Background: Low back pain (LBP) has been documented to be a common occupational health problem among health care workers. A cross sectional study was carried out in a health facility in South – South Nigeria to determine the prevalence and risk factors of low back pain among the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20785
Kenechi Anderson Uwakwe, Chukwuma Bonaventure Duru, Richard Uche Oluoha, Kevin Chiekulie Diwe, Irene Adanta Merenu, Chima Obinna Emereole & Chijioke Okeudo·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the use of malaria prophylaxis and its related outcome among pregnant women in Imo state. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Six health facilities; the most prominent one from the urban and rural...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20591
Introduction: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a microbiological diagnosis based on the isolation of a specified quantitative count of bacteria in a properly collected specimen of urine from pregnant women without signs and symptoms, which are referable to urinary tract infectio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20754
Aims: To determine the prevalence of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL E. coli) strains among the total isolates and study the association between the antibiotic resistance and plasmid profiles of the isolates. Methodology: A total of 1258 urine sa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21451
Chahed Jamila, Mekki Mongi, Kechiche Nahla, Hidouri Saida, Ksia Amine, Sahnoun Lassaad, Hemmadi Faten, Sfar Mohamed Tahar, Belghith Mohsen & Nouri Abdellatif·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Objective: Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) is a rare disease with possible severe forms. Thymectomy is supported by many authors particularly in generalised forms with positive AcetylCholine Receptor Antibody (AChR- Ab). The aim of our study was to discuss the indication and the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19760
Background: In India, Out of Pocket Health Expenditures (OOPHE) is as high as 70-80% of total health expenditures, borne by the families of ailing persons. In most cases such high OOPHE is catastrophic in nature, in the backdrop of high poverty level in the country. High OOPHE an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21470
Stem cells based therapy has shown to improve stroke recovery in multiple animal models. Translating these findings into clinical research can result in a potential therapeutic option for stroke. At this moment multiple animal models, different stem cells type and administration...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21478
Aims: Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictive peptide, and its activity is mediated by the type A receptor (EDNRA). This action may play a significant role in the etiology of hypertension. There are different works that shows an association between certain polymorphisms...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20520
Background: Thoracic hyper-kyphosis is a postural deviation that is associated with morbidity and mortality. There is limited evidence for the non-surgical reduction treatment for this condition. Objective: To describe the successful case of conservative reduction in thoracic hyp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20639
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are emerging among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients. Aim: To determine the impact of the presence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral infections as well HIV treatment on the liver of patients with HBV, HC...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19183