This study is undertaken to test whether or not there exists gender bias in health care utilisation of sick children in Pakistan. Overall, the results are encouraging, as medical consultation has been sought for by a very high proportion (79 percent) of sick children. Moreover, there do not appear to be significant differences by gender in health care utilisation, be it curative or preventive. ...

Play is the universal language of childhood and the time and opportunity to play is every child's right. The role of play as a vehicle for communication, a tool for distraction and its value in the holistic development of a normal child is without dispute. The role and value of play increase proportionately when a child is made more vulnerable through illness or disability. Despite this, provid...

BACKGROUND In response to growing demand for urgent care services there is a need to implement more effective strategies in primary care to support patients with complex care needs. Improving primary care management of kidney health through the implementation of 'sick day rules' (i.e. temporary cessation of medicines) to prevent Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) has the potential to address a major pat...

poor was already rampant. Alleviation (beyond rather ineffective policing laws) was, in Northern Germany, primarily in the hands of private philanthropy and protestant clergymen. Dr Weidmann surveys the establishment of poor relief in Hamburg, Oldenburg, Prague, Vienna, Hanover, Frankfurt/Main, and Berlin, with specific attention to the care of the sick poor. She shows that an effective system ...

The impact of influenza on work absenteeism is poorly documented. We used data from the national registry and Norway Post AS (>14,000 employees) to explore sickness absence patterns from 2005/06 through 2009/10 in Norway. Annually, an estimated 2.868% (mean 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.405-4.820%) of the working population obtained sick leave for influenza, of whom 0.915% (mean 95% CI: 0.453...

Errors in prescribing pharmacological drugs remain common pediatric practice. A certain role belongs to the inadequate quality of medical care and errors. Typical errors that are considered judicial practice: polypharmacy, dosage, use medicines outside instructions (off-label), etc. Cases irrational considered. Until now, outpatient settings, up 50% cases, antibiotics children is recognized as ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate, from the perspective of society, the costs of sick leave and rehabilitation of recently sick-listed workers with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) or mental disorders (MD). METHODS In a prospective cohort study, 812 sick-listed workers with MSD (518) or MD (294) were included. Data on consumption of health care and production loss were collected...

This paper investigates possible determinants of teacher absenteeism due to sickness in Danish daycare institutions. We differentiate between characteristics at the individual (teacher) level and characteristics at the workplace level which may potentially determine absenteeism. In particular, it is investigated whether work pressure measured by the child-to-teacher ratio, i.e. the number of ch...

The Projahnmo-II Project in Mirzapur upazila (sub-district), Tangail district, Bangladesh, is promoting care-seeking for sick newborns through health education of families, identification and referral of sick newborns in the community by community health workers (CHWs), and strengthening of neonatal care in Kumudini Hospital, Mirzapur. Data were drawn from records maintained by the CHWs, referr...

Combining work and family responsibilities is challenging when children have special needs, and mothers commonly make employment-related adjustments. In this study, the authors examined associations between maternal work absence and child language impairment and behavior problems in preschool children. Questionnaire data at child age 3 years from 33,778 mothers participating in the prospective ...