Anaemia is a common complication in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. It has a complicated pathophysiology and its management is equally challenging. It is mainly due to impaired erythropoiesis, decreased production of erythropoietin and dysregulated iron metabolism. The pri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i51236
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant global health concern, affecting approximately 10% of the adult population worldwide. Anaemia is the common complication in CKD, which severely impacts patient quality of life and increases the risk of cardiovascular complications. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i81082
N. N. Umerah, U. V. Okolie, G. N. Onyeji, N. M. Oly-Alawuba, C. L. Egbuogu, P. C. Nwani & C. S. Ugwu·Asian Food Science Journal·2022
Background: Iron deficiency anaemia is a hidden hunger which can affect at every stage of human development especially pregnant women and children. Aim: The study was carried out to ascertain the effect of “ewa”, “uturukpa” and “uchakiri” on iron status of rat. Methods: The veget...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i11599
Background: Anaemia during pregnancy is a major public health problem worldwide. The prevalence is high in developing countries compared to developed countries. In Bangladesh, anaemia during pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity as it is an additional r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i11758
Background: Anaemia is a major public health concern worldwide, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. In a previous study on determinants of prenatal anaemia, we found out that the majority of our respondents had dietary iron intake below the recommended value of 27m...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i930459
Introduction: Transfusion of blood is a life-saving intervention in the care of ill neonates. Donated blood is a scarce national resource and must be used in the most efficient way. Exchange blood transfusion using the blood bag is the commonest mode of blood delivery employed. O...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1130405
Background: Despite the fact that anaemia is a preventable morbidity in most cases, its prevalence among pregnant women is still unacceptably high especially in rural and sub-urban settings. This is worrisome considering the enormous contribution of anaemia to maternal and infant...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v15i130112
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has greatly decreased the mortality and morbidity of children living with HIV by reducing the viral load, increase CD4 count thus improving the health of HIV clients. This study seeks to assess the impact of ART on CD4+ Cell Count, weight...
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