Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the world's top causes of death. New HIV infections emerge every day, leading HIV patients to seek care at health facilities and prompting health care professionals to undertake risky invasive procedures. And notwithstandin...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i130093
Background: Mosquito are one of the well known causing many diseases like Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, Lymphatic Filariasis, Japanese Encephalitis. They are more prevalent in rural area due to various social factors and lack of knowledge. The objective of this study was to asses...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i130092
Aim: To investigate the knowledge and use of low osmolarity ORS plus Zinc in the management of diarrhea among mothers living in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Study Design: The study was a cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Primary Health Centres in Port Harcourt. Data...
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Research Article10.9734/JESBS/2018/46875
Background: Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease among blacks anywhere and a major threat to health and wellbeing. Hypertension has been known to vary among countries and even sub-populations within a country. Geographical variations in behavioral risk factors f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/46320
Aims: The aims of the current study are to determine the knowledge of physical therapists towards sleep and to analyse attitude of physical therapists towards sleep quality assessment. Study Design: This is a cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was condu...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45374
Cervical cancer is the fourth-most common cancer in females worldwide, with a large number of mortality rate occurrence in under-developed and developing countries. However, this huge mortality rate can be curb through awareness about the deadly disease, its vaccination, and a po...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/45447
Objectives: The study aimed to assess Malaria infection, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) on malaria of persons patronising drugstores for malaria treatment in Port Harcourt and its environs in Rivers State, Nigeria. Methods: Whole blood samples were collected from 663 part...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/44893
Background: The emergence and spread of resistance related to the irrational use of antibiotics is a major global public health problem. The aim of this study was to assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards use of unprescribed drugs among adults in a selected city of Soma...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/45725
Background: Municipal solid waste management, particularly in developing countries, involve manual or semi-automated handling of the waste materials. This exposes the waste collectors to physical, biological and chemical hazards [1] that could easily lead to injuries and diseases...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/45368
Promotion of family planning aims to help female adolescents and youths maintain a strategic distance from undesirable pregnancy. It is imperative to the World Health Organization (WHO) in dealing with the improvement in maternal health and is central to accomplishing the sustain...
Skills in resuscitation are needed in emergency health care services. However, little is known about level of knowledge of resuscitation techniques among healthcare professional students (HCPS) in Nigeria. This study assessed knowledge, attitude and experience of cardiopulmonary...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38166
Background: Obstetric fistula (OF) is a preventable devastating condition mostly caused by prolonged obstructed labour and the healthcare workers (HCWs) plays a key role in its prevention. Objective: To determine the knowledge and attitude of HCWs towards OF prevention at all lev...
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the awareness and practices of dental waste management among dental students at College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah Saudi Arabia. Methodology: An observational analytical cross-sectional study was conducted at Coll...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45240
Monday N. Igwe, Emmanuel O. Olose, Afamefuna O. Okeke, Miriam C. Aguocha, Okwudili Obayi, Appolos C. Ndukuba, Richard Ewah & Kehinde O. Bankole·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
Objectives: This study assessed the level of knowledge and attitudes of resident anaesthetic doctors, anaesthetic nurses and psychiatric nurses working at a teaching hospital in southeast Nigeria towards electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/40326
An efficient ambulance services is an integral component of EMS (Emergency Medical services). This paper attempts to establish a cost-efficient ambulance service appropriate for community critical care transport needs in Kenya on basis of data collected in Machakos County. A desc...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41879