International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

ISSN 2326-7291

IJPHE | Table of Contents in 2019

Research Article

Chromium and copper in toenails of some Kano inhabitants

I. C. Ajala, J. T. Ayodele*

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1173

Research Article

Predictive equations for estimation of stature from knee height, arm span, and sitting height in Indonesian Javanese elderly people

Fatmah

Page: 1 - 6

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1172

Research Article

Defining obesity using three anthropometric parameters, being components of two diagnostic criteria, amongst Nigerian women

Maxwell M. Nwegbu

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1171

Review

Childhood thumb sucking habit: the burden of a preventable problem!

Gupta B Indushekar, Bhavna Gupta and Indushekar KR

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1170

Research Article

Some emerging issues in medical admission pattern in the tropics

P. O. Akinwusi, O.O. Okunola, *A.A Akintunde

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1169

Case Report

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: Case series from Abuja

*Okechukwu AA, **Mamuna CC

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1168

Research Article

Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression and barriers to treatment: A literature review

MD , Saleh Rahman, MPH , Ph.D. , MPH and Erin Manglardi

Page: 1 - 13

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1167

Review

Chikungunia outbreaks in new regions as a sign of ecological ill health: Re-examining vector borne disease in the context of climate change

R. Rajan Patil

Page: 1 - 2

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1166

Research Article

Asymptomatic intestinal protozoan infections among inhabitants in Mexico City, Mexico

Kensuke Goto, Takeshi Yoda*, Yasuyuki Rakue, Hiroshi Tachibana, Jephtha Christopher Nmor, Akira Yoshioka, Tomohiro Hirao, No , Jarot Jazek Escobar Jimenes, Kazuo Minematsu, Tetsuo Yanagi, Takeshi Suzue

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1165

Research Article

Enhancing quality of healthcare under the national health insurance system: Identification of factors reducing quality of care in Taiwan

Li Chang

Page: 1 - 9

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1164

Research Article

Comparative antimicrobial activities of some plant extracts and commercial antibiotics against some selected pathogens of food origin

Abioye J. A. and Onifade A. K., Anibijuwon I. I*

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1163

Research Article

Serum amyloid A protein, rheumatoid factor and lipid profile in relation to tobacco smoking in Saudi subjects

Al-Sieni A.*, Al-Abbasi F.

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1162

Research Article

Severity of ulcerative colitis in the study population in Iran in correlation with cigarette consumption

Nicolas Oguge, William O. Ogara*, Dorcas W. Nduati and Alfred O. Mainga, Nduhiu J. Gitahi Samuel A. Andanje

Page: 1 - 6

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1161

Research Article

Determination of carnivores prey base by scat analysis in Samburu community group ranches in Kenya

Nicolas Oguge, William O. Ogara*, Dorcas W. Nduati and Alfred O. Mainga, Nduhiu J. Gitahi Samuel A. Andanje

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1160

Research Article

Disasters in Kenya: A major public health concern

Samuel G. Maingi, Marion W. Mutugi*

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1159

Research Article

Evaluation of health status of pre-menarcheal and post-menarcheal girls by Rohrer index in Purulia, West Bengal

Sudip Datta Banik

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1158

Research Article

Patient waiting time in a tertiary health institution in Northern Nigeria

Oche M. O.* and Umar A. S., Umar I.

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1156

Research Article

Patient satisfaction and expectations of the quality of service of University affiliated dermatology clinics

Abdullateef A. Alzolibani

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1155

Research Article

Bacteria contamination of raw meat sold in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Nigeria

Ugbo E. C, Iroha I. R.*, Oji A. E. and Ayogu T. E, Ilang D. C.

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1154

Research Article

Prevalence and correlates for tobacco smoking among persons aged 25 years or older in Lusaka urban district, Zambia

Olusegun Babaniyi, Seter Siziya*, Peter Songolo and Mutale Nsakashalo-Senkwe

Page: 1 - 6

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1153

Research Article

Promotion of knowledge and attitude towards premarital care: An interventional study among medical student in Fayoum University

Naglaa Abd El Khalek El Sherbiny and Lamiaa Abd El Gawad ahmed, Salwa Tawfik Abd Al Azeem, Eman Taher Elsayed*

Page: 1 - 8

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1152

Research Article

Immunization coverage of antenatal and immunization clinics attendees in the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital

Onyi Euphemia Kunle-Olowu and Ugwu Moses Emeka, Adekunle Kunle-Olowu*

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1151

Research Article

Meta-analysis of the prognostic role of p53: Playground for solution or source of confusion?

Efstratios Patsouris and Penelope Korkolopoulou, Georgia Levidou*, Paraskevi Fragkou

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1150

Research Article

Reasons for incomplete vaccination and factors for missed opportunities among rural Nigerian children

Onajole A. T, Abdulraheem I. S*, Jimoh A. A. G and Oladipo A. R

Page: 1 - 10

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1149

Research Article

The pattern of skin disorders in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

M. R. Akpa and I. O. George*, D. D. Atraide

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1148

Research Article

Concurrent sexual partnerships among Chinese men: Evidence from a national population-based survey

Ha Nguyen and Henry Mosley, Cheng Huang, Wenjuan Wang*

Page: 1 - 10

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1147

Research Article

Visceral fat with its risk factors amongst the Indonesian Javanese elderly

Fatmah , Yusran

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1146

Research Article

Physical violence among intimate partners in Nigeria: A multi level analysis

Yusuf O. B.*, Oladepo O. and Olowokeere F., Arulogun O. S.

Page: 1 - 8

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1145

Research Article

Technical competence of tutors in pre-service health training institutions on Expanded Programme on Immunization in North Western Nigeria

A. O. Olatunji*, A. S. Umar*, A. Yakubu and M. Oche, A. O. Abiola

Page: 1 - 6

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1144

Research Article

Antibiotic self-medication among university medical undergraduates in Northern Nigeria

Joseph O. Fadare*, Igbiks Tamuno

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1143

Research Article

Comparison between all patients refined diagnosis related groups with the centre for medicare and medicaid services diagnosis related groups

Alberto Pilotto, Luca Lorenzoni, Mauro Di Bari, Roberto Bernabei, Franco Rengo, Marilisa Franceschi, Niccolò Marchionni and Antonio Greco*

Page: 1 - 6

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1140

Research Article

Analysis of factors related to complaints in medical schemes

Michael Mncedisi Willie

Page: 1 - 9

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1139

Research Article

Retrospective study of bovine and human tuberculosis in abattoirs and hospitals in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria

Abonyi G. E. and Onunkwo J. I., Umeononigwe C. N., Nwanta J. A.*

Page: 1 - 8

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1138

Research Article

A study of travel medicine among National and International travellers in Egypt

Naglaa A. El Sherbiny*, Ghada M. Wafik

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1137

Research Article

Prevalence, distribution and behavioural determinants of coital activity among High School students in Namibia: A cross-sectional study

Choshi D. Kasanda and Cornelia N. Shimwooshili-Shaimemanya, Kazhila C. Chinsembu*

Page: 1 - 9

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1134

Research Article

Disease dynamics, distribution and surveillance of malaria in arid ecology of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India during 2002 to 2006

L. Swarn, P. K. Anand*, S. P. Yadav and H. Singh

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1135

Research Article

Prevalence of waterborne infections in Northwest Nigeria: A retrospective study

Ibrahim Y. K. E., Raji M. I. O.*

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1133

Research Article

Multiresistant faecal indicator bacteria in stream and well waters of Ile-Ife City, Southwestern Nigeria: Public health implications

K. D. Owolabi and K. A. Adeojo, P. O. Olutiola, O. Oyedeji*

Page: 1 - 11

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1132

Research Article

Demographic, cultural and environmental factors associated with frequency and severity of malnutrition among Zambian children

Peter Songolo, Seter Siziya*, and Emmanuel Rudatsikira, Selestine H. Nzala, Olusegun Babaniyi, Adamson S. Muula

Page: 1 - 9

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1131

Research Article

Chemical and silt-induced eutrophication syndrome at Otamiri River, Owerri, Nigeria

Nwanebu F. C*, Obi R. K and Ojiako O. A, Ogbulie , J. N

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1130

Research Article

Prevalence of goitre and assessment of iodine nutritional status in 6-12 years primary school children of Narmada District, Gujarat, India

Jyotsna P, Haresh Ch, or , wani*

Page: 1 - 6

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1129

Research Article

Alcohol consumption in Lusaka urban district, Zambia: A population based survey, 2007

Selestine H. Nzala, Peter Songolo, Emmanuel Rudatsikira and Seter Siziya*, Olusegun Babaniyi, Adamson S. Muula

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1128

Research Article

Introduction of complementary foods to infants as self-reported by urban and rural low-income mothers in Guatemala

Marieke Vossenaar* and Noel W. Solomons, Raquel Campos, Liza Hernández, María José Soto-Méndez

Page: 1 - 9

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1127

Research Article

Stroke in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia

A. I. Frank-Briggs, I. O. George*

Page: 1 - 3

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1126

Research Article

Exploring Fayoum (Upper Egypt) preparatory school students’ and teachers’ attitude towards obesity as health risk

Douaa El Derwi, Naglaa El Sherbiny* and Adham Hazem Atta

Page: 1 - 6

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1125

Research Article

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors among female nurses in a teaching hospital in North-Eastern state of Malaysia

Mohd Nazri Shafei*, Ahmad Faris Awang and Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan Mohamad

Page: 1 - 8

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1124

Research Article

Operational impacts of the Tamale abattoir on the environment

Conrad Atogi-Akwoa Weobong*, Enyonam Y. Adinyira

Page: 1 - 8

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1123

Research Article

An assessment of the impact of health education on maternal knowledge and practice of childhood immunization in Kware, Sokoto State

K , A. S, Oche , M. T. O and Sabitu, M. O*, Ibrahim , Umar

Page: 1 - 8

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1122

Research Article

Assessment of public awareness on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Athens, Greece, and the effects of an awareness-raising national action plan

Michail Toumbis, Epameinondas N. Kosmas, Ourania Anagnostopoulou, Nikolaos M. Siafakas and Nikolaos Tzanakis, Maria Harikiopoulou, Silvia Dumitru, Elpida Theodorakopoulou, Konstantinos Kougianos

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1121

Research Article

Glutathione–S-transferase polymorphic status modifies the arsenic induced clinical manifestation in Nadia District of West Bengal, India

Sarmishtha Chanda, Bhaswati Ganguli, Uma B. Dasgupta and Debendranath Guha Mazumder

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1120

Research Article

Prevalence of hydatidosis in small ruminants and its economic significance in Modjo Modern Export Abattoir, Ethiopia

D and Abunna F, Beyene , Abiyot J

Page: 1 - 8

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1119

Research Article

Prevalence of dementia in an elderly illiterate native Mexican population of indigenous origin

Abraham Weizman and Josè Martin Rabey, Roni Shiloh, Lea Polak, Rafael Stryjer *, Baruch Spivak

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1118

Research Article

Prevalence of dog gastrointestinal parasites and risk perception of zoonotic infection by dog owners in Wondo Genet, Southern Ethiopia

Octavius Jones, Nigatu Kebede*, Getachew Tilahun and Chanda Macias, Tesfu Kassa

Page: 1 - 6

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1117

Research Article

Risk for unplanned early hospital re-admission for patients with respiratory tract diseases: A retrospective study

Tzu-Chun Chen, Su-Hsien Chang*

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1116

Research Article

Socio-economic inequalities in the risk of diseases and associated risk factors in India

Abhishek Singh, Mohammad Hifzur Rahman*

Page: 1 - 9

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1115

Research Article

Prescription errors prevalent in four units of a university teaching hospital in Nigeria

Oyedunni S. Arulogun*, Simon K. Oluwole and Musibau A. Titiloye

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1114

Research Article

Community attitudes towards male involvement in home based care activities for people living with HIV and AIDS in Maseno Division, Western Kenya

R. K. Makori*, R. O. Onyango, R. Kakai and J. O. S. Osero

Page: 1 - 10

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1113

Research Article

A study on outbreak of dengue from Bihar, India-establishing new foci, attributable to climatic changes

Ragini Mishra*, Prashant Kumar

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1112

Research Article

Quality of general practitioner referral letters to a South African tertiary hospital: Determinants of quality content and good practice

Mhlongo Samuel W. P, Maduna Patrick M. H, Ndimande John V and Longo-Mbenza Benjamin, Mabuza Langalibalele*

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1111

Research Article

A systematic review of epidemiological studies on the association between smokeless tobacco use and coronary heart disease

Mohammad Afzal Mahmood, Nicola Spurrier, Mahmudur Rahman and Stephen Leeder, Muhammad Aziz Rahman*

Page: 1 - 11

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1110

Review

Obesity: A major public health challenge of 21st century in the United Kingdom (UK)

Semeeh A. Omoleke

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1109

Short Communication

Education, poor antenatal care coverage and teenage pregnancy at Kassala Hospital, Eastern Sudan

Abdalla A. Mohammed and Mohammed A. Sulaiman, Abdel Aziem A. Ali*

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1108

Research Article

Are Muslim women behind in their knowledge and use of contraception in India?

Suresh Sharma*, Atika Pasha

Page: 1 - 10

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1107

Research Article

The European union micro-projects program in water and sanitation and reduction in the incidence of some diseases in the rural communities of Imo State

Edmund E. Nkwocha*, Ralph O. Egejuru

Page: 1 - 6

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1106

Research Article

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of premarital sex among Bedsit-living students in Hue City, Vietnam

Rebecca Philips, Clara Cooper and Larry Williams

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1105

Research Article

Laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia an early experience at Khyber teaching hospital Peshawar

Jawad Ahmed, Javeria Iqbal and Aziz Wazir, Rooh-Ul-Muqim* , Mohammad Zarin, Faryal Gul, Qutb-E-Alam Jan

Page: 1 - 4

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1104

Research Article

The role of serum markers in assessing the severity and outcome of community acquired pneumonia in Trinidadian population

M. Sateesh Sakhamuri, Kali Uppalapati and Kishore Patcha, B.tShivananda Nayak*, Barry Raghunanan, Anandee Allison

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1103

Case Report

Pleomorphic appearance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

N K. Bhatia, S. Malhotra*, N. Kaur and A. Chauhan, M. Kaushal

Page: 1 - 2

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1102

Research Article

The effect of intermittent preventive treatment using sulphadoxine pyrimethamine in control of malaria in pregnancy: A cross-sectional study in the Offinso district of Ghana

Easmon Otupiri, Emmanuel Osei Tutu*, Charles Brown, John Larbi, Edmund Browne and Bernard Lawson

Page: 1 - 7

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1101

Research Article

Bovine trypanosomosis and its impact on cattle in derived savanna areas of Ogun State, Nigeria

E. B. Otesile, O. A. Idowu, U. F. Ekpo and O. O. Kehinde, A. J. Igenezoa, S. O. Sam-Wobo*

Page: 1 - 5

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1100

Research Article

Staphylococcal enterotoxins: Molecular aspects and detection methods

Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha*, Nathalie Gaebler Vasconcelos

Page: 1 - 14

International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

https://doi.org/10.46882/IJPHE/1099