Objective: The study was done to assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among the workers (tailors) who are working in tailoring occupation and see if they ever consult physician. Methodology: A cross sectional survey was conducted in various large markets of Clifton...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i36A36183
Mwetaminwa Sangani Georgette, Katenga Bosunga Gédéon, Bosenge-Nguma Jean-Didier, Labama Otuli Noël, Maindo Alongo Mike-Antoine, Juakali Sihalikyolo Jean-Jeannot, Komanda Likwekwe Emmanuel & Modia O'yandjo Antoine·Archives of Current Research International·2022
Introduction: Urinary tract infection is a real public health problem. Asymptomatic bacteriuria, when not detected and treated, turns into pyelonephritis in 30 to 40% of cases, leading to both maternal and fetal complications, which would explain its high morbidity during pregnan...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2022/v22i230275
Aim: To determine the prevalence, socio-demographic, and health system factors influencing the uptake of breast cancer (BC) screening services among women of reproductive age (WRA). Methods: An analytical cross-sectional research design was used which employed mixed-methods appro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i830606
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has dramatically spread all over the world, crossing the borders of all countries. It is presented mainly by lower respiratory tract symptoms such as fever, cough, dyspnea, and chest tightness. However, COVID-19 causes different upper respirato...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i830475
Combination of Cross-sectional and retrospective study was conducted from Jan 2021 up to Jun 2021 in Jigjiga city Municipal abattoir and inventory of pharmaceutical drug shops, with the objectives of determining the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis and treatment costs of human...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i730603
Ramiz J. Moafa, Hassan Mashbari, Ezzuddin A. Okmi, Marwan Osaili, Abdulrahem Shubair, Mohammed Arishi, Anas Alnami, Ahmad Shugairi, Ayman Altherwi, Abdulaziz Kaal, Amirah J. Moafa, Abdulrahman Kailani, Khaled Khormi, Alhassan Alhazemi & Abdulaziz Alhazmi·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2022
Background: The articulating surface of the knee is the most commonly injured joint in athletes. However, there is a lack of proper prevalence and determinant estimations for knee injury among Jazan University students. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed to d...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i33B36131
Aim: To compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school children in Egor Local Government Area (LGA) using body mass index (BMI) and bioelectricial impedance analysis (BIA) and determine the ability of body mass index (BMI) to predict body fat mass as measured by b...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2022/v14i130474
Aim: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic and vector-borne disease existing in two main forms, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Visceral Leishmaniasis with an average global incidence of 0.95 and 0.3 million cases consecutively per annum. The study determined the prevalence and risk factors a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i730599
Objectives: To estimate the current prevalence of diabetes and identify associated factors in Côte d'Ivoire. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study of 3198 adults aged 20-79 years. Risk factors were identified by stepwise ascending binary logist...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i630595
Aim: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with Anxiety and Depression among `glaucoma patients. Study Design: It was a hospital-based cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Por...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2022/v16i230230
Santosh Kumar Saha, Kastury Modak, Kazal Kanti Dan, Syed Nasir Uddin, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun & Kamrun Nahar Choudhury·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Aims: The prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is estimated to be higher in developing countries like Bangladesh than in developed countries, ranging from 24/1,000 to 0.3/1,000 respectively. There is no authentic national data since 2005 on prevalence of RHD in our country...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i430248
Objective: A retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal protozoans detected during routine stool examinations between 2018 and 2021 in King Salman general hospitals in Hail, Saudi Arabia. Methods: Obtaining data from logbooks and reports was done...
Hepatitis is a major viral infectious agent of public health importance. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus among students of the Faculty of Applied and Natural Sciences, Nasarawa State University. The study involved 200 participants random...
Background: The co-morbidity of malaria and COVID-19 is a growing public health concern since the outbreak of covid-19 especially in low and middle income countries due to poor healthcare facilities, system, personnel manpower and financial resources. It is generally known that a...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i731319
Parasites live off a host to survive where they grow, reproduce and invade organ systems therefore causing parasitic infections. Among the ten most common parasitic infections according to world health organization are hookworm, ascariasis, amoebiasis and trichuriasis. Parasitic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i530589