Background: Most studies on the burden of intestinal parasitic infections have largely been focused on the perceived vulnerable populations, such as rural community dwellers, children, and pregnant women. This perspective, however, tends to overlook the migration flux between urb...
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Research Article10.9734/sajp/2026/v9i1262
Background: A lot of research attention are recently focused on investigations to unravel the impacts of bacterial pathogens on semen quality to garner more insights on their public health implications. The intent of this study was to ascertain the effects of bacteriospermia on m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrru/2025/v8i1128
Background: Premarital medical screening tests (PMST) occupies a strategic public health position in the prevention and control of both heritable and infectious health conditions which a couple who intend to get married may transmit to each other and also pass to their offspring....
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Research Article10.9734/ahrj/2024/v7i4187
Background: Hepatitis B and C viral infections are sexually transmitted and blood borne infections with vertical and horizontal transmission, constituting major global public health threats. While about 254 million people globally are living with hepatitis B and 50 million people...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrga/2024/v7i1153
Background: This study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence of HIV infection among persons attending healthcare facilities in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The ascertainment of prevalence of HIV infections is important in the formulation of policies and strategies,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijrrgy/2024/v7i1108
Background: Blood transfusion is a vital medical intervention which has over the years, saved a lot of lives worldwide. However, uncertainties over the safety of blood for transfusion remains a major public health concern across sub-Saharan Africa particularly, Nigeria. The inade...
Introduction: Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an infection, which causes the inflammation of the vulva and vagina caused by Candida albicans or other non-Candida albicans species. It is very common among women in the reproductive age, among whom, it is the commonest cause of va...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2024/v7i1240
The role of bacterial and other microbial infections on seminal quality and male fertility has been attracting the attention of researchers and public health experts in recent times. A number of studies have reported negative impacts of microorganisms, including those of the semi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrru/2024/v7i1125
Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. It is also transmissible from mother to child, or through transfusion of infected blood or blood products. This study was aimed at finding the seroprevalence of syphilis in some...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2024/v7i1113
Introduction: Viral hepatitis which includes five the main strains of hepatotropic viruses, hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV), (HBA), hepatitis C (HCV), hepatitis D(HDV), and hepatitis E (HEV), are leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Much public health attentio...
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Research Article10.9734/aji/2024/v7i1145
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori is a highly evolved and adapted pathogen, notorious for having infected half of all the people in the world. It is linked as a causative agent for numerous benign and malignant diseases of the digestive tract, such as peptic ulcer disease (PUD) a...
Introduction: Infection with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a public health threat accounting for an estimated nearly one million deaths annually largely due to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Abattoir workers were reported to be at high risk of contracting HBV infection. Thi...
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in uropathogens remain an intractable public health concern due to the associated mortality, morbidity and economic and manpower losses worldwide. This retrospective study was aimed at ascertaining the prevalence of the bacterial uropa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i5310
Community acquired pneumonia is a major global public health concern given its substantial contribution to the mortality and morbidity associated with infectious diseases, the huge losses in human and economic resources and the increasing challenges in treatment due to multidrug...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2024/v13i3287