Aims: This study assessed some haemo-rheological parameters on individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis disease. Study Design: A cross sectional, case-control field based design was employed with a total of eighty-six subjects consisting of thirty-one males and fifty-five females ag...
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
Introduction: Chronic inflammation plays a key role in the development and progression of diabetic complications. Haematological inflammatory indices have emerged as reliable markers of systemic inflammation in diabetes. Aim/Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the neutrophil...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2025/v16i2354
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
Aim: To evaluate the haematological alterations induced by tartrazine after acute and chronic administration in albino rats. Study Design: The design involved acute and chronic study. The acute study investigated the intraperitoneal and oral route of administration while the chro...
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
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
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