Background: Infection with hepatitis B (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are global public health problems. These infections during pregnancy increase the risk of maternal morbidity and mortality, and also pose a risk to the fetus due to mother to child transmission. O...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v40i130219
Introduction: Overweight and obesity is a serious global health problem in minors related to multiple chronic degenerative or fatal diseases. Aim: To analyze the results of available scientific studies of educational interventions in the management of overweight or obesity in ado...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v40i130218
Background: After the decades of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) use, Phlebotomus argentipes reportedly developed resistance against it affecting every aspect of vector control at grass-root level. Although DDT based Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) has been replaced with Alphac...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v40i130217
Zakaria Gamsonré, Cyrille Bisseye, Léon W. Nitiema, Birama Diarra, Théodora M. Zohoncon, Issoufou Tao, Tegwindé Rebeca Compaoré, Florencia W. Djigma, Djénéba Ouermi, Johan Nordgren, Virginio Pietra & Jacques Simporé·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2019
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of astrovirus infections and associated risks factors. Methods: A prospective study was undertaken from May 2009 to March 2010, covering the rainy and dry seasons, at the Saint Camille Medical Center in Ouagadougou, Bu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v40i130216
Aims: The study sought to quantify Plasmodium infection and molecular markers for chloroquine resistance among asymptomatic school children. Study Design: The study was cross-sectional. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Ekondo Titi Subdivision near Cameroo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i430214
Background: Performing ergonomic positions in nursing care both directly and indirectly is very fundamental. However, it need the strategy to implement ergonomic positions for the nurses. Aims of research to determine strategies that can be applied by the Healthcare Department Ma...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i430213
Background: The United Nations Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), established incidence rate as one of the indicators for monitoring progress on Malaria control. Data on malaria incidence rates in Edo State, Nigeria, 2006-2013 were published in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i430212
Background: The Acquired Immune – deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a terminal illness caused by a retrovirus known as the Human Immune-deficiency virus (HIV). HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of death in sub-saharan Africa. Nigeria has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world and one...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i430211
Aim: To use C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in assessing` malaria and malaria parasitemia among out-patients in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at the Out P...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i430210
Brenda Wafana Nabwana, Sylvia Sidney Namayanja, Collette Kemigisha, Erina Kisakye, Amos Kuddiza Kusetula, Silvester Wakabi, Ivan Wambi, Innocent Musiime, Rebecca Nekaka & Yahaya Gavamukulya·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2019
Background and Aims: There is a high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases in the children under five years of age, particularly pneumonia diarrhea and which is greatly affected by low immunization coverage despite the existing efforts and policies. This study was carried out in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i330209
Malaria, a global health problem especially in the sub-Sahara region has been posing a recurrent problem due to the resistance of the parasites to the available antimalarial drugs despite the preventive measures provided by WHO. Aims: This study is aimed at determining the preval...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i330208
Schistosomiasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in terms of morbidity and mortality and it is endemic in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis in four communities (Agbura, Ot...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i330206
Aims: To determine the pattern of ocular disorders in HIV-positive patients in a tertiary ospital in Nigeria. Study Design: A cross-sectional hospital based study on confirmed HIV positive adult patients attending the HIV clinic in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. D...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i330207
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression among psychoactive substance users in a rehabilitation centre. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in a rehabilitation centre in Lagos state, Nigeria. Methodolog...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i330205
Aims: To differentiate and Characterize Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex causing pulmonary tuberculosis across North Central Nigeria Study Design: This was a simple descriptive health-based study that involved clinically suspected tuberculosis patients who were referred to two...
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