Essays about: "childhood mortality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words childhood mortality.

  1. 1. From Boom to Bust: Unfolding the association between business cycles and the mental health of Swedish children

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Maja Juväng; Thilda Horvath; [2023]
    Keywords : Child mental health; Health economics; Business Cycles; Unemployment rate; Fixed effects model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : An extensive body of literature links macroeconomic conditions to mortality and diverse health outcomes in adulthood, but largely ignores the impact on children. Sweden is currently at the verge of an economic downturn, while mental health disorders and psychosomatic problems are the most common health issue amongst children. READ MORE

  2. 2. Premature Birth & Postpartum Depression in Kosovo : Early Childhood Development

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Adina Björk; [2020]
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    Abstract : Scholars around the world emphazise the value of more research within newborn health and maternal care until 2025, while some even express the need for more research whitin these topics in the specific case of Kosovo. Research about women`s postpartum depression (PPD) in Kosovo linked to the type of delivery was conducted by Obertinca & Dangellia, (2016), which demonstrate a research gap by asserting that current topic information within the country is scarce. READ MORE

  3. 3. The gut microbiota and its relationship with obese children

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Isabella Aryee; [2019]
    Keywords : childhood obesity; gut microbiota; methanogens; Methanobacteriales;

    Abstract : Background: It’s decelerated that childhood obesity is a global epidemic since 21st century. General obesity has doubled since 1980 and comes with a distinct increase of mobility and mortality. READ MORE

  4. 4. Determinants of under-5 mortality in Uganda: an econometric analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Johanna Stenström Johansson; [2016-08-25]
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    Abstract : Infant and child mortality rates are among the most important indicators of child health, nutrition, implementation of key survival interventions, and the overall social and economic development of a population. Economics include the study of child health and mortality for various more or less direct reasons: The health and productivity of adults is influenced by their health as children, and there may be an associated effect on the development of countries and economic growth. READ MORE

  5. 5. Seasonal variations in under-five mortality, stratified by neonatal, post-neonatal and child mortality, in Korogocho and Viwandani urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya : a time-series analysis on secondary data from the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NUHDSS)

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Marianna Moberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Seasonality; seasonal index; under-five; neonatal; post-neonatal; mortality; slums; Nairobi; NUHDSS; Korogocho; Viwandani;

    Abstract : Abstract Background  Globally, the amount of people living in urban poor settings is increasing rapidly. In order to effectively direct resources and achieve equity in health, an understanding of how contextual factors are affecting mortality in marginalised groups is first needed. READ MORE