Anuj Nautiyal, N. V. Satheesh Madhav, Samir Bhargava, Abhijeet Ojha, Rajeev Kumar Sharma, Manmohan Singhal, Vijay Singh Rana, Harish Chandra, Sushant Kumar Gupta, Md. Habban Akhter, N. K. Kamboj, Yusra Ahmad & S. N. Uniyal·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2018
To determine the prevalence and possible risk factors for prehypertension and hypertension state in Dehradun City of Uttarakhand (Northern India) using Joint National Committee (JNC) VII criteria, team of five pharmacy professional of DIT University -Faculty of Pharmacy were trai...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/39363
Objective: The objective of the study was to calculate in-hospital imaging prevalence and report patterns of neurological involvement in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38540
A study was carried out to determine the prevalence and intensity of intestinal parasite infections and its associated risk factors among school-aged children in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Rivers State between May-August 2015. Standard parasitological procedures as recomme...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/39106
Aim: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and their associated risk factors among children living in some selected shanty settlements in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration: The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39180
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a small enveloped DNA virus of the Hepadnaviridae family associated with infection of the liver, and a major public health problem globally. The virus preferentially infects the liver leading to hepatic complications such as hepatic carcinoma and liver...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2018/36989
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) treatment is the most effective strategy for preventing the spread of the disease. Default in TB treatment remains an important contributor to treatment failure, resurgence of multidrug resistance (MDR-TB), prolonged infectiousness, relapse and dea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/39170
Entamoeba histolytica and hookworm are among the 10 most prevalent intestinal parasitic infections worldwide. They contribute to low productivity, malnutrition, miscarriages, reduced lifespan and sometimes death. A study on the prevalence of these two diseases was carried out in...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/39177
Prevalence of Malaria Parasitaemia in Three Selected Local Government Areas of Niger State, North Central, Nigeria Introduction: Malaria- a parasitic protozoan infection, caused by Plasmodium species- is a major public health challenge in Africa. Aside hundreds of thousands of an...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/37884
A total of 400 pregnant women, 200 from Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH), 200 from Bori General Hospital (BGH) and 100 non- pregnant women used as control were examined for malaria parasitemia by staining their blood films with Giemsa stain. The prevalence of malar...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37994
Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Adult Patients with Gastric Symptoms Attending Public Health and Diagnostic Institute, Northwest University Kano, Nigeria Infection with Helicobacter pylori has been recognized as global problem due to its high prevalence across the world,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/38542
A cross-sectional randomized study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between malaria prevalence and ABO blood groups in a referral hospital in Rivers State, Nigeria. Venous blood samples were collected from all consenting study participants, films (thick and thin) were...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/37371
Malaria is a public health burden in Nigeria, causing high levels of morbidity and mortality. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence of malaria amongst 1000 consenting outpatients of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State. Intrav...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/37370
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the deficiency of Glucose-6-phosphate 10 dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity among students of Sultan Abdurrahaman School of Health Technology Gwadabawa, Sokoto State. Methodology: A total of 164 subjects comprised of...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/31901
Background: Flour dust is a respiratory sensitizer and chronic exposure to it and to Carbon Monoxide as a result of burning fossil fuel could affect the pulmonary functions and stimulate allergic responses. This study is designed to determine occupational related respiratory symp...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/37903
Aims: Fascioliasis is a helminthic disease caused by trematodes of the genus Fasciola. This study determined the prevalence of fascioliasis on cattle slaughtered at Minna Modern Abattoir, Tayi village, Bosso Minna, Niger State of Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional study was...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2017/35598