Essays about: "soil-transmitted helminths"

Found 3 essays containing the words soil-transmitted helminths.

  1. 1. Association between deworming during pregnancy and low birth weight. A secondary analysis of Pakistan Demographic Health Survey 2017-18.

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

    Author : Munazzah Ali; [2020]
    Keywords : Deworming; pregnant women; low birth weight; iron deficiency anemia; helminths infection;

    Abstract : Abstract It is estimated that about 22% of all births in Pakistan are low birth weight (<2500g), representing approximately 198,000 births per year. One of the major causes of low birth weight is maternal anemia. READ MORE

  3. 2. Development of machine learning models for object identification of parasite eggs using microscopy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Signaler och system

    Author : Joel Larsson; Rasmus Hedberg; [2020]
    Keywords : AI; computer; vision; machine; learning; parasite; eggs; soil-transmitted; helminths; neglected; tropical; diseases;

    Abstract : Over one billion people in developing countries are afflicted by parasitic infections caused by soil-transmitted helminths. These infections are treatable with cheap and safe medicine that is widely available. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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