Background: Diabetes mellitus is being increasingly recognized as a serious global health
problem and is frequently associated with co-morbid distress, contributing double burden for …

Research design and methods A cross-sectional study was carried out in Dodoma region,
Tanzania between April and August of 2018. A total of 582 pregnant women were recruited …

Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful traditional practice that is deeply
rooted in Africa. It has been outlawed in Bayelsa state of Nigeria but there is evidence that its …

Objectives We sought to conduct a detailed study on the risk factors of gestational diabetes
mellitus (GDM) in Omani women to determine the actual and applicable risk factors and …

Background: Commercial motorcyclists in Nigeria are predominantly young males with high
risk behaviour for HIV/AIDS. They may have become a reservoir for the continued …

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk factors identification and modifying
them appropriately will assist in reducing the incidence of maternal and fetal complications …

Objectives: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the major causes of morbidity in
pregnant women because of physiological changes during pregnancy and, if unattended to …

ABSTRACT Background and Objective: The gestational diabetes mellitus is one of the
common complications associated with pregnancy, and is emerging as an important clinical …

Background: Pregnant women have a risk of exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus. The
first step that can be done is to detect the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. The aim study …

Objectives: The objectives of this research was to explore how the belief in fatalism
influences health beliefs in diabetic patients and to compare the differences in fatalistic …