SCIREA Journal of Health is an
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Volume 8, Issue 2, April 2024
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Anny Rosiana Masithoh, Rusli bin Nordin, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Amalia Rahmawati
Abstract: Identifying the quality of life for elderly is needed to know the degree of healthy, comfortable, and enjoy the life for elderly. Those things become the crucial one for medical professional to take quality of life to give each patients’ treatment goals and use them as a guidance for all care decisions. This study aims to d
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Umi Faridah, Rusli bin Nordin, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Rusnoto, Muhamad Jauhar
Abstract: Introduction:
According to World Health Organization (WHO), at least 155, 52 and 99 million children under the age of five years were stunted, wasted and underweight worldwide respectively. In addition, around 6 million children were reported with stunting and wasting simultaneously. Malnutrition is clustered i
Volume 8, Issue 1, February 2024
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Ambreen Siddique
Abstract: Background: Paracetamol, lead, and arsenic are substances known for their potential hepatotoxic effects. Paracetamol overdose can lead to severe liver damage, while lead and arsenic, heavy metals commonly found in the environment, have been associated with liver toxicity upon exposure. Understanding the comparative effects
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Linda Dwi Novial Fitri, Mohamad Hussain Habil, Perjit Kaur Singh, Mega Suryani Oktaviani
Abstract: Background: COVID-19 or Corona Virus Disease is a new type of infectious disease that first occurred in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Furthermore, WHO (2020) stated that COVID-19 is a pandemic because it has a high risk of very severe disease and spreads rapidly throughout the world. The impact of the COVID-19 pand
Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2023
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Jean PERRIOT M.D., Michel UNDERNER M.D., Elsa CHAPOT M.D., Gérard PEIFFER M.D.
Abstract: Objectives: Tobacco and cannabis are the most used inhaled drugs worldwide. This review looked at the effects of their combined use, the dependence induced, and the ways of helping people to quit.
Method: Medline was searched using the keywords « tobacco smoking » or « cannabis use » or « tobacco mariju
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Linda Dwi Novial Fitri, Adhies Satya Putra, Iskandar Iskandar
Abstract: Background: The negative impact felt by the community from this disaster like a COVID-19 pandemic also led to changes in health conditions, both physical and mental. People are anxious when they have to stay at home, they are afraid when doing activities, let alone having to undergo independent isolation at home. Anxiety ne
Volume 6, Issue 5, October 2022
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Dr. Juventina Ngjela, MSc. Irena Xhaferri, Dr. Natalja Qana, MSc. Jonida Hyka, Suada Hawa, Dr. Edvaldo Begotaraj
Abstract: The study of the family constitutes one of the most important fields of sociology. Everyone in all societies grows up in a family environment and marriage is a very widespread social institution. The structure of the family has changed throughout the world, affecting aspects of behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and relationship
Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2022
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Kamille Gardner, Shabana Zaeem, Jagadishwor Ghimire, AKM Anisuzzaman, Bergson Kakule Syaivuya, Alison Greer, Anushka Kalyanpur, Nguyen Toan Tran
Abstract: Background – Access to modern family planning methods, including long-acting and reversible contraceptives (LARCs), to prevent unplanned pregnancy is critical to avert maternal deaths in humanitarian and fragile settings, where clinicians often have limited LARC competencies. This paper explores the perspectives and recomme
Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2021
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Hermann Badolo, A. Sathiya Susuman, Aristide Romaric Bado
Abstract: Introduction: Several mechanisms come into play for the child to have good health. This study aimed to examine the effect of mothers’ preventive health care use for themselves and their children on their children's health status.
Methods: For this study, data come from the end-line survey conducted to eval
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Carolyn A. Parshall, Francisco Soto Mas, Fares Qeadan
Abstract: Research indicates that farmers’ demographic characteristics and production practices have safety and health implications. However, current systems do not identify organic farmers independently from conventional farmers, and literature on how organic and conventional farmers compare is very limited. We conducted a secondary
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Ibekwe Ogechukwu C. MPH, BNSC., Kareem Abiodun J. FMCPaed, MPH, MBChB., Akpoti Okehi O. MBBS., Ogunromo Ayodele Y. MPH, BSc
Abstract: Introduction: This study aimed to assess COVID-19 preventive measures and violence against women and girls and determine the factors that contribute to COVID-19 preventive practices and violence against women and girls in Nigeria.
Method: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used for this study. Data w
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Theodore Walker Jr.
Abstract: The Biology of the Cell Surface (1939a) by Ernest Everett Just is focused on marine egg cells and egg cell surfaces. By studying egg cells, and cell surface mediated co-operation with sperm and environment, E. E. Just advanced egg cell fertilization and developmental biology, including embryo morphogenesis, ecological devel
Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2021
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GinaMarie Piane, Precious Chidozie Azubuike
Abstract: Background: The Maternal Mortality Ratio in Nigeria remains the highest in Africa and second highest in the world. Best practices in reducing maternal deaths are to provide all women emergency obstetric care by trained attendants in well-equipped facilities.
Method: This research applies the Theory of Pl
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Karen Itzel González-Martínez, Aldo Giovanni Cerón-Solano, David Rafael Cañez-Martínez, Francisco Javier López-Parra, Luis Eduardo Bejarano-López
Abstract: Ultrasound at the bedside has gained popularity in more emergency departments and has been integrated as a central element in the training of residents. The Ocular Ultrasound was used for the detection of the Optical Nerve Sheath Diameter in the Ocular Trauma, Retinal Detachment , Intracranial Pressure and Vitreal Hemorrhag
Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2019
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Carina Cavalcanti Nogueira Lopez, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima
Abstract: This research purpose was to verify if declines the patient´s quality of life and the disease perception by this and their families through questionnaires. It was used Dermatology Life Quality Index questionnaire in 50 patients and other semi-structured questionnaire to 21 family members attending a Reference Health Center
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Ibrahim S. Yar’Zever, Ibrahim Rabiu
Abstract: If many women in rural Kano are not using family planning, it is not due to a lack of knowledge. Knowledge of contraception is nearly universal; 98 percent of currently married women know at least one modern family planning method. About two out of every five women (43 percent) have knowledge of at least one traditional met
Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2019
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Shagufta Zafar Qureshi, Abdul Wali Khan
Abstract: Objectives: To assess the trend and effectiveness of Ajwa dates usage in management of coronary artery disease.Methods: In this, hospital based descriptive study, 150 cases of CAD were divided into 3 groups. Group One taking Ajwa alone, group Two on allopathic medicine and group Three taking both Ajwa and allopathic treatme
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Sahbanathul Missiriya, Tahani Alabdusalam, Ghofran Albaqal, Hawraa Alghadeer
Abstract: Back Ground: People of all ages, races and ethnicity can develop anemia at some point in their lives. It can be treated successfully or prevented. Southeast Asia has more prevalence with nearly 800 million affected. World Health Organization estimated that 35% to 75% of pregnant women in developing countries and 18% of wome
Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2017
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Lambrini Kourkouta, Christos Iliadis, Alexandros Monios, Petros Ouzounakis
Abstract: AbstractIntroduction: The poisoning problem is acute, complex and multifaceted. The child poisoning is dangerous and may jeopardize their lives.Purpose: the present literature retrospective study was to list information about the poisoning in pediatric patients.Methodology: The study material has recently been articles on t
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Easter Godwin Nwokah, Oroma Eddeh-Adjugah, Constancy Prisca Aleru
Abstract: Health-care workers are presumably important in MRSA transmission, although, they more frequently act as vectors than the main sources of MRSA transmission. Asymptomatic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among Health care workers (HCWs) in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2016
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N. Manandhar, S. Subedi
Abstract: Background: Low back pain is neither a disease nor a diagnostic entity of any sort. The term refers to pain in an area of the anatomy afflicted so often that it has become a paradigm of responses to external and internal stimuli. The prevalence of low back pain among hospital workers varies between different countries 39% i
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Eslam A. Header, Naser A. ElSawy
Abstract: Background: Food habit and lifestyle doubtless play a fundamental position in colon cancer incidence; however, the proportion of colon cancer risk that might be preventable is unknown. Objective: This investigation aimed to evaluate the food intake, fatty acids, specific amino acids, hematological results for colon cancer
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Manandhar N., Raman T.P.
Abstract: Hypertension affects one billion people and it is estimated that high blood pressure kills nine million people worldwide. Prevalence of high blood pressure in adult aged 25 years and above in Nepal is 36% male and 26.2% female. The objective of the study is to find out the risk factors of hypertension by applying logistic