Background: The most common fractures seen in senior osteoporotic patients are intertrochanteric (IT) fractures, which are usually caused by a simple fall in the house. The number of old patients is expected to double by 2040 due to an increase in the number of elderly patients w...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34605
Background: Malocclusion is one of the most susceptible causes of the development of periodontal diseases and dental caries in young individuals undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. It provides a surface area for the accumulation of food particles, which further leads to plaqu...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34581
Background: A clear understanding of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of tuberculosis (TB) patients is important to encourage patients' contribution to TB prevention and control. Appropriate knowledge, positive attitude, preventing transmission and early diagnosis of TB...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34584
Syphilis is a persistent infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum prevalent in low-income countries but rare in middle- and high-income countries. T. pallidum is known for its invasiveness and immune evasion; its clinical symptoms are produced by local inflammatory res...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34587
Introduction: Ebstein anomaly, also known as Ebstein malformation, is a congenital (existing at birth) heart defect that affects a small percentage of people. The tricuspid valve (the valve that connects the chambers on the right side of the heart) does not close properly in peop...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34603
Wael Mansy, Abdulrahman Alwhaibi, Ali Mohammad Alqahtani, Nasser M. Al-Arifi, Abdulaziz N Alotaibi, Salmeen D Babelghaith, Norah Aljabli, Sara Alsubei, Raghad Al Fayez, Nouf Al Ameel & Mohamed N Al-Arifi·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Background: Toxoplasmosis is an environmental teratogen that may disrupt fetal development if transferred to the mother during pregnancy, resulting in maldevelopment and newborn mortality. Objective: To assess knowledge of Saudi women in their childbearing period as regards risk...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34588
Evidence-based practice is mainly based on scientific evidence, nowadays there is an increasing approach towards research-based studies, there are various steps in choosing the criteria, steps in writing, level of grading, and various search engines have been mentioned, such as g...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34599
Introduction: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), frequently referred as Dawson disease, is a kind of sclerosing panencephalitis, and is an uncommon long-term, continuous cerebral inflammatory condition triggered by a gradual infection with particular faulty types of hyp...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34607
Needle-related procedures considered as the very crucial sources of pain in children. Pain management during invasive procedure is a challenge to direct health care providers. Unnecessary pain can spoil the nurse-patient relationship. Injections usually reason for some level of p...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34611
Background: Bleeding gingiva is caused primarily due to the accumulation of plaque and calculus which eventually leads to gingivitis or periodontitis. Other causes of bleeding gingiva can be due to improper flossing, over brushing of the teeth and gingiva, hormonal changes due to...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60A34566
Introduction: According to WHO, exclusive breastfeeding is essential for first 6 moth of life, afterward by six months to meet raised energy and nutrient needs of growing infant complementary feeding is necessary [1]. Proper complementary feeding very essential for the proper phy...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60A34567
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus, now named as SARS-CoV-2, caused a series of acute atypical respiratory diseases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The disease caused by this virus was termed as COVID-19 and is transmittable between humans that has caused a pandemic worldwide...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60A34568
Razaz Mohammed Wali, Abdulaziz Saeed Baghlaf, Abdulaziz Abdullah Almehmadi, Mohanad Gharmallah Alzahrani, Obada Tarik Fathi & Yasser Nasser Aloufi·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2021
Aims: To estimate the burden and risk factor of Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in preschool children attending well-baby clinics in primary health care centers of the National Guard in Jeddah. Study Design: Cross Sectional study design Place and Duration of Study: This study was ca...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60A34570
Background: Fever of either low or high-grade is a big concern when present in the pediatric age group; it is much more worrisome if children are younger than 5 years of age. Fever can subside on its own or with the help of simple remedies and or medications. However, some childr...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34589
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, discovered in the year 2019. It originated in Wuhan, Hubei Province in China. It became the 5th documented Pandemic after the Spanish Flu in 1918. The symptoms are typical of Influenza like Il...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60A34569