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.
Background/Aims: The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) reported (2015) a total of 15,782 dialysis patients in Saudi Arabia. Out of these patients, 14,366 were treated via haemodialysis, whereas the remaining 1,416 underwent peritoneal dialysis. Aims: This study aimed...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i730220
Background: Exposure to cement dust without necessary precautions to prevent its inhalation is found to cause respiratory, dermatological, ocular as well as hematological problems and this is a matter of great concern to the health of cement loaders. Aim of Study: This study was...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i730218
Background: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the leading contributors of global burden of chronic diseases. Detection of diabetic end-organ damage, particularly during its early stages, is very crucial and significant. Peripheral neuropathy is a known vascular complication of chronic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i730219
Background: Chronic kidney disease can affect different aspects of female patient’s life including menstrual pattern, marital status and sexuality, fertility, pregnancy outcome, and recommended methods of contraception especially when initiated on HD. In Egypt, it has been notice...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i630216
Aims: This study examines the occurrence of various medical cases presented by enrollees that have subscribed to access healthcare from a network of healthcare providers (HCPs) managed by a Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) under its Private Health Insurance Programme (PHIP)....
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i630215
Objective: After onset of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the risk for exposure or having the disease is increased among healthcare providers involved in the treatment of the disease. There are reports of healthcare providers died due to COVID-19 disease who became ill during wor...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i630222
Silas Lendzele Sevidzem, Aubin Armel Koumba, Christophe Roland Zinga- Koumba, Nonvignon Marius Kedote, Gaël Darren Maganga, Essé Elvire Agossou, Safiatou Niaré- Doumbo, Bitsha-Kitime Dieudoné Kabkia, Luc Salako Djogbenou, Genevieve Lydie Acapovi- Yao, Idrissa Sarr, Julien Zahouli Bi Zahouli, Chimène Nze- Nkoghé, Rodrigue Mintsa- Nguema, Athanase Badolo, Emmanuel Kamba Mebourou, Jacques François Mavoungou & Fatou Bintou Sarr·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
The world is experiencing an outbreak due to the new and mysterious SARS-CoV-2. Information regarding its source and transmission dynamics in different environments as well as medications for its prevention and cure is weak. This review seeks to document on the epidemiology, clin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i630213
Adolescent health risk behaviors are becoming a serious health care as adolescents engage in health-compromising behaviors at a high frequency in several crucial domains. One domain involves tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use. This is a cross section study covered 405 adolesc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i530206
Background: Ministry of Health Kenya has adopted new guidelines for FANC services emphasizing on four antenatal care visits, birth planning and emergency preparedness. In North eastern Kenya predominately occupied by Somali pastoralist Communities only 37% of women of reproductiv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i630208