Aim: Against the background that most disease eradication drives dwell more on controlling the proximal causes of diseases and the development of innovative measures for diseases treatment, this study investigates the impact of climatic parameters and the population’s socioeconom...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/38942
Michael Adjabeng, Evelyn Korkor Ansah, Michael Ntiri, Badu Sarkodie, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Emmanuel Dzotsi, Sally-Ann Ohene, Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney & William Ampofo·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Aims: Acute respiratory tract infections are among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and rank second among the top causes of health facility attendance in Ghana. A well-positioned case detection system can efficiently identify respiratory illnesses and d...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/38865
Background: There are about 34 million Ugandans (UBOS 2016) of which 7% adults are living with HIV/AIDS. Although the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among the youth is estimated at 3.7% relatively lower than in adults, about 60% of the Ugandans are youth hence more than 50% of Uganda’s t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/38084
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of malaria and helminth infection in pregnancy and their relationship with anaemia at booking at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of 192 pregnant women wh...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/38278
Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in females worldwide and the commonest cancer in the female genital tract. Early detection is critical in the diagnosis. Objective: To determine the awareness and practice of pap smear among female health workers in Abi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35512
Aims: Bangladesh, a malaria endemic country in South East Asia Region, has successfully decreased malaria over the years through the adoption of different strategies. Still, this is un-notified and no systematic malaria trend analysis has been done. Hence this study assesses the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/37916
Background: Drug induced gingival enlargement is a common clinical finding among epileptic patients who are under medical care. This gingival enlargement is generally managed by different methods as scaling and polishing, surgical or substitution of drugs etc. So this study was d...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/39039
Aim: Assessment of the occurrence of malnutrition and associated factors in children. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, Nigeria between June 2015 and June 2016. Methodology: Data was collec...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/37926
Background: Globally meningitis mortality ranges between 2% and 30% and that of in Ghana it is estimated in range between 36% to 50%. The East Mamprusi district in Ghana reports cases due to its location in the meningitis belt. This study assessed the distribution of cases in the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/38252
Introduction: Polypharmacy, the concurrent prescription or use of multiple numbers of drugs per patient, has been identified as a significant channel of drug wastage in the health sector. Its habitual practice has been associated with lower cadres of healthcare workers, operating...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/38452