Problem
Ignorance of women concerning primary health care
Other Names:
Ignorance of women concerning appropriate child careIgnorance of women concerning child bearing
Ignorance of women concerning weaning of infants
Ignorance of women concerning infant nutrition
Inadequate maternal education
Nature:
Infants and children under conditions of deprivation die a slow silent death as a consequence of: malnutrition of mothers, inattention during pregnancy and birth, and neglect of natural practices like breastfeeding; ignorance about when to wean and the foods suitable for that stage; helplessness in responding to common illnesses such as diarrhoea in infants and young children; lack of knowledge of, and lack of access to, immunization against common childhood illnesses; absence of awareness about deficiencies in iron, iodine and vitamin A which lead to debility, cretinism and blindness; indifference to, or ignorance about, the need to periodically watch the growth, in weight and height, of children, as an expression of their status of nutrition and health.
Broader Problems:
Ignorance of health and hygiene Narrower Problems:
Neglect of sexual health of women Aggravates:
Infant mortalityChild malnutritionMaternal malnutritionChildren of alcoholicsNutritional deficienciesHeterosexual infection of women with AIDSInadequate maternal and child health careSmoking during pregnancy and breast-feedingDamage to infant brains from malnutrition Reduced By:
Dependence on breast feedingStrategies:
Ensuring a healthy environmentReducing child mortalityPromoting women's public health issuesEducating about women's healthEducating womenProviding public health servicesConducting surveys on the health and nutrition of womenTeaching basic health practicesImproving maternal education Subject(s):
Education → Education Education → Educational level
Health Care → Care
Health Care → Nutrition
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Society → Infants
Society → Maternity, paternity
Society → Women
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
18.06.2019 – 18:55 CEST