Background: One of the major factors contributing towards high maternal morbidity and mortality in many developing countries is the lack of access to skilled maternal healthcare services, as traditional birth attendants (TBAs) continue to serve as predominant providers of materna...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i161463
Filémon Tokponnon, Razak Osse, Jean Gille Egui, Gylchrist Houndjo, Zoulkifilou Sare Dabou, Festus Houessinon, Idayath Gounou Yerima, Brice Fanou & Martin Akogbeto·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2023
Aims: Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites transmitted by bites from infected female anopheles. It is a preventable and treatable illness. It remains a recurring disease among public health diseases that exposes many people to a risk of infection, including c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i161464
Sriram Kannan, Apoorva Pandey, Suchita Singh, Soumi Chowdhury, Venkat Abhiram Earny, Mohammed Ashiq, Vandana K. E., Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay & Harpreet Kaur·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2023
ALBI (Albumin-Bilirubin) score is routinely used in grading liver function of hepatocarcinoma and hepatitis patients. In this purposive review, the published values of serum albumin, bilirubin in Viral hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Scrub typhus, Enteric fever has been compared with th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i151460
The thiosemicarbazones of bis(5-chlorosalicylaldehyde), bis(trifluoroacetylacetone), and their complexes with oxotungsten and oxochromium have been produced as metal complexes. These complexes have been identified by their IR, electronic, molar, and magnetic moment spectra. These...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i151457
R. A. Oladigbolu, D. Akpenna, C. Immanuel, E. Okwor, C. Ekeh, O. A. Akinjeji, P. Anyanwu, G. B. Obasa, F. I. Abbah, V. N. Nnanna, D. Iniama, P. Abah, C. Majekodunmi & Afamefune H. Nwafejeokwu·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2023
Background: Globally the benefits of undetectable viremia in preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS have been established. Objective: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of undetectable viral load amongst HIV/AIDS clients receiving care and treatment in RIS...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i151458
Background: According to research, nearly 60% of persons with type 1 diabetes are likely to experience diabetes retinopathy after 20 years after the initial diagnosis of diabetes type 1. Nearly 40 % of all persons with unrestrained type 2 diabetes are likely to experience diabete...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i151459
Background: Reproductive health has become a global concern that is either poorly understood or not fully appreciated among the youth. Access to reproductive health services is important for protecting youth from STIs and unwanted pregnancy problems. Aim: The study sought to esta...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i141456
Aim: The goal of this study was to identify some risk and protective factors associated with hypertensive disorders among pregnant women in the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital of Ghana's Upper East Region. Study Design: This study is a one case-control study design. Place of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i141454
Background: Climate change has continued to pose a global concern, as the resulting effect of the increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continues to have significant consequences on the planet and its inhabitants. One of the major sectors contributing to the greenhouse effec...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i141455
Aims: This study aimed to investigate Candida species colonizing HIV-infected patients in Bafoussam and Yaounde in Cameroon. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Yaoundé Central Hospital (YCH) and Bafoussam Regional Hospital (BRH) between October 2018...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i141453
Background: Demographic projections estimate a future global increase in the number of elderly with increase susceptibility to chronic and life-threatening diseases increases such as poor oral health conditions. This reduces quality of life, as it restricts food choices, affects...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i141452
Background: Index case HIV/AIDS testing is a useful approach for addressing and enhancing the efficiency and yield of testing in high-risk populations among the high-risk groups for contracting HIV/AIDS partners and relatives of those existing with the disease. Objective: The re...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i131451
Hookworm (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale) infection are common in tropical and subtropical countries. These are still an neglected tropical disease in rural areas,leading to severe iron deficiency anemia and even mortality. Here we present a case from a tertiary care c...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i131450
This case report highlights about rice grain bursitis- rare manfiestation of TB in wrist joint. Subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis of a shoulder with rice bodies is relatively uncommon. The understanding of the pathogenesis of rice body formation is yet approximate only but some cli...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i131449
Damas Dainone Ignareki, Gisele Aurelie Foko Dadji, Lame Younoussa, Elie Njantou Baudelaire, Amadou Dicko, Sandrine Rup-Jacques, Carine Bertille Theno Djapoum, Antonio Nkondjio, Joseph Lebel Tamesse & Abraham Fomena·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2023
The growing resistance of mosquito vectors towards synthetic insecticides constitutes a major challenge in the malaria control and synergistic action of two or more extracts may decrease the risk of insect resistance. For that, the methanolic extracts of Citrus aurantiifolia peel...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i131448