OBJECTIVE to characterize the maternal care for children under one year of age with a view to child health promotion at home. METHOD exploratory study with qualitative data analysis, thematic mode, based on the conceptual framework of the essential needs of children, based on interviews recorded with 16 mothers. RESULTS the analysis of the maternal narratives showed elements that facilitate...

Most African countries are noted for poor occupational health and safety practices. However, despite numerous occupational health and safety advances in recent years, several occupational health and safety issues still proliferate in most African countries, particularly in Ghana. This study was a review paper aimed at unearthing key issues on occupational health and safety practices in Ghana. W...

Materials and methods The government budget documents from 5 ministries including Ministry of Transport, Education, Interior, Public Health and Royal Thai Police were reviewed. Two researchers identified budget used in road safety projects with 5-E strategies independently; the kappa analysis was used to test inter-rater reliability. Information from Thai Health Promotion Foundation and Road Sa...

We propose a motivational affordance account to explain both stability and variability in risk-taking propensity in major decision domains. We draw on regulatory focus theory to differentiate two types of motivation (prevention, promotion) that play a key role in predicting risk-taking. Study 1 demonstrated that prevention motivation is negatively associated with risk-taking across six key deci...

This study addresses (non)acceptance by individuals of mobile applications (apps) for health self-management (e.g., apps for running). Regulatory Focus Theory (RFT) and Regulatory Fit (RF) principles are used to facilitate understanding of acceptance of such apps within a goal pursuit process. First, RFT was deployed to position different apps as strategies aligned with promotion/prevention goa...

Aim: To identify the care provided at home aimed at the promotion of child health in Brazil. Method: Integrative review of articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish in MEDLINE, CINAHL and LILACS, using the descriptors infant, infant care, health promotion, family, child health and child welfare. A total of 11 items were selected. The results were presented according to the domain of...