Background: Malaria and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in pregnancy are of great public health importance, jeopardizing the outcome of pregnancy, affecting mother, foetus and new-born babies. Objectives: This cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of malaria an...
Aims: To assess Trichomonas vaginalis infection in a typical urban and a suburban area of Rivers state Nigeria. Place and Duration: Three research and diagnostic laboratories in Port Harcourt and its environment between January 2014 and April 2016. Methodology: High vaginal swab...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36011
Background: Monitoring of malaria infection and antimalarial drug efficacy is necessary for effective case management, detection of resistance and control of the disease. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess malaria infection and the efficacy of antimalarials among pers...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1630361
Schistosomiasis is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in terms of morbidity and mortality and it is endemic in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of urogenital schistosomiasis in four communities (Agbura, Ot...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v39i330206
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among patients of psychiatric hospital Rumuigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria between June to September, 2017. Stool specimen were collected and analyzed from 203 patients for ova, larvae or cysts...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v37i230163
Objectives: The study aimed to assess Malaria infection, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) on malaria of persons patronising drugstores for malaria treatment in Port Harcourt and its environs in Rivers State, Nigeria. Methods: Whole blood samples were collected from 663 part...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/44893
Toxoplasmosis is a neglected tropical disease with a global distribution that is estimated to infect one third of the world’s human population. This study was a comparison of ELISA and rapid Immunochromatographic tests (ICT) in diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in Port Harcourt Nigeria....
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i130247
Background: Amoebic infections is a prevalent infection in Nigeria. Currently, there is paucity of data on sero-epidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica in calabar. This research investigated the sero-epidemiology and risk-factors of E. histolytica infection among dysentery patient...