Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is pain during menstruation in women. It has a negative impact on the quality of life of the affected females. Though a common menstrual disorder, it remains poorly understood and often overlooked when assessing health and life experiences even when the...
Introduction: Human head lice infest people worldwide and are most prevalent in children. Outbreaks of head lice more commonly affect children 3 to 12 years old, with girls being affected more commonly than boys. The aim is to study the factors affecting transmission of the disea...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1730656
Objective: Seasonal prevalence of female Aedes aegypti was studied to determine its habits and its transmission season in Lahore, Pakistan. Methods: The study was carried out by placing black modified ovitraps indoor & outdoor in 25 different households per town in ten admini...
Background: COVID‐19 is caused by SARS‐CoV‐2; it is considered a global tragedy that has astounded health care systems. Since the pandemic began, identifying the characteristics that might influence risk of infection and poor disease outcomes have been of paramount interest. Mala...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2022/v13i430187
Good vision is very important for people of all ages, especially children. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and causes of ocular morbidities among public high school students in Enugu-East Local Government Area (L.G.A) of Enugu State. The method used was a cross-secti...
Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease caused by parasitic flat worms also known as trematodes, which belongs to the genus Schistosoma. Schistosomiasis is considered to be the third most acute tropical illnesses globally, after malaria and helminthiasis as it is a main origin of mo...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1430642
Geostatistical models have been widely used to represent disease prevalence in spatial disease mapping. More recently, these models have been employed to estimate geographic ‘spread’ of artemisinin resistance (AR) in South East Asia from genetic mutations identified in the K13 ge...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i1530643
The consumption of fresh vegetables has great health benefits. However, this has been linked to several food borne infections and disease outbreaks in the past because some of these vegetables have been identified as agents in the transmission of human food pathogens. This study...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2022/v13i230293
Introduction: Mankind has been battling the AIDS pandemic since its advent in the eighties. So far, diverse measures have been taken and strategies formulated to combat the disease one of which is geared towards establishing barriers to its spread. HIV status disclosure as a prev...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i2031505
This study was an exploratory prospective observational study in a cohort of patients on admission with COVID-19 in some health institutions in Nigeria. Patients within the age group of less than 25 years to greater than 50 years of age with PCR-confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2...
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Research Article10.9734/jalsi/2022/v25i430297
Listeriosis is an emerging infection with major public health concerns worldwide because of occurrence of associated food-borne outbreak and significant risk of mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to isolate Listeria monocytogenes in raw meat samples in selected markets in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2022/v10i330248
Background: Workplace bullying is a major occupational hazard globally with negative consequences on employee health and organizational performance. Workplace bullying has significant implications for quality care delivery and care outcomes. Aim: We sought to investigate the natu...
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Research Article10.9734/arjass/2022/v17i330311
Objectives: We determined the prevalence of coronavirus (COVID-19 virus) infection on the basis of age, sex, clinical presentation and risk of ABO Blood Groups antigens with COVID-19 virus. We also highlight the Hematological Parameters such as neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio an...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i43B36323
Aim: To assess the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella species isolated from ready-to-eat foods and food handlers in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in selected pla...
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Research Article10.9734/jamb/2022/v22i930491
Aim: To assess the risk factors associated with the prevalence of fluorosis in the endemic area of Punjab. Study Design: The fluorosis endemic area of Punjab state was purposively selected for assessment of risk factors associated with it. Place and Duration of Study: The study w...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i2331763