Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 3 (2018)
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The Comparative Study of Health-Related Problems in Rural and Urban among the Common People in Systemic Diseases Like Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases
Abstract: The systemic and metabolic diseases are more common and complicated problems in modern health due to rapid disease development in people and poor health management. The systemic, metabolic diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE (systemic lupus erythematous) and endocrine diseases, parathyroid, hypothyroid, hyperthyroid, endocrine disease growth hormone deficiency and others etc. These diseases progress more due to rapid life style modifications in rural and urban population. The …
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A Study on Antenatal Depression in Primigravida Pregnancy Across Trimesters
Abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the maternal anxiety in different trimesters of primigravida pregnancy. This is a cross-sectional, observational study carried out among 30 primigravida women volunteers between 23 and 32 years of age. A total of 30 primigravida subjects were selected randomly from population of Chennai, India. Anxiety level assessed by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and data obtained were represented as Mean ± SD. …
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Blood Donation Among Students of Health Science in Private University College in Mekelle, Tigray, and Ethiopia
Abstract: Background: Human blood is an important element of human life. Incidentally, there is no substitute to blood hence donation of blood by humans is of utmost importance. Millions of blood units are collected from donors every year but demands are increasing day by day that is pushing for sufficient and timely provision of blood. Because of that the theme for Blood Donation Day in 2017 focuses on emergency situations, “Give …
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Determinants of Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood in Ethiopia: Analysis of the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey 2016
Abstract: Background: Teenage pregnancy, a global public health problem, especially in developing countries, refers to a pregnancy when teenage girls, aged 13–19 and considered not to have reached legal adulthood, become pregnant and is said to have wide range of subsequent adverse health, economic and social outcomes. In Ethiopia, where marriage is a universal occurrence, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ministry of health is working to alleviate the problem, though …
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The Patient’s Dilemma: An approach in Medical Decision Making using the Prisoner’s Dilemma Model and the Prospect Theory
Abstract: Prospect theory suggests that when people are faced with uncertain outcome, they may be risk seeking or aversive, depending on the utility value. While Prisoner’s dilemma shows that suboptimal choices are made if people seek their own gain only. Patients’ demand in decision making during the recent years evolved this dilemma. Through a mathematical approach and survey, the doctor-patient involvement in decision making has been explored. A hypothetical model was …
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ASSESSMENT ON THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG PREPARATORY STUDENTS OF MEKELLE.
Abstract: Background: Substance abuse has been defined by Asuni et al. as 'excessive or inappropriate use of psycho-active substance by a person; such use being considered or judged to be illegal/immoral by the culture and resulting in harm to the person or society'. Globally, the UNODC estimates that between 155 and 250 million people, or 3.5% to 5.7% of the population aged 15–64 years, had used illicit substances at least once …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 6–26 Read article