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Management of Dietary Services in Secondary Level Hospitals

Ahmed Imtiaz, Muiz Uddin Ahmed Choudhury, Zannatul Ferdous, Hafiza Sultana, Md. Motiur Rahman & Md. Haroon Or Rashid · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Hospital diet is an essential part of modern therapy in all medical departments. It comprises both the so-called normal diets which are prepared according to modern nutrition knowledge, dietetic foods and the various forms of artificial nutrition. The dietary department provides...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130179

Lipid Profile in School Children Infected with Urinary Schistosomiasis in Fante Akura-Yeji, Ghana

Ruth. C. Brenyah, Cephas Effah Boakye, Enos Amoako Oduro, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui & Albert Abaka-Yawson · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: Schistosomiasis remains one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide causing considerable deaths especially among people in the Sub-Saharan region. This study determined the association between urinary Schistosomiasis and lipid profile among school children in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130177

HIV Disclosure in Children in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria–Child’s Perspective

A. U. Eneh, R. O. Ugwu & N. I. Paul · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: Disclosure of HIV status to children is essential for disease management. Studies on disclosure in children have largely described it from the health provider’s perspective or caregiver’s perspective. Caregivers’ and children’s reports about children’s feelings and di...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130176

Shapes and Sizes of Sella Turcica Using Computerized Tomography (CT) from Tertiary Hospital in Sokoto, Nigeria

Z. Usman, A. D. Zagga, G. H. Yunusa, U. Abubakar, A. Bello, J. D. Usman, A. Abdulhameed, S. S. Bello, I. M. Ahmad, M. A. Musa, T. Ammani, G. B. Marwan, R. Bello, A. M. Ahmed, B. O. Onimisi & H. A. Bunza · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Cephalometry deals with measurement of body parts or radiological specimen. Sella turcica is an important anatomical structure located in the middle cranial fossa, housing the pituitary gland. Various shapes and sizes of the sellae turcica were reported. In this study, using comp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130175

Effects of Air Pollution on the Vital Capacity of Commercial Motorcyclists in Nigeria Population

G. U. Ezeja, C. U. Onwudiwe, O. D. Nwodo, G. Umahi-Ottah & N. D. Nwobodo · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: Ambient air pollution is a serious challenge to human health in most West African countries including Nigeria. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the effects of dust inhalation on the vital capacity of commercial motorcyclists in Abakaliki metropol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130174

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of First Aid and Emergency Care among the Classes Educated in Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Rohit Jacob & Manjiri Naik · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Aims: To find an association between educational qualification of the participant and knowledge of first aid and emergency care. To understand the common misconceptions of First Aid practices among the educated class of Aurangabad. To conduct a seminar cum workshop session for th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430173

Profile of Biochemical and Oxidative Stress Markers in Male Athletes Following Strenuous Exercise Session

K. U. Nwoke, F. S. Amah-Tariah & A. N. Chuemere · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

With the increasing number of people who participate in one form of exercise or the other, believing that it improves health and enhances professional sporting career, the question of its health benefit can only be answered with the knowledge of the metabolic changes that occur d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430172

Tetanus Toxoid Status and Determinants of Uptake among Women in Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria: A Community Based Study

N. Gabriel-Job & L. E. Yaguo Ide · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Introduction: Nigeria is one of the countries where maternal and neonatal tetanus is still prevalent and as such a public health issue. In spite of campaign on maternal tetanus immunization, its safety and protection against tetanus, uptake has remained poor. Aim: This study is a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430171

Effect of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices on the Nutritional Status of Children 0-24 Months of Age in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

N. S. Tobi, B. A. Alex-Hart & I. O. George · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: Childhood under-nutrition is prevalent in many developing countries including Nigeria, and is an underlying cause for more than half of all childhood deaths. Based on the recent Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), the prevalence of under-nutrition between 20...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430170

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Primary Health Care Physicians Regarding Diabetes Management: A Cross Sectional Study in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

Mai Mohamed Mahmoud Abu Kahf, Khalil Mohamed Abbas Ayad, Mamdoh Ahmed Gabr & Walaa Mohamed El Sayed Shehata · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: With increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus worldwide, primary health care physicians are the main providers of diabetes care and their knowledge, attitudes and practices are important to achieve goals in diabetes management. Objectives: Assessment of the knowledg...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430169

Phytochemical and Nutraceutical Potentials of Beach Bean (Canavalia rosea SW.) DC Grown in Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria

Kokori Bajeh Tijani, Abdullahi Attah Alfa, Audu Momoh & Abdullahi Aminu Sezor · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Beach Bean is a species of flowering plant of the genus Canavalia in the pea family, Fabaceae that has a pantropical distribution. This study aims to determine the phytochemical and neutraceutical activities of Beach Bean grown in Anyigba area of Kogi State, Nigeria. Beach Bean (...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330168

Knowledge Attitude and Awareness toward People Living with HIV/AIDS among Engineering College Students of Pondicherry, India

S. Lokesh Kumar, V. Pragadeesh Raja & M. Jasmine · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Introduction: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a great global public health problem caused by a retrovirus that infects cells of the human immune system, destroying or impairing their function. In the early stages of infection, the person has no symptoms. HIV can be tran...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330167

Sociodemographic Factors Contributing to Marital Stability

S. Priyadharshini & Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Marital Stability is interpreted as whether a couple in a marriage remains together, instead of separating or getting divorced. It is also called as marital longevity or duration of marriage. The objective of the study was to find the relationship between marriage duration and so...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330166

Teenage Pregnancy: Prevalence, Pattern and Predisposing Factors in a Tertiary Hospital, Southern Nigeria

Michael Ifeanyi Onwubuariri & Terhemen Kasso · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: Any pregnancy occurring in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday is considered as a teenage pregnancy. Globally, approximately a tenth of all births are to women younger than 20 years old and more than 90% of such births occur in developing countries. So...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330165