Tonia C. Onyeka, Uchenna N. Ijoma, Chidimma B. Nwatu, Chinwe L. Onyekonwu, Ngozichukwu N. Unaogu, Uchenna Onu, Chidimma R. Nwutobo, Chioma V. Nwachukwu, Fred Ugwumba & Ikenna O. Onwuekwe·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2021
Objectives: This study investigated the health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with various cancers attending cancer clinics at a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria and also determined the predictors of the various domain of QoL in these patients. Methods: This was...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631005
Maham Akbar Waheed, Alejandro Munoz-Martinez, Hitesh Raheja, Mazin Khalid, Jignesh A. Patel, Joshua Fogel, Arsalan Talib Hashmi, Samantha Ehrlich, Awais Aslam, Dikshya Sharma, Nnamdi Chukwuka, Bruno Augusto de Brito Gomes, Carlos Jose Merino Gualan, Iqra Aftab, Aparna Tiwari, Sehajpreet Singh, Kristal Pouching, Navjot Somal, Jacob Shani & Geurys Rojas-Marte·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2021
Background: COVID-19 disease has disproportionately affected ethnic minorities in the US. Objective: To describe the characteristics and predictors of mortality and length of hospital stay (LOS) in patients of Hispanic ethnicity hospitalized for COVID-19 disease. Design: Retrospe...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631002
Contraceptive use is the intentional desire of an individual to prevent or limit pregnancy and it is one of the major components of family planning, an important pillar in the prevention of over-population, which has become a most pressing global problem. Materials and Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631003
Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is a worldwide disease, with 85% of new cases occurring in developing countries in general and Africa south of the Sahara in particular. Aim: The objective of this study was to find possible factors that could affect knowledge about CC and some CC...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631004
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonized healthcare workers (HCWs) constitute massive threat to the well-being of hospitalized patients due to their ability to transmit this multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria strain in hospital settings. Aim: To de...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631000
Introduction: In Africa, inguinal hernia is a common surgical condition with an incidence of 175 inguinal hernias per 100,000 people each year. Pain that persists for at least a duration of 3 months postoperatively following repair of an inguinal hernia defines chronic groin pain...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631001
This paper is a current review of work done on colorectal adenocarcinoma in Uganda highlighting the perspectives in the increased rate of cases observed in our hospitals. A steady increase of CRC in other Sub-Saharan African countries is currently being documented however this is...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1630999
Introduction: Varicocele is a dilation of the pampiniform venous plexus and the internal Spermatic vein. It is detected approximately in 15% to 20 % of the general male Population; with the prevalence increasing to 40% in infertile men. Methodology: This prospective, comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1630997
Background: There are some men suffer from infertility, non-obstructive azoospermia is one of the causes of infertility, these men need sperm retrieval from testes like microdissection testicular sperm extraction (Micro-TESE). This work aims to assess the different preoperative a...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1630998
Malaria is a parasitic disease that causes morbidity and mortality in many areas of the world especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and particularly in Cameroon. It is characterised by febrile manifestation, liver inflammation and anaemia. Toxoplasmosis is another parasitic infection...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1530993
Yusuf A. Oshodi, Kayode A. Adefemi, Ayokunle M. Olumodeji, Oluwarotimi I. Akinola, Ephraim Ohazurike, Taiwo O. Kuye, Adedoyin A. Ogunyemi & Adekunbiola A. Banjo·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2021
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women globally after breast cancer. It is a preventable cancer with a well‑defined premalignant phase where treatment could be offered before invasive cancer develops. Objective: To determine the prevalence, socio-de...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1530994
Background: Maintaining satisfactory ventilation for obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery frequently poses a challenge for anesthetists. The optimal ventilation strategy during pneumoperitoneum remains obscure in obese patients. In this study, we investigated the effect of...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1630995
Introduction: About 21.17 lakhs people in India and about 0.49 lakh people in Punjab are living with HIV according to National AIDS Control Organization Annual Report (2015-16). Cardiovascular complications of HIV infection tend to occur late in the disease and are therefore beco...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1630996
Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate initial and short-term result of duplex guided angioplasty (DGA) for treatment of femoropopliteal arterial lesions. Methods: From October 2017 to September 2020, 50 limbs in 50 patients (30 males) underwent DGA in our institution. The stu...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1530992
COVID-19 has rampaged across continents and has caused a devastating impact on life, economy, mobility, and health. Vaccines are still under clinical trials however there is no immediate solution or drug at hand for effective treatment. During this time, finding an unorthodox sol...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1530991