The prevalence of atopic eczema (AE) has risen over the past few decades. There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of AE in South Africa. The ISAAC phase 1 study reported a prevalence of 5 10% in Cape Town schoolchildren. A recent study by Todd et al. conducted among Xhosa children demonstrated a point prevalence (dermatologist-diagnosed) of 0.7%, 1.1% and 3.7% in rural, peri-urban and urba...

This paper explores the relationships that are held in urban poor areas between architecture and urban development with the people who live in those areas. This research intends to explore, identify and analyze what kind of architecture and urban space is produced when people themselves, using their own initiative, develop their own environments; the above explained placed in my home country, C...

Canine tick borne disease, such as anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis are common diseases in veterinary practices. Most patients are diagnosed using clinical findings, history of tick bites and hematological findings; however, proper approach to diagnostic is not always feasible. Blood from 104 animal patients from urban and rural areas were analyzed finding 53.84% (n=56) having parameters compatibl...

To slow down the community transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), virus that causes disease 2019 (COVID-19), context-appropriate measures are vital. The first COVID-19 cases in Kenya, Uganda and United Republic Tanzania were reported March 2020. All three countries have introduced to spread virus, such as encouraging washing and/or sanitizing hands frequen...

BACKGROUND The beneficial influence of social networks on health and wellbeing is well-established. In poor urban settlements in Bangladesh, BRAC's Manoshi programme trains community health workers (CHWs) to support women through pregnancy, delivery and postpartum periods. This paper test the hypothesis that the introduction of CHWs as weak ties into the social networks of Manoshi members media...

introduction society is a series of conditions and situations which makes the society sustainable and peaceful and fear and horror is finished from the public’s viewpoints. the insecurity of places and public spaces disrupt high spirits and health in life and it imposes extra expenses on the society by creating obstacles on the way of cultural growth and public cooperation. in this paper have b...

Urban pseudo and reality human settlements (PHSs RHSs) are important components of the human–land relationship regional system. To explore coupling coordination principle among them is an approach to high-quality coordinated urban development. Based on three-dimensional development settlements, theoretical system a “three states” dynamic frame diagram constructed. The spatio-temporal heterogene...