Aim: There has not been any critical assessment of the efficacy and choice of biocides/disinfectants used in various tertiary hospitals of Nigeria despite several reports of high-level bacterial resistance to the antibiotics. The aim of the study was to determine the activity of...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41707
Introduction: The World Health Organization defines intimate partner violence or domestic violence as any behaviour within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological or sexual harm to those in the relationship. The Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 20...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/42085
The recent Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa exposed many fundamental weaknesses in the healthcare delivery system in affected countries, principally the poor disease surveillance, preparedness and outbreak response mechanisms. The cross-border importation of dise...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41774
Background: In Nigeria, malaria remains an important public health problem accounting for 25% of infant mortality, 30% of under-five mortality and 11% of maternal mortality. Between 2000 and 2010, at least 50% of the population had an episode of malaria per year while under-five...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40520
Background: Pityriasis versicolor is a superficial infection of the skin caused by the yeast of Malassezia sp. genus. Although the disease has been described at the beginning of the 19th century, classification of its etiological agent was a matter of debate. There is only scanty...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41886
Background: The significant indicator to access to effective treatment is the constant availability of essential drugs in health facilities and the accessibility to essential drugs is part of the fulfilment of the right to the highest attainable standard of health, that is, the r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39854
Aims: Among the most clinically significant multidrug-resistant bacteria are the carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) which are detected all over the globe, with a marked endemicity according to enzyme type. These bacteria usually remain susceptible to polymyxins like...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41856
Aims: The main aim of this study was to monitor the efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ) against Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a 42 day follow-up in the Ikata-Likoko area of Southwest Cameroon. Specifically the late clinical failure (LCF), late parasitological failure (L...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41651
Aim: This study aimed at ascertaining the survival ability of S. typhi in both fermented and unfermented pito. Study Design: The study followed an experimental design pattern. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at the Microbiology Laboratory of Radford Univer...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41604
Leptospirosis is an acute febrile illness of zoonotic origin that is endemic in many tropical and subtropical regions. Infection results from direct or indirect exposure to infected reservoir host animals that carry the pathogenic leptospires in the renal tubules and are shed in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41314
Background: Unwanted pregnancies in sexually active teenagers give headaches to many parents and are devastating for the girls themselves. The use of hormonal contraception (HC) is an issue, but the promotion of HC at this age is perhaps a complex issue. Objective: Evaluate knowl...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41519
Abdulla Salem Bin Ghouth, Mohammed Amood AL–Kamarany, Khalid Suhail, Elham El-Absy, Tarek Abdulkarim, Munear Majam, Yousra Khabaz, Wafa Faqeeh, Wardah Al-Mahwety, Walled Abu Talib, Asma Al-Dhahwi, Mohammad Hijam, Marwan Al-Ahdal, Hashem Muamer & Sameer Bokhamy·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Background: Unfortunately; diphtheria occurres in Yemen as a fatal epidemic since the end of 2017. Al-Hodeida governorate (at Western Yemen) is represented as the second governorate in Yemen for the burden of diphtheria epidemic. Different NGOs and ministry of health conducted co...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40750
Dhiego Lima Costa, Daniele Salgado de Sousa, Rebeson Moraes da Silva, Matheus Pinheiro, Flávio Luiz Fonseca de Almeida Moraes Jú, Ysadora Maria Rodrigues Pinto & Vitor Hugo Auzier Lima·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Pediculosis is a common pathology in poor populations of several cities. However, it is even more incidental and neglected in riverine populations. Based on this assumption, this study proposed the collection of data on this disease in these populations, as well as the treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41299
Antimalarial drug resistance is the major challenge in the treatment of malaria all over the world. Plasmodium species are the parasite that causes malaria. Plasmodium falciparum is the most prevalent species found in sub-Saharan Africa that records the highest infections and dea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41204
The study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices of pregnant women attending the Comprehensive Health Centre, Isolo, Ondo state Nigeria towards hygienic practice. A descriptive research design was utilized. The study was conducted at the antenatal clinic of the Comprehen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40582