Background: Staphylococcus aureus is known to severely compromise semen quality and sperm motility. The therapeutic challenge is compounded by the emergence of beta-lactamase-producing S. aureus strains, which confer resistance to first-line beta-lactam antibiotics, making effect...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i91777
Background: Clinical epidemiology and health systems determinants shape HIV care outcomes, yet comparative data on facility types from urban South-South Nigeria remain limited. This study characterised both dimensions for HIV/AIDS care in Port Harcourt Local Government Area (PHAL...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i81775
Background: Handwashing is essential for limiting healthcare-associated infection transmission, yet differences may persist between healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitudes, and routine practice. Aims: This study assessed handwashing knowledge, attitudes, practices, and associate...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i81774
Aims: To compare the age-specific and geographic distribution of paediatric dermatoses among children attending dermatology clinics in two communities with differing levels of urbanisation in Southwestern Nigeria. Study Design: Multicentre retrospective descriptive study. Place a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i81773
Background: Myopia is a rapidly growing public health concern worldwide, with a particularly marked increase among school-aged children in urban settings. Environmental and behavioural determinants—including prolonged near work, excessive screen time, and limited outdoor activity...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i81772
Abdul Baba Zamo, Mahmud Yerima Iliyasu, Jibril Abubakar, Ibrahim Musa Moi, Hauwa Yakubu, Asma’u Salisu, Mairo Usman Kadaura, Alkali Mohammed & Usman Aliyu Dutsin-ma·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2026
Aim of the Study: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among peptic ulcer patients attending the Federal University of Health Science Teaching Hospital, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study. Loc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i81771
Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major cause of hospital- and community-acquired infections worldwide. It produces extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs), which are associated with multidrug resistance and limit therapeutic options for treating infections, thereby posing...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i81769
Breast phyllodes tumours are uncommon fibroepithelial neoplasms that may exhibit aggressive local behaviour and have limited systemic treatment options. Recurrent activating mutations in mediator complex subunit 12 (MED12), an X-linked gene, occur frequently in fibroepithelial tu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i81770
Background: Enteric parasitic infections remain a major cause of disease and malnutrition in many developing countries, including Kenya, where high prevalence is driven by poverty, limited access to safe drinking water, poor sanitation and hygiene, inadequate waste disposal, and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i81768
Objective: To summarise innovative perioperative nursing experiences in a paediatric case of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) undergoing radiofrequency ablation and to explore the effectiveness of a family-empowerment-oriented refined nursing model. Methods: For a paediatric p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i71765