This paper highlights on the aspects of bioethics principle of beneficence and equal value of human lives and the concept of distributive justice, mothers and women as seen through the lens of community based newborn health programs in developing countries. The Interagency Group...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/11179
Objective: This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of Hepatitis B and associated risk factors such as CD4+ counts variation and liver enzymes among HIV co– infected patients and those with HIV mono-infections only. Design and Methods: Three hundred and fourteen (314) H...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/9662
Joseph K. L. Opare, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Edwin Afari, Axel Hoffmann, Christian Schindler, Fred Wurapa, Chima Ohuabunwo, Samuel Sackey, David Mensah & Olivia Serwaa·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2014
Objectives: Given the paucity of community based surveys on hypertension and other non-communicable diseases in the Akwapim North District (AKND) of Ghana’s Eastern-Region (ER), we conducted a population survey to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated determ...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7844
Background: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) patients are prone to require long-term frequent blood transfusion because of chronic haemolysis and overlapping hyper-haemolysis. Hence, they become vulnerable to iron overload and its complications. On the other hand, iron deficiency has be...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/8985
Aims: The implication of Enterococcus faecalis in dental infections is rising and resistance to common antibiotics continues to rise globally as well. In this study, the association of E. faecalis with different forms of dental infections was investigated and the antibiotic resis...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/5024
Background: HIV counselling and testing (HCT) is a key strategic entry point to prevention, treatment, care and support services. Aim: The study aimed at determining the awareness of HIV counselling and testing among undergraduate university students in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: T...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/10903
Aim: To assess the knowledge and practice pattern of malaria prevention and control in pregnancy by healthcare providers within the context of focused antenatal care. Study Design: A prospective cross-sectional survey study. Place and Duration of Study: Health facilities from the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/10598
Accurate diagnosis of malaria parasite species is crucial for rational treatment that is a key success for a malaria control and elimination programmes. The main objective of this investigation was to correct species identification and re-assessment of diagnosis method in central...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/10916
Aims: Infant mortality rate (IMR) is not only used as a demographic measure, but also as an important health indicator of a society as well as a measure of its living standard worldwide. The Nigeria Demographic and Household Survey (NDHS) declared a wide difference in the IMR amo...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/9597
The incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is steadily increasing worldwide. According to the Globocan 2008, NHL is ranked as the 12th most common cancer worldwide and the 4th most common cancer in Sudan. Sudan is endemic with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Objectives: The o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/10180