Essays about: "malaria prevention"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words malaria prevention.

1. 6. 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]
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   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

3. 7. DDT: Misunderstood or Misrepresented? A critical discourse analysis of the competing claims on the safety and viability of DDT for combating malaria in Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Bianca Dunn-Rydh; [2017]
   Keywords : discourse analysis; malaria control; DDT; indoor residual spraying; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The symbolic elite discourse on the safety and viability of using the insecticide DDT for combating malaria in Africa is marked by extreme dissonance. While some positions within the debate on using DDT for malaria prevention are quite nuanced, others are more extreme if not one-dimensional. READ MORE

4. 8. RBC deformability fractionation and hydrodynamic trapping for studying Plasmodium Falciparum infection

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Fasta tillståndets fysik

   Author : Oskar Ström; [2017]
   Keywords : Red blood cells; RBCs; Plasmodium falciparum; hydrodynamic trapping; DLD; deterministic lateral displacement; deformability; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : There have been several studies which indicate a preferential invasion towards younger red blood cells (RBCs) for the malarial parasite, P. Falciparum. Knowledge about a preferential mechanism could aid in the development of novel anti-malarial drugs. READ MORE

5. 9. 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

6. 10. 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