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2023 | International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences | Pp. 98-104
Owing to rapid population growth and industrialization, the situation of air pollution has become a public healththreat of global concern. White blood cells, also known as leukocytes or leucocytes, are immune system cells thatassist in defending the body agai...
2023 | J Pub Health Nutri | Pp. 139
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been linked to a number of coagulationdisorders. High plasma von Willebrand factor concentrations have been associated with HIVillness and may be a sign of active endothelium. Human Immunodeficiency Virus -rela...
2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 1-16
Anaemia in adults with heart failure occurs when there is a deficiency of erythrocytes or haemoglobin in the blood, which further lowers the already limited oxygen supply to the body's tissues in heart failure. Anaemia is typically caused by poor nutrition, c...
2023 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 30-39
The study was done to determine the prevalence of rotavirus diarrhea among children 3 to 24 months old at FortPortal Regional Referral hospital.This was a hospital based cross sectional, descriptive and analytical study design todetermine the prevalence, dehy...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Pp. 161-166
Neonatal sepsis (NS) is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality and is considereda global public health challenge. The organisms and pathogens most commonly associatedwith neonatal sepsis vary by country. Pathogens range from Gram-positive and Gra...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 108-121,
By delivering quick, sensitive, and targeted detection methods that have dramaticallyimproved the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial illnesses, nanotechnology hasrevolutionized the field of bacterial diagnosis. This abstract seeks to provide a conciseovervi...
2023 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 40-44
Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening gynecological emergency and a major cause of maternal mortality andmorbidity all over the world. It accounts for 75% of maternal deaths in early pregnancy thus in most developingcountries including Uganda, ectopic pregn...
2023 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 45-48
The factors including low iron intake haemolysis, malaria, sickle cell malaria and low education level with the riskfactors most likely to cause diet being malaria and sickle cell.Red cell distribution width performs well as a screeningdiagnostic test for ide...
2023 | South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology | Pp. 26-31,
Chlamydia trachomatis also known as the “Silent Epidemic” is a major threat to the reproductive health of women. This study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis based one demographic factors among women attending clinics in Zar...
2023 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 24-29
The body mass index is one of the commonly used indicators of body fat composition and has been applied into publichealth and clinical practice. The index is obtained by dividing a person's weight by the square of the heightexpressed in kg/m2. Academic perfor...