background: this study aimed at determining the prevalence of malaria and anemia among child­ren in rural community of okada, edo state nigeria, as well as to assess the level of use of insecti­cide treated bed nets and its impact on prevalence of malaria and anemia among study population. methods: thick blood films from 226 children with signs and symptoms of malaria in okada commu­nity were s...

purpose: risk factors of pelvic inflammatory disease can be different in different countries because of different sexual behaviors and religious restrictions. this study investigated the risk factors of this disease in iranian women in tehran. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional, descriptive study 1104 women with pelvic inflammatory disease were assessed from may 2010 to march 2011. ...

background: with the growing trend of unhealthy behaviors in the community, the likelihood of transmission of hepatitis b virus from infected people to society is increasing. so, early detection for preventing disease progression in patients and preventing the spread to the community has an important role. the aim of this study is assessment of risk factors in patients with chronic hepatitis b ...

background: whether coronary artery ectasia (cae) is a unique clinical finding or results from other clinical entities is still unknown. we aimed to determine the cae prevalence, investigate the relationship between cae and patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics, and assess the prognosis at follow-up in a sample of iranian population. methods: t otally, 10057 patients who underwent ...

conclusions the risk of symptomatic hav infection is considerable in adolescents of all studied provinces; thus, universal hav vaccination is recommended for all adolescents, regardless of their socioeconomic level. however, the risk is higher in some provinces, which seem to be transitioning from intermediate to low endemicity. results the weighted prevalence of hav varied significantly across...

background: toxoplasmosis is a major public health problem among immunocompromised individuals. this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women with and out hiv infections. methods: this cross sectional study was conducted among consecutive 385 pregnant women attended antenatal clinic from may 2010 to october 2011 ...

background: traditional thai tobacco (nicotiana abacus l.) is known as a non-virginia type whose mature leaf contains three to four times more nicotine than that of a virginia type. as such, the process of thai traditional tobacco production may lead to adverse health effects such as green tobacco sickness (gts). objective: to investigate the prevalence of gts and risk factors related to gts am...

BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and its treatment cause a range of hematological abnormalities. Anemia is one of the commonly observed hematologic manifestations in HIV positive persons and it has multifactorial origin. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of anemia in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) naïve and HAART experienced H...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of anemia among antiretroviral-naïve HIV-infected patients in China has not been well characterized. We conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of anemia among Chinese adults with newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS. METHODS One thousand nine hundred and forty-eight newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients in China were selected during 2009 and 2010. Serum sam...