Pacifica Chepchumba Bwogo, Samuel Mong’are, Rael Masai, Josephat Maniga Nyabayo, Johnstone Ingonga, Francis Kimani, Luna Kamau, Milkah Mwangi, Josyline Cirindi & Damaris Matoke·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2022
Background: Despite a lot of efforts being put in place globally to reduce malaria burden, malaria is still one of the major public health problem. P. falciparum analysis of the Msp2 gene gives paramount evidence in the evaluation of malaria epidemiology to assist in the ongoing...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i530592
Background: Unindentified and untreated mucocutaneous disorders can lead to adverse consequences among HIV-infected children. These include physical discomfort, disfigurement , loss of school attendance, social stigma , low self esteem and depression Aim: To determine the predict...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i530590
Parasites live off a host to survive where they grow, reproduce and invade organ systems therefore causing parasitic infections. Among the ten most common parasitic infections according to world health organization are hookworm, ascariasis, amoebiasis and trichuriasis. Parasitic...
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Hypertension is one of the major attributable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. It affects both high and low income groups. There is need for constant research to be done to evaluate its prevalence. This study determined the prevalence and associated risk factors of hyper...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i430587
Introduction: SDGs 2015-2030 are intended to stop poverty, hunger and ensure well-being at all ages by the year 2030. Goal 3 of SGDs are better measurable with indicators of maternal and children mortalities. Globally around 140 million birth takes place each year, among these ho...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i430588
Kawasaki disease is an acute, self-limited vasculitis of unknown etiology, which mainly occurs in infants and children. The target organs of Kawasaki disease are coronary arteries and other cardiovascular structures. The initial manifestations of Kawasaki disease are high fever,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i430586
China is socialist country,has the largest population in the world and the largest number of children in the world. As a socialist country, China has made many contributions to children's health care, especially children's school health, since liberation, great changes have taken...
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Background: Several guidelines have been developed for the practice of gastrointestinal endoscopy. The rationale for sedation in gastrointestinal endoscopy is the alleviation of pain/discomfort and anxiety experienced by patients during the procedure. The aim of this study was to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i430584
Zika virus, is an emerging arbovirus transmitted to humans through infected female Aedes species mosquitoes such as A albopictus and A aegypti via blood transfusion, sexual activities and from mother to fetus. This study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and preventive...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i330583
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) considered the COVID-19 vaccine as a new critical tool against SARS-CoV-2 which has successfully reduced the global burden of illness and death. This study aims to assess the acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine among students in M...
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