Child health in Greenland
Udgivelsesdato: 2007-null AIM: To review the knowledge on child health and child health problems in Greenland. METHOD: The review was based on theses, national statistics, national and international reports, and a search in Pub Med, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and WHOLIB databases from 1985 to 2005. T...
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ftsydanskunivpub:oai:sdu.dk:publications/4f6931e0-6540-11de-9c46-000ea68e967b 2024-05-19T07:41:05+00:00 Child health in Greenland Niclasen, Birgit V L Bjerregaard, Peter 2007-01-01 https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/4f6931e0-6540-11de-9c46-000ea68e967b https://doi.org/10.1080/14034940600975781 eng eng https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/4f6931e0-6540-11de-9c46-000ea68e967b info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Niclasen , B V L & Bjerregaard , P 2007 , ' Child health in Greenland ' , Scandinavian Journal of Public Health , vol. 35 , no. 3 , pp. 313-22 . https://doi.org/10.1080/14034940600975781 Adolescent Cause of Death Child Child Mortality Child Welfare Preschool Denmark Greenland Health Behavior Health Status Humans Infant Infant Mortality Inuits Life Expectancy Mental Health Morbidity Socioeconomic Factors article 2007 ftsydanskunivpub https://doi.org/10.1080/14034940600975781 2024-05-01T00:14:11Z Udgivelsesdato: 2007-null AIM: To review the knowledge on child health and child health problems in Greenland. METHOD: The review was based on theses, national statistics, national and international reports, and a search in Pub Med, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and WHOLIB databases from 1985 to 2005. The resulting articles were sorted by topic, type, quality of study, and relevance for child health today, providing 47 articles. RESULTS: Children in Greenland have become taller and have improved their general health. The morbidity found in Greenlandic children is similar to that found elsewhere even though the magnitude of problems might differ. The child mortality is relatively high and unevenly distributed. The acute disease pattern is dominated by infections, mostly airway infections. Otitis and its sequelae is a problem. An increase in chronic conditions such as atopy, asthma, obesity, and disabilities has taken place. Overweight and obesity have tripled in 20 years and are a health threat as well as constituting negative health behaviour. Social ill health, socioeconomic inequity, and sociocultural changes also influence health but their consequences are not well investigated in children. CONCLUSIONS: A relatively high child mortality but the same morbidity pattern as in other Western societies was found. Negative health behaviour is frequent in schoolchildren. The influence of rapid cultural changes, and familial and societal factors related to social ill health, together with socioeconomic inequity, are of major importance to the health of children in Greenland. More accurate data on child health are necessary in the future to secure better prioritization. It is suggested to construct a set of reliable indicators of child health in Greenland to monitor the health of children on a national and regional basis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland greenlandic inuits University of Southern Denmark Research Portal Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 35 3 313 322 |
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Udgivelsesdato: 2007-null AIM: To review the knowledge on child health and child health problems in Greenland. METHOD: The review was based on theses, national statistics, national and international reports, and a search in Pub Med, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and WHOLIB databases from 1985 to 2005. The resulting articles were sorted by topic, type, quality of study, and relevance for child health today, providing 47 articles. RESULTS: Children in Greenland have become taller and have improved their general health. The morbidity found in Greenlandic children is similar to that found elsewhere even though the magnitude of problems might differ. The child mortality is relatively high and unevenly distributed. The acute disease pattern is dominated by infections, mostly airway infections. Otitis and its sequelae is a problem. An increase in chronic conditions such as atopy, asthma, obesity, and disabilities has taken place. Overweight and obesity have tripled in 20 years and are a health threat as well as constituting negative health behaviour. Social ill health, socioeconomic inequity, and sociocultural changes also influence health but their consequences are not well investigated in children. CONCLUSIONS: A relatively high child mortality but the same morbidity pattern as in other Western societies was found. Negative health behaviour is frequent in schoolchildren. The influence of rapid cultural changes, and familial and societal factors related to social ill health, together with socioeconomic inequity, are of major importance to the health of children in Greenland. More accurate data on child health are necessary in the future to secure better prioritization. It is suggested to construct a set of reliable indicators of child health in Greenland to monitor the health of children on a national and regional basis. |
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