Aim: Based on traditional claims and practice, the antiplasmodial activity of bee stings and its effect on haematological indices was investigated in P. berghei infected mice. Methodology: Sixteen albino mice were intraperitoneally infected with chloroquine sensitive P. berghei s...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14660
Background: There is currently an increased demand and consumption of bottled water in Tanzania especially among the middle and high income earners as it is generally perceived to be pure, clean and of good quality. This has led to the sale of different brands of bottled water on...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14277
Aims: To determine the presence of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies (rVNA) as well the potency of the rVNA in rabies occupational risk humans in Niger State of Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration: Research was conducted at the Department of Veteri...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14461
Aim: To assess the factors influencing registration for antenatal care in Nigerian pregnant women. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The antenatal clinic of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospit...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13357
Introduction: Male live births occur slightly in excess of female births but the ratio is influenced by a very large variety of factors. This ratio is remarkably stable but may exhibit sudden shifts in response to influences such as population stress. A World Health Organisation...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14429
Noise pollution is one of the man-made environmental hazards that is given the least attention. By World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition, noise pollution is unwanted or excessive sound that can have deleterious effects on human health and environmental quality. Industrial...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13791
Introduction: The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic is the greatest challenge to human kind in the 21st century. Over 35.5 million people are infected with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide and the majority of these infections are in the reproductive a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13342
Aims: To determine the microbial quality and the presence of antibiotic residues in raw beef from four major abattoirs in Accra, Ghana. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Samples were obtained from the four major abattoirs namely; Madina, Tema (GIHOC), Ac...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/14759
Aims: One of the current crises of the society is prevalence rate of viral co-infection of hepatitis B and C among HIV patients.HIV, HBV, and HCV are major public health concerns. Because of shared routes of transmission, HIV-HCV coinfection and HIV-HBV coinfection are common. HI...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13282
Introduction: Injury is a major, preventable public health problem in terms of morbidity, premature mortality or disability. This study aims to assess the epidemiology of injury in patients admitted to a tertiary care centre in northern India. Materials and Methods: Observational...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/15207