M. Ciarmela, B. Pezzani, M. I. Larrain, Cecilia P. Martínez, M. Minvielle
We present the results of the first stage of the Program for the Control of Intestinal Parasitosis and Nutrition, analyzing the frequency of anemia and its relation with intestinal parasitic infections and socio-cultural and environmental factors present in school children from a semirural community of Argentina. A total of 123 children aged 4-8 years were interviewed; 93 (75.6%) of them showed up for blood extraction and a fecal sample was taken properly. The frequency of anemia was 33.3%; 45.0% in children aged 4-5 years and 24.5% in those aged 6-8 years (p=0.038). Intestinal parasites were found in 83.9% of the children; 75.0% in children aged 4-5 years and 90.6% in those aged 6-8 years (p=0.043). No statistical differences were found when relating parasitic infections, social/cultural variables and housing characteristic with anemia, probably of nutritional origin. This study reveals the coexistence of anemia and parasitic infections in apparently healthy children who were unnoticed by the conventional public health system.
{"title":"Anemia in Children Aged 4 to 8 from a Semirural Community in Central East Area of Argentina","authors":"M. Ciarmela, B. Pezzani, M. I. Larrain, Cecilia P. Martínez, M. Minvielle","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2016.24517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2016.24517","url":null,"abstract":"We present the results of the first stage of the Program for the Control of Intestinal Parasitosis and Nutrition, analyzing the frequency of anemia and its relation with intestinal parasitic infections and socio-cultural and environmental factors present in school children from a semirural community of Argentina. A total of 123 children aged 4-8 years were interviewed; 93 (75.6%) of them showed up for blood extraction and a fecal sample was taken properly. The frequency of anemia was 33.3%; 45.0% in children aged 4-5 years and 24.5% in those aged 6-8 years (p=0.038). Intestinal parasites were found in 83.9% of the children; 75.0% in children aged 4-5 years and 90.6% in those aged 6-8 years (p=0.043). No statistical differences were found when relating parasitic infections, social/cultural variables and housing characteristic with anemia, probably of nutritional origin. This study reveals the coexistence of anemia and parasitic infections in apparently healthy children who were unnoticed by the conventional public health system.","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124656563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Review of Ethics in Health Services and Policy: A Global Approach","authors":"E. Mitchell","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2011.22516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2011.22516","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127772406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
is well known to sociologists and public health professionals that infant mortality rates among people of colour in some parts of the US are similar to those in developing countries. Based on the author’s involvement over many years with the Syracuse Healthy Start program, the book provides a thorough examination of factors that contribute to high rates of infant mortality and negative birth outcomes among young women of colour. Using the conceptual framework of structural violence theory, Lane provides overwhelming evidence of the role of socio-economic risk factors as predictors of infant mortality. In examining the role of factors associated with negative birth outcomes and infant mortality among women of colour, as opposed to that of personal responsibility, the author leans heavily on social and environmental factors to explain disparities in these public health indicators. This detailed case study of the Syracuse inner-city population underscores the role of socio-economic risk factors as generalizable determinants of infant mortality throughout the country and, in some respects, globally as well. The book also provides an example of the unintended and often undesirable effects of social and environmental restructuring programs such as urban renewal. Lane uses the ecosystem approach to illustrate the impact of a host of social and environmental conditions on the health and well-being of affected communities at large and on specific healthBook Review Why Are Our Babies Dying? Pregnancy, Birth and Death in America
{"title":"Book Review: Why Are Our Babies Dying? Pregnancy, Birth and Death in America","authors":"A. Khaliq","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2008.19580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2008.19580","url":null,"abstract":"is well known to sociologists and public health professionals that infant mortality rates among people of colour in some parts of the US are similar to those in developing countries. Based on the author’s involvement over many years with the Syracuse Healthy Start program, the book provides a thorough examination of factors that contribute to high rates of infant mortality and negative birth outcomes among young women of colour. Using the conceptual framework of structural violence theory, Lane provides overwhelming evidence of the role of socio-economic risk factors as predictors of infant mortality. In examining the role of factors associated with negative birth outcomes and infant mortality among women of colour, as opposed to that of personal responsibility, the author leans heavily on social and environmental factors to explain disparities in these public health indicators. This detailed case study of the Syracuse inner-city population underscores the role of socio-economic risk factors as generalizable determinants of infant mortality throughout the country and, in some respects, globally as well. The book also provides an example of the unintended and often undesirable effects of social and environmental restructuring programs such as urban renewal. Lane uses the ecosystem approach to illustrate the impact of a host of social and environmental conditions on the health and well-being of affected communities at large and on specific healthBook Review Why Are Our Babies Dying? Pregnancy, Birth and Death in America","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115193510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Worldwide every minute of every day a woman dies of pregnancy-related complications resulting in 586000 women dying each year. Estimates of the maternal mortality ratio in Bangladesh range from 320 to 400 maternal deaths per 100000 live births which is considerably higher compared to other developing countries (Hill et al. 2001). The majority of these deaths could be prevented if professionally skilled health personnel were present during child-delivery. Despite the availability of primary healthcare infrastructure at the grassroots level home births are still common in Bangladesh (90%). About 44% of women do not receive antenatal care. Overall 71% of urban women receive antenatal care from a medically trained person compared with 43% of rural women. Only about 13% of women delivered their most recent baby with the assistance of a professionally skilled health provider. This paper examines the factors that influence women receiving safe child-delivery care in Bangladesh using multivariatelogistic regression analysis of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2004 data. The study shows that demographic and socio-economic factors were the most important aspects that influence women receiving safe child-delivery care in Bangladesh. The independent factors influencing women receiving safe child-delivery care included maternal age antenatal checkup problems during delivery education of mothers place of residence and household economic status. (authors)
{"title":"Factors Influencing Women Receiving Safe Child-Delivery Care in Bangladesh","authors":"S. Kabir","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2006.18510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2006.18510","url":null,"abstract":"Worldwide every minute of every day a woman dies of pregnancy-related complications resulting in 586000 women dying each year. Estimates of the maternal mortality ratio in Bangladesh range from 320 to 400 maternal deaths per 100000 live births which is considerably higher compared to other developing countries (Hill et al. 2001). The majority of these deaths could be prevented if professionally skilled health personnel were present during child-delivery. Despite the availability of primary healthcare infrastructure at the grassroots level home births are still common in Bangladesh (90%). About 44% of women do not receive antenatal care. Overall 71% of urban women receive antenatal care from a medically trained person compared with 43% of rural women. Only about 13% of women delivered their most recent baby with the assistance of a professionally skilled health provider. This paper examines the factors that influence women receiving safe child-delivery care in Bangladesh using multivariatelogistic regression analysis of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2004 data. The study shows that demographic and socio-economic factors were the most important aspects that influence women receiving safe child-delivery care in Bangladesh. The independent factors influencing women receiving safe child-delivery care included maternal age antenatal checkup problems during delivery education of mothers place of residence and household economic status. (authors)","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115154497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An association between exposure to biofuels and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been reported in some developing countries of Asia and Latin America. In India where more than 70% of households use biomass for cooking and heating purposes hardly any research has been done to find out if there is a possible link between exposure to biofuels and adverse pregnancy outcomes. In the present study an attempt has been made to find out if there is a plausible link between indoor air pollution (as determined by exposure to biofuels) and a babys size at birth (a proxy for low birth weight) in India by using data from the National Family Health Survey 1998-99. The results of logistic regressions show that using biomass as cooking fuel is a very significant predictor in determining a babys size at birth even after controlling for a number of confounding variables. In addition there are other demographic socio-economic and spatial characteristics that have a very significant influence in determining the size of a baby at birth in India. (authors)
{"title":"Indoor Air Pollution in India and a Baby's Size at Birth: Is there a Link?","authors":"Saswata Ghosh","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2006.18511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2006.18511","url":null,"abstract":"An association between exposure to biofuels and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been reported in some developing countries of Asia and Latin America. In India where more than 70% of households use biomass for cooking and heating purposes hardly any research has been done to find out if there is a possible link between exposure to biofuels and adverse pregnancy outcomes. In the present study an attempt has been made to find out if there is a plausible link between indoor air pollution (as determined by exposure to biofuels) and a babys size at birth (a proxy for low birth weight) in India by using data from the National Family Health Survey 1998-99. The results of logistic regressions show that using biomass as cooking fuel is a very significant predictor in determining a babys size at birth even after controlling for a number of confounding variables. In addition there are other demographic socio-economic and spatial characteristics that have a very significant influence in determining the size of a baby at birth in India. (authors)","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127396737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Health-Seeking Behaviour of People with Arsenicosis in Rural Bangladesh","authors":"B. Paul","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2006.18392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2006.18392","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134231058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial Comment on Ungar, \"Paediatric Health Economic Evaluations: A World View\"","authors":"J. Paul","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2006.18474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2006.18474","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123741345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hypertension in Rural Haitians: Its Relation to Weight*","authors":"R. Niska","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2006.18546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2006.18546","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130659875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Estimates suggest that more than 130 million girls and women have been subjected to the various forms of female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide. This paper discusses FGM and the perception of its consequences on womens reproductive health in Bere community Ibadan Southwest Nigeria. Data were collected through household surveys using semi-structured questionnaires in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Results showed that 93% of women surveyed were circumcised. One hundred per cent of these circumcised women believed that FGM enhances womens fertility and they attributed their previous safe childbirths (without complications) to being circumcised. A few respondents (33.6%) were aware of the health consequences of FGM. Most respondents (76%) were not willing to stop the practice. Male respondents had better knowledge of the consequences of FGM than female respondents. Similarly younger respondents and those with higher education knew the health consequences of FGM more than the older respondents and those with little or no education (p < 0.05). The findings suggest the need for appropriate health education interventions targeting people in communities where FGM is pervasive emphasizing the consequences of FGM. (authors)
{"title":"Knowledge of the Health Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation in Bere Community, Oyo State, Nigeria","authors":"A. Adeneye, E. A. Oke, A. Adeneye","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2006.18450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2006.18450","url":null,"abstract":"Estimates suggest that more than 130 million girls and women have been subjected to the various forms of female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide. This paper discusses FGM and the perception of its consequences on womens reproductive health in Bere community Ibadan Southwest Nigeria. Data were collected through household surveys using semi-structured questionnaires in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Results showed that 93% of women surveyed were circumcised. One hundred per cent of these circumcised women believed that FGM enhances womens fertility and they attributed their previous safe childbirths (without complications) to being circumcised. A few respondents (33.6%) were aware of the health consequences of FGM. Most respondents (76%) were not willing to stop the practice. Male respondents had better knowledge of the consequences of FGM than female respondents. Similarly younger respondents and those with higher education knew the health consequences of FGM more than the older respondents and those with little or no education (p < 0.05). The findings suggest the need for appropriate health education interventions targeting people in communities where FGM is pervasive emphasizing the consequences of FGM. (authors)","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129277926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The present study examines knowledge about correct actions with skipped oral contraceptive pills in rural Bangladesh. Although the majority of the pill users knew about what to do with one skipped pill, about one in ten had the correct knowledge about actions with two or three skipped pills. Logistic regression analysis identified predictors of correct knowledge about actions with the skipped pills. The present study underscores the need for providing women with more comprehensive, reliable, and updated information about how to take pills correctly.
{"title":"Do women know about what to do with skipped pills: Evidence from rural Bangladesh","authors":"M. A. Khan","doi":"10.12927/WHP.2013.17626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12927/WHP.2013.17626","url":null,"abstract":"The present study examines knowledge about correct actions with skipped oral contraceptive pills in rural Bangladesh. Although the majority of the pill users knew about what to do with one skipped pill, about one in ten had the correct knowledge about actions with two or three skipped pills. Logistic regression analysis identified predictors of correct knowledge about actions with the skipped pills. The present study underscores the need for providing women with more comprehensive, reliable, and updated information about how to take pills correctly.","PeriodicalId":405004,"journal":{"name":"World health and population","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117057507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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