Sayed Halay, Siham Ahmed Balla, Taha Ahmed Elmukashfi Elsheikh, Heitham Awadalla, Amani Ahmed Burbr, Emtinan Khalid Hamid, Asma Abdelaal Abdalla, Zeinab Swareldahab, Zeinab Ammara, Elfatih Malik & Haieder Abuahmed Mohamed·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Background: Asthma has increased in many countries over recent years and there is little information regarding the prevalence of current wheezing episodes and asthma among preschool children in rural areas of Sudan. Objective: To identify the prevalence of current wheezes, diagno...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43207
Malaria in pregnancy is a major international public health concern in tropical and subtropical regions because pregnancy is a unique period vulnerable to malaria infection. In the Sub Saharan Africa region, the subclinical infection usually occurs during pregnancy and leads to t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43448
Knowledge on premarital genotyping and sickle cell disease among youths could constitute an important variable that influences their choice of spouse. The study assessed the knowledge on premarital genotyping and Sickle Cell Disease among youths in Mairi Ward, Jere Local Governme...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/34442
Aims: This study was carried out to determine the observed serological and significant epidemiological risk factors for dengue fever infection in a cross-section of the population in Trinidad and Tobago. Study Design: This was an observational cross sectional study. Place and Dur...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43271
Background: Previous studies have reported vascular inflammation in hypertension, which mediates its complications. However, studies’ regarding vascular inflammation in prehypertensives has been neglected. Aim: Our study aims at investigating vascular inflammation using tumour ne...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41507
Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a low-cost intervention in the care of neonates with numerous advantages that reduce mortality. Knowledge and attitude of health workers towards KMC influences practice. Objectives: To determine the knowledge of Nigerian health workers...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/42974
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