Aims: Helicobacter pylori infection is an important cause of peptic ulcer disease and other gastrointestinal disorders. The gastritis caused by H. pylori leads to lipid metabolism disorders that may act as risk factors for hypertensive patients. The aim of the study was to seek f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/36252
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection is a major public health challenge in Nigeria. This research aims at determining the effect of MTB infections on some haematological and immunological parameters in MTB patients in Benin, Nigeria. One hundred and fifty subjects were recr...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/25693
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of microscopy and PCR in the diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school children in Wamakko Local Government Area. Sokoto, North-western, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study d...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35462
Introduction: Unsafe food poses global health threats, endangering everyone Vended foods are considered to be a public health hazard because the food handlers are often poor, have poor schooling and lack appreciation for food hygiene practices (particularly in developing countrie...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35728
Background: Dengue fever (DF) is the most common of the arboviral infections in humans and more than two-fifths of the world's population lives in areas potentially at risk for dengue. Effective vector control, prompt case detection and appropriate clinical management can reduce...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/36416
Intestinal parasitic infections have always been an important public health problem in the tropics and subtropics particularly in developing countries. A comparative study involving 300 secondary school children of both sexes and ages of 10-24 years in two rural and two urban sec...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35669
Background: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) in children may be associated with varying degrees of undernutrition due to poor intake, impaired nutrient utilization and increased metabolic demands in the presence of heart failure and hypoxia. Objective: To assess the nutritional st...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35964
Vicente Beltrán Campos, Nicolás Padilla Raygoza, Teodoro Córdova Fraga, María de Lourdes García Campos, Silvia del Carmen Delgado Sandoval, Cuauhtémoc Sandoval Salazar & Modesto Antonio Sosa Aquino·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2017
Aim: Determine the influence of ionizing radiation on the redox balance of health personnel. Introduction: Ionizing radiation has carcinogenic, genetic and immunological effects, among others. Exposure to low radiation doses has been reported to increase the damage induced by hig...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/35928
Aim: This study was aimed at identifying factors that influenced the apparent decimation of tsetse fly (Diptera: Glossinidae) population, eliminated human and decreased animal African trypanosomosis in Jigawa State, within Sahel-Sudano ecological zone of Nigeria. Study Design: On...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/34785
The renal manifestations of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) can range from haematuria and abnormal tubular function to massive proteinuria and end stage renal disease. This study was designed to screen for microalbuminuria in SCA patients and assess the coexistence of frequently docume...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/34919