Background: A bee-sting is a fairly common experience in our environment and when it occurs, it usually manifests with local allergic reaction and less commonly presents with systemic signs and symptoms. The central nervous system (CNS) is rarely involved in cases of bee sting. C...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/32386
Background: Globally, malaria and anaemia are major causes of morbidity and mortality among children. As part of the millennium declaration, countries enjoined themselves to have halted and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other diseases by 2015. In 2006, Ghana start...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/31371
Background: Urinary schistosomiasis is a disease of great public health importance and remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children globally. The disease, which is often characterized by painful urination and haematuria is common among children living in c...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/29532
Background: The birth of a baby with cleft lip is regarded as evil in many Nigerian communities. Cleft lip babies tend to suffer from social neglect or infanticide due to superstitious beliefs associated with their births. This study aimed to explore the awareness, beliefs, and a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/29487
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Dengue Scenario in Chennai, Tamil Nadu- An Analysis (2011-2013)”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/25744
Objectives: Yaws, caused by the spiral-shaped bacterium (spirochete) Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue is a contagious, non-venereal infection in humans that presents mainly in children below 15 years old and primarily affects the skin, bones and cartilage. Despite the imple...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/32425
Aim: To determine the pattern of presentation, etiology, clinical features, and treatment outcome of intra-abdominal abscess in sub-urban Bayelsa Nigeria and suggest possible preventive measures. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in the Niger Delta Universit...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/30652
Aims: In recent time, Nm W outbreaks have been on the increase in the African meningitis ‘belt’. One of such outbreaks occurred in the Upper West Region of Ghana from December, 2015 to April 2016. The epidemiological features of the outbreak are descriptively characterized and an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/32324
Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are a major public health problem, contributing to morbidity and mortality of susceptible patients. In order to ascertain potential sources of HAI in a tertiary hospital, certain critical surface areas of the hospital, water sources and theatre...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/31655
Hand hygiene remains the most effective means of breaking transmission of most infectious diseases in and out of hospital settings. Hand hygiene could be achieved by different means. However, in recent time, the use of hand sanitizer which could either be a supplement or an alter...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/28352
Aims: To determine the effect of a cognitive-behavioral program on adherence to the antihypertensive therapeutic regimen of the elderly. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: It was performed in the House of the Grandfather, nursing homes Juan de Ce...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/31479
Background: Mobile devices have the potential to strengthen surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa. Electronic surveillance (eSurveillance) is the use of electronic systems to facilitate public health surveillance. Mobile health (mHealth) is the use of mobile phone technology for hea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/31584
Aims: Patent medicine vendors are patronized by people from all segments of the community because they are perceived to be more accessible, caring, and less expensive than public health facilities. However, cases of poor drug prescription and treatment patterns have been reported...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/31930
Aims: To assess schistosomiasis occurence and identify risk factors influencing its transmission in different surface irrigation schemes in Morogoro and Kilimanjaro Regions of Tanzania. Study Design: Cross-sectional research design was used and Schistosomiasis recorded cases for...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/30784
Aim: The aim of this systematic review is to examine the predictors of HRQL(health-related quality of life) in children and adolescents (aged 18 years and under) with SCD(Sickle Cell Disease). Methodology: A systematic review was conducted to identify published articles meeting d...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/31954