Aim: To evaluate the levels of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells, viral load, and some immunomodulatory trace elements in ART and ART-naïve HIV patients in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria. Methodology: A total of 150 subjects (males and females) between the ages of 20 and 79 were recruited for the st...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930374
Aim: To review the venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment and thromboprophylaxis in the antenatal population in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria and to perform a retrospective VTE risk assessment of the patients with a view of determining those patients that would have...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930375
Introduction: Epidemiological comprehension of the COVID-19 situation in India can be of great help in early prediction of any such indications in other countries and possibilities of the third wave in India as well. It is essential to understand the impact of variant strains in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930373
Background: Ageing has been associated with multiple medical conditions mainly due to impaired immune mechanisms and deteriorating physiological reserves such as declining physical health, increased risk for mental and emotional problems, economic constraints, changing roles and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930372
Sushmita Roy, Iftikhar Ahmed, Provash Chandra Saha, Bhuiyan Mohammad Mahtab Uddin, Mejbah Uddin Ahmed & Md. Abdullah Yusuf·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Background: Enteric fever still exists as one of the major public health issue occurring in our country. Antimicrobials are the mainstays of treatment of typhoid fever. Due to rapidly growing antibiotic resistance, Salmonella spp. is required to be periodically tested for suscept...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930371
Torsion of the ovary is a rare condition whose diagnosis remains difficult given the non-specificity of the clinical picture as well as the difficulty of clinical evaluation, especially in young girls. It is a surgical emergency because it involves the vital prognosis by the hemo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930370
Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Akunne Ijeoma Apakama, Ejike Ekene Igboegwu, Emeka Akujuobi Chianakwalam, Miriam-Benigna Chika Amobi, Chuka Michael Okosa & George Uchenna Eleje·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Objective: To determine the awareness of phacoemulsification among post operative cataract patients. Methods: This was a prospective descriptive cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge of phacoemulsification among postoperative cataract patients that presented in community...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930369
Background: Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency when the foetus is still alive, and it is associated with high foetal morbidity and mortality. If umbilical cord prolapse occurs outside the hospital, mortality rate can be as high as 44% – 70%, and as low as 3% when i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930368
Aims: Ulcerative colitis is a disease of the bowel that occurs in all ages and affects both males and females. This research study was designed to investigate the effect of age and sex on the healing of colitis in rats. Methodology: Twenty - eight rats were randomly distributed i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930367
Background: Malnutrition in cancer patients is associated with increased risk of adverse effects including mortality and thus requires special attention. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors affecting malnutrition amongst gynaecological can...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930365
Afolalu, Olamide Olajumoke, Akinwale, Oladayo Damilola, Makinde, Scholastica Omobolaji, Olawale, Stephen Gbadebo, Folami, Roseline Olufunmilola & Orunmuyi, Idowu Janet·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Aims: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a complex, debilitating and chronic illness that presents substantial challenges to every individual living with the condition. The impact of DM reaches far beyond the physical symptoms of the disease, often the emotional distress and psychosocial...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930366
Background: Maintaining the patency of the extracorporeal circuit (ECC) is required. The cost and long-term effect of anticoagulants on hemodialysis (HD) patients' parameters are still matters of concern. We aimed to study the effect of shifting to enoxaparin instead of unfractio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930363
Ali Kudamba, Abdul Walusansa, Jamil E. Ssenku, Shaban A. Okurut, Habib Namagembe, Sumayah Nakitende, Muhamad Shaban Mubajje & Hussein Mukasa Kafero·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Introduction: Coronavirus disease is one of leading causes of deaths in recent times that has surpassed cardiovascular and other respiratory diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) setup Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that have been adopted by the different government...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930364
Aims: This study aims to explore the availability of first-aid resources in Senior High Schools and the attitudes of students towards giving first-aid in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was performed. This study was conducted in three different s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930362
Reproductive health of women remains a major development task in any country. Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not simply the absence of any disease, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930361