Malaria in the tropics has continued to be a threat to public health despite all efforts curb it, more so in pregnancy. The clinical consequences of this disease as it concerns mother and child have always been grievous sometimes leaving death in its wake. This work is aimed at e...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40362
This present study was conducted with the aim of determining the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori, (H. pylori) among students of Sultan Abdurrahaman School of Health Technology Gwadabawa, Sokoto State. The study included 147 subjects, made up of 45(30.6%) males and 102 (69.4%) f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/32600
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the Plasmodium falciparum malaria clinical and parasitological outcomes after in-vivo Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL) treatment at Bushenyi District Uganda. Study Design: This was a one-arm prospective longitudinal health point survey. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39642
This study demonstrates that the USS EDD is more in agreement with the date of spontaneous delivery than the EDD estimated from LMP. This highlights the importance of dating USS in all pregnancies which would be helpful in the management of pregnancy in late stages. Background: D...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39959
Background: The healthcare workers are prone to various diseases; most especially cardiovascular diseases by virtue of the nature of their work. The use of traditional lipid profile in the evaluation of cardiovascular risk among health care workers; most especially atherogenic in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39493
Aim: This study aimed at determining fertility desires and contraceptive practices of rural women in Sokoto as well as factors affecting them. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted, involving 218 women who were recruited using a multi-stage sampling technique...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/34228
Introduction: Mansonic schistosomiasis is a parasitosis whose evolution is related to Brazilian history, linked to the migration currents from the Northeast, reaching the Brazilian Southeast, particularly the state of Minas Gerais. Materials and Methods: with a view to the possib...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39659
Fulminant Epstein Barr Virus (EBV), also known as (herpes simplex virus-4(HSV-4) induced multiple organ failure is rarely reported and should be considered a potential diagnosis in patients with multiple organ failure. From a clinical perspective, it should be remembered that ful...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39649
Aims: Salmonella is the most common pathogenic bacteria causing food-borne and zoonotic diseases in humans, and food-producing animals are considered the primary source of Salmonellosis. Cattle slaughtered for human consumption have been implicated as a source of human infection...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/38538
Pregnancy-related morbidities and mortalities remain a major challenge in developing countries like Nigeria where most of them were associated with poor/underutilization of antenatal care (ANC) services. This study, therefore, aims to examine the effect of socio-demographic and i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39726
Objective: To evaluate efficacy, safety, and tolerability of efinaconazole topical solution, 10% in a cohort of Japanese patients with mild to moderate toenail onychomycosis. Methods: A subgroup analysis of patients, aged 22-70 years, randomized to receive efinaconazole topical s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/36283
Background: Accidental poisoning is a monumental challenge internationally and a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children in Nigeria. There is a paucity of data on the knowledge and perception of primary caregivers with regards to accidental childhood poisoning in th...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39099
Aim: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and their associated risk factors among children living in some selected shanty settlements in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration: The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39180
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) treatment is the most effective strategy for preventing the spread of the disease. Default in TB treatment remains an important contributor to treatment failure, resurgence of multidrug resistance (MDR-TB), prolonged infectiousness, relapse and dea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39170
Dengue virus (DV) is omnipresent, globally distributed flavivirus and is primarily transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, found through-out the tropical and subtropical regions of over 100 countries. Unusual manifestations of Dengue fever (DF) with severe organ involvement su...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/39181