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Prevalence of Rotavirus Infection among Hospitalized Children Under Five Years of Age with Acute Diarrhea in Mogadishu, Somalia

Miski Abdullahi Roble, Yonis Abdullahi Ahmed Anshur, Amal Abdullahi Ali, Fardawsa Hassan Ahmed, Aisha Mohamed Adan, Naima Abukar Ali & Hamdi Abdullahi Roble · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Introduction: Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe diarrhea in children under five worldwide, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality, especially in low-income countries. It is highly contagious, transmitted through contaminated hands and objects, and commonly causes h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i111129

Prevalence of Abnormal Lipid Profile Among Obese People in Mogadisho, Somalia

Abdullahi Abdulkadir Abdiaziz, Md. Biplob Hossain, Afsana Mahbub, Sadia Islam, Shohanur Rahaman & Md. Ashiqur Rahman · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: A lipid profile includes total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, and calculated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Obesity is defined as excess body weight, and dyslipidemia is abnormal blood concentrations of total choles...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71060

Frequency of H. pylori Infection among Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms Attending Somali Sudanese Specialized Hospital (SSSH), Mogadishu, Somalia

Mohamed Hassan Osman Ebar & Motaz Obeidallah Hamad Mohamed Ahmed · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Background: Helicobacter pylori is a human-specific pathogen, which leads to gastric pathologies including gastric cancer. Fifty percent of the world's population from 62 countries is infected with H. pylori infection. Making it the most widespread infection in humans. The aim of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i8835