In a prospective study conducted from January to December 2010 in the Teaching Hospital of Brazzaville (Congo), we compared the discharge of hospitalized children against medical advice at the parents' request (group 1 - cases) with those admitted during same period with routine discharge (group 2 - controls). Two hundred and seven (7.7%) hospitalized children, 117 boys and 90 girls, were disch...

Background: Cancer is one of the most common diseases in children. Cancer in children can cause many problems for parents, and impose heavy care burden on them, which can lead to negative health consequences. The aim of this study was to determine caregiving burden and relevant influential factors among parents of children with cancer. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive st...

BACKGROUND Severe illness among parents may interfere with their parenting. Children having ill or substance-abusing parents are at risk of own health problems and psychosocial difficulties. The health care system should identify families in need of help and provide the help needed. For ill parents, it can be difficult to seek help and advices for their parenting. The aim of this study was to i...

Disabilities in children pose a lot of challenges, fear and worries for the parents careers the disabled children. This study tried to find out those challenges faced by while caring for them. Questionnaires designed gather needed information, were distributed parents of with disabilities who bring their treatment at a Federal government hospital eastern part Nigeria. Same questionnaire w...

Caring for a child with an acute/life threatening disease exposes parents to multiple stressors and challenges, resulting in physical psychological burden. Parents experience many health-related issues worries that often remain underestimated. The aims of the study were: (a) explore associations between needs/disease-related burden children leukemia or Hodgkin’s disease; (b) estimate predictors...