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.
Sohayla M. Attalla, Hazian Bt Hamzah, Win Win May, Chew Zhuo Nan, Fara Nurul Izwarina Bt Side Mohamed, Manpreet Kaur A/P Amarjit Singh, Mariyam Shaimau Saleem, Muvileswari Santhraseharan, Nada Nadiah Bt Muhammad, Pavitra A/P Chinapah, Ramya A/P Thiyakarajan, Shaileash A/L Palanisamy & Vicnes Kumar Sivarajah·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2022
Background and Aim: The Healthcare systems all over the world were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the burden is affecting the economically disadvantaged population (B40). This study aims to determine the challenges to healthcare access among B40 populations d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i530462
Edwin Akomaning, Edem Kojo Dzantor, Etornam Abla Tettey, Francisca Abangbila, Adam Mohammed, Appau-Duah Eunice & Asante Emmanuela Dapomaa·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2022
Unwanted pregnancies account for roughly 30% of all pregnancies in Ghana. Availability of contraceptives and usage is essential to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 3.7 which calls for universal access to contraception for use by people of all ages by 203...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i530461
Mother Teresa said: “the greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love...” Loneliness is a global phenomenon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430458
This is a case of a young female who initially presented with visual symptoms, diagnosed as optic neuritis, and treated with steroids. She recovered completely with therapy and two days later, she developed left hemiplegia, dysarthria, and a drop in sensorium. Imaging with MRI br...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i530460
Background: The authors had a research interest in antiaging, oxidation and antioxidants, and determined that lipids are some of the more common raw materials in foods, cosmetics, and in humans, and would be an area to explore autoxidation, whether in retarding spoilage, or to sl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430457
The ability to estimate the length of the bone is a major step towards estimating the stature of an individual in forensic investigation of mass fatalities where body parts are dismembered, scattered and mixed up. This is so because researchers have established that long bone len...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430456
Felix Olaniyi Sanni, Paul Olaiya Abiodun, Oluwasola Stephen Ayosanmi, Abike Elizabeth Sanni, Friday Iyabosa Igbinovia, Oriyomi Nimotalai Karimu, Azeezat Abimbola Oyewande, Michael Ogunmola Dada, Zachary Terna Gwa, Olaniran Olakunle Daniel, Chidinma Udah, Olaide Lateef Afelumo, Michael Olabode Tomori, Abimbola Oluseyi Ariyo, Bartholomew Boniface Ochonye, Innocent Okwose & Ishata Conteh·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2022
Aim: Since the covid-19 pandemic began, prevention and treatment services for non-communicable diseases have been significantly interrupted. This study assessed the influence of COVID-19 knowledge on using healthcare services during the lockdown in Nigeria. Methods: The study was...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430455
Aims: To assess the Liver function in COVID-19 infection and study its correlation with inflammatory markers and severity of disease. Study Design: A Retrospective Observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Government Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, India. Two month stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430452
Ali Johnson Onoja, James Dele Babarinde, Felix Olaniyi Sanni, Modupe Tabitha Babarinde & Sheila Iye Onoja·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2022
Background: Immunization has been shown to be an effective technique for managing and eliminating life-threatening infectious diseases, averting about two million deaths per year. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and uptake of polio vaccines among Nigerian wome...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430453
Background: Detection of specific antibodies in the blood/body fluids is the primary testing method for HIV infection. A rapid test is one of the assays used in detecting HIV-specific antibodies. This study was conducted to evaluate the laboratory performance of the Wantai HIV 1/...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i430454