Background: As more children with HIV survive into adolescence and adulthood, one of the most difficult issues that families with HIV-infected children face is disclosure of their children’s status to them. Objective: To explore factors associated with disclosure or none disclosu...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v20i530170
Introduction: Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children, it accounts for 17.0% of under- five deaths in Nigeria yearly. The aim of this study is to determine the pattern of pneumonia among children in Port Harcourt. Materials and Methods: A 2year retrospective descri...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v40i230225
Background: The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is on the rise globally. This study investigated the use of CAM among mothers for treating acute illnesses in their children. It provides information on the prevalence and types of CAM and reasons for their use....
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2019/v8i430127
Aim: The aim of the study is to determination of Some Haemotological Parameters in children infected with Plasmodium falciparum in Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, Kano State, North Western Nigeria. Study Design: The study is analytic study. Place and Duration of the S...
Anaemia is one of the leading complications due to malaria infections. It is defined in terms of packed cell volume (PCV) as a PCV <32%. This study was focused on the prevalence of malaria-related anaemia among children and adolescents attending General Hospital in Obi and Oju...
Purpose: Blunt abdominal trauma in children results in renal injury in approximately 10 to 20% of cases. In about 20% of these patients, significant complications may arise; for example urinoma (1%) and post trauma extravasation (2-18%). Urinomas and persistent hematuria were tr...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i1230263
Background: Parent’s misconception of fever, result in increased anxiety and antipyretics are commonly used in this situation. So any lack of parent’s knowledge regarding strategies of using them raises the possibility of drug-related problems. Objective: This study evaluated the...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2019/v31i130292
Aim: The current study aimed to detect Norovirus infections based on the use of sensitive and specific Multiplex PCR and to evaluate their clinical symptoms among children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among patients with acute gastroenteritis (99 subjects) admi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2019/v30i530277
Intestinal helminth infections are widely distributed throughout the world and children are the most affected population. The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence of intestinal helminths in children of primary schools in Makurdi, Benue State. Sterile cotton ball...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2019/v2i430075
Background: Diarrhoea illnesses continue to cause major sickness and death in children in developing countries. They often occur simultaneously in association with other illnesses as comorbidities, especially in children under five years of age. There is a dearth of literature on...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2019/v21i330135
Background: This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine prevalence, causative agents and their drug susceptibility patterns of chronic osteomyelitis children among 766 children attending orthopedic services at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital between October 2016 and...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i530144
Education is germane to liberating many people from high level of illiteracy and abject poverty. But lack of school enrollment among vulnerable children of such people living in the rural areas will further limit development, progress and the well-being they deserve. This study h...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2019/v5i230140
Emilie S. Badoum, Samuel S. Serme, Jean B. Yaro, Sam A. Coulibaly, Desire Kargougou, Amidou Diarra, Amidou Z. Ouédraogo, Lankoande Malik, Issa Nébié, Issiaka Soulama, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Alfred B. Tiono, Yves Traore, Sodiomon B. Sirima & Edith C. Bougouma·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2019
Aims: The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of hemoglobin abnormalities and G6PD deficiency and their respective influence on anemia occurring in less than five years old children with clinical P. falciparum malaria living in Burkina Faso. Study Design: The study was...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v37i330168
Aims: Malariometric indices are essential for the assessment of both new therapies and control strategies. As part of the characterization of a new malaria clinical trial site, this study was carried out to assess malariometric indices during the two seasons of a Sudanese area of...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v37i230159
Introduction: A considerable amount of knowledge has accumulated in recent years regarding the pediatric aspects of sleep with its associated disorders being understood. Health education for parents and prospective-parents frequently pay little attention to sleep. In addition med...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2019/v2i330110