Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 651

Table of Content: June 2014; 8(6)

June 2014

Prevalence of antibody titre in healthy individual and enteric fever patients in Owerri, Nigeria

The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of enteric fever amongst individuals in Owerri municipal area of Imo state. The study shows that 61 (24.4%) patients had typhoid fever based on clinical examination and serological test results (Widal test). It was observed that prevalence of enteric fever was high among the patients of age group 26 to 35 years (44.3%). Similarly, prevalence of typhoid fever was...

Author(s): Ibegbulam-Njoku Peace N., Chijioke-Osuji C.C. and Duru F.C.

June 2014

Epidemiology of schistosomiasis in school aged children in some riverine areas of Sokoto, Nigeria

Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in primary school pupils in riverine areas of Sokoto, where most of the population is dependent on river and well water for their everyday activities, was surveyed using stool and urine samples. The stool samples were analysed using kato-katz thick faecal smear technique while the urine samples were processed by filtration technique. The overall prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis...

Author(s): Kiran Singh and D. Muddasiru

June 2014

Daytime sleepiness, circadian preference, caffeine consumption and use of other stimulants among Thai college students

This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of daytime sleepiness and evening chronotype and to assess the extent to which both are associated with the use of caffeinated stimulants among 3,000 Thai college students. Demographic and behavioral characteristics were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Horne and OstbergMorningness-Eveningness Questionnaire were...

Author(s): Jason Tran, Somrat Lertmaharit, Vitool Lohsoonthorn, Wipawan C. Pensuksan, Thanapoom Rattananupong, Mahlet G. Tadesse, BizuGelaye and Michelle A. Williams