Aims: To determine the prevalence of Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) among clinically suspected patients in Taiz city, Taiz governorate, Yemen and its correlation with age, sex, site and lesions sites and number. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28536
Background: Cordylobia anthropophaga, one of the known furuncular myiasis-associated fly, has long been limited to the Afro-tropical region. In Saudi Arabia, Southwest region, part of the Afro-tropical region, has been considered the sole endemic region of C. anthropophaga outsid...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/29086
Background: Injury is the leading causes of morbidity and mortality including disability worldwide. Emergency Injury Care (EIC) is provided to stabilize casualties with life-threatening injury in an emergency situation by an EIC trained person until refer. Emergency care immediat...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27310
Imaralu John Osaigbovoh, Ijadunola Marcellina Yinyinade, Olaleye Atinuke Olukemi, Ani Franklin Inyang, Yusuf Adebola, Nwankpa Chima Godfrey & Fakoya Keji David·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2016
Aims: To determine the prevalence of high risk sexual behavior and its relationship to the duration of coital sexual abstinence in husbands of postpartum women. Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Ikenne Local Government Area, in Ogun St...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28622
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the reliability of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the breast as rapid cheap and quick diagnostic tool in an underdeveloped setting. Study Design: A descriptive retrospective study of breast FNAC results matched with the open b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/29135
Aims: To determine Immunoglobulin G (IgG) subtypes (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4) responses to PfMSP1-19 antigens and their associations with malaria across different age groups. Study Design: A community based cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Bondo Ward, in Hande...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28331
Aims: To investigate the possibility of a difference in late response towards intravenous immunoglobulin and its efficacy in myasthenic crisis when given during an acute dengue infection. Presentation of Case: We report a 29-year old lady with myasthenia gravis diagnosed two year...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28244
Aims: Nigeria implemented a prepayment scheme for health over a decade ago with the aim of achieving universal health coverage. Though the formal sector employees in the federal civil service are the focus, universal health coverage has not been achieved among them. This study ai...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27777
This study investigated the prevalence of onchocerciasis among children and teenagers (1-15 years of age) in Adani - Enugu state, Nigeria. Rapid Assessment Method (RAM) was used during the study. Among 210 subjects examined, 66 (31.4%) were shown to be positive. Occurrence of the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/22294
Background: This article aimed to sensitize the healthcare providers to the possibility of late and atypical presentation of sickle cell anemia (SCA). Case Presentation: A 24 year old female university undergraduate presented to the Medical out-patient Department of our hospital...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28031