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A self-care programme aimed at preventing leprosy-related physical disabilities in a leprosy colony in Champa, Chattisgarh, India, is described. Once the initial resistance was overcome through persistent and caring attitudes, the residents accepted the challenges for self-care. The outcome at the end of one year showed significant decline (41%) in ulcer rates, significant use of MCR footwear (43%), and significant proportion (over 90%) of patients and their families practising and helping in self-care activities.
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Adolescent , Adult , Disability Evaluation , Family , Female , Foot Ulcer/classification , Humans , India/epidemiology , Leprosy/classification , Male , Middle Aged , Poverty , Residential Facilities/organization & administration , Self Care/methods , ShoesABSTRACT
This study evaluated the prevalence of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) in children under five years (n = 52), in three randomly selected, State operated foster care institutions in Sri Lanka. The prevalence of PEM, was (51.9%), underweight (63.5%) and wasting (25.0%) was found to be considerably higher than the national prevalence (13.5%, 29.4%, 14.0%, respectively). Based on this preliminary evidence, it is recommended that a study representative of all institutionalised children in both State and private facilities be conducted to identify deficiencies and recommend improvements to institutional care in Sri Lanka.
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Child Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology , Child Welfare , Child, Preschool , Female , Foster Home Care/organization & administration , Humans , Infant , Infant Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology , Infant, Newborn , Male , Nutritional Status , Prevalence , Protein-Energy Malnutrition/epidemiology , Residential Facilities/organization & administration , Risk Factors , Sri Lanka/epidemiology , State GovernmentABSTRACT
O artigo versa sobre relatos de crianças de/na rua quanto à experiência de viver em abrigos. Compreende parte de uma investigação, cujo objetivo consistiu em apreender como crianças em situação de rua, na cidade de São Paulo, representam sua trajetória de vida. Os dados, coletados em entrevistas individuais, foram organizados segundo o método de Análise de Conteúdo e preceitos da teoria da Representação Social. As categorias destacadas do discurso transcrito foram agrupadas em experiências significativas para as crianças, entre as quais "os abrigos". A análise dessa categoria evidenciou que a falta de um atendimento mais personalizado e afetuoso nos abrigos contribui para que as crianças optem por se manterem nas ruas.
The paper focuses reports of homeless children about their experience of living in shelters. It's a part of one research of which purpose was to allow the street children themselves, on São Paulo city, to express their representation about their life's trajectory. The data, gathered by individual interviews, were organise according to the method of the Analysis of Contents and principles of the theory of the Social Representation. The categories detached from the speech transcript, were grouped into meaningful experiences for the children, among which "the shelters". The analyse of this category showed clearly that the lack of a personal and affectionate attendance in the shelters contributes to the children choosing to stay in the streets.
El artículo enfoca relatos de niños sin hogar sobre su experiencia de vivir en asilos. Comprende parte de una investigación, cuyo objetivo fue captar como los niños sin hogar, viviendo en las caller de la ciudad de São Paulo, representan su trayectoria de vida. Los datos, recolectados en entrevistas individuales, fueron analizados según el método del Análisis de Contenido y principios de la teoria de la Representación Social. Las categorias, destacadas de las entrevistas transcriptas, fueron reunidas en experiencias significativas a los niños, entre ellas, "los asilos". El análisis de esa categoria evidenció que la falta de una atención más personalizada y más afectiva en los asilos resulta en la decisión de los niños de permanecer en las calles.