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Children Health -Preventive Path
General preventive measures against Childhood Diseases
The red arrows(↓←) and red printed factors are the facilitating points for diseases whereas the blue arrows(↑←) and blue printed factors are the ameliorating or mitigating points
Causes
- Genetic
- Congenital
- Infections
- Injuries ↓ ↑
- Counter factors
- Pregnant mothers should avoid people and places with illnesses associated with fever
- Harmful objects should be kept away from children and they should be properly nurtured
- Encourage and support breastfeeding
- Mothers are encouraged to use health facilities if available as soon as children fall sick
- Reproductive age women to obtain standard immunization in their locality
← Risk Factors
- Past family record of genetic disorder
- Mother's age more than 35years during pregnancy
- Past history of unviable(unsuccessful) pregnancy in mother
- Father's age more than 40years during pregnancy
- Infections in mothers during pregnancy
- Mother smoking, taking alcohol, exposure to radiation or chemicals through the mouth or by inhalation
- Poor diet of mothers before and during pregnancy
- Chronic illnesses in pregnant women
← Lifestyle measures
- Regular (yearly) routine general medical screening
- People should seek knowledge and be educated about genetic diseases and how to avoid them
- Women encouraged to limit their child bearing period to 21 - 34 years
- Men encouraged to stop having children by 40 - 45years
- Mothers encouraged to register for antenatal care at authorized health facilities when they get pregnant
- Mothers to avoid smoking, alcohol, radiation and chemicals during pregnancy
- Avoid smoking environment for children(passive smoking)
- Nutritious food should be made priority for women of reproductive age(15 - 45years)
- Drink water liberally daily (at least 3litres for women and 0.05Litre per Kg for children)
- Women encouraged to report any illness to authorized health facilities early
- Women to comply with their local recommended immunization program for themselves and their children
- Encourage and support breastfeeding
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Human Disease Processes
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- Early hospital visit when child falls ill
← Risk Factors
- Poor environmental living condition
- Poor nutrition in children
- Poverty
- Poor mothers' education
← Lifestyle measures
- Encouraging good environmental hygiene and sanitation
- Female education should be taken as a matter of priority
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Disability
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- Early visit to the physiotherapist
- Good nutrition
← Risk Factors
- Late visit to the hospital when child falls ill
← Lifestyle measures
- Prompt hospital visit whenever child falls ill
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Death
← Risk Factors
- Poorly nourished child
← Lifestyle measures
- Well nourished child