Asian Journal of Medicine and Health (ISSN: 2456-8414) aims to publish high quality papers in the areas of Medicine and Health Science. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated.
Ahmed Imtiaz, Muiz Uddin Ahmed Choudhury, Zannatul Ferdous, Hafiza Sultana, Md. Motiur Rahman & Md. Haroon Or Rashid·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Hospital diet is an essential part of modern therapy in all medical departments. It comprises both the so-called normal diets which are prepared according to modern nutrition knowledge, dietetic foods and the various forms of artificial nutrition. The dietary department provides...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130179
Aims: To evaluate the potential for acupuncture to help mediate hippocampal apoptosis. Study Design: Systematic Review. Methodology: A search was conducted through PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science using the keywords “hippocampus,” “apoptosis” and “acupuncture” and found 37 quali...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130178
Ruth. C. Brenyah, Cephas Effah Boakye, Enos Amoako Oduro, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui & Albert Abaka-Yawson·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Background: Schistosomiasis remains one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide causing considerable deaths especially among people in the Sub-Saharan region. This study determined the association between urinary Schistosomiasis and lipid profile among school children in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130177
Background: Disclosure of HIV status to children is essential for disease management. Studies on disclosure in children have largely described it from the health provider’s perspective or caregiver’s perspective. Caregivers’ and children’s reports about children’s feelings and di...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130176
Z. Usman, A. D. Zagga, G. H. Yunusa, U. Abubakar, A. Bello, J. D. Usman, A. Abdulhameed, S. S. Bello, I. M. Ahmad, M. A. Musa, T. Ammani, G. B. Marwan, R. Bello, A. M. Ahmed, B. O. Onimisi & H. A. Bunza·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Cephalometry deals with measurement of body parts or radiological specimen. Sella turcica is an important anatomical structure located in the middle cranial fossa, housing the pituitary gland. Various shapes and sizes of the sellae turcica were reported. In this study, using comp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130175
Background: Ambient air pollution is a serious challenge to human health in most West African countries including Nigeria. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the effects of dust inhalation on the vital capacity of commercial motorcyclists in Abakaliki metropol...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i130174
Aims: To find an association between educational qualification of the participant and knowledge of first aid and emergency care. To understand the common misconceptions of First Aid practices among the educated class of Aurangabad. To conduct a seminar cum workshop session for th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430173
With the increasing number of people who participate in one form of exercise or the other, believing that it improves health and enhances professional sporting career, the question of its health benefit can only be answered with the knowledge of the metabolic changes that occur d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430172
Introduction: Nigeria is one of the countries where maternal and neonatal tetanus is still prevalent and as such a public health issue. In spite of campaign on maternal tetanus immunization, its safety and protection against tetanus, uptake has remained poor. Aim: This study is a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430171
Background: Childhood under-nutrition is prevalent in many developing countries including Nigeria, and is an underlying cause for more than half of all childhood deaths. Based on the recent Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), the prevalence of under-nutrition between 20...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430170