Pregnancy And Inflammation - The Impact Of Air Pollution On Maternal And Child Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (1) ◽  
pp. 722
Author(s):  
Pauline Mendola
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Applying UCD and ZET to Develop a Cloud-Based Real Time Solution for Air Quality Monitoring and Its Effects on Child and Maternal Health in Mongolia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-99
Author(s):  
Raphael Mendonca da Nobrega ◽  
Kristina De Vera ◽  
Ulziisaikhan Sereeter ◽  
Bataa Chuluunbaatar ◽  
William Abi Abdallah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

Air pollution is responsible for 4.2 million premature deaths every year. Studies have proven that Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia, is one of more polluted cities in the world. As a result, Mongolia is suffering from major public health challenges. Mongolia currently lacks quality data, evidence and information to analyze and understand the full impact of air pollution on maternal and child health. This lack of understand has led to Family Health Centres (FHCs) and hospitals in Mongolia to be overwhelmed and unprepared to adequately treat air pollution related diseases. In response to this problem, UNICEF Mongolia and Ubilab will use User-Centered Design (UCD) and Zero-effort technology to create an online platform that will use predictive analytics to strengthen the understanding of the impact air pollution has on maternal and child health. This platform will better prepare healthcare practitioners to deal with the public health consequences associated with air pollution and the data generated from this platform will be used to inform policy, health care reforms, and develop educational materials. This study is a great opportunity to demonstrate how UCD and ZET can be effective to achieve goals within a global health perspective, but it would be challenging to overcome the economic and cultural barriers in the design and implementation process. However, if successful, this would enhance collaboration between environment and health-related institutions and can be implemented anywhere in the world, especially in areas where air pollution is a major problem.

The Impact of Maternal Health Care Utilization on Probability of Child Survival in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1006-1014
Author(s):  
Ajit Kumar Jaiswal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Child Survival ◽  
Nutrient Deficiency ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

Maternal and child health programmes plays a key role in reducing infant and child mortality in any population. The Government of India started maternal and child health care services in the first five year plan (1951-56). This study uses data from the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS, 2015-16). We are interested to examine the effect of child delivery at a healthcare facility, on child survival. We are followed by Mosley and Chen’s framework (1884), according to the framework, several socioeconomic determinants are grouped into some categories, namely, maternal, environmental contamination, nutrient deficiency, and personal illness control. Consequently, we reduced the number of independent variables to women’s age at birth and education, birth order, low child birth weight, household wealth, and healthcare.

No effects of pilot performance-based intervention implementation and withdrawal on the coverage of maternal and child health services in the Koulikoro region, Mali: an interrupted time series analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-387
Author(s):  
David Zombré ◽  
Manuela De Allegri ◽  
Valéry Ridde
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Child Health Service ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

Abstract Performance-based financing (PBF) has been promoted and increasingly implemented across low- and middle-income countries to increase the utilization and quality of primary health care. However, the evidence of the impact of PBF is mixed and varies substantially across settings. Thus, further rigorous investigation is needed to be able to draw broader conclusions about the effects of this health financing reform. We examined the effects of the implementation and subsequent withdrawal of the PBF pilot programme in the Koulikoro region of Mali on a range of relevant maternal and child health indicators targeted by the programme. We relied on a control interrupted time series design to examine the trend in maternal and child health service utilization rates prior to the PBF intervention, during its implementation and after its withdrawal in 26 intervention health centres. The results for these 26 intervention centres were compared with those for 95 control health centres, with an observation window that covered 27 quarters. Using a mixed-effects negative binomial model combined with a linear spline regression model and covariates adjustment, we found that neither the introduction nor the withdrawal of the pilot PBF programme bore a significant impact in the trend of maternal and child health service use indicators in the Koulikoro region of Mali. The absence of significant effects in the health facilities could be explained by the context, by the weaknesses in the intervention design and by the causal hypothesis and implementation. Further inquiry is required in order to provide policymakers and practitioners with vital information about the lack of effects detected by our quantitative analysis.

Information and communication technologies and access to maternal and child health information: Implications for sustainable development

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 524-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngozi B Ukachi ◽  
Stella NI Anasi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

Maternal and child mortality pose a great challenge in developing nations notwithstanding the robust initiatives instituted at both the global and national levels to ameliorate it. This study is aimed at ascertaining women’s perception of the impact of information and communication technologies on access to maternal and child health information and its implication on sustainable development. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting University of Lagos Teaching Hospital and subsequently, the three clinics (Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics Outpatient, and Antenatal clinics) where the needed groups could be seen. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection while SPSS statistical package was used for data analysis. The study revealed that the women perceive information and communication technologies to have a positive impact on their access to maternal and child health information while the key technological facilities used by the respondents in accessing maternal and child health information were mobile phones and social media tools such as Facebook, YouTube, blogs and Twitter. It was also found that irregular power supply, poor Internet access, and ignorance of the media that transmit maternal and child health information were the key factors that militate against effective access to maternal and child health information using communication technologies. The implication of this result on sustainable development is discussed and recommendations made.

scholarly journals Masalah Kesehatan Ibu Dan Anak Pada Pernikahan Usia Dini Di Beberapa Etnis Indonesia; Dampak Dan Pencegahannya

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-283
Author(s):  
Herti Windya Puspasari ◽  
Indah Pawitaningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

The negative impact of early age marriage in Indonesia is the risk maternal and infant mortality by 30%, as many as 56% of adolescent girls experienced domestic violence, only 5.6% of adolescents with early marriage still continue schooling after marriage. This article arrange by further analysis and literature review of the ethnographic research book series on the Center for Research and Development in Humanities and Management Health, NIHRD. This article aim to determine the impact of early marriage on the maternal and child health in several ethnic groups in Indonesia and about the prevention. Cases of early marriage still occur in many ethnic groups in Indonesia and contribute to mortality and morbidity for mothers and children. The impact of early marriage on maternal and child health includes miscarriage, premature, bleeding and maternal death. They must get a education health about repoduction health from reliable source. It is necessary for the government’s role to provide education about reproductive health and positive activities to avoid early age marriage. Especially in districs that have high rates of early age marriage. Abstrak Dampak negatif dari pernikahan dini di Indonesia  adalah risiko kematian ibu dan bayi sebesar 30 %, 56% remaja perempuan mengalami Kekerasan Dalam Rumah Tangga, dan hanya 5,6% remaja dengan pernikahan dini yang masih melanjutkan sekolah setelah kawin.  Tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk mengetahui dampak pernikahan usia dini terhadap kesehatan ibu dan anak di beberapa etnis di Indonesia serta pencegahannya. Artikel dibuat berdasarkan analisis lanjut dan kajian literatur dari buku seri riset etnografi Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Humaniora dan Manajemen Kesehatan, Badan Litbang Kesehatan. Kasus pernikahan dini masih banyak terjadi di berbagai etnis di Indonesia dan menyumbang angka kematian dan kesakitan bagi Ibu dan Anak. Dampak pernikahan dini terhadap kesehatan ibu dan anak antara lain, terjadinya keguguran, kelahiran premature, perdarahan hingga kematian ibu. Sebaiknya remaja memiliki pengetahuan mengenai pentingnya kesehatan reproduksi dan mendapatkan pendidikan kesehatan reproduksi yang benar dan layak dari sumber yang terpercaya. Perlu peran pemerintah untuk memberikan edukasi tentang kesehatan reproduksi dan kegiatan-kegiatan yang positif untuk menghindari pernikahan dini.  Edukaski tersebut khususnya untuk masyarakat di daerah yang memiliki angka pernikahan dini yang cukup tinggi.

scholarly journals Conditional cash transfers, uptake of maternal and child health services, and health outcomes in western rural China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huan Zhou ◽  
Yuju Wu ◽  
Chengfang Liu ◽  
Chang Sun ◽  
Yaojiang Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Child Health Outcomes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health

Abstract Background: Empirical evidence suggests that the uptake of maternal and child health (MCH) services is still low in poor rural areas of China. There is concern that the low uptake of MCH services may detrimentally affect child health outcomes. Previous studies have not yet identified the exact nature of the impact that conditional cash transfers (CCT) have on the uptake of MCH services and ultimately, on child health outcomes. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between CCT, uptake of MCH services, and health outcomes among children in poor rural areas of western China.Methods: We designated two different sets of comparison villages and households that were used as comparison against which outcomes of the treated households could be assessed. In 2014 we conducted a large-scale survey of 1,522 households at 75 villages (including 25 treatment and 50 comparison) from nine nationally-designated poverty counties in two provinces of China. In each village, 21 households were selected based on their eligibility status for the CCT program. Difference-in-difference analyses were used to assess the impact of CCT on outcomes in terms of both Intention-to-treat (ITT) and average-treatment-effects-on-the-treated (ATT). Results: Overall, the uptake of MCH services in the sample households were low, especially in terms of post-partum care visits, early breast feeding, exclusive breast feeding, and physical examination of the baby. The uptake of the seven types of MCH services in the CCT treatment villages were significantly higher than that in the comparison villages. Results from both the ITT and ATT analyses showed the CCT program had a positive, although small, impact on the uptake of MCH services and the knowledge of mothers about MCH health issues. Nonetheless, the CCT program had no noticeable effect on child health outcomes.Conclusions: The CCT program generated modest improvements in the uptake of MCH services and mothers' knowledge of MCH services in poor rural areas of Western China. These improvements, however, did not translate into substantial improvements in child health outcomes for two possible reasons: poor CCT implementation and the low quality of rural health facilities.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Health Sector Development Plans in Africa: The Impact on Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 4353-4360
Author(s):  
Mary Gorret Atim ◽  
Violet Dismas Kajogoo ◽  
Demeke Amare ◽  
Bibie Said ◽  
Melka Geleta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Child Health Outcomes ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Child Health
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