Background: Hypertension is a preventable cause of premature death worldwide. Data from the Egyptian National Hypertension Project (NHP) revealed that hypertension is a significant problem among Egyptians. We studied the prevalence of hypertension, related risk factors and its co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i130154
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
Y. Ya’aba, S. B. Mohammed, K. T. Olatunji, A. R. Abdulmumin, A. Abubakar, M. Usoroh, O. C. Daniel & J. F. Nfongeh·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2019
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic and well documented in different locations of Nigeria among different sub-groups. Information regarding the prevalence of HBV in HIV infected women is scarce especially in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. Aim: This study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v15i430127
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
Aim: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue in both developed and developing countries. It is one of the most common forms of violence against women. It affects all ethnic groups and it is not impeded by cultural, socio-economic or religious barriers. IPV in pos...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i330100
Aims: This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) among Ogoni and Etche ethnic groups in Rivers State, Nigeria, Study Design: A total of 200 randomly selected subjects comprising of 100 Ogonis (49 males and 51 females...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2019/46616
Background: The prevalence of water-pipe smoking has been rapidly increasing among youths throughout the world. According to WHO, more than 100 million people use water-pipe regularly. Objective: The purpose of this Study is to estimate the prevalence of water-pipe smoking among...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/45602
Background to the Study: Information on the prevalence of Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in the Asian population is relatively scanty although it is prevalent in the general population. There have only been few Asian studies concerning anxiety, stress and depression in their asso...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/45604
Aims: The study was conducted between March 2015 and June 2017 to determine the prevalence of cardiometabolic risks in adult men from Dschang Health District in Cameroon. Methodology: After obtaining the ethical clearance, a simplified questionnaire was used for 254 volunteer par...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/39781
Aims: This study was conducted to assess breastfeeding (BF) among the mothers in the Gaza Strip, particularly to determine the prevalence and the associated factors of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF), and to explore mothers’ EBF perceptions and practices. Study Design: A mixed meth...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/39292
Anuj Nautiyal, N. V. Satheesh Madhav, Samir Bhargava, Abhijeet Ojha, Rajeev Kumar Sharma, Manmohan Singhal, Vijay Singh Rana, Harish Chandra, Sushant Kumar Gupta, Md. Habban Akhter, N. K. Kamboj, Yusra Ahmad & S. N. Uniyal·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
To determine the prevalence and possible risk factors for prehypertension and hypertension state in Dehradun City of Uttarakhand (Northern India) using Joint National Committee (JNC) VII criteria, team of five pharmacy professional of DIT University -Faculty of Pharmacy were trai...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/39363
A cross-sectional randomized study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between malaria prevalence and ABO blood groups in a referral hospital in Rivers State, Nigeria. Venous blood samples were collected from all consenting study participants, films (thick and thin) were...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/37371
Background: Non communicable diseases (NCDs) have been a difficult group to define. However, four common behavioral risk factors (tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, poor diet, and lack of physical activity) are associated with four disease clusters (cardiovascular diseas...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36089
This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of malaria among pregnant women and children less than five years in Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used for the study. Convenient sampling technique was used...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35911
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are diseases reported to be the first and second leading cause of all deaths in both developed and developing countries, including Libya. Increasing age, the presence of obesity, and worsening renal function all contribute to an increased l...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35830