Background: Stress is the perceived or actual threat to a person’s body that can result in a state of imbalance. Perceived stress is a psychological state that influences a person’s cognitive ability and is associated with ...

Adolescents constitute a huge proportion of the world’s population. Adolescent obesity has globally increased to significant levels with serious public health consequences. The epidemic of obesity has major complications ...

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. AI technology has wide applications in biomedicine and has real practical benefits ...

Background: Low status of women and lack of decision making in utilization of maternal healthcare services are important factors influencing maternal complications. Antenatal care services and delivery in a health fa ...

Infertility could be a life crisis with a wide range of socio-cultural and emotional problems. These social consequences are usually not voluntarily disclosed by the affected women and consequently do not receive adequate ...

Background: Prediabetes is an intermediate phase in the natural history of type 2 diabetes mellitus in which individuals have blood glucose levels higher than normal but not enough to be classified as diabetes mellitus. ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Disclosure of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) sero-status is a difficult process that involves communication of information about a potentially stigmatizing and transmissible illness. ...

This study examined the influence of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of women of child bearing age on the survival of their under- five years children. The cross-sectional descriptive study relied on ...

Background: Results from several clinical trials show that comprehensive behavioural intervention programs improve lifestyle behaviors and lower blood pressure. The study compared the effect of structured lifestyle ...

Context: Intestinal parasitosis is an infection by intestinal parasites and is of important public health concern in the tropics and subtropics. The Almajiri pupils have peculiar characteristics in the community that ...