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.
Aim: The study assessed the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome among apparently healthy adults in rural settlements. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration: Ejigbo, a rural settlement in Osun State, Southwest...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12768
Introduction: Novel beta coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has caused widespread transmission of coronavirus illness (COVID-19) in India from March 2020. In comparison to younger adults, older people and those with numerous co-morbidities are known to be more severely affected by seasonal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12767
Sidi Mohamed. Sidi Mahmoud ML, S. Ait Ahmed, S. M. L. Dadah, F. Benbrahim, S. Benchakroun, C. Mahraoui & N. El Hafidi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2022
We report a case of a child who developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after a trauma at home. This is a 25-month-old child, born of a non-consanguineous marriage with no perinatal history or any recent viral infections, with good psychomotor and intellectual development....
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12764
Background: Maternal Near Miss refers to a woman who nearly died but survived a complication during pregnancy, delivery, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. It serves as a tool that allows clinicians and health facilities to assess and improve the quality of maternal h...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12765
Background: Designed to fight HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) may be responsible for certain cardiometabolic abnormalities in people living with HIV (PLWHIV). To this end, the present study evaluates the prevalence and impact of obesity/overweight on the development of card...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12766
Udi Onoriode Andrew, Okoro Ogheneyebrorue Godswill, Lucky Omamuzo Ogagayere, Ahama Endurance Efe, Enaohwo Taniyowho Mamerhi, Igben Vincent-Junior Onoriode, Chris-Ozokor LiLian Ebeye & Ogba Grace Oreva·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2022
Objective: Epidemiologic studies and randomized clinical trials demonstrate that type 2 diabetes can be substantially avoided by making dietary and lifestyle changes rather than relying heavily on medications. This study evaluates the ameliorating effect(s) of Telfairia occidenta...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12763
Alcohol Abuse among students has become a serious public health issue in Nigeria. Research documentation of alcohol abuse has only been concentrated in the developed world with little or no empirical evidence to account for the perceptions from the developing world, especially su...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i11762
Abir Farouk Megahed, Dina Abouelkheir Abdalla Mohamed, Ghada El-Said, Omar Ahmad Al Nafel & Nagy Sayed-Ahmed·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2022
Aims: We aimed to observe the effect of modification of the immunosuppressive regimen in response to the severity of COVID-19 infection on the outcome of renal disease patients and to study factors affecting their mortality. Methods and Materials: The study was conducted on 18 pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i11761
Background: Breast cancer is the most frequent neoplasm in women. According to American Cancer Society in 2019, an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer was diagnosed among women in USA. In Bangladesh, breast cancer has rapidly become the number one cancer in fema...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i11760
Aim: This study was aimed at examing the effect of mixture of Ocimum gratissimum extract and Vernonia amygdalina extract on lipid profile and hematological parameters of Wistar rats administered with cadmium. Methodology: Sixteen female rats were divided into four groups and desi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i11759