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Predictors of Adherence to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Female Sex Workers in South-Western Nigeria

Jul 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-22-4204
Oluwatosin Samson JegedeCorresponding author

Introduction Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an element of the biomedical interventions of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention. The level of protection is strongly correlated to PrEP drug adherence. In Nigeria, the prevalence of HIV among female sex workers (FSW) is 15.5%. The 2020 inte…

HIV and Homosexuality: In the Light of Therapeutic Interventions

May 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-21-3994
Ravinder YadavCorresponding author

In this article the author reviews research on high risk factor of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in homosexuals and how lack of awareness & unprotected anal sex contribute substantially to new infections among this population. current HIV prevention efforts by providing insight into the patterns of I…

Analysis of Risk of Death due to COVID-19 in Cameroon

Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-22-4115
Solange Whegang YoudomCorresponding author

Background Cameroon is battling against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although several control measures have been implemented, the epidemic continues to progress. This paper analyses the evolution of the pandemic in Cameroon and attempts to provide insight on the evolution of COVID-19 w…

Dolutegravir: Pharmacokinetics and Pregnancy Profile

Mar 2022
Gudisa BeredaCorresponding author

Dolutegravir suppresses this integration enzyme, so human immune virus can’t create every greater copies of itself, thus ‘’integrase inhibitor.’’ Dolutegravir is hastily absorbed pursuing oral administration. The median maximum plasma concentration is reached 1.5–2.5 hours after oral uptake with a m…

Expression of Concern: Potential Risks and Unknown Effects of mRNA Vaccines on Population Health (6th Rev). Damages Are Being Materialized

Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-22-4117
Jianqing WuCorresponding author

Several mRNA vaccines are used on the population in the U.S. I started predicting the dangers of mRNA vaccines before March 2021 and update my findings periodically. My prior model study enabled me to identify many flaws in clinical trials, side-effect evaluation methods and mechanism studies, and I…

What Could Represent the Mantissa of the Registered Covid-19 Cases?

Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-22-4108
Raúl IseaCorresponding author

In this work we present how it is possible to visualize the different coronavirus outbreaks from the calculation of the mantissa from the daily record of cases by Covid-19.This curve can also indicate the speed of propagation of the disease from the calculated infection rate. These conclusions are d…

Post-Covid-19 Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in a 27-year-old girl: Case Report

Feb 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-22-4092
Léhleng AGBACorresponding author

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic, multifocal, demyelinating, autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). It usually occurs after a systemic infection, usually viral, including certain coronavirus infections. A 27-year-old girl presented with complaint…

New Approach in Treatment of Cancer & Viral Infection by Apis Mellifera L Venom Extracts (Honeybees Venom)

Feb 2022
Samia Ahmed KamalCorresponding author

Cancer cells need strong drug to be eliminated. Cancer lesions cure could achieve by topical application of crude bee venom. Bee venom medication used to prevent malignancies in groups most at risk (predisposing factors). Bee venom crosses the blood brain barriers because its components are very sma…

Cytokine Profiling in COVID-19 Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Saudi Arabia; the Pre-Storm Phase

Jan 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-4051
Mayyadah AlabdelyCorresponding author

Background As COVID-19 immunomodulation has been a part of interest for studies, it has been found that severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with hyper-inflammatory response and increased levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-10 (IL-10). This can progress to cytokine sto…

Validity of PIRO Score as an Assessment Tool for Mortality Risk of COVID-19 Pneumonia among Patients Admitted to World Citi Medical Center from March to August 2020. A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

Dec 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-4045
Graciano D. Natividad IIICorresponding author

Introduction In December 2019, cases of serious illness causing pneumonia and death were first reported in Wuhan, China.2 The clinical features of Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) are ranging from asymptomatic to multi organ dysfunction. The disease can progress to pneumonia, respiratory failure a…

Impact of COVID-19 on Cognitive and Way to Resolve

Nov 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-4007
Mohammad Azizur RahmanCorresponding author

Cognitive abilities are of immense importance for the normal life sustenance of a human being. As cognitive impairment ensues, the living caliber declines. Among multiple factors, the current epidemic coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) has been implicated in worsening cognitive performance of the…

Six Fractal Codes of Biological Life Unifying ATOMS, WAVES and INFORMATION: Perspectives in Exobiology, Cancers Basic Research and Artificial Intelligence Biomimetism Decisions Making

Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5526.jmid-21-3900
Jean-claude PerezCorresponding author

In this theoretical discovery of a law of Life, there is MATHEMATICS (Geometry, Bits and Numbers) that UNIFY 3 universes as complementary as ATOMIC MASS, WAVES, and INFORMATION (DNA, RNA and Amino Acids). The discovery of a simple numerical formula for the projection of all the atomic mass of life-s…

RETRACTED: Profile of Children with Covid 19 Infection in our Set Up

Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-3951
kaur BaljinderCorresponding author Dept of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Rajindra Hospital, Patiala..

This article has been retracted on July 20, 2022. VIEW THE RETRACTION NOTICE (https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-25-5866) In December 2019, a novel coronavirus, now named as SARS-CoV-2, caused a series of acute atypical respiratory diseases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The disease caus…

Covid-19, Stigma & Law of the Leper

Sep 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-21-3838
Theophilus Kofi GokahCorresponding author

COVID-19 also known as Corona Virus is a new strain of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease. While its virology is yet to be properly understood, its impact by way of human deaths is well registered. Stigma of infected persons is least mentioned as a ‘sub-strain’ that can push people into social is…

Nutritional Status of Inmates in the Central Prison of Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo

Sep 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-21-3926
Patoka Guillaume Kalonji MuasaCorresponding author University of Liège, Department of Public Health Sciences, Belgium

Background The nutritional situation in prisons of developing countries and the health status of inmates remain a major human rights concern. The objective of the study was to assess the nutritional status of inmates jailed in a prison of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Methods This cross-se…

Liver Disease: A Retrospective Hospital Based Study in Addis Ababa-Ethiopia

Aug 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-2371.jslr-21-3912
Samson ErkabuCorresponding author

Background Liver disease has caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Its epidemiologic and clinical pattern, however, is not well characterized in sub-Saharan countries. Objective This study aimed to describe demographic, clinical characteristics, and patterns of liver disease in a com…

Use of the Remaining Sample from the Panbio COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Device for the Molecular Screening of the SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern B.1.1.7

May 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4721.ijcm-21-3835
Milagrosa MontesCorresponding author

Objective Real-time surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) is of essential public health importance. Rapid Antigen Detection Tests (RAgDT) have become first-line COVID-19 diagnostic methods in many regions, but this strategy can hamper the surveillance of the virus variants due to thei…

Impact of COVID-19 on Supply Chains in Zimbabwe

May 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-21-3824
Steven MunharoCorresponding author

Zimbabwe like many other sub-Saharan African states has been struggling to provide a quality health service delivery system. Nations with rampant corruption and ineffective bureaucracy made worse, the response towards the fight against COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019. Despite the Zimbabwean gover…

Risk Reduction Intervention Services for In-school Adolescents in the rural Areas of Abia State of Nigeria

Feb 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2994-6743.ijstd-21-3698
E.E. EnwerejiCorresponding author

Introduction Risk reduction intervention is meant to provide enhanced and desirable interventions for HIV prevention among adolescents especially the in-school. Adolescents have been identified as the most vulnerable groups that can easily acquire human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexuall…

Overview of HIV Prevention among In-school Adolescents in the Rural Areas of Abia State of Nigeria

Jan 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-20-3633
E.E Enwereji,Corresponding author College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Abia State University, Uturu Abia State.

Introduction HIV prevention services to in-school adolescents need good planning and management. HIV risk reduction interventions are geared toward measuring sexual risk behaviour outcomes of adolescents that predispose them to HIV infection. The sexual behaviour of adolescents, especially in-school…

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