Publications by authors named "Abdul-Mohsin Jassim"
Objectives: To study selected epidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis, assess direct agglutination test (DAT) as a diagnostic method and the sero-epidemiological prevalence of the disease among apparently healthy children in Basrah, Iraq.
Methods: This prospective study included 146 children suspected of visceral leishmaniasis who were admitted to Basrah Maternity and Children Hospital and Basrah General Hospital from November 2004 till November 2005 and 37 serum samples that were collected from patients with different diseases considered in the differential diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. In addition, 1000 apparently healthy children were randomly selected for the sero-epidemiological survey.
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antimicrobial drugs and to record the stored medicine at home.
Methods: This is a descriptive study involving a questionnaire survey to determine the extent of drug storage and self-medication. A total of 300 household units in Basrah, Iraq were including in this study.