Aims: To assess the awareness and knowledge of tetanus toxoid (TT) immunization among women in Alakahia, a community in Obio/Akpor LGA, Rivers State in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study Place and Duration of Study: This...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/32391
Aims: identify the socioeconomic characteristics of farm households in the study area; determine factors that influence malaria incidence rate among farming households; estimated the costs effect of malaria on farm households; and determine the influence of malaria incidence on f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/33730
Aims: To appreciate the evolution of weight gain by malnourished children and factors associated to children underweight after the Positive Deviance/Hearth sessions. Study Design: Longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: Districts Ze and Lalo (Southern Benin), from May to...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/33539
Toxoplasmosis due to infection by Toxoplasma gondii is estimated to affect one third of the global population. In pregnancy, T. gondii infection represents the risk to induce miscarriage and congenital transmission. This study was therefore conducted to determine the seroprevalen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/33528
Aims: To determine the prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections and the associated risk factors in children. Study Design: A cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in four selected health facilities in Bushenyi District, Western Uganda, b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/33255
Cardiometabolic Syndrome is a constellation of cardiovascular risk factors which include diabetes, hypertension, obesity, dyslipidaemia amongst others. This study was designed to determine the prevalence and predictors of cardiometaboic syndrome among road transport workers. The...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/32392
Aims: The study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and intensity of Plasmodium falciparum infection, in randomly selected areas of north-western Nigeria and to evaluate the efficiency of microscopy and rapid diagnostic test (RDT) in detecting and determining intensity of ...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/28884
Aim: Leptospirosis is a rare cause of Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC), reported as a presenting feature, hitherto. The present report suggests that it can complicate leptospirosis during its treatment and rapidly deteriorate warranting prompt surgical intervention. The aim o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/33459
Aim: Nocardia spp are ubiquitous soil organisms that often infect patients with underlying compromised immunity, pulmonary disease or history of surgery or trauma. The diagnosis of nocardiosis can be missed because there are no characteristic symptoms. Pulmonary nocardiosis is a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/32403
Aim: The present study was carried out to document the complementary feeding practices in the view of understanding reasons of delayed or deficient practices in children aged six-18 months, from tribal regions of Maharashtra. Study Design: This was a descriptive, cross sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2017/32906