors and associated factors in CKD pat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i11161
Background: Postnatal depression is one of the most devastating of the mental disorders affecting women six weeks postpartum, accounting for more than 20% of maternal deaths after childbirth. It is said that young children of mothers with postnatal depression have greater behavio...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v18i2349
Background: Antenatal depression is very common in pregnant women all over the world. Women in the developing and poor countries are more at risk. Several risk factors have been identified and some of them may lead to unbearable pregnancy situations, that pose a threat to mother...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1130411
Background: Depression poses a huge challenge on personal, professional, and social life of individuals. Studies on the prevalence of depression have largely been on the general population, using socio-demographic variables to explain it’s outcome. The clergy constitutes a specia...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2020/v14i430141
Background: Personality disorders have since the 19th century been known and established as psychiatric diagnosis, yet very few epidemiological studies have been done. Absence of information about this disorder in the prisons led to the assessment of its prevalence in Agodi priso...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i930484
Background: Progesterone only injectable contraceptives (POICs) are long acting reversible method of contraception used worldwide. Menstrual abnormalities are recognized side effects that can lead to discontinuation of these highly effective and safe contraceptives. Objectives: T...
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