However, chronic illnesses such as cancer and diabetes are often seen in this culturally, ethnically diverse group. The present study had two aims. First was to explain twohealth outcomes, which were presence of chronic illness (any of the five common conditions cardiovascular disease , stroke ,...
Children of mothers who have a diagnosis of mental illness and who live in disadvantaged circumstances have been found to have higher scores for externalising behavioural problems such aggression, impulse control issues, and hyper-activity (Rutherford et al., 2019). Maternal mental health and ...
There are also some people who vaccinate according to individual need; for exam- ple, if they live on a farm, they vaccinate all their children against tetanus or if they do not think they can care for their child at home they vaccinate against MMR [41]. Similarly, several studies ...
Children dealing with higher levels of poverty, divorce, violence, and substance abuse were three times as likely to be prescribed ADHD medication, and symptoms of chronic or post-traumatic stress – like disassociation, hypervigilance, behavioral issues, impulsivity — can be mistaken for ADHD. “...
The literature has examined pivotal issues concerning immigrants’ health care in the post-welfare reform era — from the progressive loss in subsidized and primary care (Siddiqi, Zuberi, & Nguyen, 2009), to the worsened health of immigrant children (Kalil & Crosby, 2010) and immigrant women’...
How we explain and understand disability matters. In this chapter, we examine one way of explaining and understanding disability through a models approach. Two traditional models are first critically attended to. These are the medical model and then the
Resource scarcity sometimes required denying the needs of loved ones in order to secure money for transportation to clinic: ''Seven days before going to get the medicine, I try to look around for money. If it means not eating or buying food for the children I do that, beca...
. Again, in 2003, The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officer, the highest medical officer in the UK has issued a ―Health Protection Advisory‖ about the long term reproductive harm to children from soy protein. He has drawn on the findings of at least 4 expert committees, going back to ...
Employment status was measured by using a categorical variable (1= employed, including full/part time employment or in higher education, 2= unemployed, including no employment, housework or care for children, 3= retired). Employed was set as the reference category. The general state of health ...
A probable explanation for this relationship is that having a large number of children could imply a lack of knowledge of contraceptive methods and other aspects related to human sexuality (aspects that are learned in educational units). Additionally, a causal influence between “Education_Level” ...