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However, beliefs vary as those not practicing geophagy did not associate soil eating with a reduction in morning sickness.
The prevalence of soil eating amongst pregnant women in Kenya, Ghana, Namibia and Tanzania has been reported in the literature [ 6- 9].
However, because of the complexity underlying soil eating behaviors and a lack of consensus about why women undertake this practice, elimination of geophagy will be challenging.
[ 1] The parasite can be transmitted to humans in several ways, including ingestion of raw or undercooked meat, contact with soil, eating poorly washed raw fruits and vegetables, and ingestion of oocysts in cat faeces.
PSC are particularly vulnerable to toxocariasis because of their habits of playing in water or soil; eating raw foods; or contacting pets, including cats and dogs; thus, PSC are an ideal target group for investigating the prevalence of toxocariasis.
Pigs love nothing more than rooting around in the soil, eating grass, roots, bugs and any other delicious treats they may find.
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Amoeboid cells such as neutrophils in the blood stream or Dictyostelium in the soil eat bacteria [17], [18].
The total weight of soil eaten per day was estimated using mean weight of a pemba stick.
As such, pregnant women who eat soil in Geita District are exposed to potentially high levels of chemical elements, depending upon frequency of consumption, daily amount consumed and the source location of soil eaten.
In addition, pregnant women are generally exposed to arsenic, chromium, copper, manganese and nickel at different levels depending on the type of soil eaten and the source obtained.
The amount of zinc found in the soil eaten calls for further monitoring due to potential multiple sources of zinc from food sources.
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