Background: Missed immunisation against vaccine preventable diseases is a significant public health problem especially in rural areas of Nigeria. The reasons for missed immunisation are poorly understood. This study, therefore, identified the reasons for missed immunisation in th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44950
Background: The present study was performed to investigate the effect of oral feeding of 50% ethanolic (v/v) extract of Couroupita guianensis leaves in streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetic model rats for the possible anti-diabetic mechanism. Materials and Methods: Water, gliben...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44332
Objective: In general, infectious diseases are more frequent and/or serious in patients with diabetes mellitus, complicated further by antimicrobial resistance which potentially increases their morbi-mortality. The objective of this study was to determine the clinical utility of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44753
Objective: The anti-diarrhoea activity of the aqueous extract of the stem bark of C. aurantifolia was investigated in this study. Materials and Methods: Acute toxicity evaluation of the aqueous extract of C. aurantifolia stem bark was carried out using rats according to Lorke’s m...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/45419
Background: Quadriceps strengthening exercises and infrared radiation therapy had been shown to be effective in improving pain, function and quality of life in subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of these modalities of treat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/43999
Aims: To compare the effectiveness of treatment with METFORMIN alone and with a combination of METFORMIN and SIMVASTATIN in the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Study Design: Randomized Clinical Trial. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/45092
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health problem with a high burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. This burden is more felt in the paediatric population, mother to child transmission (MTCT) being a major mode of infection. This study sought to assess the kn...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44714
Aim: The purpose of the present experimental study was to assess the antihyperglycemic activity of ethanolic extract of Linum usitatissimum seeds and Glycyrrhiza glabra roots with standard drugs metformin and glimepiride in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats model. Materials an...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/45045
Background: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is associated with increased risks of multiple micronutrient deficiencies. Zinc deficiency has been observed in patients with sickle cell anaemia, due to chronic haemolysis with subsequent loss of zinc from red blood cells. Objectives: The ai...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44564
Aims: To compare the effectiveness of treatment with Terlipressin for 12-hour and for 72-hour in inhibiting the episodes of rebleeding once endoscopic band ligation is done. Study Design: Randomized Clinical Trial. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine (Unit of Gast...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44762