Essays about: "NTD"

Found 4 essays containing the word NTD.

1. 1. A Study on behavioral Health Interventions for Neglected tropical diseases : What is missing in current health interventions?

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

   Author : Yousra Abdi Ali Ahmed; [2017]
   Keywords : Health; intervention; SCT; behavioral health; NTD;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this paper is to provide a deeper understanding of the spread of NTDs but to also determine what is missing in the health interventions that are conducted in the countries affected by NTD. Method and theory: The method used in this paper is the theory testing approach which is the Social Cognitive Theory. READ MORE

3. 2. Reducing the ‘Neglect’ in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Review of the Debate surrounding the Effectiveness of Mass Deworming – A Case Study of Kenya –

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Kim Brigitzer; [2016]
   Keywords : Kenya; Neglected tropical diseases; NTD discourse; mass deworming; soil-transmitted helminths; the ‘Other’; World Health Organization;

   Abstract : Neglected tropical diseases are parasitic and bacterial diseases mainly prevalent in developing countries affecting people living in poverty. The World Health Organization’s human rights-based approach emphasizes the “prevention, control, elimination and eradication of neglected tropical diseases” through the use of preventative chemotherapy, such as the mass administration of deworming drugs to improve people’s health. READ MORE

4. 3. Cognitive deficits in spina bifida

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Camilla Stenson; [2015]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Spina bifida myelomeningocele (SBM) is the most common and severe type of spina bifida which is a neural tube defect (NTD). Additionally to the defect of the spinal cord most cases of SBM develop an Arnold-Chiari-II malformation, which is the main reason behind the common development of hydrocephalus. READ MORE

5. 4. Dermoid sinus hos Rhodesian ridgeback

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

   Author : Ingrid Bergman; [2008]
   Keywords : Rhodesian ridgeback; dermoid sinus; folsyra;

   Abstract : Rhodesian ridgeback is a dog breed that originates from southern Africa. The characteristic ridge (a dorsal ridge where the hair grows in the opposite direction to the general coat) is shared with an Asian breed, Thai ridgeback. The origin and inheritance of the ridge has been examined and defined. READ MORE