BACKGROUND: Anemia during pregnancy is a common problem which affects both the mother’s and her child’s health. The main aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of anemia among pregnant ...

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and its treatment cause a range of hematological abnormalities. Anemia is one of the commonly observed hematologic manifestations in HIV positive persons and it ...

Background: Vegetables can be contaminated with a range of microbial contaminants and pathogens and have long been known to serve as vehicles for transmission of infectious microorganisms Thus, this study was aimed to ...

Introduction: The spread of drug resistant bacteria arises by different factors in the hospital settings including environment, specifically sanitation and hygiene, inturn such places could be visited by different arthropod ...

Background: The use of highly Active antiretroviral treatment is beneficial to suppress human immune virus replication in infected individuals. However, dyslipidemia and other metabolic abnormalities have emerged as a ...

Background: In neonatal period, babies are extremely vulnerable to a variety of diseases and conditions. The hematopoietic system is one of the systems that can be affected during neonatal period. In sub-saharan Africa, ...

Background: Petrol station workers are chronically exposed to petroleum derivatives primarily through inhalation of the volatile fraction during vehicle refueling. The adverse health effects of gasoline exposure may be ...

Diabetes mellitus is common hormonal disorder that shares the phenotype of hyperglycemia which results in dyslipidemia and diabetic complication. The fundamental method for glycemic control is hemoglobin A1c rather than ...

Background: Most developing countries are still suffering from diffrent infectious disease,such as tuberculosis. Patients infected with tuberculosis are more likely susceptible to metabolic disorders and liver diseases ...

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a chronic disease characterized by elevated arterial blood pressure (BP). Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and premature death worldwide. High blood pressure is ...