In December 2019, a mysterious pneumonia case was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province known as COVID-19, and its etiologic agent, SARS-Cov-2 virus. C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is a homopentameric protein that appears in inflammatory conditions. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ES...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7844
Fibroadenoma mammae is a benign tumor in the breast that can grow in women aged 14-35 years. FAM has a solid mass with a rubbery consistency, is well-defined, and has low cellularity cells. FAM is classified as a benign tumor but can increase the risk of breast cancer by as much...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7845
Background: Helminthiasis (HL) is a parasitic infection caused by worms that infect human body. The disease affects different regions of the world, but it is more prevalent in sub-Saharan African countries. A strong association between immunological status and helminthiasis among...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7831
Aims: Pneumonia burden among children aged five years and below in Somalia remains one of big health problems. Higher risk factors of child Pneumonia in Somalia includes child stunting, child wasting and indoor air pollution. The main objective of this study was to investigate th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i8832
Background: Nasal irrigation (also known as nasal douche, wash or lavage) is a procedure that rinses the nasal cavity with water or isotonic or hypertonic saline solutions. Nasal irrigation with saline (salt water) is common in modern and traditional therapy regimes. Delivered by...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7830
The prevalence of the bladder within the hernial sac in inguinal hernias is uncommon, being found in 1-4% of cases. Normally these patients present with few or no symptoms. We present the case of a 61-year-old male who was checked into our hospital for presenting septic shock due...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7829
Among the most prevalent pediatric surgical issues are inguinal hernias and hydroceles. The causes of both the hernia and the hydrocele are the same. For this reason, most cases of inguinal hernia in children are indirect hernias caused by a patent processus vaginalis. Fluid accu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7828
Khairul Islam, Md. Sajidul Huq, Rokhsana Afroze, Md. Abdur Rab, A. K. M. Firoz Alam Saifullah, Md. Mahmudur Rahman & Md. Faruck Hussain·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Aims: Patients’ satisfaction is an important health outcome, which is regarded as a determinant measure for quality of health care services. The aim of the study is to evaluate patients’ satisfaction regarding eye care services in a multi-specialty eye hospital of northern Bangla...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7826
Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has severely damaged the world economy. Due to the COVID-19 infection, hospitalization is in high demand. Numerous COVID-19 patients are treated medically, released from the hospital, and then relapse and need to undergo treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7823
Aims: Covid-19 disrupted the Health Care system and operations globally between 2020 and 2021 through exponential infections, disease and adverse negative economic impact as a result of the virus. Due to the high risk of infection, health care workers are a high priority target g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7824
Background: The pattern of eye diseases varies across the world. Racial, ethnic, socio-cultural and socio-demographic characteristics are known to exert some influence on the pattern of these eye diseases. Knowledge of these patterns is important in planning for adequate eye care...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i6822
This study focused on Knowledge, Attitude and Male involvement in family planning as predictors to contraceptive use in Kalabari communities of Rivers State. The descriptive cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. A 2-staged sampling technique was used to select...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i6821
Golden Owhonda, Ihuoma Aaron Wali, Chidinma Eze-Emiri, Ndubuisi Akpuh, Hastings Onu, Victor Abiikor, Ifeoma Nwadiuto, Adebola Olayinka, Mie Okamura, Kumshida Yakubu Balami, Olufunmilola Kolude, Bosede Ezekwe, Chinenye Okafor, Victor Oris-Onyiri & Walter Kazadi Mulombo·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Background: Monkey pox (Mpox) is a zoonotic viral illness that is endemic to Africa. In contrast to earlier years, the current Mpox outbreak has had an unusually rapid worldwide spread in terms of the number of cases, and most of these cases were among Men who have Sex with Men (...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i6820
Background: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has been proven in several trials to have excellent outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease who have reasonably preserved cardiac function. Nonetheless, determining the value of coronary artery bypass grafting (CAB...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i6819
Mohamed Salem Nasrallah Saleh, Fawzia Saleh Al-Hor, Muna Taher Aseel, Dana Khalid Al-Ali, Sumaya Abdulla Al-Maraghi, Sabah Saeed Saeed, Ahmed Othman Bawazir, Naheel Ismail Seyam & Nada Mohamed Emadi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Background: Public awareness is a key element in the management of depression, public awareness campaigns have contributed to the improvement of public knowledge attitudes, and to reduction of stigma towards depression. Aim: The aim is to identify public awareness towards depress...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i6818