Purpose: Nursing professionals have to meet huge expectations on one side and cope with the demanding situations on the other side. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among nurses working at a tertiary care centre in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930246
Background: Taking part in recreational activities, especially outdoors, can greatly improve physical health. People, who take part in park activities such as walking, hiking, or skiing, schedule fewer office visits, maintain lower body fat percentages, and have lower blood press...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930245
Background: The risk of all-cause mortality is assessed in the study from factors consisting of BMI, medical history, socioeconomic status etc where factors are available in the life insurance organization data and submitted at the time of registration and subsequently in the dea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930244
Background: Geohelminths are responsible for some Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) which have significant public health impacts in sub – Saharan Africa. Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of geohelminths among primary school children. Study Design: A cross – sectional randomized s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930243
Objective: The dental surgery, where healthcare personnel work in close proximity to patients and perform aerosol-generating-procedures, is classified as a high exposure risk environment. Dentists should have thorough knowledge about the correct protective measures during clinica...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930241
Introduction: Several cases of asymptomatic infections of COVID-19 being reported by several countries in this pandemic and with the recent conflicting information of asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19, it is important to look critically on the true nature of these reported as...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930242
Animals have been used in the evaluation of probiotic potentials of lactic acid bacteria for the development of functional food as only in-vitro tests may not be enough to ascertain the probiotic ability of an organism and its safety in a living host. The action of a probiotic Pe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930240
Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury, S. M. Humayun Kabir, Md. Afruzul Alam, Md. Tameem Shafayat Chowdhury, Rumana Khan, Tanzil Farhad & Md. Abdullah Al Farooq·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Aims: Birth defects are structural or functional abnormalities which occur during the intrauterine life but can be identified at birth or a later age. Birth defects are major public health concerns and the World Health organization (WHO) is supporting countries for earlier diagno...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930239
There are several national and international guidelines to aid the interpretation of the cardiotocograph (CTG) trace during labour. These guidelines are based on assessing changes in the fetal heart rate (i.e. cardiograph) in response to mechanical and hypoxic stresses during lab...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930238
Aims: The aims of this study were to identify the diagnostic efficacy of dedicated epilepsy protocol in detecting possible structural abnormalities that underlie seizure disorders, and compare the diagnostic yields of MRI and electroencephalogram individually and in combination....
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930237
Background and Objectives: The problem of reproductive health is not limited to adolescents, but it has shifted to early childhood. Parenting skill has an important role in shaping risky sexual behaviours. Some programs in improving communication and parenting self-efficacy are n...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930236
This study was conducted to explore the effects of ascorbic acid supplementation on serum liver function tests in healthy individuals. A total of 200 subjects were selected randomly. 100 were given ascorbic acid supplementation for 30 days. The other 100 were not given ascorbic a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930235
Objectives: The purpose of this review protocol is to assess the role of sensor based insole in improving walking in patients with lower limb arthroplasty and to rule out the demand and advantage of sensor based insole in utilizing such types of problems at clinical setup. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930233
Aim: This study investigated the perception of nursing students and educators on the constraints to effective clinical assessment of nursing students’ competencies and probed possible solutions to the identified constraints in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Methods: In this cross sect...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930231