Antibiotics prescribing patterns and incidence of respiratory tract infection...
Respiratory tract infections are known to have the highest incidence and mortality rates especially among children in developing countries. Antibiotic use is common in respiratory tract infections...
View ArticlePrevalence of thyroid cancer among thyroid swelling in Jimma University...
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancies. It is postulated that goiter is a precursor lesion to the development of thyroid cancer. The worldwide prevalence of goiter in the general...
View ArticleEmerging trends in the profession of Biokinetics: A 10 year perspective...
The consistent review of developing patterns in any healthcare profession is important, as this allows the determination of whether the current practitioner registry meets the healthcare demands, or...
View ArticleKnowledge, attitude and practice of medical students towards complementary...
Complementary and alternative medicine has been an important part of Pakistani culture for a long time. Whilst it is widely practiced amongst the general population, this study aims to determine...
View ArticleFactors associated with atherogenic dyslipidemia among hypertensive patients...
Atherogenic dyslipidemia worsens cardiovascular functions and supporting data concerning dyslipidemia among hypertensive patients in Ethiopian situation is very limited. The objective of this study...
View ArticlePolycystic ovary syndrome: Impact of obesity and aging on the profile of...
Many studies have been conducted to understand thoroughly the mechanism of polycystic ovaries syndrome (PCOS), but very few of them came from Africa. The aim of this study, was firstly to make a...
View ArticleDiagnostic accuracy of ultrasound scans for the diagnosis of pelvic...
Ultrasound scanning (USS) and high vaginal swab culture and urine microscopy culture and sensitivity (m/c/s) tests are the most common investigations used for the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory...
View ArticleCollodiaphyseal angle in the diagnosis of coxa vara and coxa valga in adult...
Collodiaphyseal angle (CDA) is the angle formed between the femoral neck axis and the diaphysis axis. The aims of this study were to determine the normal range of collodiaphyseal angle in adults and...
View ArticleUpdating traumatic optic neuropathy
Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is the affectation of the visual function, secondary to a damage caused by a direct or indirect traumatic mechanism over the optic nerve. It occurs in approximately...
View ArticleCystatin C protection of human umbilical vein endothelial cell against...
Cystatin C (CysC)-induced autophagy may play a beneficial role in preventing subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced cerebral vasospasm. The role of CysC in endothelial cells (ECs) autophagy is unknown. This...
View ArticlePrevalence and risk factors of acute backache after spinal anesthesia in...
Spinal anesthesia is one of the routinely anesthetic procedures done in practice. Post spinal backache is one of the complications causing discomfort in patients, leading to rejection of its use for...
View ArticlePrevalence of preoperative hypertension and its intraoperative anesthetic...
Overall, twenty of the worlds adult populations live with hypertension. Blood pressure determination forms an integral part of anesthesiologists evaluation of the patient prior to and during surgery....
View ArticleCorrelates and self-management strategies of premenstrual dysphoric disorder...
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe premenstrual disorder characterized by distressing symptoms and significant impairments in personal, social and professional functioning. The study...
View ArticleAssessment of the trend and risk factors of under-five diarrhea morbidity and...
Diarrhea episodes among children under five years with its devastating consequences have been a concern to stakeholders in child survival strategy programs. Mothers are key in the prevention of...
View ArticleCommon ultramarathon trail running injuries and illnesses: A review (2007-2016)
Regardless of the significant growth of ultra-marathon trail-running races over the last 40 years, epidemiological research is lacking. Presently, no review paper exists that integrates the empirical...
View ArticleArousal perception/misperception and total sleep time misperception in...
Limited studies have examined arousal perception in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or other sleep disorders. The aim of this study is to evaluate the factors that affect patients arousal and total...
View ArticleCause specific and trends of mortality in Nigeria: A six-year study of a...
Mortality data necessary for proper healthcare planning, policy formulation, and implementation is hampered by a decline in hospital autopsy practice. Therefore, non-autopsy based death profile...
View ArticleInformation and communication technologies and patient empowerment: A complex...
This article aims to explore the relationship between patient empowerment and information and communication technologies (ICTs). Indeed, ICTs are considered important for increasing access to medical...
View ArticleThe value of exercise therapy to asthmatic patients as an adjunct treatment
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that adversely influences the quality of life of many South Africans. The medical management of asthma includes identification, education, medical and...
View ArticleDemographic and clinical determinants of multi drug resistant tuberculosis...
Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a public health challenge, which itself remains a global public health problem. Its impact is worsened by co-infection with Human immunodeficiency virus...
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