Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is the most common leukocyte fragmentary vasculitis with IgA immune complex deposition in childhood, which may affect capillaries, arterioles and venules in various systems of the body. Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) can be diagnosed when...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730657
Introduction: Human head lice infest people worldwide and are most prevalent in children. Outbreaks of head lice more commonly affect children 3 to 12 years old, with girls being affected more commonly than boys. The aim is to study the factors affecting transmission of the disea...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730656
Objectives: It aims to reduce the rate of vitamin D deficiency in children and enhance the importance of public and medical staff in timely supplementation of vitamin D and other healthy behaviors to recognize and promote the healthy growth of children. Methods: A retrospective r...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730655
A hospital based cross sectional study was done to determine bacterial profile and antibiogram of pathogens causing surgical site infections at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The study was conducted from May to July 2017. We enrolled a total of 121 patients who under...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1630649
Background: Neonates admitted into neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at high risk of acquiring infections due to the immaturity of their immune systems and the barrage of intensive medical care. Multiple drug resistant organisms are mostly implicated in causing these infect...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1630650
Background: The quality and quantity of sleep is strongly related to physiological and physical health and other measures of wellbeing. Undergraduates are particularly susceptible to increasing academic and social demands that can cause sleep quality. Aim: This study aims to det...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1630651
Introduction: Polyparasitism remains one of the most pressing public health problems with one third of the world population generally estimated to be infected. Also, Women are particularly of concern due to their gender roles which is sensitive since ill health and/or the illness...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1630652
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of the Rapid Diagnostic Tests and microscopy in assessing the burden of placental infection using PCR as a reference technique. Methods: This study was conducted during one year from April 2019 to March 2021 in four health...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1630648
Aims: This study sets to discover the socio-environmental factors as determinants of social well-being of adolescents in foster homes in Southwestern Nigeria. Study Design: This study was a descriptive survey. Study Area: The study was carried out in the six States in Southwester...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1530647
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of health education in diabetes. Methods: This study investigated 40 diabetic patients treated in a tertiary A hospital from February 2022 to May 2022 through convenient nearby sampling. Eligible patients were evaluated by...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1530646