Background: Designed to fight HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) may be responsible for certain cardiometabolic abnormalities in people living with HIV (PLWHIV). To this end, the present study evaluates the prevalence and impact of obesity/overweight on the development of card...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12766
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
Pregnancy-related malaria is still a public health issue, as it contributes to a high infant mortality rate, low birth weight, and maternal mortality. Over 80% of the world's malaria cases were found in sub-Saharan Africa and India. More than 500,000 cases were reported in Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i1130530
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has dramatically spread all over the world, crossing the borders of all countries. It is presented mainly by lower respiratory tract symptoms such as fever, cough, dyspnea, and chest tightness. However, COVID-19 causes different upper respirato...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i830475
Background: Depression and anxiety are familiar for most people these days . Almost no one in this world is free from these “Anxiety” and “Depression”. Demanding profession has been associated with poor psychological health due to multiple factors such as overworking hours and ni...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i330448
Background: Observation during our gynaecology consultations does not tend to agree with reviews in literature suggesting high prevalence of sexual dysfunction. With this background, we decided to subject this general observation to scientific scrutiny to determine the proportion...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1130403
Introduction: Increased prevalence of hypertension (HTN) has been attributed to commonly known risk factors such as obesity, low level of nutritional knowledge, lack of exercise, alcohol intake, and tobacco use. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the prevalenc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030382
Background: Low vision and blindness are significant public health issues worldwide. They result in educational, occupational, and social challenges in the affected persons. Their care givers/ families are also severely affected. There is however limited data on the magnitude of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i830353
Aims: To determines the prevalence and risk factors for cutaneous mycoses (CMs) among boarding secondary schools’ students in Coast Region, Tanzania Study Design: It was a cross-sectional survey-based study involving boarding secondary schools’ students. Cluster sampling techniqu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i830352
Samuel Sarpong Osei, Albert Kumi Awuku, Maxwell Kwasi Kporxah, Samuel Ashie Amon & Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2021
Background and Aim: Both HBV and HCV infections have for decades remained serious public health concerns infecting thousands of people and claiming the lives of millions. The detrimental effects of these viral agents on the gravid women, the infants and the general population are...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i730348
Aims: To assess the prevalence of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) in an ICU of Mauritius and determine the relationship between antibiotic resistance and mortality as well as length of stay and duration of antibiotic use. Study Design: Retrospective case control study. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1130270
Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury, S. M. Humayun Kabir, Md. Afruzul Alam, Md. Tameem Shafayat Chowdhury, Rumana Khan, Tanzil Farhad & Md. Abdullah Al Farooq·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Aims: Birth defects are structural or functional abnormalities which occur during the intrauterine life but can be identified at birth or a later age. Birth defects are major public health concerns and the World Health organization (WHO) is supporting countries for earlier diagno...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930239
Usanga Victor Udoh, Kalu Michael Erem, Ibiam Gideon Ama, Eze Ibe Kiran, Azi Simon Onyema & Ukwah Boniface Nwofoke·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Aim: To determining the prevalence of Candida albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis infections among first year female students of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, a tertiary institution in Southeastern Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional exposed case study. P...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i530201
Background: Birth weight is an important indicator of health status of an infant and is a principal factor that determines the infant‘s, physical, survival and mental growth. Though efforts made in reducing incidences of low birth weight worldwide, the problem of l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i330186
Introduction: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a lifelong multisystem disease endemic in sub Saharan Africa. As the population of patients living with SCA into adulthood continues to increase, pulmonary hypertension has emerged as one of the foremost complications with severe implica...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i130158