Essays about: "Malaria in Pregnancy"

Found 3 essays containing the words Malaria in Pregnancy.

  1. 1. Street-Level Bureaucrats in Homa Bay County, Kenya – A bottom-up implementation analysis of the policies on malaria and gender inequalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vindar Fritzell; [2019]
    Keywords : Community health volunteers; Street-level bureaucrats; Kenya; Policy implementation; Gender; Malaria in Pregnancy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The fight against malaria in Kenya is tightly connected to gender inequalities. The traditional gender roles in some households create exposure patterns that affect the most vulnerable groups: pregnant women and children. READ MORE

  3. 2. Determinants of use of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy in Kenya: A cross-sectional study based on the 2015 Malaria Indicator Survey

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Lydia Ogunde; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background: Malaria in pregnancy is a preventable public health concern causing adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Intermittent Preventive Treatment during pregnancy using Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is one of the main strategies used to prevent malaria. READ MORE

  4. 3. Preventing maternal mortality : - Nurses’ and midwives’ experiences from Tanzanian maternal health care services.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för omvårdnad; Linköpings universitet/Hälsouniversitetet

    Author : Maria Nyberg White; [2013]
    Keywords : Maternal mortality; Tanzania; maternal health services; prevention; health education.; Mödradödlighet; Tanzania; mödrahälsovård; prevention; hälsoupplysning;

    Abstract : Background: Half a million women died during pregnancy or childbirth in 2005. Bleeding, infections, high blood pressure, obstructed labor, unsafe abortions, malaria and HIV/Aids were the main causes. Tanzania is a highly affected country with 460 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births. READ MORE