Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to rank high in contributing to the global disability adjusted life years with 10 million new cases yearly worldwide. Having effective control of TB particularly in endemic communities should be predicated on understanding factors that dr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1030256
Fatima Bello Jiya, Maryam Amodu- Sanni, Nma Muhammed Jiya, Dada Muhammed Aquib, Muhammed Umar, Mohammed Hassan Abba & Fa’iza Mu’azu Abubakar·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Aim: To present the first report of a large congenital melanocytic nevus with satellite nevi in an apparently healthy child from Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria. Presentation of Case: A three year old girl was brought to the paediatric out-patient clinic of Paediatrics department o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i730221
Peste des petits ruminants is among the most common viral disease conditions of small ruminants, whose status has not yet been reported in Yobe State, Nigeria. Thus, this study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence of this disease among Sahel goats in Yobe State, Nigeria, u...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i430197
Aim: This study is to determine the prevalence, causes, types and patterns of hearing impairment seen in a tertiary hospital in the Niger delta region. Study Design: A hospital based descriptive study of all patients with complaints of hearing impairment seen at the ear nose and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i230180
Knowledge and beliefs a community holds about mental illness, has remarkable impact on help seeking path to care and stigmatizing attitudes expressed towards the mentally ill. Aims: This study examines causal attributions, the perceptions and attitudes towards mental illness and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330164
Regina Ejemot-Nwadiaro, Emmanuel Ugobo, Nuria Nwachuku, Ukam Edadi, Elvis Okolie, Divine-Favour Ofili & Glory Nja·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2019
Background: Onchocerciasis a disease of poverty continues to place huge health, economic and social burden on communities at risk. Understanding critical factors that impact on access to treatment, acceptance and overall control measures are pivotal to the march towards its elimi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i230139
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of drug and alcohol use among medical students in a private University based in Abuja, Nigeria. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: College of Health Sciences (CHS), Nile Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i130132
Introduction: Performance score evaluation is a tool for assessment of patients prior to cytotoxic chemotherapy administration. It has also been used to modify and personalize the dosage, route and types of the various chemotherapeutic agents. Aim: The present study was aimed at...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v15i130114
Onuigwe Festus Uchechukwu, Yakubu Abdulrahman, Aliyu Umar Aliyu, Ummu Mustaphar, Isaac Zama, Adias Teddy Charles, Ibrahim Kwaifa, Buhari Hauwa Ali, Okwesili Augustine, Ahmed Marafa, Erhabor Osaro, Udomah Francis Patrick, Imoru Momudu, Bagudo Aliyu Ibrahim & Okorie Hope·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
Prisoners are at exceptional risk of viral infection because of the numerous high risk activities associated with incarceration. Prisons are incubators for infectious disease, yet are not readily accessible for screening and intervention. They provide a high-yield opportunity for...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/33128
Aims: To report a series of four cases of Coats disease in black Nigerians, a rare disorder. Study Design: A case series. Place and Duration of Study: Retina unit of the departments of ophthalmology at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State and the University of Port...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/46010
Aim: The study sought to ascertain the performance of first trimester fasting blood glucose as a screening tool for diabetes mellitus (gestational or pre-gestational), to justify its introduction as one of the booking blood tests in the first trimester and to determine the associ...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/39385
Itodo C. Elachi, Williams T. Yongu, Joseph N. Kotor, Bassey E. Edem, Chukwukadibia N. Ahachi & Daniel D. Mue·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
Background: Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury is one of the most devastating types of injuries. It results in varying degrees of disabilities that adversely affect patients’ quality of life. This study aims to evaluate the nature and complications of traumatic cervical spinal...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/39928
Background: Musculoskeletal complications are responsible for up to 80% of indications for presentation to the hospital by sicklers during their life time. It is important to know when to expect the complications and the treatment options available. Methods: A retrospective study...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38798
Background: Work- related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are defined as conditions that are caused or aggravated by work place activities, and they account for up to 60% of all work place illnesses. Regular operation of the ultrasound machine in addition to long sitting posit...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38431
Background/Aim of Study: Training of practising professional and student teachers in CPR is very central, if the idea of introducing CPR training in Nigerian school system and by extension possibly the number of bystander CPR providers for OHCA in line with the international sta...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36913