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Accessing Healthcare Services during Lockdown in an African Semi-urban Community: Influence of the Knowledge of COVID-19

Felix Olaniyi Sanni, Paul Olaiya Abiodun, Oluwasola Stephen Ayosanmi, Abike Elizabeth Sanni, Friday Iyabosa Igbinovia, Oriyomi Nimotalai Karimu, Azeezat Abimbola Oyewande, Michael Ogunmola Dada, Zachary Terna Gwa, Olaniran Olakunle Daniel, Chidinma Udah, Olaide Lateef Afelumo, Michael Olabode Tomori, Abimbola Oluseyi Ariyo, Bartholomew Boniface Ochonye, Innocent Okwose & Ishata Conteh · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Aim: Since the covid-19 pandemic began, prevention and treatment services for non-communicable diseases have been significantly interrupted. This study assessed the influence of COVID-19 knowledge on using healthcare services during the lockdown in Nigeria. Methods: The study was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430455

Assessment of Liver Function and Its Correlation with Inflammatory Markers and Severity of Disease during COVID-19 Second Wave in a Tertiary Care Centre

Arun Dhotra, A. Anand, Kani Shaikh, A. R. Akilandeshwari & N. Arun · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Aims: To assess the Liver function in COVID-19 infection and study its correlation with inflammatory markers and severity of disease. Study Design:  A Retrospective Observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India. Two month stu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430452

How Poliomyelitis Eradication Interventions Have Affected the Knowledge, Attitudes and Uptake of Polio Vaccines among Nigerian Women

Ali Johnson Onoja, James Dele Babarinde, Felix Olaniyi Sanni, Modupe Tabitha Babarinde & Sheila Iye Onoja · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Immunization has been shown to be an effective technique for managing and eliminating life-threatening infectious diseases, averting about two million deaths per year. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and uptake of polio vaccines among Nigerian wome...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430453

Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Wantai HIV 1/2 Rapid Test Kit

Ali Johnson Onoja, Manason Rubainu, Ekanem E. Ekanen, Sanni Olaniyi Felix & Segilola Araoye · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Detection of specific antibodies in the blood/body fluids is the primary testing method for HIV infection. A rapid test is one of the assays used in detecting HIV-specific antibodies. This study was conducted to evaluate the laboratory performance of the Wantai HIV 1/...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430454

A Retrospective Observational Case Study to Assess the Safety and Feasibility of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Performed by Trainees

Nivethana Rajan babu & Arun Prasad Mayilsamy · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy is a procedure commonly performed in patients requiring prolonged ventilatory care in intensive care unit. In this procedure, a tracheal tube is inserted in the anterior tracheal wall between the second and third tracheal rings using selding...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430451

Factors Influencing the Utilization of Contraceptives among Adolescents in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

Joshua Dindiok Dubik, Mubarick Nungbaso Asumah, Gilbert Ti-enkawol Nachinab, Ayishetu Gariba, Anoome Irene Adumbire, Lamisi Christabel Adimazoya & Amoro Rosemary Abondomah · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health is supreme to healthy living, and because the health of adolescents is important, it has compelled most countries across the globe to put up appropriate measures to meet their needs. Aims: The main aim of the study was to as...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330449

The Objective and Subjective Outcome of Bullectomy in Patients of Bullous Lung Disease: A Prospective Study

Wahid Syed, Feroze Mohammad Ganai, Farooq Ganai, Mohd Yaqub Khan & Mir Mushtaq Ahmad · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of bullectomy in patients with bullous lung by comparative analysis of their preoperative and postoperative pulmonary function parameters and subjective dyspnea score. Materials and Methods: The study included 42 cases of bullo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330450

A Prospective Study Comparing 0.25% Bupivacaine and 0.375% Ropivacaine in Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery

Nivethana Rajan babu & Arun Prasad Mayilsamy · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Transversus abdominis plane block is a beneficial method of pain relief after abdominal surgeries. In the recent past, there had been an increased use of TAP block in laparoscopic surgeries, both as intraoperative and postoperative source of pain relief. Aim: The aim of this stud...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330447

Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety among Doctors Working in Emergency Units in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, 2021

Anas Eid Alhazmi & Zainab Alharbi · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Depression and anxiety are familiar for most people these days . Almost no one in this world is free from these “Anxiety” and “Depression”. Demanding profession has been associated with poor psychological health due to multiple factors such as overworking hours and ni...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330448

Maternal Care in Private Sector, Colombo District, Sri Lanka; Profile and Factors associated with key Newborn Care Practices

M. Kumarasinghe, K. Kasturiaratchi, P. Senanayake, S. Perera, S. Irfaan, W. S. Samarasinghe, M. Dissanayake & C. De Silva · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Aims: Limited information is available on private sector contribution for maternal care in Sri Lanka. The main objective of this assessment is to describe the maternal and newborn characteristics of deliveries in private sector in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Secondly, the assess...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330445

Awareness of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Medical Students and Surgical Trainees Regarding Surgical Informed Consent: A Cross-sectional Multi-centric Study from Northern India

Nishtha Singh, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Tariq Hameed, Kanwal Preet Kochhar, Param Jit & Chandra Bhushan Singh · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Informed Consent is the cornerstone of modern medical and surgical care. All patients have the right to be involved in decisions about their treatment and care. Obtaining SIC (surgical informed consent) is an important and essential skill that one must acquire in medi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330446

Phamrmacoligical Therapies for COVID-19: A Comprehensive Review from 2022 Updated Nih, IDSA and ICMR Guidelines

Ab Ahad Wani, Kar Tahir Ashraf, Malik latief Ab, Jawhar Ul Islam, Aamir Shafi, Wani Mubashir, Aleena Ahmad, Khan Azra, Dawood Ahmad, Nayarah Altaf & Shahid Ahmad · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had catestrophic results on the world’s economy and demographics leading to more than 4 million fatalities.This has been the most devastating world crisis after the 1918 pandemic which was caused by influenza. The main concerns regarding th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330444

Atrial Fibrillation in a WPW Patient after the Consumption of Energy Drinks: A Case Report

Ayman F. Soliman, Walaa T. Busaad, Malik D. Alanazi & Abdulkareem A. AlGarni · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

This is a case of a young male who developed fast atrial fibrillation after he consumed three cans of Energy drinks (EDs). Treatment required electrical cardioversion and surprisingly, when he reverted to sinus rhythm, the ECG showed a type A Wolff Parkinson White syndrome (WPW)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330443

Updates in Diagnosis and Management of Melasma : A Simple Review Article

Dhaifallah Alenizi & Shahad Fahis A. Alanazi · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Melasma is a long-term skin condition characterized by bilateral, hyper pigmented, irregularly shaped macules on the cheeks, forehead, and jaw. It's a broad-minded, macular, nonscaling hypermelanosis of sun-exposed skin that mostly affects the face and forearms. It's usually link...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i230442

Anthropometric Characteristics of Women on Hormonal Contraceptives in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH)

Michael Omonkhoea Oyakhire, Valentine Chidozie Amasiatu & Florence Adaeze Omewu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Contraception is essential in population control, determining the number and spacing of children. The use of contraceptives has been on the rise because people do not always have sex for the purpose of procreation. Women of childbearing age prefer hormonal contracepti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i230441