Background: Thoracic Epidural has been successfully used to administer anesthesia for mastectomy. However inadvertent dural puncture is a major complication occurring in about 0.19 to 3.6% during epidural anesthesia, even in very experienced hands with need for immediate and prop...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61545
Pregnancy malaria is a life-threatening condition to the mother, the fetus and the newborn. Since the implementation of the World Health Organization’s recommendations of specific malaria control strategies to pregnant women in malaria endemic countries, evaluation studies are ne...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61543
Aim: To assess the impact of WASH services in mitigating the proliferation of AMR in Nigeria, with the United Kingdom serving as a reference population. Study Design: This is a review article. Duration of Study: An extensive review was conducted in relevant databases, specificall...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61542
Introduction: Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients and HIV which infects CD4 cells causes immune suppression which can further be worsened by poor nutrition. More than 37.7 million people are living with HIV...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61540
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Analyzing the Flint Water Crisis: Insights and Suggestions for Future Resilience”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61541
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore factors that influence intentional self-poisoning among patients aged 15-30 years in Kericho County. The study's specific goals were to explore the influence of family factors, on intentional self-organophosphate poisoning. Study Design:...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61538
Background: Suicide has been among the leading causes of death in 15-29-year-old people worldwide. Over three quarters (79%) of all suicides occur in lower and mid-level economic countries. Aim: The study's specific goal was to assess factors influencing personal specific life ev...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61539
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) play key roles in management of infectious diseases like cholera and other waterborne diseases; given that millions of people globally have no access to safe water. This cross-sectional study, conducted in 7 communities of Ogoni region (Khana,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61537
Many causes, including the efficiency of plant medicines and their lower side effects when compared to contemporary medications, have contributed to the current rebirth of plant therapies. Given the current situation, basic scientific research on the therapeutic herbs utilized in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61535
Background: Virulence and antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens are one of the most universal threats to public health care. Materials: In this study, a total of two hundred and fifty-seven (257) enteric bacteria isolated from human rectal swabs and cattle dung were scree...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i61536