A total of 347 clinical wound swabs were obtained in Ondo State Specialist Hospital. Isolated pure cultures of bacteria were subjected to various morphology and biochemical tests. The isolates were identified using Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Ten antibiotics (Oxoi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30973
Background: Transfusion from glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficient and Sickle cell traits (HbAS) blood constitute a major health burden and social challenge, especially to jaundiced neonate and sickle cell disease patient. Currently, routine screening of these two...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30243
Aims: This study assessed the correlation between organizational culture, leadership behavior and job satisfaction of Nurses. Background: Organizational culture means the beliefs and values that exist in an organization over time. Leadership behavior influences employees’ job sat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30450
Aims: The aim of present study was to find out the serum concentration of two important electrolytes Sodium and Potassium in hypothyroid patients and establish its relationship with thyroid function parameters. Study Design: Hospital based retrospective cross-sectional study. Pla...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30905
N. M. Jiya, A. Umar, K. K. Ibrahim, K. Mohammed, O. Erhabor, A. S. Mainasara, M. A. Ndakotsu, A. Garba & A. U. Musa·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) and other abnormal haemoglobin variants among the children attending the Paediatrics outpatients Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, North-Western of Nige...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30287
Aim: To examine factors influencing students’ choice for medical laboratory sciences as a Profession: A case at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional qualitative study designed to examine factors influencing students’...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/29224
Background: The use of standardized nursing language for nursing care documentation is a vital instrument to the nursing profession, patients care and nurses in general. Clinical information system requires standardized terms and definitions to help clinicians with documentation...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/29433
Kaniz Fatema, Shamsun Nahar, Safirun Pervin, Ani Chakma, Mohammad Jakir Hossain, Sabrin Bashar & Tanzina Akter·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Urinary Tract Infections are one of the most common infections in medical practice. UTI is the common causes of complications, mortality, morbidity and economic loss especially in the developing countries like Bangladesh. Prediction of the agents causing UTI and knowledge of thei...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30197
Aims: To assess knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission and determine the level of partner notification among HIV positive antenatal care attendees in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Nigeria. Study Design: A health facility based cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Dura...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/29949
Study was carried out to determine the antibacterial activities of Streptomyces from two plantation soils in Akure metropolis against some pathogenic bacteria. Purification of the Streptomyces filtrates was done by column chromatography using chloroform and methanol in the ratio...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30407
Aims: The aim of this study was to find a harmless, cost effective and easy available iron chelating agent for blood transfusion dependent thalassemia patients who developed iron overload due to repeated blood transfusions and subsequent failure of vital organs and need a concomi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/29569
Aims: The risk factors for lung cancer are multiple. Smoking, Exposure to secondhand smoke, Exposure to radon gas, Exposure to asbestos and other carcinogens, Family history of lung cancer. However, what characterizes these factors is uncertainty and vagueness. Several analytical...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30920
In a state of affairs where the provision of care to the child birth process is not purely in the hands of educated and trained midwives, the competency in knowledge and application of midwifery tools may be inadequate and consequently affect the quality of care. One of these too...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29488
J. N. Egwurugwu, A. Nwafor, B. C. Chinko, K. C. Ugoeze, R. C. Uchefuna, M. C. Ohamaeme & M. C. Ebuenyi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2016
This study assessed the effects of extracts of Anchomanes difformis on female sex hormones in albino wistar rats. Forty female albino wistar rats weighing between 150-200 g divided into five groups of eight rats each were used for the work that lasted for four weeks. Group 1, the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/30286
Sulieman M. El Sanousi, Zakia A. Osman, Abdul Asalam B. S. Mohamed, Mansoor Shueai Al Awfi, Yaser H. Babair & Maher H. Babair·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2016
Background: Cytomegalovirus infection is endemic worldwide. Most frequently used methods for antibodies detection in developing world are enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The polymerase chain reaction induces production of large amounts of specific deoxyribonucleic acid fragmen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29717