Resultados de búsqueda - "World Health Organization"

Women’s involvement in intra-household decision-making and infant and young child feeding practices in Central Asia por Abdurazzakova, Dilnovoz, Kosec, Katrina, Parpievd, Ziyodullo

“…We identify a positive association between a woman’s decision-making power—a measure of her instrumental agency—and adherence to World Health Organization–recommended feeding practices. We find little significant association between a woman’s attitude toward domestic violence, or her degree of social independence, and adherence to recommended feeding practices. …”
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Foodborne disease in Kenya: County-level cost estimates and the case for greater public investment por Hoffmann, Vivian, Baral, Siddhartha

“…In this study, we combine recent national estimates of the health burden attributable to FBD from the World Health Organization (WHO) with county-level data on diarrhea rates to estimate the health and economic burdens of FBD for Murang’a, Laikipia, Nakuru, Nyandarua, and Nairobi counties.…”
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Growth and body composition of Peruvian infants in a periurban setting por Iannotti, Lora L., Zavaleta, Nelly, Leon, Zulema, Caulfield, Laura E.

“…Weekly morbidity and dietary intake surveillance was carried out during the second half of infancy.The prevalence rates of stunting, underweight, and wasting did not exceed 4% based on the World Health Organization growth references. Infants of mothers from high-altitude regions had larger chest circumference ( p = .006) and greater length ( p = .06) by 12 months. …”
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Groundwater dynamics and quality under intensive cropping systems por Gumtang, R.J., Pampolino, M.F., Tuong, T.P., Bucao, D.

“…Eight wells showed near or above the World Health Organization NO3-N limit (10 ppm) for drinking water. …”
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Are we missing the mark? Gender and Intersectional Data Gaps in Climate Smart Agriculture por CARE International

“…Despite numerous efforts by individuals, organizations, governments and institutions to enhance food security, the World Health Organization (WHO) conservatively estimates that between 2030 and 2050 climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 deaths per year resulting from malnutrition, diarrhea and heat stress (WHO 2021). …”
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Highly sensitive molecular assay based on Identical Multi-Repeat Sequence (IMRS) algorithm for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis infection por Shiluli, C., Kamath, S., Kanoi, B.N., Kimani, R., Oduor, Bernard, Abkallo, Hussein M., Maina, M., Waweru, H., Kamita, M., Pamme, N., Dupaty, J., Klapperich, C.M., Lolabattu, S.R., Gitaka, J.

“…In resource-limited regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) advocates for syndromic case management. …”
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Quantification of human norovirus GII, human adenovirus, and fecal indicator organisms in wastewater used for irrigation in Accra, Ghana por Silverman, A.I., Akrong, M.O., Amoah, Philip, Drechsel, Pay, Nelson, K.L.

“…E. coli concentrations in all samples exceeded limits suggested by the World Health Organization, and human-specific Bacteroidales was found in all but one sample, suggesting human fecal contamination. …”
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First report of aflatoxin in dried yam chips in Benin por Bassa, S., Mestres, C., Champiat, D., Hell, K., Vernier, Philippe, Cardwell, K.

“…An aflatoxin concentration higher than the European Union's maximum residue limit (MRL) of 4 ppb was found in 98% of the samples (N = 50), while 6% had an aflatoxin concentration higher than the World Health Organization's MRL of 20 ppb. Molds were analyzed from two samples, each with aflatoxin levels around 5 ppb, on colony unit medium specific for A. flavus (2). …”
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Public health strategies for reducing aflatoxin exposure in developing countries: workgroup report por Strosnider, H., Azziz-Baumgartner, E., Bänziger, Marianne, Bhat, R.V., Breiman, R., Brune, M., DeCock, K., Dilley, A., Groopman, J., Hell, K.

“…In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization convened a workgroup of international experts and health officials in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2005. …”
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A review on occurrence of emerging pollutants in waters of the MENA region por Haddaoui, I., Mateo-Sagasta, Javier

“…Worryingly, 57 cases of EPs have been reported in different fresh and drinking waters, exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) and European Commission (EC) thresholds. …”
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Overlapping vitamin A interventions in the United States, Guatemala, Zambia, and South Africa: Case studies por Tanumihardjo, Sherry A., Kaliwile, Chisela, Boy, Erick, Dhansay, Muhammad A., van Stuijvenberg, Martha E.

“…In order to address this problem, the World Health Organization recommends periodic high‐dose supplementation to children 6–59 months of age in areas of highest risk. …”
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Global vegetable intake and supply compared to recommendations: A systematic review por Kalmpourtzidou, Aliki, Eilander, Ans, Talsma, Elise F.

“…A systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was conducted to assess vegetable consumption and supply in adult populations and to compare these data to the existing recommendations (≥240 g/day according to World Health Organization). For vegetable intake data online, websites of government institutions and health authorities, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Comprehensive European Food Consumption Database, STEPwise approach to surveillance (STEPS) and Pubmed/Medline databases were searched from March 2018 to June 2019. …”
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Dietary indicators for assessing the adequacy of population zinc intakes por Hotz, Christine

“…As a cornerstone to evaluating the adequacy of population zinc intakes globally, a set of internationally appropriate dietary reference intakes must be defined. The World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization/International Atomic Energy Agency (WHO/FAO/IAEA) and the Food and Nutrition Board/US Institute of Medicine (FNB/IOM) have presented estimated average requirements (EAR) for dietary zinc intake, and, more recently, the International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG) presented a revised set of recommendations for international use. …”
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The links between agriculture and health: an intersectoral opportunity to improve the health and livelihoods of the poor por Hawkes, Corinna, Ruel, Marie T.

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Microbiological risk infection assessment using QMRA in agriculture systems in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa por Kouamé, P.K., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Dongo, K., Zurbrugg, C., Biémi, J., Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…Both the annual risks from farming activities and salad consumption were higher than the tolerable standard of risk of 10−4 pppy as defined by the World Health Organization. There is a need to conduct a risk analysis and a cost-effectiveness study on intervention to improve public health and the livelihoods of the producers which are women in majority in Yamoussoukro.…”
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Irrigation water disinfestations por Anwer, Morshed

“…Coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli loads were found very low in the samples comparing to the World Health Organization (WHO) standard for irrigation water or German standard for irrigation water (DIN 1965). …”
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Järnberikning av mjöl : exemplifierat med Egypten och Iran por Johansson, Matilda

“…Also information from WHO (World Health Organization), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) and FFI (Flour Fortification Initiative) are used. …”

Water compositions and attitudes to a rooftop rainwater harvesting system : a minor field study in Killarlahalli, India por Jan-Ers, Lina

“…In the rural village Killarlahalli outside Pavagada is the average fluoride content in the ground water measured to 2- 4mg/l. The WHO (World Health Organization) drinking-water guideline value for fluoride is 1.5. …”

Analyzing the impact of changes in tobacco trade barriers and cigarette taxes on developing countries : a global simulation model approach por Musona, Jackson

“…While tobacco production and exports prove to be one of the major activities by most developing countries, making tobacco a strategic crop in enhancing their economies, there has been mounting pressure worldwide through international bodies such as the World Health Organization and World Bank to reduce consumption of this crop as it is considered to have drastic health implications. …”

Farmers' knowledge, perceptions and management practices for termite pests of maize in southern Benin por Loko, L.E.Y., Orobiyi, A., Toffa, J., Fagla, S.M., Gavoedo, M., Tamò, Manuele

“…Four of the 20 pesticides used by farmers have active ingredients that have been listed as highly hazardous (class Ib) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Farmers training on the danger and impact of misuse of insecticides on the development of termite insecticide resistance was recommended. …”
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