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Effect of Co-empowering Both Mother and Mother-in-Law on the Prenatal, Delivery, Postnatal Knowledge and Practices in the Far West Region of Nepal
Abstract: This study compares prenatal, delivery, and postnatal knowledge and practices of daughter-in-law/mother-in-law (DIL/MIL) pairs who participated in an intervention meeting with those DIL/MIL pairs compared to where only DIL participated in the Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) meeting in Kailali district, far-west region of Nepal. The intervention was a 1−2 h meeting before the delivery with the DIL/MIL and the FCHV. The topics covered during the meeting were based on …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 1–12 Read article
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An Institution-based Cross-sectional Study on Magnitude and Factors Affecting Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues with Their Parents among Secondary and Preparatory School Students in Gimbi Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2015
Abstract: Inadequate reproductive health knowledge has been identified as one of the underlying reasons for poor sexual decision-making and risky behavior among young people. Parent-young people’s communication regarding sexuality and reproductive health is an important and effective means of encouraging young people to adopt, responsible, sexual and reproductive behaviors. Yet, the status of the communication level is not well investigated and literatures recommended further studies on parent-young people’s communication. Therefore, the …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 22–31 Read article
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Magnitude of Perceived Stigma and Factors Associated with Care Givers of Schizophrenic Patients: The Case of Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abstract: Stigma is a social process, experienced and characterized by exclusion, rejection, blaming or devaluation of a person or a group. Schizophrenia, especially because of its distinctive symptoms like common disruptive behavior and perceived dangerousness, exposes patients to stigma and discrimination. If families do not seek help because of stigma, young people will be at risk of longer durations of untreated illness. To assess magnitude and factors associated with perceived stigma …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Assessment of Magnitude and Associated Factors of Adverse Birth Outcomes among Deliveries at Suhul Hospital Shire Tigray, Ethiopia from September, 2015 to February, 2016
Abstract: An adverse birth outcome is common phenomena both in developed and underdeveloped countries. Among all these adverse birth outcomes prematurity, low birth weight and stillbirth are the most common cases. Each year, about 15 million babies in the world, more than one in 10 births, are born too prematurely. More than 7% of those babies die shortly after birth; countless others suffer from lifelong physical, neurological, or educational disabilities, often …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Women’s Satisfaction with Care Providers Interaction and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Tiyo District, Arsi Zone, Ethiopia, 2016: Institutional Based Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract: Background: Health care provider-client interaction during antenatal care is an effective strategy to improve maternal health care seeking behavior. When clients are informed and involved in decision making, they are more adherent to medical recommendation and carry out more health related behavioral changes. However, the unsatisfactory interaction between health care providers and women pose a significant challenge in the health care service utilization.Objective: This study is aimed to assess women’s …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 30–38 Read article
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Prevalence and Predictors of Goiter among 6–12 years Old Children in Eastern Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study
Abstract: Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is the collective name of endemic goiter and endemic cretinism. Goiter is the main preventable major public health problem worldwide during pregnancy and childhood in an environment where iodine is deficient. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence rate and associated factors of goiter among 6–12 years old children in eastern Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia. We used community-based cross-sectional survey. The study population …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 52–60 Read article
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Sociodemographic Determinants of Tobacco Use among Patients Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Abstract: Tobacco use is the most important contributor to morbidity and premature death among modifiable lifestyle factors. More than five million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while more than 600 000 are the result of nonsmokers being exposed to second-hand smoke and the annual death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030. A cross-sectional survey was conducted where males and females of 18–65 …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 29–34 Read article
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Madhu piramium in Siddha: Correlation with Chronic Glycosuria-Induced Urogenital Tract Infection in Male and its Clinical Characterization
Abstract: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection encountered in clinical practice. Madhu piramiam is a syndrome described in Siddha system includes the symptoms of male urogenital infection in diabetes mellitus.To evaluate the correlation of madhu piramiam in Siddha with a syndrome of urogenital discharge of male patients with glycosuria in diabetes mellitus and to characterize the disease in the perception of Siddha. Clinical research was carried on …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 1, Issue 03, 2014 · pp. 24–34 Read article
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Clinical Implications of Serum NT-pro Brain Natriuretic Peptides in Type1 Diabetes with Positive Antiviral Antibodies
Abstract: Subclinical cardiovascular disease is common in diabetes mellitus and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events including heart failure. This study was aimed to assess the association of NT-proBNP as a marker of heart failure and antiviral antibodies in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). One hundred and forty-seven T1D patients (65 male and 82 female) and 24 (11 male and 13 female) non-diabetic control subjects were …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 12–16 Read article
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Relation of p53 Codon 72 Polymorphism with Breast Cancer Risk in DPR Korea Women
Abstract: Background: The p53 codon 72 polymorphism (rs1042522) is a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in exon 4 of p53 gene, resulting in the expression of either arginine (Arg), which encodes CGC, or proline (Pro), which encodes CCC. The p53 codon 72 polymorphism have been implicated as a risk factor for various cancers including breast cancer. We have investigated the association of the Arg/Pro polymorphism at codon 72 of p53 gene with breast …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Bioinformatics · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 23–30 Read article
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Paradigm Shift of Hair Dye Use from Natural to Synthetic: A Concern for Carcinogenic Trigger
Abstract: More than 60% of the young population in different parts of the world use synthetic hair dyes to enhance their looks. People prefer to use synthetic formulations over natural ones. Synthetic hair dyes consist of potentially toxic and mutagenic chemicals depending upon the class they belong to. These chemicals interact with each other to form pigment molecules. Most of the hair dyes contain aromatic amines and its derivatives to produce …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 15–22 Read article
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Unlocking Science Potential: Developing a New Attitude Scale SS-SAS for Young Learners
Abstract: The aim of this examination is to develop an attitude scale for measurement of scientific attitude of upper primary students. The development was carried out by researchers with the help of 20 subject area experts, and 240 students of approved schools of state of Rajasthan State/central boards BE/CBSE board studying in classes 6–8. The study consists of five parts, namely literature review, components of scientific attitude to be measured, development …
Published in International Journal of Behavioral Sciences · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 66–73 Read article
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Determinants of Caesarean Delivery in Ayder Referral Hospital, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia 2015: A Case Control Study
Abstract: Caesarean delivery rates have been increasing around the world from time to time, with current rates in developing countries comparable to other industrialized nations. International concern over such increases has prompted the World Health Organization to suggest that caesarean section rates should not exceed 15%. A study conducted in Ayder Referral Hospital indicated that the rate of caesarean section was 21.90%. The aim of the study was to assess the …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 52–59 Read article
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Behavioural Finance: A Critical and Differential Study with Traditional Finance
Abstract: The study illustrated how traditional and behavioural finance principles affected investors' financial decisions regarding investments. Investors must understand behavioural finance to avoid making emotional financial judgements, even when sensible financial decisions are frequently made. In traditional finance investors get information and based on that they invest in different avenues. Largescale behavioural finance and conventional finance decisions of this kind can destabilise market oddities. The ideas of traditional finance and behavioural …
Published in E-Commerce for Future & Trends · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 31–41 Read article
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Image Enhancement by Correction of Cllipped Pixels: An Exemplification
Abstract: Conventional images store an extremely constrained element scope of brightness. The genuine luma in the bright region of such pictures is regularly lost because of section. At the point when section changes the R, G, B shading ratios of a pixel, shading twisting likewise happens. In this paper, we propose an algorithm to improve both the luma and chroma of the clipping pixels. Our method is in view of the …
Published in Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research & Advances · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 30–38 Read article