Background: Fibroscan is a non-invasive medical device that uses proprietary vibration-controlled transient elastography to assess liver fibrosis and cirrhosis by measuring the degree of liver stiffness. Fibroscan remain a reliable tool for the diagnosis of liver diseases in pati...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2025/v37i105958
Background: Hepatitis B (HBV) poses a continual Public Health threat globally despite the availability of a safe, and effective vaccine. The HBV vaccine provides a 98-100% immunity thereby preventing complications of the infection such as liver cirrhosis. Despite the wide coverag...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i21178
Background: Elevated blood pressure (BP) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease mortality and all-cause mortality. Despite availability of medication for treatment of hypertension and prevention of complications, the goal of universal optimal BP control has remained...
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Introduction: The economic burden of managing hepatitis B has become a concern because viral hepatitis disease is a global public health problem that resulted in more deaths in 2016 than HIV and AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria individually. This study aimed at estimating the catas...
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