Intestinal parasitic infections have always been an important public health problem in the tropics and subtropics particularly in developing countries. A comparative study involving 300 secondary school children of both sexes and ages of 10-24 years in two rural and two urban sec...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35669
Background: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) in children may be associated with varying degrees of undernutrition due to poor intake, impaired nutrient utilization and increased metabolic demands in the presence of heart failure and hypoxia. Objective: To assess the nutritional st...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35964
Vicente Beltrán Campos, Nicolás Padilla Raygoza, Teodoro Córdova Fraga, María de Lourdes García Campos, Silvia del Carmen Delgado Sandoval, Cuauhtémoc Sandoval Salazar & Modesto Antonio Sosa Aquino·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2017
Aim: Determine the influence of ionizing radiation on the redox balance of health personnel. Introduction: Ionizing radiation has carcinogenic, genetic and immunological effects, among others. Exposure to low radiation doses has been reported to increase the damage induced by hig...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35928
Aim: This study was aimed at identifying factors that influenced the apparent decimation of tsetse fly (Diptera: Glossinidae) population, eliminated human and decreased animal African trypanosomosis in Jigawa State, within Sahel-Sudano ecological zone of Nigeria. Study Design: On...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/34785
The renal manifestations of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) can range from haematuria and abnormal tubular function to massive proteinuria and end stage renal disease. This study was designed to screen for microalbuminuria in SCA patients and assess the coexistence of frequently docume...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/34919
Background: The three major soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Necator americanus/Ancylostoma duodenale) cause the highest burden on public health particularly in the sub-saharian regions of Africa. Although albendazole (ABZ) or meben...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35402
Aims: The study evaluated the antitumor potentials of a disulphide-substituted derivative of dihydroartemisinin (sDHA) on chemically induced cancer of the liver in Sprague-Dawley rats in comparison with its parent compound, dihydroartemisinin (DHA) and a standard anticancer drug....
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35293
Background: Many Nigerians in towns and villages depend on packaged water for their daily water need. Contaminated water is a major source of distribution of pathogens. The increasing prevalence of water borne diseases has created a need to explore the state of packaged water mea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35846
Background: Prolonged hypoxia is known to delay wound healing and in places of high altitudes, hypoxia is a major physiologic challenge. It is however yet to be seen if relative hypoxia in high altitude areas influences intraoral wound healing. Aim: A prospective study aimed to e...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/36105
Nicole A. Hoff, Reena H. Doshi, Brian Colwell, Benoit Kebela-Illunga, Patrick Mukadi, Mathias Mossoko, D’Andre Spencer, Jean-Jacque Muyembe-Tamfum, Emile Okitolonda-Wemakoy, Jamie Lloyd-Smith & Anne W. Rimoin·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2017
Objective: Evaluating the effectiveness of a surveillance system, and how it improves over time has significant implications for disease control and prevention. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) was implemented to e...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35885
Evandro Leão Ribeiro, Flávia Liara Massaroto Cessel Chagas, Maria de Lourdes Breseguelo, Géssica Viviane de Oliveira, Lorranny de Jesus Gomes, Adriano Luis Fernandes Crocetti & Clever Gomes Cardoso·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2017
Aims: To determine the maximum inhibitory dilution (MID) of a water suspension of garlic extract against oral yeasts of Candida albicans isolated from patients hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Study Design: This is a cross-sectional study used to determine the effec...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35874
Background: The introduction of Artemisinin Combination Therapy by WHO was done to prevent drug resistance to malaria. Unfortunately, these drugs are unaffordable to most of the people living in malaria endemic areas; therefore the use of medicinal plants is common among the peop...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35021
Background: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood exanthema, characterized by a brief febrile illness, sore in the mouth and vesicular lesions on the hands, feet and mouth. HFMD is caused by enteroviruses, mainly enterovirus 71 (EV71) and Coxsackievirus A16 (C...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35812
Aim: We assessed the immediate impact of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance training on the knowledge of AFP surveillance among AFP surveillance personnel, and identify factors associated with changes in knowledge following the training. Study Design: A descriptive cross...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35559
Aim: Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) have emerged as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. In this report, we explored the prevalence and risk factors of self-reported RTC among intercity drivers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectiona...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35482