Sökning: "NTD"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade ordet NTD.

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

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Utveckling och internationellt samarbete

    Författare :Yousra Abdi Ali Ahmed; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Health; intervention; SCT; behavioral health; NTD;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  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 –

    Magister-uppsats, Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Unga kvinnors kunskap om folsyra : En kvantitativ enkätundersökning

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kostvetenskap

    Författare :Sofi Anund; Karolina Lund; [2016]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Bakgrund: Kvinnor i fertil ålder har ett förhöjt behov av folsyra. Skulle de bli gravida utan tillräcklig mängd folsyra löper fostret risk för neuralrörsdefekter, NTD. Tillskott av folsyra minskar risken för NTD med 40-80 %. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Cognitive deficits in spina bifida

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Författare :Camilla Stenson; [2015]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Dermoid sinus hos Rhodesian ridgeback

    L3-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Författare :Ingrid Bergman; [2008]
    Nyckelord :Rhodesian ridgeback; dermoid sinus; folsyra;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER