Background: Unwanted pregnancies in sexually active teenagers give headaches to many parents and are devastating for the girls themselves. The use of hormonal contraception (HC) is an issue, but the promotion of HC at this age is perhaps a complex issue. Objective: Evaluate knowl...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41519
Abdulla Salem Bin Ghouth, Mohammed Amood AL–Kamarany, Khalid Suhail, Elham El-Absy, Tarek Abdulkarim, Munear Majam, Yousra Khabaz, Wafa Faqeeh, Wardah Al-Mahwety, Walled Abu Talib, Asma Al-Dhahwi, Mohammad Hijam, Marwan Al-Ahdal, Hashem Muamer & Sameer Bokhamy·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Background: Unfortunately; diphtheria occurres in Yemen as a fatal epidemic since the end of 2017. Al-Hodeida governorate (at Western Yemen) is represented as the second governorate in Yemen for the burden of diphtheria epidemic. Different NGOs and ministry of health conducted co...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40750
Dhiego Lima Costa, Daniele Salgado de Sousa, Rebeson Moraes da Silva, Matheus Pinheiro, Flávio Luiz Fonseca de Almeida Moraes Jú, Ysadora Maria Rodrigues Pinto & Vitor Hugo Auzier Lima·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Pediculosis is a common pathology in poor populations of several cities. However, it is even more incidental and neglected in riverine populations. Based on this assumption, this study proposed the collection of data on this disease in these populations, as well as the treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41299
Antimalarial drug resistance is the major challenge in the treatment of malaria all over the world. Plasmodium species are the parasite that causes malaria. Plasmodium falciparum is the most prevalent species found in sub-Saharan Africa that records the highest infections and dea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41204
The study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices of pregnant women attending the Comprehensive Health Centre, Isolo, Ondo state Nigeria towards hygienic practice. A descriptive research design was utilized. The study was conducted at the antenatal clinic of the Comprehen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40582
Background: Majority of studies on determinants of Infant and Child Mortality in Nigeria were mainly analyzed using binary models such as Logistic model, Hazard Proportional model, and Probit model which categorized infant mortality as a categorical variable. However, this study...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40601
Blood stream infections can result in life threatening conditions with high morbidity and mortality. Hence, prompt diagnosis and antimicrobial treatment is required. The gold standard of making a diagnosis of septicaemia is the isolation of the offending pathogen from a blood cul...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/41124
Benjamin Lopez-Nolasco, Alicia Alvarez-Aguirre, Veronica Margarita Hernandez- Rodriguez, Leticia Casique Casique, Gloria Calixto Olalde & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2018
Aims: To analyze and assess the scientific evidence regarding interventions for alcohol consumption in older adults. Methodology: Integrative review of articles published in the period from 2012 to 2016 in the databases MEDLINE, CINHAL, LILACS, Academic Search Complete, with the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40471
This study was aimed at evaluating the clinical, biochemical, and hematological changes in male BALB/C mice infected with Leishmania major fed with standard rat pellets (RP) and Annonaceae Fruit Pulp pellets (AFPP) in different experimental exposures. The results of the study sho...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39784
The aim of this study was set to determine the prevalence of HIV/HBV co-infections and the associated risk factors in the general population in the district of Kiruhura-Uganda. A cross-sectional household survey was conducted from April 2014 to November 2014 and 1874 people were...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40254