Elbadri I. Abdelgadir, Yaqob S. Taleb, Nahaa E. Alsubaie, Waleed Gado, Khamess O. Khamees, Lulwah Al Turki, Muneera O. AlTaweel, Ramy I. Abulikailik, Ayman F. Soliman & Mohammed A. Kaballo·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Background: Cardiorenal syndrome type 1 (CRS1) complicates the course and prognosis of patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure. This study aimed to determine the incidence, independent risk factors, and short-term outcomes of CRS1 in a Saudi Arabian cohort. M...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i111312
Introduction: Neonatal mortality constitutes more than 41% of under 5 mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, despite advancement in technology and concerted effort aimed at decreasing under-five mortality. This study aims at assessing the risk factors and causes of neonatal mortality a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71046
Niraj Chawda, Suresh Jain, Bhagirath Solanki, Chetan Sonkar, Simran Arora, Sukruti Shah, Vtrag Tejani, Jyot Kaur Chawla, Mukesh Chaudhari, Ravi Chaudhari & Amal Kumar Bhattacharya·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Aim and Objective: To explore risk factors associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients and assess the use of D-dimer as a first line biomarker for disease severity and clinical outcome. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analysed the pathological and radiological charac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i10883
The larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus is a devastating storage pest of maize and cassava which was introduced in Africa from America in the early 1980s through imports of maize. An experiment was carried out to determine the effectiveness of tick berry, Lantana camara in...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i330413
Background: Gynecological cancer is a major public health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in women worldwide. There are only few researches on the overall mortality attributed to gynecological cancers in Nigeria. Objectives: To determine the case fatalit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i230435
Background: Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency when the foetus is still alive, and it is associated with high foetal morbidity and mortality. If umbilical cord prolapse occurs outside the hospital, mortality rate can be as high as 44% – 70%, and as low as 3% when i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930368
Background: Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) provides an alternative option to the initiation of invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure, avoiding the associated adverse events. Objective: the present study aimed to assess the outcome...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i630334
Bassey Ewa Ekeng, Ubleni Ettah Emanghe, Bernard Ekpan Monjol, Anthony Achizie Iwuafor, Ernest Afu Ochang, Simon Edward Ereh & Bode Akashie Abraka·Microbiology Research Journal International·2021
Aim: Bloodstream infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The prevalence of causative microorganisms varies from one geographical region to another. This study was aimed at determining the etiological agents prevalent in our environment and their suscept...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i330306
Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) is a rare, severe and lasting autoimmune disease that can vary in severity from mild to possibly life-threatening with a multi-system manifestation characterized by symptoms relating to joint, skin or mucosal inflammation, or with a v...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i230305
Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is an important cause of global morbidity and mortality affecting both sexes. Both genders may present with different symptoms and signs, respond differently to therapy and may exhibit different degrees of tolerance towards their disease...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1030259
Objectives: To determine the case fatality rate of COVID-19 by evaluating the data of Patients died due to COVID-19. Materials and Methods: A total of 243 patients with PCR done from the government designated Public health research laboratory of Khyber Medical University were inc...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830250
Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury, S. M. Humayun Kabir, Md. Afruzul Alam, Md. Tameem Shafayat Chowdhury, Rumana Khan, Tanzil Farhad & Md. Abdullah Al Farooq·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Aims: Birth defects are structural or functional abnormalities which occur during the intrauterine life but can be identified at birth or a later age. Birth defects are major public health concerns and the World Health organization (WHO) is supporting countries for earlier diagno...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930239
The effects of plantain shade and dry season irrigation on the growth, field survival, flowering and pod production of cacao was investigated. Treatments were a 2 by 2 factorial combinations of shade regimes (Unshaded/open sun and shaded) and irrigation intervals (5-day and 10-da...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i730211
José Antonio Díaz-Peromingo, María del Carmen Beceiro-Abad, María Aurora Freire-Romero, Lucía Martínez-Braña, Lara María Mateo-Mosquera, Alba Catalina Valcárcel-Rodríguez, María Jesús Domínguez-Santalla, Ignacio Novo-Veleiro & Arturo González-Quintela·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
Background: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) increases the length of hospitalisation and mortality. The study aims to assess the incidence, risk factors and outcome of AKI in hospitalised medical patients. Methods: AKI was measured in adult patients by using the serum creatinine criteri...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/43449
Telfairia occidentalis, Piper guineensis, Gmelina arborea, Bryophyllum pinnate, Amaranthus viridis, and Musanga ceropolides were separately assessed for insecticidal effects on Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, a pest of stored Phaseolus lunatus L. The plants were assessed in a compl...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42903