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Bharadwaj, Prashant; Lakdawala, Leah K. – Journal of Human Resources, 2013
This paper investigates whether boys receive preferential prenatal treatment
in a setting where son preference is present. Using micro health data from
India, we highlight sex-selective prenatal investments as a new channel via
which parents practice discriminatory behavior. We find that mothers visit
antenatal clinics and receive tetanus…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Social Bias, Foreign Countries, Gender Discrimination
Underwood, Natasha L.; Gargano, Lisa M.; Sales, Jessica; Vogt, Tara M.; Seib, Katherine; Hughes, James M. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: In this study, we assessed impact of two educational interventions designed to increase coverage of three vaccines recommended during adolescence among Georgia middle and high school students (tetanus diphtheria pertussis [Tdap], meningococcal [MenACWY], and human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccines). Methods: We randomized 11 middle and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Intervention, Immunization Programs
Bialosiewicz, Frank; Burns, Julie – 1983
Designed to create an awareness of health problems among children in Third World settings, the board game uses simulation and role playing to help participants identify the symptoms and consequences of six childhood diseases preventable by vaccination: measles, whooping cough, tetanus, diphtheria, polio, and tuberculosis. The game also helps…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Children, Communicable Diseases, Developing Nations
Sleator, Esther K. – 1986
Discussed in this publication are infectious illnesses for which children attending day care appear to be at special risk. Also covered are the common cold, some infectious disease problems receiving media attention, and some other annoying but not serious diseases, such as head lice, pinworms, and contagious skin conditions. Causes,…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Day Care, Disease Control, Disease Incidence
Lammers, Jane W. – 1991
This handbook discusses the most common childhood conditions that teachers, parents, and caregivers see in children between the ages of 4 and 10; describes signs and symptoms of over 30 common childhood health problems; provides practical strategies for getting children back to the well state once they are ill; and offers guidance as to when…
Descriptors: Allergy, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Chronic Illness