Background: The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a measure of the level of air pollution. Its assessment is important in urban and industrial regions, where rapid development increases emissions from vehicles, factories and other sources, leading to detrimental environmental and health...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101442
Bolanle Adeola Oladele, Oyediran Oyebanji Olufemi, Akinoso Johnson Adewale, Okediji Sodiq Oluwaseun, Ishola Rafiat Omotayo, Sa'ad Mohammed Abdullahi & Zaccheus Tolulope Dorcas·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Hypotension is a frequent complication of spinal anaesthesia. Crystalloid preloading and coloading are commonly used fluid strategies, but evidence from mixed surgical populations in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. Methods: This prospective quasi-randomised comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101438
Background: Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (VWM), also known as childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination, is a rare autosomal recessive leukodystrophy caused by pathogenic variants in EIF2B1–EIF2B5; EIF2B1-related disease is comparatively unco...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101439
Introduction: Immunisation as a public health intervention has proven to be one of the most effective methods of controlling and eliminating life-threatening infectious diseases that cause morbidity and mortality among infants and children. Despite its availability and effectiven...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101440
Luliconazole (LZ) is a broad-spectrum antifungal agent whose topical performance is limited by poor aqueous solubility and restricted skin penetration. This study aimed to develop and characterise LZ-loaded bilosomes incorporated into a topical gel to enhance cutaneous delivery....
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101441
Background: The Social Health Authority (SHA) was established under the Social Health Insurance Act of 2023 to expand financial protection and improve access to healthcare services in Kenya, including maternal healthcare. However, evidence regarding its effectiveness at the healt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101435
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a persistent metabolic disorder characterised by elevated blood glucose levels and influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Aim: This study investigated the association of TCF7L2 SNPs rs1790314 and rs12255372 with renal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101436
Background: Fever plays an important role in causing disturbances in fluid and electrolyte balance. Hyponatraemia has been thought to enhance susceptibility to seizures associated with febrile illnesses in childhood. Severe hyponatraemia and a non-significant increase in potassiu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101437
Chronic heel pain is among the most frequent musculoskeletal complaints presenting to primary care, podiatry and physiotherapy services, and a substantial minority of those affected remain symptomatic for years. Exercise directed at the lower limb is recommended almost universall...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91433
Background: Hypertension remains an important public health challenge in Imenti North Sub-County, Meru County, Kenya, where Community Health Promoters (CHPs) support community-based screening, monitoring, education, and treatment adherence. Aim: This study assessed the effectiven...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91434
Prenatal genomic medicine now generates data at a scale that exceeds what unaided human interpretation can process within the time available to a continuing pregnancy. Cell-free DNA screening, chromosomal microarray, exome sequencing and, increasingly, genome sequencing produce m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91430
Krishnendu P. G., Riyas Basheer K B, Ismail Hazim, Athul Krishna K. R., Subhashchandra Rai, Femina Hameed V. A., Nishka S. Bolar & Mohammed Sanabin·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Upper-limb dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease compromises dexterity, movement scaling, coordination and the performance of everyday tasks, yet rehabilitation research has historically prioritised gait and balance. Virtual reality (VR) can deliver repetitive, task-specific practic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91431
Frozen shoulder is a painful and mobility-limiting condition of the glenohumeral joint whose fibrotic, inflammatory and neuro-immune substrate has been characterised in increasing detail over the past decade. Rehabilitation practice has nevertheless diversified faster than the su...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91432
Obesity is a growing public health concern, and community awareness of its contributing factors is important for prevention and health education. This study aimed to evaluate levels of awareness of factors contributing to obesity in Maamba Old Township, Sinazongwe District, South...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91428