Introduction: Helicobacter pylori is the main etiological factor for peptic ulcer disease and gastric malignancy. Malaria is one of the world's most prevalent vector-borne diseases and the leading cause of illness and death. While infection with either malaria or H. pylori can ca...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/42812
Rebeson Moraes da Silva, Daniele Salgado de Sousa, Fábio Salgado da Silva, Ysadora Maria Rodrigues Pinto, Dhiego Lima Costa, Matheus Pinheiro & Vitor Hugo Auzier Lima·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic polyarthritis of unknown etiology resulting in progressive destruction of bone and joint failure may be assessed by methods OMERACT group as RAMRIS, resulting tool advances in MRI. Objective: This study aimed to offer a new reading of magnetic re...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/42095
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection constitutes a public health menace in many regions of the world. The dynamic nature of the infection and the characteristic variations in the serological markers associated with the various phases of the infection makes its classification, treatm...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43041
A cross sectional investigation of the effects of malaria infection on selected liver function profiles of children in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, was conducted. Exactly 1000 randomly selected children aged 1-10 years were involved after institutional ethical clearance...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/42503
Background: Malaria is a major contributor to deaths in children especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Children less than five years of age are susceptible to malaria infection in endemic regions leading to serious complications. Malaria causes death in children either directly throu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/42278
Background: User fees paid through out-of-pocket spending (OOPS) impede access to healthcare services, particularly among the poor. The study aimed to assess the households’ pattern of out-of-pocket spending, predictors of access to healthcare, and to explore their socio-economic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40972
Objective: To determine the hospital delivery rate and identify the associated factors for hospital delivery among booked parturients at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital. To determine the behavioural pattern of participants who delivered in NDUTH during the antenatal...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40679
Aims: The Western region in Kenya is holoendemic to malaria and experiences stable P. falciparum malaria transmission. Households and healthcare providers in this region incur costs in the management of malaria and malaria related complications. However, information regarding the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/42626
Study Design: Balombo area (Angola) f from each other to avoid the possibility of active flights of the mosquitoes and “contamination” of treated or control villages. Methodology: Classical Cross Sectional Surveys (CSS) were symptomless children <15 years. During data analysis...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41783
Aims: This study aimed at determining the factors associated with mortality in childhood severe malaria in Kisangani. For Democratic Republic of Congo is one of African countries with highest mortality rate of under-five children. Study Design: cross-sectional study. Place and D...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40898