Income inequalities and self-reported maternal health status: cross-sectional national survey

2007 ◽  
Vol 114 (8) ◽  
pp. 1018-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Petrou ◽  
E Kupek ◽  
R Gray
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Income Inequalities

scholarly journals A Comparison of Maternal Health Status and Weight-Related Cognitions, Behaviors, and Home Environments by Race/Ethnicity

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen L. Delaney ◽  
Kim Spaccarotella ◽  
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Family Meals ◽  
Maternal Weight ◽  
Home Environments ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hispanic Mothers ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Asian Mothers

This cross-sectional study compared weight-related cognitions, behaviors, and home environments of 568 mothers of young children (ages 2 to <9 years) by racial/ethnic group. Maternal health status was good and did not differ by race/ethnicity. Mothers were somewhat confident in their ability to promote healthy physical activity and eating behaviors in their children, with White and Asian mothers having greater confidence than Hispanic mothers. Mothers had low physical activity, with Hispanic mothers getting more sedentary screentime than White and Asian mothers. Mothers’ dietary intake did not differ. Modeling of healthful behaviors was more frequent in White than Hispanic mothers. Asian mothers tended to use non-recommended feeding patterns more than White, Hispanic, and Black mothers. Children’s physical activity and screentime did not differ by race/ethnicity. Asian children tended to drink less sugar-sweetened beverages and more milk than counterparts. All reported frequent family meals, with Hispanic mothers reporting more family meals eaten in less healthful locations. Household food environments did not differ. However, White mothers reported greater access to physical activity space and supports than Hispanic mothers. Race/ethnicity may link with maternal weight-related cognitions, behaviors, and home environments and thus can help inform the development of interventions tailored by race/ethnicity.

scholarly journals Treatment Receipt and Outcomes of Self-Reported Voice Problems in the US Population Aged ≥65 Years

OTO Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 2473974X1877402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schelomo Marmor ◽  
Stephanie Misono
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Voice Treatment ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Treatment Characteristics ◽  
The Us ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Multivariable Regression

Objectives (1) Characterize the US population aged ≥65 years with self-reported voice problems, (2) describe voice treatment characteristics in this group, and (3) identify factors associated with self-reported voice improvement. Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Population-based cross-sectional US national survey sample. Subjects and Methods We identified a cohort of adults aged ≥65 years from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, a population-based US national survey. Descriptive and multivariable regression analyses were performed. Results The prevalence of self-reported voice problems in this cohort was 10%. Of those, 44% reported voice problems for >1 month. The strongest predictor of reporting voice improvement was receipt of voice treatment (odds ratio, 3.50; 95% confidence interval, 1.36-9.00), after adjusting for sex, age, race, education, and health status. Eleven percent reported voice treatment, which included 20% of those with moderate or worse voice problem severity. Female sex and worse health status were associated with reporting voice treatment. Among those with voice treatment, 38% reported “better,” 33% “same,” and 29% “worse” voice symptoms over the past year, compared to 17%, 67%, and 16%, respectively, among those without treatment. Health status influenced likelihood of reporting voice improvement but not universally. Conclusions We observed a significant self-reported burden of voice problems in the US population aged ≥65 years. Most are untreated and thus not well represented in the current literature. Vocal improvement was strongly associated with treatment. Further investigation is needed to clarify patient and treatment characteristics most associated with vocal improvement.

scholarly journals Maternal health situation in the empowered action group states: how far we reached: a comparative analysis of national family health survey-3 and 4

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 3970
Author(s):  
Hrushikesh Das ◽  
Jaya Tiwari ◽  
Sunita Jena ◽  
Kushal Kumar Sahu
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Total Mortality ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Health System Strengthening ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Action Group ◽  
Eag States

Background: Maternal health constitutes the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the post-partum period. India is one the biggest contributor to maternal mortality, among all the states of India, the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states contributes 61.5% of total mortality, keeping in this view the study compared the NFHS-3 and NFHS-4 survey of the maternal health condition of EAG states of India and evaluated the relationship between maternal health status and predictors of EAG states of India in NFHS-3 and NFHS-4.Methods: This cross-sectional study adopted descriptive secondary data analyses of two rounds of nationally representative sample surveys NFHS-3 and NFHS-4. The data were obtained by the demographic and health survey website after proper procedures and compared for various maternal health indicators of EAG states.Results: In this investigation, progress has been observed from NFHS-3 to NFHS-4 however, the progress is very positive promising to growth. Where their full (antenatal care) ANC indicator growth is very steady. Education and domestic violence are still hampering the growth of full maternal health wellbeing.Conclusions: Given the status of maternal health in India and more especially in EAG states, more improvement in the performance of maternal health-related activities is highly necessary for which health system strengthening coupled with strong political will and community mobilization are some of the urgent strategies required in the EAG states. Above all community, awareness has a greater role in improving the health status in these. 

scholarly journals Maternal health profile of children with severe acute malnutrition admitted in NRC’s of Bhopal

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3820
Author(s):  
Padma Bhatia ◽  
Soumitra Sethia ◽  
Veena Melwani ◽  
Mahesh Gupta ◽  
Angelin Priya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Maternal Nutrition ◽  
Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽  
The Body ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Protein Energy ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Protein energy malnutrition is the most widely prevalent form of malnutrition among under-five children. Factors responsible for malnutrition in India comprise of low birth weight, maternal health problems, delay in introduction of complementary feeds, faulty child care and other poor environmental conditions. This study aims to evaluate the health status of mothers of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) children admitted in three NRC’s of Bhopal.Methods: A cross-sectional record based study was done on mothers of 255 children up to 5 year of age who were admitted with SAM in the three NRC of Bhopal district. Details were filled in a questionnaire. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated and graded according to the WHO classification.Results: The mean age of study participants was 24.8 years, mean BMI was 18.5, mean Hb was 10.4 g/dl. According to the BMI, 147 (57.7%) of the mothers were underweight, out of them 43 (16.8%) were severely thin. Anemia was present in 90% mothers, out of which 80% were moderately anemic and 11 (4.3%) was severely anemic, anemia and BMI of mothers have a significant correlation. At the time of the study, 65 (26%) mothers had more than two children and 113 mothers had two children.Conclusions: The health status of mothers indicates that they are undernourished and anemic with lower parity and age. It is therefore recommended that during the 14-21 day stay of SAM child maternal nutrition should be emphasized upon along with counselling sessions. 

scholarly journals Associations between Maternal and Infant Illness and the Risk of Postpartum Depression in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9489
Author(s):  
Wenbin Min ◽  
Wei Nie ◽  
Shuyi Song ◽  
Nan Wang ◽  
Weiqi Nie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Western China ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stunted Growth ◽  
Overall Health Status

This study explored how maternal and infant illness correlated with the risk of postpartum depression in the Chinese Qinba Mountains region. In total, 131 villages comprising 435 families with infants (≤6 months old) were randomly sampled. We collected data on maternal and infant illnesses and maternal health knowledge level. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 was used to measure the risk of postpartum depression. We used descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression for the analysis. Infant overall health status was a risk factor for postpartum depression (odds ratio (OR) = 1.90, 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) = 1.10~3.28), whereas maternal overall health status was not correlated with postpartum depression (OR = 1.36, 95% CI = 0.55~3.39). For specific illnesses, infants experiencing over two common illnesses in the past two weeks (OR = 1.98, 95% CI = 1.13~3.45) and mothers experiencing over two common pains within two weeks after delivery (OR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.02~3.08) were risk factors for postpartum depression, whereas infants with mild and severe stunted growth, maternal C-section, and postpartum body mass index (normal or overweight) were not correlated with it (all p > 0.050). Maternal health knowledge was an important moderator of maternal and infant illnesses on the risk of postpartum depression. In conclusion, maternal and infant illness were essential factors for the risk of postpartum depression in a poor rural region in western China, which may be mainly affected by the feeling of uncertainty of illness. Improved maternal and infant health and enhanced maternal health knowledge might alleviate the risk of postpartum depression.

scholarly journals What Influences Utilization of Senior Citizen Centers? Evidence from the 2017 National Survey of Older Koreans

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bimala Sharma ◽  
Geurum Song ◽  
Eun Woo Nam
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Health Status ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Senior Citizen ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Abstract Background Korea has envisioned an expansion of health and social welfare services for the elderly through community-based care. Accordingly, senior citizen centers are in operation. Objective This study aimed to assess the influence of socio-demographic factors, life satisfaction, and health status on the utilization of senior citizen centers by elderly Koreans. Methods A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted using secondary data from the 2017 National Survey of Older Koreans. Descriptive statistics were used to determine utilization patterns; and chi-square test, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted at a 5% significance level to determine the factors associated with senior citizen center utilization. Result Of 10,299 elderly people, 21.7% were aged 80 or above, and 22.7% had visited a senior citizen centers in the past 12 months. The most common reasons for visiting was the desire for company, and more than 95% of the subjects were satisfied with the services provided. Regarding socio-demographic factors, those who were female (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =1.20), older (AOR=3.94 for ≥80 years), illiterate (AOR=5.27), less educated, or from eup meon bu (AOR=6.42) were most likely to use senior citizen centers. Regarding the life satisfaction, those who experienced financial satisfaction (AOR=1.21), satisfaction with culture (AOR=1.49), and satisfaction with friends and society (AOR=4.24) had the higher odds of senior citizen center utilization. Higher odds of the senior citizen center utilization were observed for the elderly diagnosed with multiple diseases as compared to those who were disease free. Conclusion Socio-demographic factors, life satisfaction, and health status influence utilization of the senior citizen centers. Therefore, the government’s community-based care strategy should take these factors into consideration.

Parent’s Experiences from the Treatment of their Children at the Physic Children’s Surgery Clinic in Skopje.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Trajchevska ◽  
A. Lleshi ◽  
S. Gjoshev ◽  
A. Trajchevski
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Independent Predictor ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Significant Independent Predictor ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: The respect of the needs and wishes of the patients is in the focus of the human health system. The experience of the parents in terms of child’s health care may be used as an indicator of quality of the health care. Material and methods: The research is a quantitative analytical cross-sectional study. In accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, simple random sample of 207 parents / guardians is covered, whose children in the period of three months, had been hospitalized in the hospital department JZUU Pediatric Surgery Clinic in Skopje.It was used a two parted questionnaire. The first part is a standardized questionnaire (Parent Experience of Pediatric Care - PECP), and the second part concerns the general socio-demographic data of the parent/guardian. Statistical evaluation was performed using appropriate statistical programs (Statistics for Windows 7,0 and SPSS 17.0). Results: In accordance with the age of the parents, the survey respondents were divided into two groups: a) age ≤ 33 years - 107 (51.69%) and b) age> 33 years - 100 (48.31%).Significant independent predictor of parental satisfaction from the receipt of their child to the clinic research confirms the age of the parent under / over 33 years due to 4.1% of the change in satisfaction (R2 = 0,041). Parents generally believe that their children's room of the clinic is "good", without significant difference between parental satisfaction from both age groups (Mann-Whitney U Test Z = -0,9613 p = 0,3364). Significant independent predictor of parental satisfaction from the room of their child improves the health status after treatment due to 6% of the change in satisfaction (R2 = 0,060). Parents generally believe that testing and treatment of their children in the clinic was "very good" and an independent significant predictor is to improve the health status after the treatment - 7,8% (R2 = 0,078). Conclusions: Regardless of the generally good parental satisfaction about health care for their children, it is necessary to continuously monitor the status of the clinic in order to consider the possible deficiencies and needs of intervention.

MORBIDITY PATTERN AMONG ADOLESCENT SCHOOL GIRLS IN RURAL AND URBAN SCHOOL OF JHANSI (U.P.)- A COMPARATIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shubhanshu Gupta ◽  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
Piyush D Swami ◽  
Anjana Niranjan
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Population ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural And Urban

Background: According to World Health Organization, adolescents constitute about one fifth of the world population, and in India they constitute about 21% of the total population. Most of the surveys show that health status of adolescent girls is at sub-optimal level. Objectives: To assess nutritional status and morbidity pattern among the adolescent girls and to suggest measures for improvement of health status of adolescent girls.  Method: A community based cross-sectional study was carried out among 250 adolescent schoolgirls in Rural and urban field practice area of Jhansi school from January 2017 to July 2014. Results: Among the various morbidities eye problem was seen in maximum no of adolescent girls. Eye problem was present in 44.8% of adolescent girls followed by respiratory 14.7% and ear 13.06% disease. Skin disease was present in 3.2% of adolescent girls, which was more in rural girls 6.7% than in urban girls 1.7%, may be due to better hygienic practice in urban schoolgirls. Conclusions: Rural background, low socioeconomic status, illiteracy, birth rate and order, income and number of members in a family have shown to be significant determinants of morbidity pattern in the adolescent girls. Keywords: Adolescent, anemia, morbidity, vaginal discharge.

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