Background: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the commonest chronic joint problems presenting with pain and stiffness. As a consequence, activities of daily living are limited and decline the quality of life. Kinesio tape (KT) has been popular in worldwide by its positive effect...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i230063
Aims: To assess the level of social support and determine the relationship between depression and social support among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Study Design: This study was a cross-sectional survey. Place and duration of Study: The study was carried out at the...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i230060
Aims: To determine the 10-year cardiovascular risk (CV) and its association with socio-demographic characteristics of hypertensive patients. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Family Medicine Clinic of the University College Hospital, Ib...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i130059
Introduction: In time past mothers were regarded as sole caregivers of NICU babies, however the fathers’ role is now increasingly being recognized. Mothers are involved in providing care such as feeding, hygiene, and kangaroo mother care. Fathers are usually called on for medical...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i130058
Objective: To investigate the physicochemical equivalence of four brands of commercially available glibenclamide tablets in Nigeria and to develop a validation method using HPLC for the quantitative determination of glibenclamide and its sulfonamide impurity present in these tabl...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i130053
Background: Cervical cancer, one of the gynecological cancers, is a serious health concern in Ghana. To improve the chances of survival and treatment outcomes for this condition, early screening and detection is the best remedy. Comprehensive knowledge and positive attitude highl...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i130051
Objective: The local anti-microbial susceptibility profile plays a very critical role in guiding clinicians to choose the appropriate empiric therapies. This study was conducted to assess the pathogen characteristics and the in vitro susceptibility of different Gram negative isol...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i130050
Anaemia is one of the major public health problems worldwide and is associated with morbidity and mortality. Anaemic adolescent girls are at high risk of having physical and cognitive functional disorders. According to the WHO global database, anaemia affects 46% of school childr...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i130052
Counseling clients who have experienced an open or closed head injury can be quite problematic and present challenges in different realms. This paper explores some of these disparate realms and offers some insights as to counseling strategies that may need to be explored and exam...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i130047
Introduction: To detect physiological maturity of a child, use of dental and skeletal development can be helpful. The Demirjian’s Method is one of the commonly used methods to estimate dental age. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity of Demirjian method in Ir...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i130048
Aim: to share our experience in treating patients with high myopia and or astigmatism using toric and phakic intraocular lenses at Prince Hashem Hospital in Jordan. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective study of fifty eyes of 36 patients who were treated between June 201...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2018/v28i1230045
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a complication of IVF procedure. Describes the case of a 31-year-old patient with body mass index 22 kg/m 2. After 5 IVF procedures with the previous stimulation of ovulation she complaints of weakness, dyspnea, pain in the chest, unproductive...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2018/v28i1230043
Objectives: This study aimed at evaluating the effect of examination stress on the cardiovascular parameters amongst undergraduate students of the University of Buea, out of examination period (OEP) and during examination period (DEP). Experimental Design: This was a cross-secti...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2018/v28i1230044
Aims: To determine the ultrasound malignancy score (UMS) and identify the ultrasound (US) features of thyroid nodule (TN) associated with malignancy, in our study population, using fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) as the gold standard. Study Design: A prospective observatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2018/v28i1230041
Background: Wound management and care after an infection has been known to present a major concern to healthcare professionals. Its association with increased trauma, discomfort and financial burden to patients bring to bear the need for aggressive intervention. This study sought...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2018/v28i1230042