Sökning: "child health examination"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 41 avhandlingar innehållade orden child health examination.

1. 1. Child labour and health hazards: chemical exposure and occupational injuries in Nicaraguan children working in a waste disposal site

   Författare :Steven Cuadra; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child labor; waste disposal sites; health hazards; heavy metals; persistent organochlorine pollutants; brominated flame retardants; occupational injuries; Nicaragua; barnarbete; avfallshanteringsplatser; hälsorisker; tungmetaller; beständiga klororganiska föroreningar; bromerade flamskyddsmedel; yrkesskador; Nicaragua;

   Sammanfattning : About 600 children and teenagers work at Managua's landfill, the largest in Nicaragua. They collect and sort waste at the open dump, which covers an area of 7 km2 on the outskirts of the city on the shores of Lake Managua. LÄS MER

3. 2. Parent-child feeding dynamics and childhood obesity : The importance of foreign background and effects of early obesity treatment

   Författare :Maria Somaraki; Paulina Nowicka; Anna Ek; Pernilla Sandvik; Silje Steinsbekk; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; childhood obesity; parenting practices; feeding practices; child eating behaviours; food intake; obesity treatment; foreign background; Nutrition; Nutrition;

   Sammanfattning : Childhood obesity is often characterised as a global epidemic. Yet, little progress has been made in addressing its increasing levels, especially among certain populations. LÄS MER

4. 3. Environmental and domestic risk factors for respiratory symptoms in Nicaraguan children

   Författare :Danilo Hernandez; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; * wheeze* Child labor* asthma* allergy* aeroallergens* lung volumes* waste-picking* particles* wood-smoke* burning of solid waste;

   Sammanfattning : BackgroundRespiratory diseases are the most common cause for seeing a doctor in Nicaragua, and the second most common cause of death in children. An air monitoring program in the capital city, Managua, has shown high levels of air pollution, especially small particles. LÄS MER

5. 4. Diets of European children, with focus on BMI, well-being, and families The IDEFICS/I.Family cohort

   Författare :Louise Arvidsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; body mass index; child; diet; feeding practices; intervention; mutans streptococci; parents; restriction; well-being;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate children’s diet, BMI z-score, and parental feeding practices (PFPs), in relation to mutans streptococci (MS) count, psychosocial well-being and children’s BMI trajectory, as well as exploring the effect of the intervention in the IDEFICS (Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants) study on diets of families five years after the intervention. About 16,000 children from eight European countries participated in the IDEFICS study in 2007/2008 (referred to as index children). LÄS MER

7. 5. Parents' expectations, experiences and reactions to a routine ultrasound examination during pregnancy

   Författare :Maria Ekelin; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; routine ultrasound examination; pregnancy; parents; expectations; experiences; reactions; PEER-U questionnaire;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe parents’ expectations, experiences and reactions to a routine ultrasound examination during the second trimester of pregnancy and to develop, test and use a questionnaire. The aim was also to conceptualize the parents’ experiences and ways of handling the situation when the diagnosis was a non-viable fetus. LÄS MER