Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the pattern and factors influencing exclusivebreast feeding and weaning practices in a homogenous urban slum. Study Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional among 143 mother-child pairsusing a combination of simple and syste...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/1337
M. K. Sudarshan, D. H. Ashwath Narayana, N. R. Ramesh Masthi, M. L. Satyanarayana, Praveen Kulkarni, S. N. Madhusudana, B. C. Ramakrishna & Gangaboraiah .·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2013
Aim: To assess the feasibility of implementing "one health approach" to prevent human rabies and control animal rabies in a rural community. Study Design: Health services research in a rural setting. Place and Duration of Study: A medical college and a veterinary college along wi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2457
Objective: To review the progress towards the goal of elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (Kala azar) from the Indian sub-continent by 2015. Method: Both electronic and print databases were searched for studies related to Kala azar. Finding: The burden of Kala azar is grossly u...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2732
Sumon Kumar Das, Shahnawaz Ahmed, Farzana Ferdous, Fahmida Dil Farzana, Guddu Kaur, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Kaisar Ali Talukder, Mustafizur Rahman, Shamsun Nahar, Yasmin Ara Begum, Firdausi Qadri, Tahmeed Ahmed & Abu Syed Golam Faruque·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2013
Aim: There is lack of information on the severity of diarrheal disease with etiology. Thus the study aimed to compare the etiology of under-five children with moderate-to-severe disease (MSD) and mild disease (MD). Study Design: Diarrheal disease surveillance. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2662
Aims: This research is aimed to determine the occurrence of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), Candida albicans, Trichomonas vaginalis, Bacteria vaginosis and HIV concomitant infections among women of reproductive age in schistosomiasis endemic communities in the Volta Basin o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/1010
Indiscriminate use of chloroquine (CQ) has resulted in chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) in almost all regions of India. Due to the emergence of resistance to CQ in India, the current recommended first line of treatment for Pf has been the combination of artesu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2806
Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the timeliness and out-of-sequence vaccination among children aged less than five years through the data of a local Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in Burkina Faso. Study Design: Cross-sectional study nested into an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2920
Background: The average numbers of Nigerians who have been incarcerated over the past three decades when HIV/AIDS was discovered have been increasing and the seroprevalence of HIV/AIDS amongst the prison inmates remained higher than the national average due to the occurrence of r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2901
Introduction: HIV/AIDS and Noncommunicable diseases are the major public health threats of developing countries. Analysis of joint epidemiological patterns of these diseases will help in designing and implementing appropriate interventions to mitigate their impacts. Objectives: T...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2523
Aim: To assess differences in schistosomiasis knowledge in farmers working in traditional, improved traditional and modern irrigation schemes in Tanzania. Study Design: A cross-sectional survey among farmers practicing irrigation rice farming, in 2 different regions and 6 differe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2479