Evelyn Mgbeoma Eze, Fiekumo Igbida Buseri, Serekara Gideon Christian, Andrew Temide Olasebiomo, Baribefe Daniel Koate & Ferdinand Chukwuma Ezeiruaku·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2020
The was a case control and comparative study aimed at investigating the possible effects of injectable and skin patch contraceptives on selected haematologic and haemostatic parameters in women attending primary healthcare centre at Eleme, Rivers State The study population consis...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3130924
Haemostatic parameters constitute measurable indices in the haemostatic system used to assess the functionality of the coagulation system of an individual to establish a state of health or disorder. This study evaluated haemostatic parameter such as platelets count, mean platelet...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530424
Aim: The study was aimed at evaluating the levels of subclinical malaria infection and haemolysis among the residents of Opobo, Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional study design was used. The subjects were grouped into males and females and comparisons were made...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330263
Aim: This study assessed the level of plasma haemoglobin concentration in CPDA-1 stored blood with a view to determine the extent of haemolysis during the 35 days storage period. Study Design: This is an observational and comparative case-control study. Place and Duration of Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i330101
Aims: The study was aimed at determining subclinical malaria and estimating reticulocyte count in apparently healthy female undergraduate students of Rivers State University, Port Harcourt. Study Design: This is a non-randomized, comparative case-control study. Place and Duratio...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v36i330142
Malaria is a highly inflammatory disease characterised by periodic fever, headache, and nausea, which correspond to the rupture of infected erythrocytes and the release of merozoites that replicate within the host to produce newly formed daughter parasites. The aim of this study...
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Research Article10.9734/ijr2h/2026/v9i2238
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disorder characterised by persistent synovial inflammation and progressive joint damage. Aim: This study assessed selected autoimmune and inflammatory biomarkers among individuals with RA in Port Harcourt,...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2026/v17i4393
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disorder that may cause measurable haematological changes. Evidence describing these alterations among Nigerian subjects remains limited. Aim: This study evaluated haematological indices in rheumatoid arthritis...
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Research Article10.9734/ijr2h/2026/v9i2231
The effect of cement dust has been linked to many diseases but very few studies have been able to study the impact of cement on oxidative stress, inflammation and carcinogenesis in Port Harcourt. Therefore, this study was focus on assessing the effect of cement dust on total anti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajbgmb/2022/v11i230262
Jonathan Nyebuchi, Evelyn Mgbeoma Eze, Ebirien-Agana Samuel Bartimaeus & Stella Urekweru Ken-Ezihwo·Asian Hematology Research Journal·2022
Cement remains a very useful discovery in the modern world and has served many purposes in the circle of construction, the dusts generated in the manufacturing, packaging, transporting, and also usage has impacted negatively on those exposed to the dusts at various levels. This...
Aim: We attempted to determine the frequency and percentage distribution of Lewis blood group antigens among indigenes of Ogoni ethnicity in Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study consisted of 101 Ogoni people, who were apparently healthy and free from transfusion transmi...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i530420
Aim: The study aimed to determine the percentage distribution and frequency of occurrence of P1 blood group antigen among indigenes of Ogoni ethnicity in Rivers State of Nigeria. Study Design: The study was a cross-sectional study conducted on Ogoni indigenes whose first generati...
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the percentage distribution of Rhesus E, Rhesus D and ABO blood groups among indigenes of Ogoni ethnic group of Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among indigenes of Ogoni whose origin of t...
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of occurrence and percentage distribution of Kell blood group antigens in indigenes of Ogoni ethnic group of Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among indigenes of Ogoni whose...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130119
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of blood storage using CPDA-1 on packed cell volume, methaemoglobin and oxyhaemoglobin in different ABO/Rhesus blood types donated by some residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: This is a comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i430108
Background: Pregnancy associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- infection poses risk to the fetus due to vertical-transmission. This can be prevented through administration of antiretroviral drugs. Our objective was to investigate the incidence of vertical-transmission...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2018/v28i1130039
Introduction: Haematologic and haemostatic abnormalities are common complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. These abnormalities intensify in the course of the disease. In both antiretroviral-treated and naïve individuals, varied types of haematologic and ha...
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Research Article10.9734/ahrj/2025/v8i3203
Cervical cancer remains a significant global health concern, with a high incidence and mortality rate among women. This study was aimed at evaluating the alterations in haematological parameters of cervical cancer subjects in Port Harcourt. This study is a case control study. A t...
Iron is an essential micronutrient which plays important roles in human health. This study aimed at evaluating some haematological and iron status parameters of learners from primary schools in Abiakpo Ikot Essien, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. A total of 180 primary school child...
Methaemoglobin (Met-Hb) is a type of the oxygen-carrying metalloproteinhemoglobin. The heme group iron exists as ferric (Fe3+) iron, rather than the ferrous (Fe2+) iron of typical hemoglobin. Met-Hb is unable to perform the function of binding to oxygen like oxyhaemoglobin does....
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2021/v30i730276
Background and Purpose: Cellular component and clotting factors are involved in thrombotic events such as stroke, but the type and nature of alteration of those haemostatic parameters remain unclear. Our objective was to identify possible abnormal changes in some haemostatic para...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i1130138