Purpose: Infections due to invasive non-typhoid salmonella can be dangerous and fatal. The mode of infection and the severity varies from the typhoidal fevers. It is important to find the association between clinical features and the infecting serovar to understand the pathophysi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i430269
Background: As a foremost disease of public health significance, malaria has wrecked untold havoc among children and pregnant women in developing countries with Africa and Nigeria being worst affected. Objective: This study was aimed at documenting the prevalence and socio-demogr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i430268
Background: Self-medication is a personal self-initiated behaviour of diagnosis of a disease and self-treatment of its symptoms and signs. Objective: To identify the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics and the diseases commonly treated with antibiotics, the most common...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i430267
Background: HBV infection is a serious ailment which damages the liver yet not well known and hence not given adequate attention. Many are infected but are not aware because they do not manifest any sign and symptom. Aim: The purpose of this study was therefore to evaluate the pr...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i430266
Introduction: Chikungunya is a viral disease that could lead to chronic symptoms. It has no approved treatment or vaccine to date. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge about Chikungunya viral disease following an outbreak in Kassala Sudan among the academic population in p...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i430265
Aims: The study aimed to assess an update of the burden of schistosomiasis among primary school children. Study Design: The study was a school-based cross-sectional study carried out among children aged between 4 to 15 years old. Place and Duration of Study: The study took place...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330264
Aim: The study was aimed at evaluating the levels of subclinical malaria infection and haemolysis among the residents of Opobo, Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional study design was used. The subjects were grouped into males and females and comparisons were made...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330263
Background: The gold standard for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection requires an endoscopic biopsy of gastric mucosa for histological examination, urease test and culture; however serological tests are useful as a screening test for Helicobacter pylori infection. Obje...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330262
Plant products have been tested as insecticides against mosquitoes as they are promising candidates to replace conventional insecticides. This study was carried out to evaluate the larvicidal potential of ethanol extract of the aerial parts of Diplazium esculentum against Anophel...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330261
Kumlachew Mergiaw, Yoseph A. Mengesha, Eyasu Makonnen, Tesfaye Tolessa, Solomon Genet, Abiy Abebe, Ashenif Tadele, Kidist Gebreyesus, Demeke Ashencho & Asfaw Debella·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2020
Background: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a common hypertensive disorder of pregnancy with a prevalence rate of 3-5%. There is no modern drug which cures PE so far. On the other hand, plant medicines are claimed to cure this disease. Exploring potential plant medicines for their therapeu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330260
Aims: To determine the effect of the DASH Diet on the Blood Pressure of the male hypertensive office employees between 33-55 years of age. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Abhitex International Company, Panipat, Haryana, India between November 2018 to Janua...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330259
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to identify the sources and assess the quality of drinking water in Abonnema Town of Rivers State, Nigeria. A semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire and field observation were used to obtain information from 374...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330258
Background: Amongst the many vector and water-borne diseases prevalent in tropics, dengue occupies a prominent place. Dengue epidemics are frequent and at times, during such epidemic, coinfections may occur causing diagnostic dilemmas. Case Report: A 36 years old lady, from a rur...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i230256
Information is a source of power and is important for individual growth and survival. Information about health and hygiene is crucial because it influences an individual’s quality of life. As far as health and hygiene practices are concerned, women play an active role in getting...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i330257
Background: The paediatric age group has very peculiar anatomic and physiologic airways therefore, obstruction which commonly occurs in this population, can pose serious challenges in this age group. Aim: To study the pattern and aetiology of acute upper airway obstruction in the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i230254