Pregnancy-related malaria is still a public health issue, as it contributes to a high infant mortality rate, low birth weight, and maternal mortality. Over 80% of the world's malaria cases were found in sub-Saharan Africa and India. More than 500,000 cases were reported in Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i1130530
Osée Loteri, Arlette Flore Moguem Sobgui, Loick Pradel KOJOM FOKO, Wilfried Steve Ndeme Mboussi, Christiane Medi Sike, Elisée Libert Embolo Enyegue & Martin Luther Koanga Mogtomo·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2022
Aims: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) still negatively impacting the world. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of COVID-19 and comorbidities, associated factors, and evaluating the impact of th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730658
N. V. Elosiuba, K. F. Obiagwu, P. U. Umeanaeto, K. C. Irikannu, G. L. Onwuachusi, I. E. Obiefule, C. O. Aniefuna, C. B. Chukwubude & C. I. Nzeukwu·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2022
Trichomonas vaginalis is transmitted sexually in humans affecting both male and female genital tracts. A cross sectional study to determine the prevalence of T. vaginalis infection among women attending Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) Awka, Anamb...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2022/v10i430258
A cross sectional survey was carried out in dairy herds in four districts of Bangladesh to determine some aspects of reproduction and the prevalence of reproductive disorders that affect the dairy cattle industry. A total of 2850 dairy cows (local 1020; 35.8% and crossbred 1830;...
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Research Article10.9734/ajravs/2022/v5i3201
Lung Cancer has become a global health burden in the past years due to being the second largest contributor to new cases and the high mortality rates worldwide which is around 1.8 million patients. There are two main histological groups of Lung Cancer, however non-small cell lung...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i48A36414
Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is pain during menstruation in women. It has a negative impact on the quality of life of the affected females. Though a common menstrual disorder, it remains poorly understood and often overlooked when assessing health and life experiences even when the...
Introduction: Human head lice infest people worldwide and are most prevalent in children. Outbreaks of head lice more commonly affect children 3 to 12 years old, with girls being affected more commonly than boys. The aim is to study the factors affecting transmission of the disea...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730656
Objective: Seasonal prevalence of female Aedes aegypti was studied to determine its habits and its transmission season in Lahore, Pakistan. Methods: The study was carried out by placing black modified ovitraps indoor & outdoor in 25 different households per town in ten admini...
Background: COVID‐19 is caused by SARS‐CoV‐2; it is considered a global tragedy that has astounded health care systems. Since the pandemic began, identifying the characteristics that might influence risk of infection and poor disease outcomes have been of paramount interest. Mala...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2022/v13i430187
Good vision is very important for people of all ages, especially children. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and causes of ocular morbidities among public high school students in Enugu-East Local Government Area (L.G.A) of Enugu State. The method used was a cross-secti...
Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease caused by parasitic flat worms also known as trematodes, which belongs to the genus Schistosoma. Schistosomiasis is considered to be the third most acute tropical illnesses globally, after malaria and helminthiasis as it is a main origin of mo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1430642
Geostatistical models have been widely used to represent disease prevalence in spatial disease mapping. More recently, these models have been employed to estimate geographic ‘spread’ of artemisinin resistance (AR) in South East Asia from genetic mutations identified in the K13 ge...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1530643
The consumption of fresh vegetables has great health benefits. However, this has been linked to several food borne infections and disease outbreaks in the past because some of these vegetables have been identified as agents in the transmission of human food pathogens. This study...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2022/v13i230293
Introduction: Mankind has been battling the AIDS pandemic since its advent in the eighties. So far, diverse measures have been taken and strategies formulated to combat the disease one of which is geared towards establishing barriers to its spread. HIV status disclosure as a prev...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i2031505
This study was an exploratory prospective observational study in a cohort of patients on admission with COVID-19 in some health institutions in Nigeria. Patients within the age group of less than 25 years to greater than 50 years of age with PCR-confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2022/v25i430297