Obesity is a growing public health concern, and community awareness of its contributing factors is important for prevention and health education. This study aimed to evaluate levels of awareness of factors contributing to obesity in Maamba Old Township, Sinazongwe District, South...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91428
Ifeoma Nwadiuto, Adetomi Bademosi, Nduye Christie Tobin Briggs, Gbara Precious Karakpoa & Thankgod Efeelo Peaceful·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Sleep disturbances represent a critical yet under-addressed public health challenge among medical students globally, with particular significance in resource-constrained settings like Nigeria. These disturbances compromise cognitive function, academic performance, men...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i21357
Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the level of burnout syndrome among practicing dentists and to examine its association with key demographic and professional variables. Basic Research Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in Kayseri, Turkey. Par...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i111323
Background: Reusable sanitary pads represent an affordable alternative to disposable products for addressing menstrual poverty in Senegal. However, their safety profile remains largely unexplored, particularly regarding microbiological contamination risks. Methods: We conducted m...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i111649
Saliem Q. S. Alzein, Lafi Hamidat, Aya Akram Ali, Amin Emad Alhasan, Yamen Ramadan, Fatemehossadat Ekrami, Jackiline Kemirembe Rubingo, Numaira Naeem Gazge, Cynthia Uche Edwin, Moath Elsanhoury, Sarmad Mohammed Faeq, Ahmed Alkarkhi, Mohannad Kutkut & Ibrahim Ibrahim Shuaibu·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Background: Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global health, largely driven by the misuse of antibiotics. Understanding how young adults, particularly university students, use and perceive antibiotics is essential, as their habits can shape lifelong health behaviours....
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i81278
Introduction: Anemia is a public health problem in Odisha, an eastern state of India. In this context, it is necessary to understand the regions and socio-economic-demographic groups had more prevalence of anemia of different levels in the last round of NFHS and also want to asse...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61248
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into epidemiological research and practice is reshaping the landscape of public health decision-making, disease surveillance, and predictive modeling. This study provides a comprehensive investigation into how AI technologies are be...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61246
Antibiotic resistance globally creating a serious health crisis which threatens today’s living world. Recent research updates indicate that specific environmental factors are the key regulatory components for the spreading of clinically relevant or non-relevant resistant microorg...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i51576
The study focuses on the application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) combined with MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry) for the identification of waterborne pathogenic bacteria in urban water networks. In this comprehen...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i111494
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), a chronic disorder of public health importance arise from pathologic changes following abnormal glucose metabolism. Wound dressing is vital to DFU management and is designed to promote healing and relieve pain among other roles. Pain associated with ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i61025
Objective: This review analyzed the microbiological safety of bushmeat consumed in Africa over the past decades. Methodology: Previous Studies mainly focused on large animals like antelopes and smaller ones like grasscutter. Most microbes studied were similar to those in domestic...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2023/v22i9667
This study conducts a thorough examination of the research stream focusing on AI risks in healthcare, aiming to explore the distinct genres within this domain. A selection criterion was employed to carefully analyze 39 articles to identify three primary genres of AI risks prevale...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i10903
Aims: Reliance on unhealthy water sources such as hand dug wells and streams have led to the occurrence of waterborne diseases such as amoebic dysentery, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever and cholera among several communities in Rivers State. This study tends to identify selected mu...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2022/v32i91342
Malaria during pregnancy and childhood is the major public health problem and about half of the population is at risk of developing malaria in the world. During pregnancy, it causes severe anemia, low birth weight babies, abortion and many other severe complications. Knowledge pl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i11754
Background and Aims: Currently, the scope of practice has allowed pharmacists to engage in the clinical aspects of direct patient care and public health services to the patient. This study's main objective is to investigate community pharmacists' involvement in public health serv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i1030520