Antimony-resistant Leishmania donovani in eastern Sudan: incidence and in vitro correlationEastern Mediterranean Health Journal - Tập 9 Số 4 - Trang 837-843 - 2003
Mustafa Abdo, Nadia Hassan, Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil, Maowia M. Mukhtar
A longitudinal study was done in a leishmaniasis -endemic region in eastern Sudan during the period November 2001-February 2003 to determine the incidence of failure of sodium stibogluconate treatment. We studied 820 confirmed visceral leishmaniasis patients. All were treated with sodium stibogluconate, 20 mg/kg body weight for at least 28 days. Parasites were isolated from lymph node aspi...... hiện toàn bộ
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in a rural Palestinian populationEastern Mediterranean Health Journal - Tập 6 Số 5-6 - Trang 1039-1045 - 2000
Abdullatif Husseini
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance was investigated in a cross-sectional population-based study in a rural Palestinian population of 500 females and males aged 30-65 years. The prevalence of diabetes was 9.6% and 10.0% in females and males respectively. The prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance was 8.6%; 10.3% in females, 6.2% in males. The prevalence of ...... hiện toàn bộ
Epidemiological and clinical patterns of diabetes mellitus in Benghazi, Libyan Arab JamahiriyaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal - Tập 5 Số 1 - Trang 6-13 - 1999
O. A. Kadiki, R. B. Roaed
The clinical characteristics and prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus [NIDDM]diagnosed in Benghazi are reported. Data were based on the analysis of records for the period 1981 to 1990. A total of 8922 NIDDM cases [4081 males, 4841 females]were registered during the study period. The overall prevalence rate of NIDDM was 0.19%; it was significantly higher in females [0.21%]t...... hiện toàn bộ
Prevalence of tobacco use among the adult Lebanese populationEastern Mediterranean Health Journal - Tập 7 Số 4-5 - Trang 819-828 - 2001
Rafic Baddoura, C. Wehbeh Chidiac
To determine the prevalence of smoking in Lebanon, 727 individuals aged > or = 19 years were randomly selected for study using Emile Roux and Fagerstrom questionnaires. Smokers were defined as those answering “yes” to the question, “Do you currently smoke?” A Fagerstrom score > or = 6 indicated strong nicotine addiction. The prevalence of smoking was 53.6%. The male/female ratio was ...... hiện toàn bộ
Dental caries among schoolchildren: report of a health education campaign in Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaEastern Mediterranean Health Journal - Tập 6 Số 2-3 - Trang 396-401 - 2000
M B Gandeh, Waleed A. Milaat
The study describes a dental health education campaign and reports the epidemiology and prevalence rates of dental caries among male and female primary-school children in Jeddah. Over a 2-year period, all 296 public primary schools in Jeddah were visited by dentists conducting a health education campaign. A total of 82 250 children in the first and fourth grades were screened. The rate of ...... hiện toàn bộ