objective: parental self-efficacy is associated with increasing mental health in children. there is a paucity of research in iran on the role of parental self-efficacy in increasing mental health status of children. in this preliminary study, we studied the effectiveness of the world health organization international child development program (2002) for children aged 3 years and younger in incr...

conclusions in both models, mothers’ employment had a negative effect on children’s health at birth; i.e. mothers’ employment increased the possibility of low birth weight due to malnutrition in children. however, mother’s education had a positive effect on children’s health at birth; i.e. an increase mothers’ education will decrease the possibility of children’s low birth weight. “family size”...

it is crucial to monitor the growth and development of a child in early stage of life to take early corrective action in time to ensure normal growth. child health card (chc) is a tool used to maintain records and monitor the under five children. the objective of this study was to find out the maternal awareness on chc and factor associated with its retention. this was a cross sectional analyti...

The content and landscape of global child health is increasingly complex. There is strong evidence for the effectiveness of local, national and institutional leadership in reducing child mortality, but this has not been a focus of global health initiatives. Interventions to strengthen health systems should include support for local leadership: building-up institutions of training, empowering na...

BACKGROUND Between 1999 and 2007, the Ministry of Health and Population in Egypt scaled up the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy in 84% of public health facilities. OBJECTIVES This retrospective analysis, using routinely available data from vital registration, aimed to assess the impact of IMCI implementation between 2000 and 2006 on child mortality. It also presents ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate mothers' perspectives on the quality of postpartum care services in central Shanghai, China. DESIGN Semi-structured interviews. SETTING Two maternal and child health posts in two subdistricts in LW District, Central Shanghai, China. STUDY PARTICIPANTS Fifty postpartum mothers who attended the maternal and child health posts in the two subdistricts in LW District,...

introduction all nations are striving for development. economic development is one of the main parts of development process, but not all of it. populations health is one of the main factors of economic development, and child’s mortality is one of the main factors of population health status. the aim of this study is investigating the role of socioeconomic disparties in under 5 mortality in east...

introduction teachers are one of the groups that in addition to teaching the students can have a role in control and identification of child abuse and violence in schools. certainly, before doing any action and choose an approach to reduce misbehavior, we should be aware of situation, how and prevalence of child abuse in schools. the present study aims to investigate the prevalence and types of...

while studies have shown the disastrous effects of post-partum depression (ppd) on children's behaviors, there is relatively lack of reliable data in asian countries. this study examined the relative significance of maternal ppd in children's developmental disabilities at age four. in a longitudinal study design (2009), 1801 pregnant women attending in primary health centers of mazandaran provi...

Background: Mother-child interaction and spiritual well-being can influence child behavioral disorders by affecting the motherchr('39')s mental health. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of mother-child interaction and spiritual well-being with child behavioral disorders through the mediation o mental health in mothers of children with hearing impairment. Methods: The stud...