Mortality salience

associated with increased mortality, but mortality rates of other types of eating disorders are more ambiguous. It is important to recognize that EVERY eating disorder is a serious mental and physical illness that attributes to severe health implications and death—not just those eating disorders classified as anorexia nervosa. Our health system and insurance companies need to understand the seriousness of this disorder to provide better and more comprehensive coverage for

cohort in 2001, 19.7% of women reported having experienced one of the stressful life events listed above (Witt et al., 2014). Understanding the causes of PTB, LBW and SGA is important as they are major determinants of infant and early childhood mortality and morbidity. Furthermore, the racial disparities that exist between these adverse outcomes in the US is staggering and eliminating these disparities has been unsuccessful thus far despite efforts of the public health community (Hogan, Rowley, Bennett

which prioritize both the improvement of medicinal health, as well as advancements in global health equity. In the years since the fields inception, great strides have been made to improve global health. One of these strides includes the decline in mortality attributed to measles. During 2000-2014, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 17.1 million deaths worldwide (WHO, 2016). This number alone demonstrates the effectiveness of vaccines and strategies implemented to combat measles. However, even

The intervention titled “An Intervention Involving Traditional Birth Attendants and Perinatal and Maternal Mortality in Pakistan” conducted by Jokhio, Winter, and Cheng focuses on decreasing maternal mortality and perinatal death by intervening in two different ways. The group intervened by providing training to traditional birth attendants, since forty three percent of childbirths are completed by traditional birth attendants in developing countries (Jokhio, Winter, and Cheng, 2005). Secondly,

Bangladesh is a small South Asian country that boarders the Bay of Bengal and India. Bangladesh is a developing nation that has experienced steady economic growth over a sustained period of time. However, economic growth alone does not make a nation fully developed. Using W.W. Rostow’s 5 stages of development1, the economy of Bangladesh will be analyzed and compared to the economy of the United States of America (USA). The development of Bangladesh will be determined using relevant economic and social

among minorities in infant mortality and birth outcomes (Kim, 2013). In order to understand the social determinants impacting infant mortality and birth outcomes, it is important to understand the conceptual framework of societal to individual level determinants of infant mortality and birth outcomes. Conceptual framework includes identifying social determinants at mirco, meso and macro levels. This in turn will help in interpreting patterns of disparities in infant mortality and birth outcomes among

Abstract Background: Exclusive breast feeding means babies are given only breast milk and nothing else-no other milk, food, drink, even no water for the first six months of life . It prevents 13% of childhood mortality; i.e, at least 1.2 million children worldwide would be saved every year. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence exclusive breastfeeding practice and its associated factor among mothers who have infants less than six months of age in Motta town, East Gojjam, Amhara

poverty, education, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health, disease, the environment and global partnership place attention on areas that will help the improvement and betterment of underdeveloped countries. MDGs goals and objectives are clear and concise with a development plan in place to make changes with underdeveloped and middle-income countries. Equally are all eight of the goals, but focusing on poverty, hunger and child mortality, will bring these two goals to the forefront

Malawi is one of the smallest countries in Africa, located in the southeast. Malawi is one of the world’s least-developed countries, facing many challenges involving education, healthcare, finance, and environment. The main economic sector is agricultural with a majority of the population living in rural areas. Malawi experiences a high rate of HIV/AIDS, which limits the work force. Ethnic tensions and divisions have ignited periods of regional conflict. This ethnic tensions have since been decreasing

Introduction: Perinatal mortality – the invisible loss, where natural loss like Tsunami or Earthquake strikes the whole world turns its attention and quick relief measures are taken, similarly steps have to be taken to decrease perinatal mortality. Perinatal mortality is an important indicator of maternal care, health and nutrition; it also reflects the quality of obstetric and pediatric care available.1 Intrapartum perinatal mortality, the deaths that occur during the period around birth, is a major