linkages between women s status and child nutrition

... conclusions is that women s poverty is almost invisible to policy makers and program designers She states:” Poverty has not been seen as a women s issue – not by government and sometimes, not by women s ... reports of long standing housing struggles and multiple displacements, with deleterious psychological effects Living in sub-standard and unsafe housing was described as very stressful Conditions ... multiples de survivantes, mères et aidants naturels Les stratégies de promotion de la santé sont inefficaces si elles sont basées sur la prémisse selon laquelle “toutes les femmes s engagent par...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 00:20

... These known associations are: • High blood pressure is positively associated with heart disease (including coronary heart disease)3 and stroke.4 • Obesity is positively associated with hypertension, ... hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.5, • Leisure time physical activity is inversely associated with heart disease,7 stroke,7 diabetes,8 and obesity.9 • Smoking is positively associated with ... organizations, and private companies across the United States Department of Health and Human Services Tommy G Thompson Secretary DHHS Office on Women s Health Wanda K Jones, Dr P.H Deputy Assistant Secretary...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20

... conclusions and directions According to the World Bank s assessment of the post-Soviet region, “the transition from planned to market economy has witnessed one of the biggest and fastest increases ... The effects of market reforms in healthcare tell part of this story These reforms, as in the case of Poland and other nations in this region, show that access to basic health services has been reduced, ... dedicate state resources to populationwide screenings Moreover, because of cuts in healthcare expenditures, doctors’ and nurses’ wages are frozen, which drives providers to emigrate—since 2004 thousands...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20

... to so successfully When the average American woman is interested in childbearing, she has specific health care needs and faces pregnancyassociated risks While steps to improve maternal and infant ... century.29 Smaller families and longer intervals between births have significantly contributed to improvements in the health of infants and women, as well as to improvements in women s socioeconomic status. 30 ... benign breast disease, can be useful in the treatment of endometriosis and may help decrease bone loss in older women Barrier methods, such as condoms and diaphragms help to protect against sexually...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20

... findings, conclusions, and areas for further research Prevalence and patterns of violence Association of violence with specific health outcomes Women s responses and use of services Strengths and ... positive note, identifying the respondent s strengths and abilities All tapes were erased once transcripts had been made Focus group discussions Focus group discussions were held with women and ... The research specialists and the representatives of women s organizations who carried out the interviews and dealt so sensitively with the respondents deserve our warmest thanks and punish violence...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 15:20

... things equal Less research has addressed the impacts of women s work on investments in children s schooling Evidence that women are more inclined than their spouses to spend in ways that benefit children ... intrahousehold bargaining and differential preferences of wives and husbands See Glick and Sahn (2000) for discussion 16 siblings or more adolescent and adult males in the household spend more ... mother s work status, sometimes without indicating if the correlation is statistically significant In some cases these analyses are refined by stratifying the sample on factors such as child age...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... variations in the percentages of men and wome n re porting RTI/STI symptoms and awareness of AIDS across the districts of a state and across the states as well This has implications for designing ... experiences Traditional bases of social stratification such as caste and class reproduce themselves in women s lived experiences as also rural-urban and regional disparities New needs emerge as women ... programmes for communication strategies to increase awareness of the diseases and service delivery for the diseases Table gives state-wise estimates with regards to symptoms reported for RTI/STI according...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... insured non-residents S. B 896 effectively applies to insurance regulated by (issued in) Massachusetts, and Massachusetts residents who commute to other states and are insured in those states ... opinions from other consultations and visits At best, we can assume it is safe to eliminate procedure codes for consultations for “established” patients and in settings, such as emergency rooms, ... Breast Cancer Treatments DHCFP s consultants prepared a survey sent to seven fully-insured plans in Massachusetts All seven plans responded to this survey, including Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... fertility rates • Research studies have found that smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke among pregnant women is a major cause of spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, and sudden infant death syndrome ... earlier ages Women who are current smokers increase their risk for hip fractures and postmenopausal women who are current smokers have lower bone 35 density versus women who never smoked • Male and ... Press, 1981 See also, ACS, Cancer Facts and Figures 2008; HHS, Reducing the Health Consequences of Smoking: 25 Years of Progress A Report of the Surgeon General, Atlanta: HHS, Public Health Service,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 11:20

... centers under sub6 section (a) and ensure regular communication between such centers ‘‘(e) STRUCTURE OF CENTER.—Each center assisted under subsection (a) shall use the facilities of a single in10 stitution, ... shall, with respect to the purpose de- 26 scribed in such subsection— •HR 183 IH ‘‘(A) conduct basic and clinical research; ‘‘(B) develop protocols for training physi- cians, scientists, nurses, ... TRAINING OF HEALTH PRO- 18 FESSIONALS.—A 19 use funds under such subsection to provide stipends 20 for health and allied health professionals enrolled in 21 programs described in paragraph (1)(C)...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 11:20

... rendering supervisory visits from health center staff less necessary The basic measures of access to public and to private services—distances to the closest public and private facilities as reported ... midwife provides curative care, her presence may reduce durations of illness from diarrheal and respiratory diseases and thus may limit the weight loss associated with such illnesses Because of the ... care, and stitch wounds About one-third say they can incise and drain abscesses Almost all village midwives dispense medications such as antibiotics, cough medicine, vitamins, and supplements of micronutrients...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 12:20

... consistent findings of available studies point towards a significant association between periodontal diseases and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease Diabetes Surveillance reports show ... woman s general health and well-being Emerging research is beginning to establish distinct associations between periodontal diseases and adverse chronic health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, ... disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis Although additional studies are needed to determine the mechanisms by which such associations exist, available research clearly demonstrates that oral diseases...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 13:20

... health and community workers These include nurses and doctors, as well as other professionals (e.g dentists, dieticians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists) and other cadres such as community ... Incorporating KMC assessments into MBFHI assessments would ensure that more facilities implement both strategies Post-natal visit within six days The importance of these visits is outlined in the section ... focus The case management process for each child should include an assessment of the child s immunisation and nutritional status Counselling on appropriate feeding during health and illness should...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 06:20

... client s earnings and decisions on household purchases Increase in personal savings Increases in business and non-business assets Effect of education on HIV/AIDS awareness among three-year+ clients ... tables and 3) Table Increase in personal savings New clients year+ clients Personal savings 42% 48% Table Increases in business and non-business assests New clients year+ clients Increase in business ... increases women s right to access opportunities and resources It enables them to develop their businesses, increase financial stability, maintain and increase personal assets and meet basic needs (see...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 22:21

... this thesis was to illustrate with practical examples how the urinary parameters may be useful for nutritional status assessment, in this chapter also description of issues related to assessment ... dietary water sources (i.e plain water, water from beverages and milk) In Studies III and IV, iodine status assessment using urinary iodine excretion was explored Study III assesses the suitability ... considerations relevant to all or the analysis included in this thesis The research questions will be addressed in a series of analyses of DONALD sub-samples which are referred as Studies I-IV These studies...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2015, 09:53

... tables ds.Relations.Add(ORDERS_ORDERDETAILS_RELATION, ds.Tables[ORDERS_TABLE].Columns[ORDERID_FIELD], ds.Tables[ORDERDETAILS_TABLE].Columns[ORDERID_FIELD], true); StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder( ... DataSet ds = new DataSet( ); SqlDataAdapter da; // Fill the Order table and add it to the DataSet da = new SqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM Orders", ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["Sql_ConnectString"]); ... result.Append(Environment.NewLine); } resultTextBox.Text = result.ToString( ); Discussion The GetChildRows( ) method of a row in the parent table returns the child rows as an array of DataRow objects for a specified DataRelation...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 18:16

... business community committed an estimated US$1 billion to expand access to free or subsidized drugs, treatment and screening This addresses the needs of women and children for interventions such ... for essential interventions and addressing structural barriers to health Women and children, and their families and communities, cannot be viewed as passive recipients of services They must be ... commitments addressing NCDs 29 In addition to commitments focusing on the health MDGs and NCDs, stakeholders made commitments across sectors to address the full spectrum of MDG priorities Some illustrative...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... using SPSS version 11.5 The analysis involved calculation of summary statistics used in comparing grouped districts Independent t-tests were used to assess differences between means The chi-squared ... means of decision-making on maternal, neonatal and child health issues between intervention and control districts Methods Study setting This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in six ... access to labour and other markets and their income and assets [18,19] This affects women s health and health-seeking behaviour in several ways, firstly, by Page of controlling behaviours and...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... services, and health conditions and behavior ISSN 0-8406-0526-9 Fertility—United States—Statistics Birth control—United States—Statistics Childbirth—United States—Statistics Sex—United States—Statistics ... results of the 1995 survey as soon as possible, this report contains only very simple measures of these background characteristics and is limited to simple statistical measures such as percents ... States—Statistics Pregnancy—United States—Statistics Health behavior—United States—Statistics United States—Statistics, Medical United States—Statistics, Vital I National Center for Health Statistics (U .S. )...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20