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Oct 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2575-1212.jvhc-23-4532
Sultan Abda NejaCorresponding author
Camels are a significant source of income for nomadic populations in many developing countries, including Ethiopia. Camels are well adapted to dry and semi-dry regions, providing income, food security, and transportation. However, camel production and productivity are constrained by infectious disea…
Jul 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-23-4576
N. HECHAMCorresponding author
Background The evolution of multiple sclerosis (MS) is highly variable. Predicting this evolution at the beginning of the disease will help in the therapeutic management. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics and to identify early predictors of long-term disability…
Apr 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-22-4259
Damtew BekeleCorresponding author
Asthma is a chronic disease of airways; that is widely characterized by an increased responsiveness to a large variety of stimuli, airway inflammation and obstruction. It is the most common respiratory disorder disease in developed and developing countries. The study was aimed to assess the factors…
Mar 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-23-4442
Basil N OkeahialamCorresponding author
Objective Women have continued to bear a heavy burden of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality with hypertension as the flagship. This is partly because as the modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors are falling in rate, gender specific risk factors have persisted. One of them is age…
Jan 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-22-4362
Machihude PIOCorresponding author
Objective To describe the epidemiological, clinical and arterial Doppler ultrasound aspects of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Material and Methods This is a prospective study with descriptive and analytical aims carried out from January 2019 to March 2022 (3 years) at the cardiovascular exploratio…
Sep 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-22-4252
Rama Kumari NuthalapatCorresponding author
Background Prevalence of coronary artery disease is between 7-13 percent in urban and 2-7 % in rural India1. The alarm in rise in the prevalence of coronary risk factors like diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking, central obesity and physical inactivity2. The correlation between these risk f…
Aug 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-22-4245
Erigene RutayisireCorresponding author
This study investigated the healthcare provider’s knowledge and attitudes towards induced abortion in Rwanda. A total of 152 healthcare providers from six public hospitals in Kigali city participated in this study. Questionnaires were used to record data on demographics, level of knowledge and attit…
Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-3030.jcgb-22-4121
Pierre Diaga SARRCorresponding author
Laboratory of Clinical Cytology, Cytogenetics and Reproduction Biology, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar-Senegal
Introduction Genomic mutations in TP53 gene in association with etiological risk factors have been associated with oral carcinogenesis. Herein, we screened for genomic variants of TP53 predisposing to oral cancers in Senegalese patients. Methodology 88 patients with confirmed diagnostic were recruit…
Feb 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-22-4067
O AmaewhuleCorresponding author
Department of Paediatrics, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Nigeria.
Introduction Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) are structural abnormalities of the heart and intra-thoracic great vessels that are present at birth and may be of functional significance. They are the most frequently occurring congenital anomalies and babies born with severe forms of these defects are…
Mar 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-21-3742
Tesfaye SisayCorresponding author
Cardiovascular disease is actually a major cause of mortality, illness and hospitalization worldwide. Several risk factors have been identified that are strongly associated with the development of cardiovascular disease. Public prevention strategies have relied predominately on managing environmenta…
Mar 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-20-3557
Adesoji E. ADETONACorresponding author
Background Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer affecting women globally. It has shown increasing morbidity and mortality rates over the past years. Several screening methods ranging from simple breast self-examination to a highly sensitive test procedures for early detection and…
Feb 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2994-6743.ijstd-21-3698
E.E. EnwerejiCorresponding author
Introduction Risk reduction intervention is meant to provide enhanced and desirable interventions for HIV prevention among adolescents especially the in-school. Adolescents have been identified as the most vulnerable groups that can easily acquire human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexuall…
Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-2371.jslr-20-3362
Vaishali V. ShiraleCorresponding author
Background and Aim Gallbladder (GB) cancer is a highly fatal malignancy and approx. 10% new cases are diagnosed every year in India. The GB cancer has poor prognosis due to progressive nature. Understanding of risk factors that lead to GB development is urgently required for better management of the…
Oct 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-19-3115
Charles D MwalimuCorresponding author
Africa Region has the highest burden of malaria with an estimated of 3.5 million more malaria cases in 2017 compared 212 million cases in reported in 2016. Data collected from 2015 to 2017, shown no global progress in reducing malaria cases. In Mainland Tanzania, malaria control interventions have s…
Aug 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-20-3495
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Hip fractures, which remain highly prevalent among the elderly and produce enormous social and economic costs, have not truly abated in prevalence despite years of research that outlines a multitude of preventable risk factors and intervention programs. This review aimed to examine if sleep disturba…
Apr 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2691-5014.jphn-20-3295
Stefan BittmannCorresponding author
This review catalogs clinical landmarks of COVID‑19 across newborns, children, and adolescents, including MIS‑C, risk factors, and considerations for vaccination and school policies.
Jan 2020
Dylan FreemanCorresponding author
A brief educational piece clarifies open‑angle versus angle‑closure glaucoma mechanisms, risk factors, and screening considerations. It provides practical pointers for early detection and referral.
Aug 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-19-2987
K.S. AljabriCorresponding author
Introduction It has been demonstrated that vitamin D deficiency is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We conducted a cross sectional study to investigate the prevalence severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with T2DM. Method A cross-sectional single centre study was conducted in 4053…
Aug 2019
Irma KhachidzeCorresponding author
Objective Antisocial behavior (ASB) in children and youth is public health problem in Georgia. Nevertheless, there has been no systematic study the risk factors for ASB that could counteract on ASB development. To prevent ASB development and acceleration the understanding of biological (assessment o…
Jul 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2694-2283.jsem-19-2938
Jaime Hinzpeter CCorresponding author
An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is an important cause of rest in athletes. In most cases, ACL injuries do not require external contact and they are associated with biomechanical risk factors that increase ACL tension. The increase of the hip flexion angle (HF) is included within these. Th…