Aim: The aim of the study is to determine the pre-treatment prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression in men with cancer of the prostate. Study Design: This is a prospective, cross-sectional study. Place and Duration: The urology unit of Ekiti State University...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2021/v15i130146
Currently much has been discussed about the use of technologies and the impacts of the excessive use of them by adolescents. Current adolescence has been increasingly connected with the technological world, and consequently, behaviors that were previously not perceived or often r...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2021/v15i130145
When it is safe to do so, medical professionals should not delay the treatment of patients who present with respiratory difficulties. Stigmatization of such patients can result in the unnecessary deferral of emergency therapy; this may lead to fatalities that could have been avoi...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2021/v15i130144
Background: Speech fluency disorder(SFD), a common disorder is reported in all age groups of people but most commonly in children around the world. Objective: This study aimed to review critically several aspects of SFD, specifically epidemiological parameters, etiological founda...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2021/v15i130143
Acrylamide is a chemical that naturally forms in starchy food products during every day high temperature cooking. The ingredients, storage and processing conditions greatly influence acrylamide formation in food. Home-cooking choices can have a substantial impact on the level of...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2020/v14i430142
Background: Depression poses a huge challenge on personal, professional, and social life of individuals. Studies on the prevalence of depression have largely been on the general population, using socio-demographic variables to explain it’s outcome. The clergy constitutes a specia...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2020/v14i430141
Aim: The screening of cognitive decline is a mandatory step in the early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of dementia to begin. In order to achieve this, an easy-to-take, validated neurocognitive test with good specificity and sensitivity are essential in the assessment. The a...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2020/v14i430140
Aims/ Objectives: To study the importance of electrophysiological tests in diagnosing hereditary motor sensory neuropathy in absence of genetic studies. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Physiology, Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Insti...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2020/v14i430139
In primary health care centers somatic symptoms of depression usually dominates over psychological presentation. In Pakistan, before seeking help of a proper qualified medical doctors, people living in rural areas generally get advice from faith healers and local hakims (Unani me...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2020/v14i430137
Aim: To ascertain the attitudes of caregivers of patients with schizophrenia comprising their knowledge of the illness and social distance towards people with the illness. Study Design: A cross sectional study design. Place and Duration of Study: Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2020/v14i430138