Background: For effective malaria control at the community level, information on the treatment practices are essential. However, there is no information on malaria treatment practices in Ibusa community. Thus, this study seeks to assess the prevalence of malaria and health care s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/11814
Schistosomiasis is still a major health hazard in developing countries. Acute form, Katayama's syndrome occurs weeks after the initial infection and manifestations include fever, cough, abdominal pain, diarrhea and hepatosplenomegaly. Chronic infection may cause granulomatous rea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13094
Alphonsine Bilonda Mpiana, Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga, Jean Christophe Bukasa Tshilonda, Philippe Chastonay, Médard Ilunga wa Kyhi, Ngoyi K. Zacharie Bukonda & Tshimungu Kandolo·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2014
Aims: Our study is aimed at determining the risk factors of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) in Mbuji Mayi, Eastern Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Study Design: We used a case-control design with a ratio of 2 controls for every HAT case. Place and Duration o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14182
Background: In the absence of an effective vaccine and cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), testing and counseling for HIV remains an important intervention in the control of the infection. However, utilization of this service in Ghana is very low especially among men. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14198
Background: Infectious diseases are the worst problem in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The Nupe ethnic group from Nigeria has been using the leaves of Abrus precatorius for treatment of malaria and various forms of cancers. However studies have shown that the pla...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13683
Background: Diagnosis of pyoderma is clinical and antibiotic therapy in low resource setting is largely empirical. At MRRH Skin clinic repetitive visits by some patients with pyoderma led to speculation of antibiotic resistance. This indicated a need to survey the bacterial aetio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/12294
Aim: We investigated all malaria symptomatic patients with microscopy-negative results during a peak malaria transmission season to ascertain the need for presumptive treatment of malaria among these patients. Justification: Due to improved malaria control measures, the administr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14415
Background: Helminth infections are widely spread around the world and constitute a major public health problem. They present one of the most common parasitic infections worldwide with a greater proportion occurring in the less developed areas of the world like Sub-Saharan Africa...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14579
Introduction: Male live births occur slightly in excess of female live births at a ratio of approximately 0.515 (male/total births). Stress has been shown to reduce M/F, including stress engendered by contracting economies. This study was carried out in order to ascertain whether...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13450
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder in which carbohydrate, protein and lipid metabolism is not properly regulated by insulin. Many indigenous medicinal plants have been successfully used to manage diabetes. However, the use of dietary management is most advocated. Thus...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/12877