Since 2001 a decentralization policy has increased the responsibility placed on local
government for improving child health in Indonesia. This paper explores local government …

Health service utilization is an important component of child health promotion. Evidence
shows that two-thirds of child deaths in low and middle income countries could be prevented …

O objetivo do estudo foi realizar um diagnóstico da situação do aleitamento materno no
Piauí, Brasil, durante a campanha de vacinação de 2006. A amostra constituiu-se de 1.963 …

Great efforts have been made to enhance breast-feeding among mothers of infants, yet there
is a continued decline in breast-feeding behavior. The Theory of Planned Behavior …

Objective: To determine what preventive models or programs are most likely to improve
patterns of growth faltering in children aged under 5 years in remote Australian Indigenous …

Water-related diseases, particularly diarrhea in young children, kill two million people
annually. To address this problem, donors and governments often provide infrastructure …

This paper examines the impact of drinking water quality and sanitation behavior on child
health in rural districts of Ethiopia. Using primary household survey data and microbiological …

The cost-effective interventions exist across the continuum of maternal to child survival at
each level of the health system that can contribute to achieve the Millennium Development …

Abstract Background Remote dwelling Aboriginal infants from northern Australia have a high
burden of disease and frequently use health services. Little is known about the quality of …

This article reviews the implementation of the community component of the Integrated
Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy in Chao, Peru (2001 to 2004) and San …