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EIJ Review Article Oct 17, 2019
Epidemiological Sociology (Part One of Two): "Sociology in Epidemiology". Sociology as an Instrument of Epidemiological Analysis
Turabian JL*

There are barriers to crossing the boundaries between sociology and epidemiology, due to the history of both disciplines, the definitions of their fields of study and the objective…

Sociology Socialization Epidemiology
NHIJ Research Article Oct 17, 2019
Health Facility Related Factors Influencing Utilization of the Partograph in Management of Women in Labor among Nurses in Machakos County
Mosoti Abuga T*, Kabue P and Keraka M

A partogram is a graphical representation of the fetal status, maternal status and progress of labor. Its proper interpretation assists in early identification of complications wh…

Partograph use Partograph utilization Machakos county
IZAB Research Article Oct 16, 2019
Food and Feeding Behaviour of Kingfishers (Family: Alcedinidae) in Selected Water Bodies in Osun State, Nigeria
Oguntimehin BE*

Many countries are experiencing different health challenges as a result of polluted water caused by industrial pollution and contamination by agricultural run-off. Pollution also …

Reservoirs Species Kingfishers
OAJCO Research Article Oct 3, 2019
Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Competency of Health are Providers in Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control in Kenya, Case Study of Machakos County
Boraya JO*

Cervical cancer had been reported to be the best understood and most preventable type of cancer. Almost 90 per cent of deaths related to cancer occurring in middle-income and low-i…

Cervical Cancer Health Care Providers Prevention and Control of Cervical Cancer
NHIJ Research Article Sep 30, 2019
Nursery Science and Conventions
Lu DY*, Chen YZ and Lu DF

A great proportion of medical science needs high-quality nursery and technical assistance. Nursery science is pervasive across all medical disciplines. Nonetheless, the distributi…

Healthcare Nursing Medical service
NHIJ Research Article Sep 25, 2019
Social Marketing and Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention and Risk Behaviour Reduction Among the Youth of Tamale
Kanligi D, Wombeogo M*, Mensah GO and Rita Baidoo

Objectives: The study aims at ascertaining the contribution of social marketing in the prevention of NCDs towards risk related behaviours reduction among the youth of Tamale. Met…

Social marketing Youth Behaviour Change
HIJ Case Report Sep 23, 2019
Red Cell Autoantibodies in a Thalassemia Major Patient
Nidhi B*

β Thalassemia is one of the most prevalent autosomal disorders, which affects more than 4,00,000 new born per year worldwide. In India, the carrier rate of β thalassemia varies …

Autoimmunization Multitransfused Thalassemia
IJFSC Research Article Sep 23, 2019
Forensic Ballistic Studies of 9mm Jacketed Pistol Bullets on Passage through Iron Sheets of Different Thicknesses
Kaur S*, Modi JK and Murthy SS

In criminal investigation, one often comes across cases involving the passage of different types of bullets in objects made of or fitted with metallic sheets of varying thicknesse…

Forensic Ballistics Experimental Firings 9mm Jacketed Pistol Bullets
WHSJ Research Article Sep 20, 2019
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) on Prevention of Malaria at Gode Lalo Kebele (010), Anchar Woreda, West Haraarge Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A Community Based Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study Methods
Serbesa ML*

Introduction: Malaria is a major public health problem in worldwide and causes high morbidity and mortality, despite global efforts to eradicate the disease. While the disease is …

Knowledge Attitude Practice
PHOA Research Article Sep 18, 2019
Integrated Monitoring and Supportive Visits as a Tool to Monitor New Products Transition and Quality of Care of Antiretroviral Treatment Programme in Nigeria
Urama B*, Nkiru A, Anthonia I, Owoicho B, Ibegbunam I, Uzoma A, Chukwukaodinaka N, Adelanwa A and Babatunji O

Background: Integrated monitoring and supportive visit (iMSV) to health facilities is a facilitative approach that promotes mentorship, team work, joint problem-solving, cross-lea…

Integrated Monitoring and Supportive Visit Antiretroviral Treatment Antiretroviral Drugs
NHIJ Research Article Sep 18, 2019
Nurses Knowledge Regarding Sickle Cell Disease among Children- National Ribat University Hospital 2018
Elkheir RHM and Mokhtar KM*

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is consider one of the inheritance blood diseases resulting from abnormal mutation in the form of crescent red blood cells (1) Nurses have vi…

Nursing Blood cells Disease
OAJPR Research Article Sep 16, 2019
Validating the Selection Process of Healthy Control Group Based on Apparently Healthy Volunteers
Naji SA, Mahmood MM*, Alnuaimi AS and Yousif RW

Objectives: The objective of this cross sectional study is to evaluate the probability of finding healthy control subjects according to the results of multiple lab tests in multipl…

Reference intervals Apparently healthy individual Control group
EOIJ Research Article Sep 13, 2019
Musculoskeletal Pain and Associated Factors among Building Construction Workers in Southeastern Ethiopia
Abate Lette*, Abduljewad Hussen, Musa Kumbi, Shemsu Nuriye and Yonas Lamore

Background: Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) is a major global occupational health problem, and employees in the construction industry have potential risk of it. Worldwide, the prev…

Musculoskeletal Pain Lower Back Pain Manual Workers
NHIJ Research Article Sep 13, 2019
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Southeast Ethiopia
Kassa S, Chala D, Eshetu E, Morka G, Olani G, Lette A*, Abdulkadir A, and Yassin A

Introduction: Globally, HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem; and mother to child transmission is the largest source of HIV infection in children below the age of 15 especial…

Knowledge Attitude and Practice Mother to Child Transmission
NHIJ Research Article Sep 10, 2019
Job Satisfaction and Employee Commitment of Public Hospitals in Rivers State, Nigeria
Oparanma FU*

This study was set out to examine the association between job satisfaction and employees’ commitment of Public Hospitals in Rivers State, Nigeria. Good reward system, timely pro…

Job Satisfaction Employee Commitment Good Reward System
IPCM Research Article Aug 26, 2019
A Study of Drug Utilization Pattern (DUP), at Dental Outpatient Department of a Teaching Institution, in South Delhi, India
Deep Inder* and Pawan Kumar

Rational prescribing aims at improving the clinical condition, thereby improving the quality of life at affordable cost to the patient. Therefore it is important to know the patter…

Drug Utilization Studies Prescribing Pattern Rational Prescribing
JQHE Research Article Aug 22, 2019
Successful Behavior Change Communication Process to Reduce Postpartum Alcohol Intake
Rajapaksa Hewageegana NS* and Samarage S

To implement a Behavior Change Communication process (BCC) and to evaluate its impact on alcohol use of the plantation postpartum mothers (PPM) was the objective of this study. A …

Brest Feeding: WHO: Srilanka
JIDTM Mini Review Aug 19, 2019
Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells: The Potential of Synergistic Crosstalk between Innate and Adaptive Immunity
Tania Rahman*

In rodents, a combination of innate and adaptive immune responses is critical in controlling infection. The adaptive immune components, comprising B cells, CD4 T cells, CD8 T cell…

Type I IFN-producing Cells CD4 T Cells CD8 T Cell
IJBP Research Article Aug 17, 2019
The Flipped Classroom and Mind Mapping in Teaching Basic Sciences to Postgraduate Dental Students
Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy*

Context: There is a strong need to implement an effective teaching learning method to make the student to apply the knowledge that was acquired to be an efficient medical professi…

Mind Mapping Flipped Class Higher Order Thinking Skills
IJFSC Research Article Aug 16, 2019
Scrutiny and Comparison of Handwriting Characteristics in Questioned Guided Signatures with Standard Signature Samples
Sharma A, Yadav B, Mahajan M* and Sharma MR

Signatures are the identity of individuals. Eventually, signatures can be used to prove authenticity of a person. Guided signatures are hereby the signatures that are executed by …

Guided Signatures Standard Signatures Assisted Signatures
NHIJ Research Article Aug 13, 2019
Prevalence of Diarrhea in Summer Season in the Coldest Valley of Kalam Swat
Imran Uddin* and Muhammad Younas

Introduction: Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death in developing countries and its prevalence is very high in rural areas like district Kalam, Swat, because there is no …

Diarrhea Seasonal variation Age distribution
PHOA Opinion Aug 9, 2019
Effects of Stakeholder’s Management and Engagement on the Success of Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) Tenofovir/Lamivudine/Dolutegravir (TLD) Introduction and Transition: Nigeria Experience
Bennett Urama*, Nkiru Anonyuo, Anthonia Ibeme, Blessing Owoicho, Chinedu Obi, Uzoma Atu, Nwakaego Chukwukaodinaka, Adenike Adelanwa and Babatunji Odelola

Introduction/Objectives: Managing the expectations and interest of the stakeholders’ is key to the success of new drug/regimen introduction and transition. This is because stakeh…

Stakeholder Engagement Integrated Monitoring and Supportive Visits
WHSJ Thesis Aug 9, 2019
Factors Associated with Home Deliveries in Katondwe, Luangwa District
Sinkamba T*

Despite the policy to stopping traditional birth attendants from conducting deliveries at home and encouraging all women to give birth at the health facility under skilled care, m…

Traditional birth attendants Home Deliveries Skilled Care
OAJDS Research Article Aug 8, 2019
Dental Caries Experience and Associated Oral Health Determinants of 5-6 Year Old Schoolchildren in Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka
Nandasena BGTL, Herath EMUCK, Paranagama MP*, Perera K, Ratnayake SC, Ogawa H, Makino Y and Miyazaki H

The aims of the present study were to measure the prevalence of dental caries in schoolchildren aged 5-6 years in Kandy district, in Sri Lanka and the influence of determinants of…

Dental caries Prevalence Severity
OAJDS Research Article Aug 1, 2019
Shear Bond Strength of Several Dental Cements
Afutu R*, Daddona J, Dunn K, Finkelman M, Tran A and Kugel G

Purpose: To compare the shear bond strength (SBS) of various cements when bonded to zirconia, e.max crowns, titanium, stainless steel, and dentin using a universal testing machine…

Conventional glass ionomer cements Resin modified glass ionomer cements Shear bond strength
ACT Research Article Jul 29, 2019
Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) as a Biomarker to Assess Drinking in High-Risk Drink Drivers
Wolff K*, Gross S, Marshall EJ, Walsham NE, Robson N, Keaney F and Sherwood RA

The diagnostic value of biomarkers of alcohol consumption differs dependent upon the population under investigation. In this regard, clarification is needed in the choice of bioma…

Drink-Driver Biomarker Alcohol
IPCM Mini Review Jul 27, 2019
Phytopharmacognostic Review on Bryonia laciniosa (Shivlingi Beej)
Wathurkar RN, Chavhan SA* and Shinde SA

Infertility varies across the regions of the world and it has been estimated to affect 8 to 12% couples worldwide. Bryonia laciniosa Linn commonly called as shivlingi is a medicina…

Shivlingi Oligozoospermia Staphylococcus Aureus
OAJVSR Research Article Jul 24, 2019
Jumping of Camelid Coronavirus in Bovines: A Report from Rural Area of Haryana, India
Minakshi P*

Bovine coronaviruses (BCoVs) are generally species specific, but cross species transmission has been demonstrated experimentally. Several examples have represented the infection o…

Bovine Corona Virus Camelid M Gene
JQHE Research Article Jul 19, 2019
Evaluation of Prescribing Pattern of the Referring Cases at Sudan National Health Insurance Fund
Shagali Hana EH*, Sahal Elmardi A and Mousnad MA

Background: Irrational drug use is a worldwide health problem. A high rate of medical utilization, especially in antibiotics prescribing were observed in the National Health Insur…

Irrational Prescribing Sudan National Health Insurance Fund
OAJG Research Article Jul 17, 2019
Exploration and Comparison of Ovarian Hormones with Anti-Mullerian Hormone amongst Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Dwajani S and Rupakala BM*

Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in reproductive women and leading causes of female sub fertility. Symptoms include amenorrhea, infe…

PCOS Follicle Stimulating Hormone Luteinizing Hormone

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