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  1. The demand for herbal medicines continues to increase globally. However, community perceptions on their effectiveness and factors influencing their use have not been extensively investigated, notably in the Ta...

    Authors: Edwin Liheluka, Nyasiro Sophia Gibore, John P. A. Lusingu, Samwel Gesase, Daniel T. R. Minja, Maike Lamshöft, Denise Dekker and Theodora Bali
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:48
  2. Sixty-three out of 77 districts reported lymphatic filariasis (LF) endemic in Nepal. Mass drug administration (MDA) with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) and albendazole (ALB) treatment program was continued for 6 to ...

    Authors: Pramod Kumar Mehta and Mahendra Maharjan
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:47
  3. Dual contraception is an essential approach to mitigating the heightened risks of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections faced by female sex workers (FSWs). We determined the prevalence and...

    Authors: Felix Bongomin, Pebalo Francis Pebolo, Winnie Kibone, Pamela Okwir Apio, Lauryn Nsenga, Jerom Okot, Grace Madraa, Fiona Gladys Laker, Martha Akello, Simple Ouma and David Musoke
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:45
  4. Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic, single-stranded RNA virus from the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus. NiV is a biosafety-level-4 pathogen that is mostly spread by Pteropus species, which serve as its nat...

    Authors: Jagadish Joshi, Yogendra Shah, Kishor Pandey, Ram Prashad Ojha, Chet Raj Joshi, Lok Raj Bhatt, Shyam Prakash Dumre, Pushpa Raj Acharya, Hem Raj Joshi, Shikha Rimal, Ramesh Shahi, Deepak Pokharel, Kamal Singh Khadka, Bimal Dahal, Saroj Nepal, Ram Singh Dhami…
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:44
  5. In most developing countries, addressing malnutrition involves a coalition of stakeholders that includes the government and international development partners. This study explores the evolution of the malnutri...

    Authors: Viengsamay Sengchaleun, Sengchanh Kounnavong and Daniel Reinharz
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:43
  6. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been a key treatment modality for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide. Globally, the demand for CPAP outstripped the supply during the pandemic. The LeV...

    Authors: Anna Littlejohns, Helen Please, Racheal Musasizi, Stuart Murdoch, Gorret Nampiina, Ian Waters, William Davis Birch, Gregory de Boer, Nikil Kapur, Tumwesigye Ambrozi, Ninsiima Carol, Nakigudde Noel, Jiten Parmar, Peter Culmer, Tom Lawton and Edith Namulema
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:42
  7. Hepatitis is a major public health issue in Pakistan, with an estimated 11.55% prevalence of HCV infection in the adult population. The country ranks second globally in terms of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infecti...

    Authors: Muhammad Farhan, Faizan Fazal, Tirth Dave, Armeen Butt, Jawad Basit and Shahzaib Maqbool
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:41
  8. Fertility declines with age, but it remains important to protect women from unplanned pregnancies throughout their reproductive lives. The objective of this study was to describe factors that influence modern ...

    Authors: Amy Takyi, Miho Sato, Michael Adjabeng and Chris Smith
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:40
  9. Dengue fever, a viral illness transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, is capable of causing a range of serious complications, including fulminant hepatic failure, renal dysfunction, encephalitis, encephalopathy, ne...

    Authors: Syed Muhammad Owais, Farrukh Ansar, Muhammad Saqib, Khatira Wahid, Khalid Rashid and Hassan Mumtaz
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:39
  10. A number of Anopheles species play either a primary or secondary role in malaria transmission. This necessitates understanding the species composition, bionomics, and behaviors of malaria mosquitoes in a particul...

    Authors: Adilo Assa, Nigatu Eligo and Fekadu Massebo
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:38
  11. Dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease and has become a major public health threat, particularly for tropical and subtropical countries including Bangladesh. This comprehensive review aims...

    Authors: Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Abdullah Al Noman, SM Abdullah Al Mamun and Abdullah Al Mosabbir
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:37
  12. Diarrhea, the second leading cause of child morbidity and mortality worldwide, is responsible for more than 90% of deaths in children under 5 years of age in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The high b...

    Authors: Mehari Woldemariam Merid, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Dagmawi Chilot, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Anteneh Ayelign Kibret, Melaku Hunie Asratie, Yadelew Yimer Shibabaw and Fantu Mamo Aragaw
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:36
  13. Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of mortality in the world. This study aimed to estimate the incidence and identify the risk factors of these diseases.

    Authors: Abbas Rezaianzadeh, Leila Moftakhar, Mozhgan Seif, Masoumeh Ghoddusi Johari, Seyed Vahid Hosseini and Seyed Sina Dehghani
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:35
  14. Malaria remains the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Although recent developments such as malaria vaccine trials inspire optimism, the search for novel antimalarial drugs is urgently needed to con...

    Authors: John R. S. Tabuti, Samuel Baker Obakiro, Alice Nabatanzi, Godwin Anywar, Cissy Nambejja, Michael R. Mutyaba, Timothy Omara and Paul Waako
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:34
  15. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a rising global health crisis causing about 700,000 deaths annually and potentially 10 million deaths by 2050, disproportionately impacts marginalised populations. Due to socioe...

    Authors: Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi and Isaac Olushola Ogunkola
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:33
  16. Dengue has broadened its global distribution substantially in the past two decades, and many endemic areas are experiencing increases in incidence. The Dominican Republic recently experienced its two largest o...

    Authors: Michael A. Robert, Helena Sofia Rodrigues, Demian Herrera, Juan de Mata Donado Campos, Fernando Morilla, Javier Del Águila Mejía, María Elena Guardado, Ronald Skewes and Manuel Colomé-Hidalgo
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:32
  17. Dengue remains a major public health problem in the Philippines, particularly in urban areas of the National Capital Region. Thematic mapping using geographic information systems complemented by spatial analys...

    Authors: John Robert C. Medina, Rie Takeuchi, Chris Erwin G. Mercado, Calvin S. de los Reyes, Rolando V. Cruz, Melvin D. R. Abrigo, Paul Michael R. Hernandez, Fernando B. Garcia Jr., Mika Salanguit, Ernesto R. Gregorio Jr., Shin’ya Kawamura, Khew Ee Hung, Masami Kaneko, Daisuke Nonaka, Richard J. Maude and Jun Kobayashi
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:31
  18. Nodding syndrome (NS) is one type of epilepsy and a progressive disease characterized by nodding symptoms with children in sub-Saharan Africa. The burden for NS children is heavy, not only mentally but financi...

    Authors: Yasushi Miyauchi, Ayaka Shiraishi, Konami Abe, Yasuaki Sato and Kiyoshi Kita
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:30
  19. There are various impacts of COVID-19 on health systems of the world. The health systems of low- and middle-income countries are less developed. Therefore, they have greater tendencies to experience challenges...

    Authors: Tracey Elizabeth Claire Jones-Konneh, Angella Isata Kaikai, Ibrahim Borbor Bah, Daisuke Nonaka, Rie Takeuchi and Jun Kobayashi
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:28

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  20. Medicinal plants are still used in developing countries, including the Philippines, to treat common diseases in the community. Anemia is a common disease encountered in the community. It is characterized by a ...

    Authors: Mariel C. Magtalas, Patrick Tracy Balbin, Elljhay C. Cruz, Richard F. Clemente, Ara Karizza G. Buan, Jervy P. Garcia, Ka Yiu Lee and Ourlad Alzeus G. Tantengco
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:27
  21. Strategies for developing and advancing good public relations can be recognized in nearly all fields of life without making an exception for the healthcare industry. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, matte...

    Authors: Ruth Nana Efua McCarthy, Emmanuel Timmy Donkoh, Dominic DeGraft Arthur, Edward Tieru Dassah, Kwame Ofori Boadu, John Ekow Otoo, Ivy Wina Ofori Boadu and Samuel Fosu Gyasi
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:26
  22. Post-artemisinin delayed hemolysis (PADH) is a serious complication in patients who recover from severe malaria after receiving artemisinin-based combined therapy (ACT), including artemether-lumefantrine. In J...

    Authors: Kohei Kamegai, Kayoko Hayakawa, Kei Yamamoto, Hidetoshi Nomoto, Kanako Komaki-Yasuda, Shigeyuki Kano and Norio Ohmagari
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:25
  23. Diphtheria, a vaccine-preventable disease, remains a concern in Pakistan as cases have risen post-COVID-19 pandemic causing more than 45 deaths in Pakistan in the year 2022. The respiratory variant of the dise...

    Authors: Mahnoor Saeed, Muhammad Bilal Shahid, Aroma Naeem, Shehroze Tabassum and Tirth Dave
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:24
  24. Tetanus remains a severe life-threatening infectious disease and neurological disorder in many parts of the world, where immunization programs are suboptimal. Any human injury or trauma has the possibility of ...

    Authors: Michele Joseph, Yimtubeznash Woldeamanuel, Girmay Medhin, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Abebaw Fekadu and Eyasu Makonnen
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:23
  25. The emergence of insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitoes could undermine efforts to control arboviruses. The present study aims to assess in some communes of Southern Benin, the susceptibility level of Aedes a...

    Authors: Alphonse Keller Konkon, Germain Gil Padonou, Razaki Osse, Albert Sourou Salako, David Mahouton Zoungbédji, Haziz Sina, Arthur Sovi, Filemon Tokponnon, Rock Aïkpon, Herbert Noukpo, Lamine Baba-Moussa and Martin Codjo Akogbéto
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:22
  26. For several decades, the rate of caesarean section (CS) has been increasing in the world. In some countries, the CS rate is below the WHO recommended range (10–15%), while in other countries, it is significant...

    Authors: David Jean Simon, Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Roodjmie Nazaire, Ghislaine Joseph, Joseph Arcelin Carmil, Fanor Joseph and Vénunyé Claude Kondo Tokpovi
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:21
  27. Severe tetanus is characterized by muscle spasm and cardiovascular system disturbance. The pathophysiology of muscle spasm is relatively well understood and involves inhibition of central inhibitory synapses b...

    Authors: Duc Hong Du, Nguyen Quan Nhu Hao, Nguyen Van Hao, Tran Tan Thanh, Huynh Thi Loan, Lam Minh Yen, Tran Thi Diem Thuy, Duong Bich Thuy, Nguyen Thanh Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung, Evelyne Kestelyn, Ha Thi Hai Duong, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Pham Thi Tuyen, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Ho Dang Trung Nghia…
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:20
  28. As a component of health promoting school, a school curriculum for health education was considered a fundamental. This survey aimed to identify the components of health-related topics and in which subjects wer...

    Authors: Akihiro Nishio, Fumiko Shibuya, Calvin S. de los Reyes, Crystal Amiel M. Estrada, Ernesto R. Gregorio Jr, Dian Puspita Sari, Cut Warnaini, Hamsu Kadriyan, Maria Sandra M. Cruz, Margaret Hattori-Uchima, Paul Dacanay, Rudelyn Dacanay, Hillia Langrine Enos, Tarmau Terry Ngirmang, Mohamed Khalif, Saula Golea Volavola…
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:19
  29. Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) enables children and young people to learn about the cognitive, emotional, physical, and social characteristics of sexuality. Teachers experience conflicts in teaching C...

    Authors: Fumiko Shibuya, Crystal Amiel Estrada, Dian Puspita Sari, Rie Takeuchi, Hirono Sasaki, Cut Warnaini, Saki Kawamitsu, Hamsu Kadriyan and Jun Kobayashi
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:18
  30. The Philippines is ranked among the top countries with 200–300 annual deaths due to rabies. Most human rabies cases have been reported in remote areas, where dog surveillance is inadequate. Therefore, a strate...

    Authors: Catalino Demetria, Kazunori Kimitsuki, Takaaki Yahiro, Nobuo Saito, Takehiro Hashimoto, Sakirul Khan, Maria Yna Joyce Chu, Daria Manalo, Milagros Mananggit, Beatriz Quiambao and Akira Nishizono
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:17
  31. The public's willingness to be vaccinated will determine the success of the COVID-19 vaccination program. The aim of this study was to identify acceptance and hesitancy to receive COVID-19 vaccine among univer...

    Authors: Samar Tharwat, Ahmed Mohammed Saad, Mohammed Kamal Nassar and Dalia Kamal Nassar
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:16
  32. Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic widely used for treating ophthalmic infections, but concerns about rising bacterial resistance to chloramphenicol have been observed due to its frequent use as an...

    Authors: Babatunde Ismail Bale, Emmanuel Ebuka Elebesunu, Pirakalai Manikavasagar, Favour Obianuju Agwuna, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola, Alhaji Umar Sow and Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:15
  33. In low-and-middle-income, including Ethiopia, high-risk fertility behavior is a major public health concern. High-risk fertility behavior has an adverse influence on maternal and child health, which hampered e...

    Authors: Fantu Mamo Aragaw, Dagmawi Chilot, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Mehari Woldemariam Merid, Anteneh Ayelign Kibret, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem and Melaku Hunie Asratie
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:14
  34. Diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of child mortality and morbidity in low-income countries. Although the provision of more fluid and solid foods during diarrhea are important to treat the diseases...

    Authors: Yigizie Yeshaw, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Hiwotie Getaneh Ayalew, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Misganaw Gebrie Worku, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh and Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:13
  35. Current therapeutic agents, including nifurtimox and benznidazole, are not sufficiently effective in the chronic phase of Trypanosoma cruzi infection and are accompanied by various side effects. In this study, 12...

    Authors: Yuki Tayama, Shusaku Mizukami, Kazufumi Toume, Katsuko Komatsu, Tetsuo Yanagi, Takeshi Nara, Paul Tieu, Nguyen Tien Huy, Shinjiro Hamano and Kenji Hirayama
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:12
  36. Dengue fever is a dengue virus infection, emerging rapidly and posing public health threat worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical countries. Nearly half of the world's population is now at risk of co...

    Authors: Biruk Zerfu, Tesfu Kassa and Mengistu Legesse
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:11
  37. The populations in Ethiopia have developed their indigenous knowledge to use, manage and conserve wild edible plants (WEPs). In the eastern part of Ethiopia, wild edible plants are used as a means of survival ...

    Authors: Muhidin Tahir, Abdulaziz Abrahim, Tigist Beyene, Gedefa Dinsa, Tilahun Guluma, Yosef Alemneh, Patrick Van Damme, Umer Seid Geletu and Amin Mohammed
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:10
  38. COVID-19 has challenged the under-resourced health systems of low- and middle-income countries, significantly affecting child health. Available published data on Filipino children with COVID-19 infection are l...

    Authors: Rhanee Lota-Salvado, Jay Ron Padua, Kristal An Agrupis, Greco Mark Malijan, Ana Ria Sayo, Shuichi Suzuki, Grace Devota Go and Chris Smith
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:9
  39. Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), which aims to help young people make responsible choices and acquire scientific knowledge and skills, has been promoted by UNESCO. Teachers experience conflicts in impl...

    Authors: Fumiko Shibuya, Dian Puspita Sari, Cut Warnaini, Arina Windri Rivarti, Rie Takeuchi, Tracey Elizabeth Claire Jones-Konneh, Calvin de los Reyes, Hamsu Kadriyan and Jun Kobayashi
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:7
  40. Cholera is a water-borne disease caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139. Not a few studies on the whole-genome analyses of V. cholerae O1 biotype El Tor have been published; however, the numbe...

    Authors: Ken-Ichiro Kuninobu, Taichiro Takemura, Yu Takizawa, Futoshi Hasebe and Tetsu Yamashiro
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:5
  41. Treatment as prevention evolved into the universal HIV test-and-treat (UTT) strategy, which entails testing to the general population and treatment to every people living with HIV. We investigated universal te...

    Authors: Yimam Getaneh, Jemal Ayalew, Qianxin He, Adamu Tayachew, Abdur Rashid, Desta Kassa, Sileshi Leulseged, Lingjie Liao, Feng Yi and Yiming Shao
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:4
  42. Vector control is the most effective malaria control and prevention measure. Among these, IRS and LLINs are the most important chemical insecticide interventions used in malaria prevention and control strategi...

    Authors: Fasil A. Kendie, Melaku Wale, Endalkachew Nibret and Zena Ameha
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:3
  43. Parasite diversity and population structure influence malaria control measures. Malaria transmission at international borders affects indigenous residents and migrants, defying management efforts and resulting...

    Authors: Xun Wang, Yao Bai, Zheng Xiang, Weilin Zeng, Yanrui Wu, Hui Zhao, Wei Zhao, Xi Chen, Mengxi Duan, Xiaosong Li, Wenya Zhu, Kemin Sun, Yiman Wu, Yanmei Zhang, Xiaomei Li, Benjamin M. Rosenthal…
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:2
  44. The people in Ethiopia have developed their own specific knowledge to use, manage and conserve plant resources, giving traditional medicine its diverse nature. Documenting and investigating the traditional and...

    Authors: Muhidin Tahir, Hiwot Asnake, Tadesse Beyene, Patrick Van Damme and Amin Mohammed
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2023 51:1
  45. Identification of factors predicting prolonged hospitalization of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) guides the planning, care and flow of patients in the COVID-19 Treatment Units (CTUs). We determin...

    Authors: Prossie M. Ingabire, Ritah Nantale, Quraish Sserwanja, Susan Nakireka, Milton W. Musaba, Asad Muyinda, Criscent Tumuhaise, Edith Namulema, Felix Bongomin, Agnes Napyo, Rozen Ainembabazi, Ronald Olum, Ian Munabi, Sarah Kiguli and David Mukunya
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2022 50:100
  46. Vitamin A deficiency is considered a public health issue, particularly among children under 5 years. Vitamin A supplementation is among the ten key essential nutrition actions put in place to tackle malnutriti...

    Authors: Joshua Okyere, Simon Agongo Azure, Eugene Budu, Felix Mensah, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw and Abdul-Aziz Seidu
    Citation: Tropical Medicine and Health 2022 50:99

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