Perception and intent of significant others to promote exclusive breastfeeding is important in understanding their perceived behaviour and their state of mind toward exclusive breastfeeding practice. It also helps to identify what intentions this significant other had toward the...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i1030325
Aim: The study aimed to monitor the effective ways to prevent the occupational hazards on tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Methods: Multi-stage sampling procedure was used for this study. Results: The findings of this study revealed that knowledge of occupational hazards of treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i930324
Aim: To assess the level of awareness and perceptions of Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) among practicing Nigerian clinicians in Obafemi Awolowo University, Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) Ile-Ife with a view to determining their willingness to incorporate CAT as an adjunctive too...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i930323
Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common cause of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy accounting for about 90% of all diabetic pregnancies. Women with GDM are at increased risk of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality which are preventable through early diagnosis...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i930319
Background: Although the mode of action of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has been exclusively referred to as inhibition of cyclooxygenase, their broad pharmacological and toxicological spectra are not necessarily interpreted by the direct interaction with such en...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i930320
A study on the trend analysis of VVF among attendee’s in fistula centers, Kano State, Nigeria was carried out using ten (10) years hospital records. Results showed three peaks in prevalence in year 2010 (73.8%), 2015 (77.2%) and 2017 (59.3%). The highest peak was in the year 2015...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i930322
Aims: This paper seeks to evaluate the extent to which breast cancer patients from two tertiary health care centers in Jos were able to access the different components of breast cancer care. Background: Breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries is associated with poor out...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i830317
Background: Cardiotoxicity could result from chemotherapeutic drugs or other medications used in disease control such as antimalarial drugs. Chloroquine (C.Q), an antimalarial agent has also been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, giardiasis, extra-intestinal amebiasi...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i830316
Mucosal melanoma is an aggressive but very rare tumour that can occur within the nasal and paranasal sinuses. It accounts for less than 1.0% of all melanomas and 4.0% of all sinonasal tumours. We present a 48-year-old with a stage IVA nasal melanocytic melanoma who had surgery as...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i830315
Introduction: Observing radiation protection and safety culture in radiation practices reduce radiation exposure and the probability of radiation risk to workers, patients and the general public. This study assesses the radiation protection and safety practice at the pioneer Nucl...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i830314
This research was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of community pharmacists in Khartoum state towards weight managements, and to explore their roles in dispensing of off label drugs as weight management drugs. A questionnaire was used to collect primary...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i830312
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of two mouth washes namely Chlorhexidine 0.2% and 5% green tea mouth rinse when used as pre-procedural rinses in reducing the number of CFU in aerosol generated during ultrasonic scaling. Study Design: Quasi experimental st...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i730311
This study evaluated camphora-induced androgenic and histopathological changes in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Thirty-five animals weighing 200 g±20 g were used for this study and randomly divided equally into five groups, with seven rats in each group. Group A animals (normal contr...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i730310
This study takes a look at cultural practices around the world in terms of how they relate to being a contributing cause of malignant melanoma due to perceptions of skin colour and accepted tanning practices. This paper examines the effects of UV radiation in great detail and rev...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i730307
Background: Recognition of the vulnerabilities and differentials in maternal indicator is a pressing concern throughout safe motherhood literature. Uptake of skilled delivery by women in Marakwet remain 44%, compared to the national rate of 68%. Accountability for improving mater...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i730309