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.
Mai Mohamed Mahmoud Abu Kahf, Khalil Mohamed Abbas Ayad, Mamdoh Ahmed Gabr & Walaa Mohamed El Sayed Shehata·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2020
Background: With increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus worldwide, primary health care physicians are the main providers of diabetes care and their knowledge, attitudes and practices are important to achieve goals in diabetes management. Objectives: Assessment of the knowledg...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i430169
Beach Bean is a species of flowering plant of the genus Canavalia in the pea family, Fabaceae that has a pantropical distribution. This study aims to determine the phytochemical and neutraceutical activities of Beach Bean grown in Anyigba area of Kogi State, Nigeria. Beach Bean (...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330168
Introduction: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a great global public health problem caused by a retrovirus that infects cells of the human immune system, destroying or impairing their function. In the early stages of infection, the person has no symptoms. HIV can be tran...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330167
Marital Stability is interpreted as whether a couple in a marriage remains together, instead of separating or getting divorced. It is also called as marital longevity or duration of marriage. The objective of the study was to find the relationship between marriage duration and so...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330166
Background: Any pregnancy occurring in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday is considered as a teenage pregnancy. Globally, approximately a tenth of all births are to women younger than 20 years old and more than 90% of such births occur in developing countries. So...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i330165
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
Background: Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is the most accurate technique in determining fat percentage but it is unpotable, expensive, unavailable for general applicability. Objective: This study aimed to find the most accurate and easiest technique as alternative to DE...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i230163
Background: It is not all facial nerve palsy that presents to the otorhinolaryngologist that is Bell’s palsy; therefore there is a need for proper evaluation of these patients. This study is to determine the pattern and prevalence of otorhinolaryngologic disorders associated with...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i230162
Background: HIV is a worldwide disease and affects all systems of the body. Despite the high burden of Paediatric HIV in Nigeria, few studies have been done on Otolaryngological disorders in children living with HIV. This study aimed to determine the pattern and prevalence of Oto...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i230161
Schistosomiasis is an overlooked tropical illness that is caused by the blood fluke that dwells human blood vessels. It manifest as an acute yet chronic sickness and is normally found in all developing nations with poor health services frameworks. Strong phylogenies dependent on...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v17i230160