Maternal-child health : interdisciplinary aspects within the perspective of global health / edited by Uwe Groß and Kerstin Wydra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gross, Uwe, editor.

Wydra, Kerstin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child health services.

World health.

Maternal health services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (546 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Göttingen : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2013.

Summary:

Maternal-Child Health is one of the greatest challenges the world has to cope with today. Every year, thousands of women, newborns and children die unnecessarily, particularly in resource-poor settings. There is a great disparity caused by food insecurity and hunger, environmental health risks, sanitation challenges, cultural barriers and non-accessibility to diagnosis and treatment. "Maternal-Child Health: Interdisciplinary Aspects within the Perspective of Global Health" addresses these issues. The contributions of this book are based on the ONE HEALTH concept by focusing on infectious and non-communicable diseases and to present interdisciplinary views from more than 60 authors who come from 14 countries. The aim is to shape our understanding on Maternal-Child Health Solutions by looking at> agricultural and environmental> economic, social and theological> biomedical and nutritional> clinical human and veterinary as well as> epidemiology and> public health expertise. The Göttingen International Health Network is corresponding to a variety of different geographic regions and programs to improve global health perspective and health of the most vulnerable: mothers and their children.

Contents:

I: Environment and health

Maternal mortality and near miss events: the African perspective

Nutrition, sanitation and reproductive health in maternal-child health: challenges in low-resource settings

Water sanitation challenge: prevalence of diarrhoea in children under age 5 in slums and regular localities in Enugu, south-east Nigeria

Improving maternal and child health: the role of food safety in the developing world

Household food insecurity and hunger: implications for maternal and child health in Nigeria

Children's environmental health risks in Kenya

Metallic iron for clean agriculture

II: Socioeconomic Factors

Maternal healthcare in rural areas of Tanzania: how do beneficiaries perceive the quality of services?

A review of selected maternal and child health indicators in Ghana

Health financing and its impact on maternal and child health in Rwanda

Maternal and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Aspects of the religious context to maternal-child health (between global and local)

Cultural practices, beliefs, traditions and norms in Atwima Nwabiyagya District: a blessing or a curse for maternal health?

III: Infectious disease

Pregnancy-related infections

Malaria in children and adults: an overview

Malaria in pregnancy: the parasite infection mechanism

Malaria and blood transfusion

The role of Leptospirosis: zootonic disease in maternal-child health in Indonesia

Vertical transmission of Hepatitis B virus; the role of the placental barrier, modes of delivery, viral load & immunoprophylaxis of neonates

Human cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy and in newborns

Global aspects of human papillomavirus infection in feto-maternal health

Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women

The burden of streptococcal diseases in maternal-child health in west Africa

Candidiasis in pregnant women

Salmonella typhi in infection

Epidemiology and characterization of rotavirus strains causing diarrhoea in Indonesia

Tuberculosis in children

Diagnosis of children lung tuberculosis based on rapid molecular methods (MAS-PCR and Xpert MTB/RIF system)

The role of the tuberculosis laboratory in supporting the clinical examination of various specimens of tuberculosis patients in north Sumatra, Indonesia

Buruli ulcer: a disease which leads to severe disabilities and mostly affects children living in wet agro-ecosystems of west and central Africa

Arboviral infection during pregnancy and childhood: implications for the mother and child

Social-related and general aspects of Ebola virus in African communities

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in women and children

IV: Non-communicable diseases

Significance of iron deficiency for pregnancy and childbirth in low-resource countries

The impact of contraception on maternal mortality in Indonesia

Basic sonography in maternal care in resource-poor settings

Neonatal health: the key to achieving millennium development goal 4?

Ovarian cancer in pregnancy: what should we do?

Breast cancer in countries with limited resources.

Notes:

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