Background: Health status is an individual's relative level of wellness and illness, taking into account the presence of biological or physiological dysfunction, symptoms, and functional impairment. Demographic factors are socio-economic characteristics of a population expressed...
Introduction: Perinatal mortality is a devastating pregnancy outcome affecting millions of families in many low and middle-income countries including Nepal. This is an important indicator of the quality of obstetric care. This study examined the epidemiological profile of perinat...
Background: Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation during puberty or later in life. It is a symptom that result due to several factors that range from genetic abnormalities to endocrine disorders, psychological, environmental and structural abnormalities. Objective: The aim of...
Background: The use of air-freshener as deodorizer in Nigeria has become worrisome. Some people uses it in the office, car as well as in their homes, thereby constantly being exposed to it without consideration of its adverse effect on their health. Aim: This study is aimed at in...
Aim: This study is aimed at investigating the effect of tiger nut on the fertility of male Wistar rats. Materials and Methods: Twenty-four adult male Wistar rats were divided into four groups of six each. Animals in group A were administered normal saline solution while those in...
Introduction: In developing countries like India a large proportion of young women have unintended pregnancies and their unmet need for contraception is very high. The NFHS survey for unmet need was 13% for India. Such unplanned pregnancies are generally associated with an increa...
Aim: Total laparoscopic hysterectomies (TLHs) are safe and patient-convenient alternative hysterectomies. Previous abdominal surgeries can increase the complications seen at TLHs. The aim of this study is evaluating the effects of previous abdominal surgeries on the feasibility a...
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the various comfort measures which nurses and midwives provide during labour and delivery. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional hospital based study, carried out in a secondary health facility. Non probability purposive samp...
Aim: To determine the incidence of maternal obesity and maternal characteristics of Malaysian women with neural tube defects (NTD)-affected pregnancy. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective analysis involving women with NTD-affected pregnancy in Sultanah Aminah Hospital...
Aims: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in Guyana, accounting for one in every four cancer diagnosis. Chemotherapy has been medically and scientifically proven to be most effective treatment for many types of cancers. However, there were also severe effe...
Aim: Aim is to raise the value of hysteroscopy in diagnosing uterine artery pseudo-aneurysm in patients with secondary postpartum hemorrhage. Presentation of Case: Here we report a case of 34 year-old woman presented to the emergency department with recurrent attacks of secondary...
Cesarean section (CS) is one of the most frequent abdominal procedures conducted in women worldwide. It is known that 5% of women who underwent CS would encounter wound complications. Several studies had been performed throughout the years to find the best option for skin closure...
Background: Malaria is one of the most important parasitic infestation in humans and of public health importance. Annually, about 300 million people in Africa, Asia, Oceania, Central and South America are affected. Malaria in pregnancy, if untreated, accounts for a substantial in...
Background: Good knowledge and uptake of immediate postpartum contraception reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy, abortion, maternal and child death, perinatal morbidity and mortality. This study assessed the knowledge and uptake of immediate postpartum contraception among nur...
Acute urinary retention (AUR) is a rare obstetric emergency that requires prompt intervention before the development of irreversible maternal and foetal complications. To our knowledge, there is no published large-scale clinical trial on Arabin cerclage pessary usage in the combi...