Background: Sleep quality is an important determinant of health; so much so that the socio-economic and healthcare burden of poor sleep quality is alarming. In Malaysia, there is a shortage of sleep-quality studies conducted on Myanmar migrant workers, who comprise a significant...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30668
Aims: The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of tonsilloliths on the CBCT radiographs in the archive of the department of oral and maxillofacial radiology in the Shahid Beheshti Dental School. Study Design: The design of this study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31718
A. S. Mainasara, K. K. Ibrahim, E. U. Uko, N. M. Jiya, O. Erhabor, A. Umar, S. K. Muhammad, M. Sanusi, A. Garba, M. L. Jidda, S. K. Ladipo, L. Haruna, L. S. Sani, F. U. Onuigwe, M. Danyaro & Z. Bello·International Blood Research & Reviews·2017
Introduction: Anaemia is a global public health problem. It affects more than 56 million people globally, two thirds of them being from developing countries. This study was designed to investigate the prevalence and types of anaemia among the children attending the Paediatrics De...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/29225
B. R. Alkali, M. Bello, M. Kabiru, A. B. Shu’aibu, B. I. A’isha, A. Firdausi, N. M. Bunza & O. F. Ashcroft·Journal of Advances in Microbiology·2017
The seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infection among pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at specialist hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria was investigated. One hundred and eighty two (182) serum samples from pregnant women aged between 18-45 years were screened for the presence o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2016/31395
N. M. Jiya, A. Umar, K. K. Ibrahim, K. Mohammed, O. Erhabor, A. S. Mainasara, M. A. Ndakotsu, A. Garba & A. U. Musa·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) and other abnormal haemoglobin variants among the children attending the Paediatrics outpatients Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, North-Western of Nige...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30287
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the Haemoglobin Electrophoresis pattern among the children attending Paediatrics Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, North-Western of Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A total of three hundred and...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2017/30490
Aims: In most developing countries there is limited information on the burden of Non Communicable Diseases (NCD); even though recent findings in the developed world are predicting rapid transitions in these NCDs. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and patterns...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30410
Aim: To determine the prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and Trichomonas vaginalis among female students in Bingham University. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Department of Biological Sciences, Bingham University, Karu between the months of March t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/29115
Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of quarry mining activities on malaria prevalence in rural communities of Ebonyi state, Nigeria. Study Design: A comparative cross sectional study design. Place and Duration of Study: Rural communities of Ebonyi State sou...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/30004
Aim: To determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 associated with gastroenteritis in Minna, Niger state. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Department of Microbiology, Federal University of technology, Mi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29277
The Indian bull frog, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Daudin, 1803 and Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus Schneider, 1799 are frequently found to be infected with the proteocephalid cestodes. The seasonal dynamics of the Proteocephalus sp. was studied in both amphibians durin...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29053
Background: Intestinal parasitic infections are still endemic in many parts of Cameroon and for effective control measures, epidemiological data are indispensable. This will enable adequate recommendations for the National control program for these infections. Aim: This study aim...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/29273
A cross – sectional study was conducted to investigate the relationship between ABO blood groups and malaria parasitaemia in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Thick and thin films made from venous blood samples collected from 1000 consenting outpatient study subjects, were st...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/29928
Dengue virus, a positive sense RNA virus, involve in spreading dengue infection worldwide, consists of four related but genetically different serotypes. The present study depicts the outbreak and prevalence of dengue infection in different parts of Pakistan from 1982 to 2013. In...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/13961
Aims: To determine the prevalence of Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) among clinically suspected patients in Taiz city, Taiz governorate, Yemen and its correlation with age, sex, site and lesions sites and number. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28536