Recently added articles from Journal of Health Population and Nutrition:
Human intestinal parasites.(EDITORIAL)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Dec 01, 2007; Haque, Rashidul ... Parasitic infections, caused by intestinal helminths and protozoan parasites, are among the most prevalent infections in humans in developing countries. In developed countries, protozoan parasites more commonly cause gastrointestinal infections compared to helminths. Intestinal parasites ...
Perceptions of women about menstrual regulation services: qualitative interviews from selected Urban Areas of Dhaka.(COMMENTARY)(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Nashid, Tanzina ... ABSTRACT Menstrual regulation (MR) programmes were introduced in Bangladesh in 1974 to reduce morbidity and mortality due to unsafe abortions. About 468,000 MR procedures are performed annually, and its potential is not fully used. To develop MR programmes, the voices of women ...
Prevalence of intestinal parasites in young Quichua children in the highlands of rural Ecuador.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Jacobsen, Kathryn H. ... ABSTRACT The prevalence of intestinal parasites in young Quichua children was assessed in 20 rural communities in the highlands of Ecuador in August 2005. The caregivers of 293 children aged 12-60 months were interviewed about the status of child health, household socioeconomic ...
Prevalence, haemolytic and haemagglutination activities and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Campylobacter spp. isolated from human diarrhoeal stools in Vhembe District, South Africa.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Samie, A. ... ABSTRACT Campylobacter species are increasingly being recognized as agents of gastroenteritis worldwide. However, data on the pathogenic characteristics of the organism isolated in rural communities in South Africa are lacking. In this study, the prevalence of Campylobacter spp ....
Acute otitis media during the first two years of life in a rural community in Bangladesh: a prospective cohort study.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Roy, Eliza ... ABSTRACT The study investigated the burden of acute otitis media (AOM) during the first two years of life in a cohort of 252 newborns in rural Bangladesh using data collected on occurrences of AOM. Trained community health workers (CHWs) conducted household surveillance and ...
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in children and their family members in a district in Turkey.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Ceylan, Abdullah ... ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among children and their family members and to evaluate some epidemiologic characteristics. The study included 275 children, aged 1-15 year(s), suffering from different gastrointestinal ...
Prevalence, pathogenesis, antibiotic susceptibility profiles, and in-vitro activity of selected medicinal plants against Aeromonas isolates from stool samples of patients in the Venda Region of South Africa.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Obi, C.L. ... ABSTRACT The prevalence, pathogenic indices, such as haemolytic and haemagglutinating activities, antibiograms, and in-vitro activities of local medicinal plants against Aeromonas isolates in Vhembe district of Limpopo province, South Africa, were studied using standard ...
Development and management of a geographic information system for health research in a developing-country setting: a case study from Bangladesh.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Sugimoto, Jonathan D. ... ABSTRACT In the last decade, geographic information systems (GIS) have become accessible to researchers in developing countries, yet guidance remains sparse for developing a GIS. Drawing on experience in developing a GIS for a large community trial in rural Bangladesh, six ...
A review of changing episode definitions and their effects on estimates of diarrhoeal morbidity.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Wright, Jim ... ABSTRACT This paper describes how the methodology used for measuring diarrhoeal morbidity has changed over time and assesses how differences in episode definition have affected estimates of diarrhoeal morbidity among children aged less than five years. The episode definition ...
Sociodemographic characteristics of tobacco consumers in a rural area of Bangladesh.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Choudhury, Kaneta ... ABSTRACT Bangladesh typifies many developing countries experiencing an increasing trend in tobacco consumption. However, little is known about the general pattern of tobacco consumption and about population groups who are more prone to tobacco consumption. This paper aimed at ...
Successful treatment of rotavirus-induced diarrhoea in suckling mice with egg yolk immunoglobulin.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Sarker, Shafiqul A. ... ABSTRACT The role of specific immunoglobulins at mucosal sites in imparting protection against disease, such as rotavirus-associated diarrhoea, is well-established. Oral immunoglobulin therapy with egg yolk-derived anti-rotavirus immunoglobulins has previously been shown to ...
Adults' perceived prevalence of enteric fever predicts laboratory-validated incidence of typhoid fever in children.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Chen, Xinguang ... ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to develop a model to predict the incidence of typhoid in children based on adults' perception of prevalence of enteric fever in the wider community. Typhoid cases among children, aged 5-15 years, from epidemic regions in five Asian countries ...
Delivery practices of traditional birth attendants in Dhaka Slums, Bangladesh.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Fronczak, N. ... ABSTRACT This paper describes associations among delivery-location, training of birth attendants, birthing practices, and early postpartum morbidity in women in slum areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh. During November 1993-May 1995, data on delivery-location, training of birth ...
Body mass index of male youths aged 18-20 years of the Han nationality living in different regions of China.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Shang, Lei ... ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the nutritional status and levels of body mass index (BMI, kg/[m.sup.2]) and to evaluate the geographical distribution of male youths of the Han nationality in China. In total, 60,773 male youths, aged 18-20 years, of the Han ...
Newborn aides: an innovative approach in sick newborn care at a district-level special care unit.(Report)
Dec 01, 2007; Sen, Amitava ... ABSTRACT A Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU), established in a district hospital in India, substantially reduced the neonatal mortality rate in the district; it, however, suffered from a dearth of trained nurses. Local girls with 10-12 years of school education underwent structured ...