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Asian Journal of Medicine and Health

Published by SCIENCEDOMAIN international · ISSN (print) 2456-8414

Asian Journal of Medicine and Health (ISSN: 2456-8414) aims to publish high quality papers in the areas of Medicine and Health Science. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated.

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Hematological Indices in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats: Effect of Supplementation with the Antioxidant Dimethyl Sulfoxide

F. U. Bunza & M. K. Dallatu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Antioxidants are substances that protect the cell damage caused by free radicals. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has radical-scavenging activity thus acting as antioxidant. In this study, we evaluated haematological changes in alloxan-induced diabetic rats treated or not w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36038

Analysis of Risk Factors among Diabetic Patients Visiting Diabetic Research Clinic at Nishtar Hospital Multan-Pakistan

Kiran Areej, Muhammad Umair Zafar, Komal Saleem & Muhammad Adeel Zafar · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Diabetes is the most common non-communicable disease. Currently Diabetes Mellitus (DM) affects 240 million people worldwide. Pakistan belongs to high prevalence area having 6.9 million diabetics. Diabetes mellitus is 4th leading cause of death in most developed countr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35857

Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis among Patients with Vulvovaginitis in a Tertiary Hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

K. T. Wariso, J. A. Igunma, I. L. Oboro, F. A. Olonipili & N. Robinson · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the three common causes of vulvovaginitis in women of child bearing age, usually resulting from alteration the normal vaginal microbiota and PH. Common clinical presentation includes abnormal vaginal discharge, pruritus, dysuria and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36736

Ameliorative Potentials of Yoyo Bitters and Aqueous Leaf Extract of Moringa oleifera in Arsenite Induced Inflammatory Dysfunctions in Male Wistar Rats

Oyewo Emmanuel Bukoye, Afolabi Oluwasegun Kayode, Oyewo Blessing Tahre & Akanji Musbau Adewumi · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: The use of alternative therapy to combat heavy metal intoxications has emerged recently, due to scientific evidences indicating superior efficacy in the use of botanicals that possess high antioxidative capabilities with or without dimercaprol or succimer in treating...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33893

Cognitive Recovery Outcome in a 12 Month Quasi-experimental Study Involving Sub-acute Stroke Survivors in Selected Hospitals in Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria

U. P. Okonkwo, G. C. Okoye, A. O. Ezeukwu, M. J. Nwankwo, V. A. Egwuonwu, O. P. Ibikunle, C. O. Azubike & E. E. Okoye · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Studies estimate that up to 85 percent of people who suffer a stroke will have cognitive impairments, including deficits in executive function, attention and working memory. New evidence indicates that exercise exerts its effects on cognition by affecting molecular ev...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36206

Status of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Its Associated Factors among Secondary School Students after Fifteen Months of Earthquake in Bhaktapur District, Nepal

Tek Bahadur Thapa, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Md. Akhter Hossain, Ariful Bari Chowdhury, Mohammad Hayatun Nabi, Sanjana Zaman & G. U. Ahsan · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like combat, natural disaster, accident, or sexual assault. Though several recent studies have focused on PTSD, its sta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36819

Assessing Salivary Flow Rate, Salivary pH and Oral Candidiasis among Tobacco Chewers, Smokers and Healthy Controls- A Cross Sectional Study

Preetika Parmar, G. Radha, R. Rekha & S. K. Pallavi · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Tobacco chewing and smoking is one of the most common causes of mortality and morbidity in developed and developing countries. It decreases the sensitivity of taste receptors which in turn leads to altered taste receptors response and changes in salivary flow rate (SF...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36522

Determinants of Health Workers’ Level of Motivation in a Rural Hospital in Ghana

James Avoka Asamani, Abdul-Majeed Ahmed, Hamza Ismaila, Francis Abande Akugri, Fidelis Atibila & Margaret Chebere · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

This study examined the level of motivation of health workers in a rural hospital in Ghana and the factors affecting it. A cross sectional survey was employed to study one hundred (100) health professionals who consented to participate in the study. The results show that on a 10-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36723

Comparative Analysis of the Duration of Urethral Catheterization for Caesarean Delivery

Oriji Vaduneme Kingsley & Nyeche Solomon · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Aims: To compare the effect of spontaneous voiding of urine to the different durations of the urethral catheter following elective caesarean section. Study Design: Cross-sectional.  Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and department of microbiolo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34416

Knowledge, Perception and Practice of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women Attending a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Sokoto, Nigeria

E. U. Yunusa, K. J. Awosan, K. Tunau, R. Mainasara, A. M. Dangusau & M. Garba · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Introduction: Maternal mortality is a global public health challenge; developing regions account for approximately 99% (302,000) of the global maternal deaths in 2015, and sub-Saharan Africa alone accounts for roughly 66% (201,000), followed by South Asia (66,000). Birth prepared...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36705