The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as ‘a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community’. Mental illn...ess refers to all of the diagnosable mental disorders, which are characterised by abnormalities in thinking, feelings or behaviours. Mental illness is closely related to vulnerability, both in its causes and in its effects. Globally, 14 per cent of the global burden of disease is attributed to mental illness – with 75 per cent of those affected being found in low-income countries – which includes a broad spectrum of diagnoses, from common mental illnesses such as anxiety and
substance abuse, to severe illnesses like psychosis.
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Also published in Spanish (2013) with the title: Informe sobre la epilepsia en América Latina y el Caribe - ISBN 978-92-75-31776-1
Report of the Global Thematic Consultation on Population Dynamics
A national faecal examination of 27 729 schoolchildren from 395 schools carried out in
2008 indicated that intestinal parasitic worms affected an estimated five million (56.8%)
children in Kenya. Existing evidence shows that worm infections lead to reduced literacy
levels due to impaired growth a...nd physical fitness.
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A Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
DHS Working Papers No. 86
DHS Analytical Studies No. 41
Further analysis of the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey
Further analysis of the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey
Further analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys, 2001-2011
Data from the 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey
DHS Working Papers No. 91
The Open AIDS Journal, 2012, 6, 245-258