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.
Obinna Tobechukwu Okonyia, Abel Victor Jinyemiema, Johnson Samuel Chiwueze, Fimber Chukwuka Alumona, Elizabeth Nornu-Bari Obidinnu & Kemebradikumo Kelvin Edonkumoh·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Adolescent contraceptive uptake remains a major public health concern in Nigeria, where high rates of unintended pregnancy contribute to adverse health, educational, and socioeconomic outcomes. Despite widespread awareness of contraceptive methods, utilization among a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i41378
Background: Appendiceal perforation–related peritonitis is a severe complication associated with a high risk of sepsis and mortality. Identification of causative pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns plays a crucial role in guiding effective treatment. Previou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i41377
Introduction: The behaviour of patients plays a vital role in reducing the risk of needle-stick injuries. Uncooperative or agitated patients can make it challenging for healthcare workers to administer procedures safely, more difficult when the healthcare worker does not have eno...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i41376
Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is characterised by pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance resulting from the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN/2A) gene locus has been implicated in T2D susceptibili...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i41374
Evidence Ngozi Otobo, Oghenereke Odu Ehoro, Sorbarikor Bernard, Ndidi Aleruchi Onwukwe, Patricia Namiesimagha & Obinna Tobechukwu Okonyia·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Family planning counseling is a key component of reproductive health services that enables individuals and couples to make informed decisions regarding the number, spacing, and timing of their children. Nurses play a critical role in delivering family planning educati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i41375
Background: Several clinical factors, such as: depression, obesity, and diabetes, have been linked to asthma in different ways, affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with asthma. Aim: Asthma is a long-term lung illness that causes a variety of respiratory d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i41373
Background: Deviated nasal septum (DNS) is a common cause of nasal obstruction and is associated with symptoms such as nasal blockage, recurrent sinusitis, epistaxis, and headache. Septoplasty is the definitive surgical treatment, with conventional septoplasty widely practiced an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i31371
Raphael Ellis Teme, Ahuizechukwu E. Obiesie, Timothy U. Mbaeri, Okigbeye Danagogo, Joseph A. Abiahu, Samuel I. Ogenyi & Azuoma L. Asomugha·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from dietary, occupational, domestic, and tobacco sources contribute to the cumulative internal PAH burden. Whether a composite lifestyle score integrating these exposures predicts urinary PAH concentrations in sub-Saharan Afric...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i31372
Bipul Kumar Saha, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Mahedi Afroz Shakil, Fahim Foysal kollol, Sharmin Akter Rime, Md. Rezaul Islam, Md. Ahsan Habib, Zaki Ibne Bari, Mst Anjuman Ara & Afroja Tuhin·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Operation for typhoid ileal perforation is frequently performed in different units of surgery of Mymensingh Medical College and hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. This study was conducted to compare the results of two different techniques that is primary repair and loo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i31369
Background: Prior studies have reported relationships between satisfactory water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions and improved health outcomes. The aim of this study is to examine drinking water sources, sanitation and hygiene practices among households in an urban co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i31370