this ppt belongs community health problems in children congenital or acquired as well the problems which relate due to sevear nutritional defficency

1. ZCRS

2.  Sides but not straight ahead
(macular degeneration)
 Vision patchy or spotted
(Diabetic retinopathy)
 Vision cloudy or misty
(Cataract)
 They could see nothing at all-
pitch darkness
 Straight ahead but nothing
sides
 Difficult to see in bright light

3.  A child may be blind if ,
 The mother had German measels while she was
expecting
 The hospital gave the baby too much oxygen at the time
she was born
 She inherits some eye condition from her parents

4. To test for 3 months – 4 years child
 Hold any object (bright light or red coloured) 50cm in
front of the child while the child is sitting
 Move the object from side to side
 Repeat 2 – 3 times
 Eyes will follow

5.  Stand at a distance of 3 meters in front of a child show
3 fingers and ask the child to count
 Chances of difficulty in walking in the darkness.

6.  Parents need support and advice
 How to walk, eat, dress , play , go to school and enjoy
life must be educated

7.  Awareness of self
 The child has to create her own mind , a picture of
world, her position, and movements and how to relate
it.

8. HEARING:
 Describe the child what every sound means, even if it
is unimportant.
 Sit outside with child , listening to sounds and discuss
them, birds singing, water running
 As you clap train child to walk toward the clapping

9. TOUCH
 Needs to learn feel everything around her
 Learns the difference between rough and smooth soft
and hard hot and cold
 Toys to play with using both hands
 Play with different objects
 Must be encouraged to explore whatever in his hand

10. SMELL AND TASTE
 Learns different odours, fragnances and taste. Must
also learn the direct the smell is coming from.

11. REMAINING VISION
 She must be encouraged to use any vision if she/he has

12. SOCIAL INTEGRATION
 She must be told
 How to sit , listen, and disciplined behaviour

13. CAUSES
 Diabetes
 Cataract
 An accident
 Old age

15.  If a child is born deaf, it is more difficult for him to
learn to speak
 If other disabilities are also present, learning to
communicate becomes more difficult
 The earlier the problem is recognised the better

16.  Before birth
 After birth

17.  Heriditary
 Infections during early pregnancy
 Premature birth
 Poor diet , lack of iodine
 Certain medicines taken during pregnancy
 Difficult birth , baby slow to breathe

18.  Ear infection, especially long lasting with pus
 Meningitis
 Certain medicines
 Frequent loud noises

19.  Hot and feverish
 Crying a lot
 He may keep rubbing ear
 Pus coming out of ear

20.  Does not show surprise when loud noise is heard
 Turns his head towards familiar noise or voice
 By 18 months has he begun to say new words

21.  Prevent ear infection
 Woman must be vaccinated in pregnancy
 Diet factors, iodised salt , food rich in iron, vitamins
and minerals
 Never put pointed object the ear