Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of low birth weight and factors that could be associated with low birth weight in a tertiary hospital in Maseru. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital, Maseru, L...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1230339
Introduction: Treatment of HCV with direct acting antiviral agents (DAAs) with the different regimen dramatically changed the outcomes of the disease beside its eradication. In the same time hematological concerns as anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leucopenia were a major factor be...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1230337
Background: The knowledge of school health services among all students in various schools are essential in ensuring that students are equipped with the expected benefits and right attitude of utilizing the services. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1230336
Background/Aim: The world has witnessed several disease outbreaks both in the past and in recent times. Apart from loss of lives as a result of such outbreaks, there are also disruptions in health care provision and utilization due to certain measures aimed at curtailing the spre...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1130334
Healthcare workers (HCWs) play a critical role in the management and control of nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis (TB). At the same time, working in TB healthcare facilities such as hospital wards, diagnostic and treatment facilities increases the risk of acquiring TB due t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1130335
Waterborne diseases are mainly caused by consuming food or water tainted with faecal matter or urine of human or animal which contains pathogens. Records have shown that Yobe State is one of the states in Nigeria that have recorded mortalities due to waterborne infections. This s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1130333
Aim: The methanol extracts of fifteen plants and their partitioned fractions were screened for larvicidal activity against the fourth instar of larvae Culex quinquefasciatus, the vector of lymphatic filariasis with a view to identifying the active ones. Methodology: The plant par...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1130332
Introduction: Cervical cancer remains a huge burden in scarce resource communities as Cameroon. The morbidity and mortality are huge, despite the preventable nature of this pathology. This study set to explore the socio-economic variables which could help influence positively pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1130331
Aims: The present study examined the influence of age, health care and hygienic habits on the prevalence of Candida species in the human oral cavity and genitourinary tract. Study Design: The study was a cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1130330
Aims: To identify demographic variables associated with dengue in Saint Lucia. Study Design: Retrospective quasi experimental study of secondary data. Place and Duration of Study: Data was accessed from the Ministry of Health Saint Lucia, the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority and th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1030329