Essays about: "Malaria"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 99 essays containing the word Malaria.

  1. 41. Individual and household-level determinants of malaria infection in under-5 children from north-west and southern Nigeria : A cross-sectional comparative study based on the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey

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

    Author : Gbemisola Allwell-Brown; [2017]
    Keywords : malaria; determinants; individual; household; children; Nigeria; Malaria Indicator Survey; microscopy; Rapid Diagnostic Testing; RDT; malaria diagnostic tools; household malaria clustering; HRP2;

    Abstract : Introduction Nigeria has the highest malaria burden worldwide. The 2010 and 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Surveys (NMIS) suggest an improvement in malaria indicators, with the North West zone lagging behind. READ MORE

  3. 42. Pellet production of Sicklebush, Pigeon Pea, and Pine in Zambia : Pilot Study and Full Scale Tests to Evaluate Pellet Quality and Press Configurations

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper

    Author : Simon Andersson; [2017]
    Keywords : biofuel; Africa; cooking fuel;

    Abstract : More deaths are caused every year by indoor air pollution than malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis combined. Cooking with traditional fuels such as charcoal and fuelwood with poor ventilation causes the single most important environmental health risk factor worldwide. READ MORE

  4. 43. Effectiveness of mass drug administration for reducing seasonal malaria transmission towards its elimination in hotspot areas in Zanzibar

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Hassina Abdullahi Hashi; [2017]
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    Abstract : Background: Following the increase of international funding for implementation of the combined effective malaria control strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the past decades, a significant reduction with 30% of malaria attributed morbidity and mortality has been achieved. At present, declining transmission intensities, in areas of successful malaria control, have resulted in a relative increase of asymptomatic low parasite density infections that fall below the detection level of rapid diagnostic tests and microscopy. READ MORE

  5. 44. DETERMINANTS OF UTILISATION OF INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS FOR MALARIA PREVENTION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE IN KENYA: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF KENYA DEMOGRAPHIC HEALTH SURVEY DATA, 2014

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Eunice Gathitu; [2016]
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    Abstract : ABSTRACT Background The use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) is one of the main strategies of Roll Back Malaria programme aimed to reduce malaria burden in Sub Saharan Africa. Aim The study aimed to assess the determinants of ITN utilisation among under five children in Kenya. READ MORE

  6. 45. Improvements in reproducibility, throughput and capacity of microfluidic acoustic trapping systems

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Daniel Glifberg; [2016]
    Keywords : acoustic trapping; microfluidics; acoustofluidics; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Acoustic trapping is a novel technology that allows for microfluidic sample preparation and pretreatment. The aim of this text is to give the reader a general insight in microfluidics with a focus on acoustic trapping. READ MORE