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Coagulation Profile of Children with Snake Envenomation in Yola, Nigeria

Emmanuel Asuquo Etim, Adjekuko Ohwonigho Collins, Sallawu F. Abdullfatai, Henry Langand Badung & Ezekiel Chagwa Friyanda · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2018

Background/Objective: Coagulation profile includes Prothrombin Time (PT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), and Platelet count. It is a common hematological test use to determine the degree of coagulopathy cause by snake venom. Snake bite envenomation is a common rura...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2018/36407

Demographic, Clinical and Therapeutic Characteristics of Children Aged 0-15 years with Nephrotic Syndrome: A Retrospective Study of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Richard K. D. Ephraim, Ruth C. Brenyah, Festus B. Osei, Enoch O. Anto, Anthony L. Basing & Kwame O. Darkwah · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Nephrotic syndrome is a common childhood renal disease globally with a penchant for the early years of life and has generated a lot of interest among paediatricians and nephrologists. Aim: This study aimed to determine the clinical, therapeutic and socio-demographic f...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33270

Accessibility of Children Living with HIV/AIDS to Hospitals in Ten Districts in Indonesia

Rini Sasanti Handayani, Max Joseph Herman, Mujiati . & Siti Masitoh · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34205

Sickle Cell Anaemia: A Prevalence Study among the Children Attending Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria

N. M. Jiya, A. Umar, K. K. Ibrahim, K. Mohammed, O. Erhabor, A. S. Mainasara, M. A. Ndakotsu, A. Garba & A. U. Musa · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) and other abnormal haemoglobin variants among the children attending the Paediatrics outpatients Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, North-Western of Nige...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30287

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Dental Caries among Preparatory School Children, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt

Hewida M. El Shazly & Hala M. Gabr · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2016

Objectives: Estimating the prevalence of dental caries among preparatory school children as well as identifying the possible risk factors and determining the correlation between dental caries and total antioxidant capacity in saliva in the studied group. Background: Dental caries...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2016/30174