Redesign Of Breastfeeding Chair For Nursery Room

@#Breastfeeding chair is one of the essential facilities in the airport. This study designs the breastfeeding chair for the nursery room in Minangkabau International Airport. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) was used to investigate the customer requirements by distributing questionnaires to 100 mothers in Padang West Sumatra. Anthropometry data was also measured form those respondents. The study resulted in a design of ergonomic breastfeeding chair which was used features obtained from the voice of the customers. The design has considered the condition of the mother giving birth by normal as well as a cesarean. The design has an adjustable back seat with an angle of 95o,105o, and 110o; it has an adjustable footrest with 120o, 140o, and 180o angles. The chair has a headrest, baby support pad, a portable baby cushion, an adjustable baby bearings. The chair has also equipped with an assemble torn neck, a small drawer on the side of the chair, and a palm rest that can be used or not by adjusting the height.

Determinants of child nutrition and mortality in north-west Uganda

An anthropometric survey of children aged 0-59 months in north-west Uganda in February-March 1987 indicated a high prevalence of stuntingbut little wasting. Use of unprotected water supplies in the dry season; prolonged breast-feeding; and age negatively affected nurtirion; in contrast; parental education level improved nutrition. Mortality during the 12 months following the survey was higher among those who had low weight-for-age was the most sensitive predictor of mortality at specificities; while at lower specifcity levels weight-for-height was the most sensitive. Children whose fathers' work as associated with the distillation of alcohol had a higher risk of mortality than other children. The lowest mortality was among children whos fathers were businessmen or who grew tobacco

Determinants of child mortality in south-west Uganda

Anthropometric and sociodemographic variables were taken from 4320 children in a baseline survey carried out in March-April 1988 in the district of Mbarara; south-west Uganda. After 12 months a follow-up survey assessed the mortality of the children during the preceding year. Lack of ownership of cattle; recent arrival in the village; using candles for lighting; being of birth order higher than 5 and having a father with less than 8 years of schooling were significantly associated with child mortality. The addition of mid-upper arm circumference significantly improved the logistic model of socioeconomic variables and mortality and did not diminish the predictive power of socioeconomic variables in relation to increased mortality. This suggests that nutritional status and specific socioeconomic factors are both; independently; important predictors of child mortality