Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic inherited hemoglobinopathy associated with recurrent pain, emotional distress, and functional impairment that collectively diminish health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In Kenya, limited evidence exists on HRQoL among youths l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i121336
Background: The silent but deadly Hepatitis B virus (HBV) poses a threat to world health. Particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), HBV is still underdiagnosed and not well controlled despite the availability of preventive measures like vaccines and antiviral medic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i41217
Background: Obesity is a growing world concern, with one-third of the world’s population estimated to be obese or overweight. Obesity affects all age groups, both genders, and different ethnicities at variable rates with an increase in prevalence since 1980 having doubled. Aim: T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i31186
Aims: Pneumonia burden among children aged five years and below in Somalia remains one of big health problems. Higher risk factors of child Pneumonia in Somalia includes child stunting, child wasting and indoor air pollution. The main objective of this study was to investigate th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i8832
Aims: Covid-19 disrupted the Health Care system and operations globally between 2020 and 2021 through exponential infections, disease and adverse negative economic impact as a result of the virus. Due to the high risk of infection, health care workers are a high priority target g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7824