CHILD HEALTH MATERNAL HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

time her children are suffering from frequent respiratory diseases and gastroenetiris because they are left with no option but to live with the devastating smell of the piggery. In fact, she said one of her children developed asthma and heart failure. This is one of the cases wh[r]

scientific methods such as wearing pieces of sticks around their waist (which is supposed to prevent pregnancy while worn), or the myth that drinking cold water after having sex will prevent pregnancy. A respondent at Chamtui Village described a traditional method during an FGD: “…there is one tradit[r]

2Good maternal health and nutrition are important contributors to child survival. The lack of essential interventions to address these and other health conditions often contribute to indices of neonatal morbidity and mortality (including stillbirths,[r]

been cited as a barrier for proper utilisation of maternal and child health services. Women who had a live birth in the five years preceding the survey were asked whether they participated in making decisions about their own health care, making large household purc[r]

(CHS) UIC SPH, Interim Director of CHS, Co-Director MCH Program 2. Stacie Geller, PhD, University of Arizona, Associate Professor OB/GYN College of Medicine, Departmental Affiliate CHS, Director UIC-CRWG, Director UIC-COE 3. Emily Godfrey, MD, MPH,; MD – Medical College of Wisconsin, MPH – Universit[r]

View Beyond Pescides’ full Pescide-Induced Diseases Database at www.beyondpescides.org/health.Selected Citations1 Hayden KM, et al. 2010. Occupaonal exposure to pescides increases the risk of incident AD. Neurology, May 1;74(19):1524-30.2 Salam, MT, YF Li, B Langholz, and F[r]

improving their MNCH status from early on. JICA will continue its endeavors to address MNCH issues in developing countries, while benefiting from Japan's experience and taking into consideration the global situation and trends in MNCH.~10 11~50 51~100 101~Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,0[r]

 Bisphenol A (synthetic estrogen) associated with prostate changes that may confer cancer risk Some environmental exposures linked to prostate cancer risk Estrogens have been associated with increased prostate cancer risk in men. In rodent models, brief perinatal exposure to pharmacologic doses of[r]

, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2001, PDF, 76 pages. Also available in Arabic, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Turkish.  "Sex Education: Needs, Programs and Policies” www.guttmacher.org/presentations/sex_ed.ppt, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, September 2003, P[r]

Many explanations for provider harshness and lack of respectful care to patients have been suggested. These include provider low salaries, lack of a functioning health infrastructure and a critical shortage of health care providers [11]. While these are certainly realitie[r]

confidence interval (CI), 1.40–4.17] and phthalate exposure obtained by a job exposure matrix (OR = 3.12; 95% CI, 1.04–11.46). There was a significantly reduced risk of hypospadias associated with of folate use during the first 3 months of pregnancy (OR = 0.64; 95% CI, 0.44–0.93). Conclusions[r]

12. WHAT IS YOUTH’S ROLE? PLANNING A PELVIC HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CHICAGO SCHOOLS There has been a shift in the past few decades to increasingly involve youth in the planning of health programs. However, minimal research has been conducted on the role adolescents prefer to play r[r]

recognition and identification of psychological distress in pregnant women. Two of the "general screening instruments" that have been most frequently utilized in the last 20 years are the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) (105) and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) (106).[r]

countries and coverage of attendance during childbirthby a skilled provider, the latter being one of the coreindicators for monitoring progress towards the MDGs.Key priorities for HRH development include: rapidlyincreasing the outputs of health professions educationprogrammes in countr[r]

Although the Tanzanian National Policy Guidelines for Reproductive Health and Child Health Services (2003) support young people’s access to SRH information and services, there are many gaps in its implementation. Due to fears of community opposition, the gov[r]

Tanzania: Development for reproductive health awareness material toprevent unwanted pregnancy to adolescent. St Luke’s College of NursingBulletin 2010, 36:74-85[http://arch.slcn.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/10285/5266/2/2009098-kiyo36-5266.pdf].22. Bellingham K, Gillies P: Evaluation of an A[r]

association’s efforts to achieve these goals and also provides an overview of some of the most compelling women’s health issues today. While there are a multitude of critical women’s health issues, this version of Women’s Health Watch focuses on smoking cessation and