Background: Over the past decade, percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure has been the preferred treatment option in many clinical programs for ASD. Percutaneous ASD closures with advanced device architecture and distribution have established user experience and process s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030391
Aims: This study aimed at determining the prevalence and significant factors associated with psychiatric morbidity in men with LUTS secondary to prostatic diseases in a tertiary health centre in a developing country. Study design: This is a prospective, cross-sectional study. Pla...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030390
Background: People stayed home and got isolated during the pandemic time (COVID-19). The pandemic passed more than a year, and it is still ongoing. There is not enough information about the psychological and social issues of the COVID-19 on the South Asian senior immigrants livin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030389
Background: Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty is a procedure used to dilate the mitral valve in cases of rheumatic mitral stenosis. The catheter is inserted into the female vein to the right atrium and atrial septum. The mitral valve is then passed through the inflated ba...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030388
Background: Morbidity and mortality envisaged by chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains a health menace throughout the world. Complications, incidence, prevalence, the impact of dietary recommendations, risk factors, outcome, and management strategies have not been rationalized due...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030387
Andrew Ifeanyichukwu Obi, Janet Ogbonna, Major Usman Ogaba, Ekaete Tobin, Pius Ikenna Ononigwe, Faith Ireye, Alphonsus Rukevwe Isara & Regina Uwaoma Obi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Background: Vaccination is a cost-effective public health intervention to prevent and or contain the spread of communicable diseases such as COVID-19. The level of uptake of vaccines across selected population such as security personnel is strategic towards attaining herd immunit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030386
Background: The learning environment has a significant impact on the academic success and learning process of students. Implementing a high-quality, student-centered curriculum demands an assessment of the educational environment. The focus of this study was to compare the learni...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030385
Background: Despite progress made so far in identifying intervention models to improve drug use, irrational use of drugs has remained a serious global health problem. The study intends to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention on rational prescribing among pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030384
Objective and Background: The process of sampling the air quality of chimney emissions is a job that has the risk of causing work-related disorders and diseases. This study examines the relationship between the risk of ergonomics in work postures with material safety data sheet c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030383
Introduction: Increased prevalence of hypertension (HTN) has been attributed to commonly known risk factors such as obesity, low level of nutritional knowledge, lack of exercise, alcohol intake, and tobacco use. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the prevalenc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030382
Ruth Nimota Nukpezah, Issaka Basit, Ayuba Osman, Gifty Mary Wuffele, Baba Freeman Aziza, Obed Duah Kwaku Asumadu, Wisdom Peprah, Salifu Yula & Richard Opoku Asare·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Background: Hand hygiene is recognized as the leading measure to prevent cross-transmission of COVID-19. The compliance of nurses with handwashing guidelines is vital in preventing COVID-19 disease transmission among patients. Globally, few studies have explored this subject, esp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030380
The present study is a case report of a man who was initially diagnosed with “interstitial lung disease” (ILD) or pulmonary disease which is supposed to be an umbrella term for a large group of disorders responsible for scattered fibrosis of the lungs. It is an irreversible scena...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030379
Background: The environment and lifestyle of most children has led to the reduction of their motor activity, as they live in small spaces and lack the proper playing conditions. Coordination is about controlling all the body parts while doing different activities of children. It...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030378
Background: The case of sexual behavior in adolescents is increasingly worrisome because teenage sexual behavior is now exceeding the limits and quite alarming. This is supported by research an increasing pattern in adolescent pregnancy in sub-Sahara Africa. Methods: An interview...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030377
Rabia Arshad, Shahzaib Maqbool, Sara Arshad, Fatima Rehman, Muhammad Nadeem, Ruqyia Shabir, Abdul Mateen, Rabia Rehman, Arham Ihtesham & Waleed Inayat Mohamed·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Aims: Thyroid disease is a pathological state associated significantly with diabetes mellitus (DM) Type 1 and Type 2. As the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is on the rise in our population, so the purposed significance of our study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid dysfun...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030376