Essays about: "intergenerational health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words intergenerational health.

  1. 1. Does Addiction Skip a Generation? Patterns of Intergenerational Transmission of Substance Abuse

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Olly Kravchenko; [2023]
    Keywords : public health; psychopathology; addiction; substance abuse; intergenerational transmission;

    Abstract : Introduction  Intergenerational transmission of substance abuse (SA) is established in epidemiological literature. However, the exact patterns are not well understood. READ MORE

  3. 2. Intergenerational Transmission of Health and Life span : An Exploration of an Association Between Parental Age-at-Death and Disease Outcomes in Offspring

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Anna Thalén; [2022]
    Keywords : Life span; intergenerational health; parental age-at-death; disease risk; longevity; hospitalization;

    Abstract : Parental and offspring life spans are modestly associated and a transmission of disease risk from parents to offspring has been proposed as a possible explanation. Using birth cohort data consisting of 86 168 offspring and their parents, the aim of this explorative study was to quantify and describe the association between parental age-at-death and risk of disease in offspring over a 33-year follow-up period. READ MORE

  4. 3. Association of socioeconomic and dietary factors with the co-occurrence of anemia and stunting among adolescent girls aged 15 – 19 years : Secondary analysis of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2018

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Mouza Lootah; [2021]
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    Abstract : Abstract Background Good health and well-being throughout life improves normal growth development and promotes a healthy pregnancy outcome. Malnourishment among adolescent girls can result in the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition. READ MORE

  5. 4. Låt de äldre få vara med : en undersökning för att inkludera de äldre vid stadens sociala utemiljöer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Nina Sjölin; [2021]
    Keywords : Generationsöverskridande; social delaktighet; social hållbarhet; äldre; designriktlinjer;

    Abstract : Den äldre befolkningen i Sverige ökar i takt med att vi lever längre samtidigt som det sker färre födslar. Åldrandet innebär en risk för att bli ensam och isolerad i sitt hem, bland annat på grund av nedsatt funktionsförmåga och en ökad brist på sociala kontakter. READ MORE

  6. 5. #Blessed : the blesser phenomenon : transactional sex and intergenerational relationships in urban South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Joanne Palfreman; [2020]
    Keywords : blessees; blessers; sexual and reproductive health and rights; South Africa; transactional sex; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Relationships between women and typically older men for gifts and money in exchange for sex in South Africa are common, and known as blesser relationships. Their increasing acceptability and accessibility has been linked to negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes among young black African women. READ MORE