Maternal-child health : interdisciplinary aspects within the perspective of global health / / Uwe Groß and Kerstin Wydra (eds.)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910140190603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Göttingen : , : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (546 pages) : illustrations (some colour), 1 map; digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Open Access e-Books; Knowledge Unlatched
• Disciplina: 362.1982
• Soggetti: Child health services; Maternal health services; Child welfare; Maternal welfare
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: I: Environment and health -- 1. Maternal mortality and near miss events: the African perspective -- 2. Nutrition, sanitation and reproductive health in maternal-child health: challenges in low-resource settings -- 3. Water sanitation challenge: prevalence of diarrhoea in children under age 5 in slums and regular localities in Enugu, south-east Nigeria -- 4. Improving maternal and child health: the role of food safety in the developing world -- 5. Household food insecurity and hunger: implications for maternal and child health in Nigeria -- 6. Children's environmental health risks in Kenya -- 7. Metallic iron for clean agriculture -- II: Socioeconomic Factors -- 8. Maternal healthcare in rural areas of Tanzania: how do beneficiaries perceive the quality of services? -- 9. A review of selected maternal and child health indicators in Ghana -- 10. Health financing and its impact on maternal and child health in Rwanda -- 11. Maternal and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 12. Aspects of the religious context to maternal-child health (between global and local) -- 13. Cultural practices, beliefs, traditions and norms in Atwima Nwabiyagya District: ; a blessing or a curse for maternal health? -- III: Infectious disease -- 14. Pregnancy-related infections -- 15. Malaria in children and adults: an overview -- 16. Malaria in pregnancy: the parasite infection mechanism -- 17. Malaria and blood transfusion -- 18. The role of Leptospirosis - zootonic disease in maternal-child health in Indonesia -- 19. Vertical transmission of Hepatitis B virus; the role of the placental barrier, modes of delivery, viral load & immunoprophylaxis of neonates -- 20. Human cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy and in newborns -- 21. Global aspects of human papillomavirus infection in feto-maternal health --; 22. Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women -- 23. The burden of streptococcal diseases in maternal-child health in west Africa -- 24. Candidiasis in pregnant women -- 25. Salmonella typhi in infection -- 26. Epidemiology and characterization of rotavirus strains causing diarrhoea in Indonesia -- 27. Tuberculosis in children -- 28. Diagnosis of children lung tuberculosis based on rapid molecular methods (MAS-PCR and Xpert MTB/RIF system) -- 29. The role of the tuberculosis laboratory in supporting the clinical examination of various specimens of tuberculosis patients in north Sumatra, Indonesia -- 30. Buruli ulcer: a disease which leads to severe disabilities and mostly affects children living in wet agro-ecosystems of west and central Africa -- 31. Arboviral infection during pregnancy and childhood: implications for the mother and child -- 32. Social-related and general aspects of Ebola virus in African communities -- 33. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in women and children -- IV: Non-communicable diseases -- 34. Significance of iron deficiency for pregnancy and childbirth in low-resource countries -- 35. The impact of contraception on maternal mortality in Indonesia -- 36. Basic sonography in maternal care in resource-poor settings -- 37. Neonatal health: the key to achieving millennium development goal 4? -- 38. Ovarian cancer in pregnancy: what should we do? -- 39. Breast cancer in countries with limited resources.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.