Aims: To examine the attitudes and the perceptions of community members and health workers towards leprosy, to study possible determinants of stigma and to provide baseline data for those who are interested in launching de-stigmatising interventions. Study Design: Cross-sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/11897
Background: This study, undertaken in a major tertiary hospital in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, was designed to examine the incidence of lower lung field tuberculosis in HIV infected and uninfected patients, and in diabetic patients as well as their AFB status and outcome o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13872
Aim: To determine the distribution and endemicity of Urogenital schistosomiasis infection among Fulani Pastoralists in their various bush encampments in Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross –sectional, descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Rivers State, Nigeria, b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/8778
Background /Aims: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of thyroid cancer and simple goiter among other diseases however; there has not been a direct comparison of the severity of the stress factor in these two conditions in relation to their dietary pattern in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/13218
Background and Study Aims: Thrombocytopenia (TP) in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common finding either directly due to viral infection of platelets or indirectly due to immune alteration triggered by the virus, the consequences of HCV- induced cirrhosis and portal hyperte...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/12875
Background: Tetanus toxoid immunization is given to pregnant women and women of child bearing age to prevent neonatal tetanus and maternal tetanus. The tetanus toxoid vaccine is given five times to women of child bearing age. If the vaccination is given with correct dose, through...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/12189
Aims: Non-adherence to treatment represents a significant challenge to anti-retroviral treatment goals. This study aimed to identify and explore perceived barriers to adherence in non-adherent HIV patients attending the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Study Design:...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/12186
Aim: To investigate the antimicrobial resistance profile of faecal Escherichia coli to common antimicrobial agents in healthy adults in Amassoma, South Southern Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology an...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/12715
Aims: This study on leprosy was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the de-stigmatising interventions which were launched by three different groups of people. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Raj Pracha Samasai Institute and Chaiyaphum provi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/13296
Aim: To assess knowledge levels on schistosomiasis in farmers and laborers working in paddy rice fields in eastern Uganda. Study Design: A cross-sectional survey among farmers practicing paddy rice farming in Doho and Kibimba. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried ou...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/12579