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Prevalence of Needle Stick Injury among Healthcare Workers in Savelugu Municipal Hospital

Mumuni Alaru, Catherine Kyiu, Faustina Yin Yariga & Alhassan Osman · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa is home to over 28 million HIV-positive individuals, and over 95% of HIV infections occur in poor nations there. In Ghana, there are no official mechanisms in place that allow individuals to report Needle Stick Injuries (NSIs) and receive advice s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i12968

Incidence of Pencil and Pen Eye Injury among Children in Anambra State, South-East, Nigeria: Ten Year Retrospective Study

Cosmas Chinedu Anajekwu & Gloria Chizoba Eze · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Background: Eye injuries constitute a significant portion of most ophthalmologic consultations and ocular emergencies with grave consequences, especially in children, if not managed well early enough. Traumatic eye damage is the leading cause of monocular blindness worldwide. Thi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i1787

Injury in Construction Site of Bangladesh - Findings from a Nationwide Cross Sectional Survey

Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, Arif Uddin, Aminur Rahman, Animesh Biswas, Fazlur Rahman & Saidur Rahman Mashreky · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Construction sites are recognized for high rates of injury in all over the world. Construction workers, even non-workers such as pedestrians and children are victim of injury at construction sites. In Bangladesh no reliable statistics is available on injury in constru...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/31044