Introduction: Rectal prolapse is a debilitating and unpleasant condition adversely affecting the quality of life. It is a distal displacement of the rectum through the pelvic diaphragm that produces pressure symptoms on other pelvic organs causing fecal incontinence, obstructive...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230261
Objectives: To assess the knowledge of weaning, of parents and guardians, of children under two-years-old, attending David Rose Health Centre. To assess whether there is an association between selected demographic variables, and the weaning knowledge. To educate the parents and g...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230262
Purpose: Blunt abdominal trauma in children results in renal injury in approximately 10 to 20% of cases. In about 20% of these patients, significant complications may arise; for example urinoma (1%) and post trauma extravasation (2-18%). Urinomas and persistent hematuria were tr...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230263
Objectives: To identify common causes and patterns of mortality and associated modifiable factors in Paediatric medical services, GPHC for 2016 and 2017. Design and Methods: Descriptive, Cross-sectional retrospective study of all Paediatrics deaths for 2016 and 2017 from the Paed...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230264
Objective: To determine the rate and indication of primary caesarean deliveries at Georgetown public hospital and ascertaining changing trends after implementation of Obstetrics and gynaecology residency program. Methods: A four-year retrospective chart review of patients who und...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230265
Objective: To evaluate the incidence of failed induction of labour (FIOL), and determined whether this resulted from non-adherence to the induction of labour protocol. Design and Methods: This study was a retrospective cohort analysis of all term patients who underwent induction...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230266
Background: Endocrine diseases are characterized by hormonal alterations (excess or defect). Due to the low prevalence (less than five case 5 / 10 000 inhabitants), a large number of them, qualify to be classified as rare diseases such as those of organs like: hypophysis, adrenal...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230267
Objective: Job satisfaction is a major determinant of performance in the workplace. Studies have shown that job dissatisfaction can intensify emotional exhaustion, and this can influence nurses to perceive their work as tiresome and repetitive, leading to frustration and discoura...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230268
Objective: To determine adherence to contact precautions, and trends in knowledge, attitudes, and adherence by healthcare workers in a selected medical laboratory. Methods: The study design was quantitative, cross-sectional, and observational. Medical technologists and laboratory...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230269
Background: Laparoscopic surgery is a pioneering technique that has metamorphosed the field of surgery in the past and is now considered the recommended surgical approach for many procedures. 1 The last published data showed an average of eight cases per month. 5 The purpose of t...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230270
Coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus are rare, complex fractures that can be technically challenging even in the best of hands. Their peak incidence is seen in elderly females and is usually the result of low energy fall. The injury is usually part of complex elbow injur...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1130249
Background/Objectives: The incidence of Prostate cancer is increasing with age and active treatment of high-risk prostate cancer improves survival. However, it is uncertain how the age as contrasted with life expectancy impact treatment decision-making for men with clinically si...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1130248
Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are non-suppurative cardiovascular sequlae of group A Streptococcus pharyngitis affecting children and young adults. Despite concerted efforts aimed at prevention, they still remain diseases of public healt...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1130247
Zika fever is a febrile or sub-febrile illness caused by Zika virus, which mainly spreads through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Zika infection has as of late becoming an emerging infection of medical important. While clinical indications of the infection in adult cases are not...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1030246
Md. Aynul Islam Khan, Masuda Islam Khan, Israt Jahan, Mohammad Jahangir Alam Sarker, S. M. Shahidul Islam, Harun Ar Rashid, S. M. Muraduzzaman & Md. Ranzu Ahmed·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2019
The readymade garment (RMG) industry is a key sector of Bangladesh economy. This sector brings in about 78% of the country’s total merchandize export earnings. More than 3.2 million people are working in this sector and mostly females from underprivileged social classes. Employme...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1030244