Background: Trichomoniasis, an infection caused by Trichomonas vaginalis is among the most neglected sexually transmitted disease in the world and it affects the vagina, cervix, urethra and paraurethral glands as well as the bladder in women. Objectives: To determine the prevalen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/14616
Background: Cataract is a leading cause of childhood visual impairment in developing countries. Cataract in children causes the blurring of retinal images and therefore disrupts the development of the immature visual pathways in the central nervous system with subsequent develop...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43570
Aims: Audit intent and review of the management. Study Design: Retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Ear, Nose and Throat Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria between August 2006 and September 2018. M...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/44787
Introduction: Typhoid fever is an endemic disease in our country; however, the changing presentation may alter our diagnosis and management. The Aim of the Work: To improve the management of typhoid fever in Egypt through studying the changes in the clinical picture, laboratory f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/44396
Introduction: The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide, especially in women of child-bearing age with deleterious effects during pregnancy. This study sort to determine the prevalence of pre-pregnancy obesity, its risk factors, socio-obstetrical profile and obstetric out...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/44002
Background and Objectives: Rickettsial infections are under recognised cause of acute febrile illness (AFI) in India. The reason being low index of suspicion, the absence of specific signs/ symptoms and lack of access to confirmatory laboratory tests. These diseases have a high m...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/44504
Aims: India reports frequent outbreaks of dengue fever every year. Scarcity of hospital beds during these outbreaks can be fatal to some. In this study we looked into the clinical and laboratory features of dengue fever in children and predictors of prolonged hospital stay. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/44585
The prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths has been reported to be high among residents especially school pupils in small communities located in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole. Gia is one of the communities in the Kassena-Nankana district of the Upper East Region of Gh...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43809
Background: Non- adherence to diabetes treatment regimen is possibly the most common reason for poor health outcomes among people with diabetes. Non-adherence in chronic disease is claimed as a patient taking less than 80% of the prescribed treatment. The rates of non-adherence t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43867
Syphilis accounts for a significant morbidity and mortality especially in the sub-Saharan Africa, where it remains a public health problem. Studies have demonstrated its deleterious effects on pregnancy and its association with HIV/AIDS. The aim of this study was to determine the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/43973