Asian Journal of Medicine and Health (ISSN: 2456-8414) aims to publish high quality papers in the areas of Medicine and Health Science. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated.
Aim: To evaluate the levels of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells, viral load, and some immunomodulatory trace elements in ART and ART-naïve HIV patients in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. Methodology: A total of 150 subjects (males and females) between the ages of 20 and 79 were recruited for the st...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930374
Aim: To review the venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment and thromboprophylaxis in the antenatal population in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria and to perform a retrospective VTE risk assessment of the patients with a view of determining those patients that would have...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930375
Introduction: Epidemiological comprehension of the COVID-19 situation in India can be of great help in early prediction of any such indications in other countries and possibilities of the third wave in India as well. It is essential to understand the impact of variant strains in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930373
Background: Ageing has been associated with multiple medical conditions mainly due to impaired immune mechanisms and deteriorating physiological reserves such as declining physical health, increased risk for mental and emotional problems, economic constraints, changing roles and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930372
Sushmita Roy, Iftikhar Ahmed, Provash Chandra Saha, Bhuiyan Mohammad Mahtab Uddin, Mejbah Uddin Ahmed & Md. Abdullah Yusuf·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Background: Enteric fever still exists as one of the major public health issue occurring in our country. Antimicrobials are the mainstays of treatment of typhoid fever. Due to rapidly growing antibiotic resistance, Salmonella spp. is required to be periodically tested for suscept...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930371
Torsion of the ovary is a rare condition whose diagnosis remains difficult given the non-specificity of the clinical picture as well as the difficulty of clinical evaluation, especially in young girls. It is a surgical emergency because it involves the vital prognosis by the hemo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930370
Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Ejike Ekene Igboegwu, Emeka Akujuobi Chianakwalam, Miriam-Benigna Chika Amobi, Chuka Michael Okosa & George Uchenna Eleje·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Objective: To determine the awareness of phacoemulsification among post operative cataract patients. Methods: This was a prospective descriptive cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge of phacoemulsification among postoperative cataract patients that presented in community...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930369
Background: Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency when the foetus is still alive, and it is associated with high foetal morbidity and mortality. If umbilical cord prolapse occurs outside the hospital, mortality rate can be as high as 44% – 70%, and as low as 3% when i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930368
Aims: Ulcerative colitis is a disease of the bowel that occurs in all ages and affects both males and females. This research study was designed to investigate the effect of age and sex on the healing of colitis in rats. Methodology: Twenty - eight rats were randomly distributed i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930367
Background: Malnutrition in cancer patients is associated with increased risk of adverse effects including mortality and thus requires special attention. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors affecting malnutrition amongst gynaecological can...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930365