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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Chronic malnutrition"”.
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Putting teeth into the developmental origins hypothesis: A longitudinal study of early childhood malnutrition, enamel hypoplasia and adolescent health in Amazonian Bolivia
… defects may serve as a useful biomarker of chronic malnutrition and thus predictor of long-term health. This dissertation sought to investigate associations between malnutrition-related early childhood exposures and dental enamel hypoplasia (EH) and to evaluate EH as a predictor of …
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Modelling malnutrition among under-five-year-old children in Ghana
Childhood malnutrition is a real-life and a chronic problem and one of the global major public health challenges, especially in developing countries like Ghana. Several attempts from governmental and non-governmental organizations to address the problem have fallen below expectation. It is …
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Stunting in pre-school and school-age children in the Peruvian highlands and its association with Fasciola infection and demographic factors
… that is endemic in the highlands of Peru. Chronic fascioliasis can be asymptomatic and remain undiagnosed for years. Chronic malnutrition in children, as manifested by stunting, leads to delayed cognitive development and lost productivity. We hypothesized that fascioliasis is among the …
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Contributing factors to child stunting in Guatemala: A systems analysis focused on enteric disease transmission and mycotoxin exposure
… -- is a United Nation's indicator for chronic malnutrition that has been linked to both acute and chronic health problems. Data from Guatemala suggests for children under five years of age, 49% are classified as stunted. This dissertation tests the following hypotheses, among children …
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Inquérito parasitológico de pacientes HIV-positivos atendidos no Hospital Clementino Fraga.
… to morbidity, through presentation of chronic malnutrition and weight loss. This further aggravates i mmunosuppression, accelerating the course of the disease. Therefore, this study investigated the occurrence of intestinal parasites in HIV - positive patients seen at Clementino Fraga …
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Asset Holdings and Undernutrition of Young Children: Evidence from China Health and Nutrition Survey
… adverse effects of undernutrition, especially chronic undernutrition, could cause impaired physical growth, mental development retardation, low productivity and poverty during adulthood, and undernutrition of next generation. Worldwide, over 200 million children are undernourished (Black et …
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Undernutrition in Khayelitsha, Crossroads and Browns Farm: A review of nutritional outcomes of children treated at Philani's clinics from 2008 to 2018
Background: Acute and chronic malnutrition continue to impede child health and well-being in South Africa. This study aims to assess the nutritional outcomes of children under five years of age referred for underweight or growth faltering who were treated at Philani clinics in Khayelitsha, …
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Maternal Exposure to Violence and Child Malnutrition in LMICs: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study in Conflict-Affected Northern Uganda
Maternal Exposure to Violence and Child Malnutrition in LMICs: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study in Conflict-Affected Northern Uganda Background: Violence against women by an intimate partner is a serious human rights and public health concern, especially in low-and-middle-income countries …
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Investigation of Novel Prophylactics Against Human Rotavirus Using Gnotobiotic Pig Models
… to decreased efficacy in these areas include chronic malnutrition, gut dysbiosis, and concurrent viral infection. Along with this, currently used vaccines require constant cold-chain storage to maintain vaccine stability, and those resources can be scarce in LMICs. These areas continue to …