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Asian Journal of Medicine and Health

Published by SCIENCEDOMAIN international · ISSN (electronic) 2456-8414

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.

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The Most Cited Mesh Terms and Authors who Published Papers in Pubmed Central on the Topic of Medicine and Health Using Bibliometric Analyses

Tsair-Wei Chien, Hing-Man Wu, Hsien-Yi Wang & Willy Chou · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Aims: We visualized the current state of research on publication outputs and citations in the field of medicine and health to uncover topic burst and citations among medical subject headings (MeSH) clusters. Study Design: A bibliometric analysis. Place and duration of Study: Usin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i430105

A Study on Relationship of Thrombocytopenia and Likelihood of Severe Malaria in Patients Admitted With Malaria in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Dakshina Kannada

Mukhtarahmed Bendigeri, Apoorva Panchakshare, Nazir Attar & Prakruthi Jaladhar · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Background: Malaria continues to be a huge socioeconomic burden despite various measures taken to curb the spread worldwide. It is also a global concern and more so in countries with a resource-limited setting. This inspired us to look at variables that could represent a severe d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i330104

Maternal Nutrition and Fetal Programming of the Immune System: Epidemiological and Experimental Evidences

Siti Rohaiza Ahmad · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Maternal nutrition will not only affects pregnancy outcomes (such as birth weight) but will also affect the state of the fetus in their adult life in terms of diseases occurrence and also immune system development. Inadequate nutrition particularly will have a negative impact on...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i330103

Diagnostic Mydriasis: Any Effects on Systolic Blood Pressure?

A. K. Adediji, A. O. Adio, B. Fiebai & C. N. Pedro-Egbe · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Aims: To determine the effects of diagnostic mydriasis using 1% tropicamide and 2.5% phenylephrine on the systolic blood pressures of patients attending the Eye Clinic of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Study Design:  Interventional comparative hospital based study...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i330102

Prevalence, Pattern and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence among Postpartum Women in Osogbo, Nigeria

Adejoke Deborah Abiodun, Afolabi Benjamin Abiodun & Olanrewaju Ibigbami · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i330100

Unilateral Foot Drop by Bilateral Ganglion Cysts: An Imaging Approach to Diagnosis

Aakanksha Agarwal, Abhishek Chandra, Naresh Mangalhara, Rajendra Prasad Assat & Ramesh Chandra Meena · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Ganglion cysts are pseudocysts with no epithelial lining of their own. These are non- neoplastic lesions filled with gelatinous material and originate from tendon sheath, ligament, bursa, joint capsule or subchondral bone. Rarely, they may present in an intramuscular location, aw...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i330101

Government Health Insurance Schemes for Differently Abled – A Swot Analysis

Lakshmi Krishnan & P. D. Madankumar · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Background: Health schemes and policies are not a post independence phenomena, they have been in our Indian histories since 1946. Despite advancements in health care systems, India still faces the problem of health inequality seen commonly among the underserved population. One su...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i230098

Direct Financial Cost of Diabetes Mellitus among Adult Sudanese Patients in Khartoum State 2016-2017

Mahmoud Elnil, Zeinab Swaraldahab & Sulaf Ibrahim Abdelaziz · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with devastating short and long-term complications that affect productivity. The corner stone for diabetes care is tight glycemic control with regular follow up. To achieve this care, medications and other health care services mu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i230097

Help Seeking Pattern among Postpartum Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence in Osogbo, Nigeria

Abiodun Adejoke Deborah, Abiodun Afolabi Benjamin & Eegunranti Adekunle Benjamin · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Aim: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health issue in both developed and developing countries. A view of IPV as a personal problem, often reinforced by community and perpetrator denial as well as fear of retaliation and social ostracisation, deter many women from confi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i230096

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Rural Area of Goa: A Cross-sectional Study

Nilam Gaude & Archana Dessai · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Introduction: Access to water, sanitation and hygiene is a major challenge in developing nations and more among rural population. In India, Swachh Bharat Mission was launched with the objective to provide sanitation facilities and eliminate open defecation. Objective: To assess t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i230095