Study on Health Profile of Government Aided School Children in Urban Slum of Solapur, Southern Maharashtra, India
School children from lower middle class homes participated in the study. The majority of parents who work in the handloom sector and on construction sites get a daily income. This study’s primary objectives were to evaluate the nutritional status and degree of malnutrition in accordance with the World Health...
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Investigating Aflatoxins in Body Fluids and Food of Nigerian Children with Protein- Energy Malnutrition
Aflatoxins are natural food crop pollutants that are involved in the pathogenesis of different human diseases. Aflatoxins are natural pollutants in food crops, including milk, meat, and dried fruit, such as cereals, oilseeds, spices, and tree nuts. Various deleterious health effects, such as hepatotoxicity, liver cancer, miscarriage, malnutrition, growth...
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Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): Case Study on Gastrointestinal Parasites and Morbidity Indicators in Some Rural Villages of the South Region of Cameroon
Background: Parasitic diseases in tropical regions are important cause of morbidity and mortality. Some groups of infection that sufficient attention has not been attributed to by donors and planners worldwide still exist presently. These infections include schistosomiasis, soil transmited helminthes (STHs), amibiasis etc. Intestinal parasitic infections still constitute major...
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