Asian Journal of Medicine and Health (ISSN: 2456-8414) aims to publish high quality papers in the areas of Medicine and Health Science. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated.
Aims: Influenza vaccination is effective in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although the humoral immune response to influenza vaccine is weak with some kinds of strain in RA patients having biologics. This study’s purpose is to investigate the immune response in RA patie...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33586
Maher Abo Bakr Al Amir, Heba Mahmoud Zein El Abdeen, Ghada Mohamed Ezzat, Asmaa Abdel Maksoud Ghanem & Ahmed Abdalla Hassan·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Background: Beta thalassemia comprises a group of inherited (autosomal recessive) hematologic disorders characterized by decreased or absent synthesis of β-globin chains. Beta thalassemia patients exhibit an unbalance in bone mineral turnover with increased resorptive rates and s...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33874
Anatomy as a subject is an ancient medical science. The early practitioners of Anatomy were morphological explorers and observers. Anatomy was one of the earliest sciences that marked the transition of logical reasoning from philosophy to science. This is why it is appropriate to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33742
Background: Children living with HIV/AIDS should be treated with antiretroviral throughout life so accessibility to hospitals is one of the factors that affect treatment access. The purpose of this study was to identify the distance, travel time and the length of time required in...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34205
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the level of medication adherence among patients with different non-communicable chronic diseases in Quetta, Pakistan. Moreover this study has also evaluated the factors affecting medication adherence. Methodology: A cross-sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34300
Background: Globally over half million women of reproductive age (15-49 years) die every year as result of pregnancy and childbirth complications, and 300 million women endure from debilitating injuries. Barriers to accessing skilled birth attendant services are many. In Somalia,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/32364
This study aims to detect the antimicrobial activity of pyocyanin for inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract pathogens. Five different isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated from wound infection and eye drops. The isolates were tested for the production of p...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33379
Thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome (TAR) is a rare malformation in which thrombocytopenia is associated with lateral radial bone aplasia. The major cause of mortality is hemorrhage which is usually limited to first 14 months of life. Thrombocytopenic episodes decrease as age...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33836
Aims: The information relating to uteri myomata in tradomedical centres (TMC) in Benin metropolis, Nigeria are lacking compared with the same from modern hospitals. The aim of this study is to assess the patterns of care for uteri myomata sufferers attending TMC in Benin metropol...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/32946
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in infertile and pregnant women in Lagos metropolis, Nigeria. Study Design: The study is a cross sectional survey for the presence of M. genitalium in infertile and pregnant women aged 22 to 45 yea...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/32825