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.
Sara Benchidmi, Yolande Salome Mimboe, Yasmine Lamghari, Saad Assila, Najat Lamalmi, Ghizlane Jaabouti, Sara Aminou, Ouidad Elqorchi, Naima EL. Hafidi, Chafiq Mahraoui & Soumia Benchekroun·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Chediak Higashi syndrome (CHS) is an autosomal recessive disorder, caused by biallelic mutations in the highly conserved LYST gene. It is characterized by partial oculocutaneous albinism and immunodeficiency. Approximately 500 cases are reported worldwide. Here we report a case o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11953
Introduction: Cases of Covid-19 recurrence have become prevalent. This study seeks to establish the level of awareness towards Covid-19 recurrence among adults in Machakos County in Kenya. The study was guided by the health belief model and socio-ecological model. Methods: The st...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11951
Open inguinal hernias are a common operation that is performed by general surgeons, and they are divided into mesh repairs and sutured based repairs. The Lichtenstein repair is the most popular mesh-based repair, and the sutured based repairs are divided into the Shouldice repair...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11950
Background: According to Islamic rules, a Muslim is requested to abstain from food, water, smoking, medications, and sexual activities from dawn until dusk, every day during the month of Ramadan. While Islam rules allow patients with appreciable illnesses not to fast, many Muslim...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11949
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused obstacles in providing PrEP services for HIV prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decline in the use of PrEP for HIV prevention. Social restriction policies and limited services are provided for fear of being infected with COVID-19. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11947
The consumption of psychoactive substances (PAS) among adolescents has become a major public health concern. As adolescents in different geographical settings experience unique exposures and challenges, understanding the pattern and determinant factors of PAS use across these set...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11948
Background: High blood pressure during childhood and adolescence increases the risk of hypertension (HTN) in adulthood. Physical activity (PA) is considered as key component for the prevention and treatment of HTN. `Thus the aim of our study was to assess the relation between hab...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11946
Aim: This study explores nurses' experiences supporting hospitalized cardiac patients' self-management practices and associated factors that enhance the implemention of these practices. Background: There has been less effort given toward activating the role of self-management in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11944
Philip Gyaase, Emmanuel Boateng Acheampong, Isaiah Adu-Gyamfi, Bridget Armah, Gifty Delali Amewolah & Emmanuel Osei-Wusu Adueming·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Background: The medical procedure known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can save a person's life after a heart attack. Additionally, it is done to manually preserve full brain function while additional measures are taken to recover spontaneous breathing and normal unprompt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11943
This study was conducted to assess the causes, effects, and control measures of drug abuse. The review was composed of literature search from databases (Google Scholar, Science Direct, Springer, Scopus and PubMed). Major findings from this study includes: • a) Causes of Drug Abus...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11945