Major child health problems include malnutrition, low birth weight, infections and parasites, accidents and poisoning, and behavioral issues. Malnutrition is caused by lack of suitable foods, purchasing power, education, and traditional beliefs. It makes children susceptible to infection and impacts growth. Low birth weight babies are at higher risk of health issues. Common childhood infections are diarrhea, respiratory infections, measles, pertussis, polio, and tuberculosis. Accidents such as burns, traffic incidents, falls, and poisoning also impact children's health. Maternal health, family, socioeconomic status, environment, and access to healthcare influence children's well-being.

1. CHILD HEALTH
PROBLEMS
BY:
MUHAMMAD ATIF SARFRAZ
FAISALABAD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, FAISALABAD.

2. Major Child Health Problems
Include:
Malnutrition
Low Birth
Weight
Infections
and
parasitosis
Accidents
and
Poisoning
Behavioral
Problems

3. Malnutrition:
Malnutrition refers to deficiencies,
excesses or imbalances in a person’s
intake of energy and/or nutrients.

4. Causes of Malnutrition:
Scarcity of Suitable Foods
Lack of purchasing power of a Family
Lack of Proper education
Traditional Beliefs and Taboos about
what the body should eat

5. Consequences:
Susceptible to Infection
Recovery is slower
Mortality is Higher
Don’t grow to their full potential
of physical and Mental abilities

6. Specific
Nutritional
deficiencies:
Protein Energy
Malnutrition

7. Micronutrients
Deficiencies or
Insufficiencies

8. Low Birth
Weight:
Any infant with
a Birth weight
of less than
2.5kg or 5.5 lbs
regardless of
gestational age.

9. It includes 2
types of
infants:
Pre-term Babies
Small for date
babies

10. Importance of Birth Weight:
Birth weight of an infant is the single
most important determinant of its
chances of survival, healthy growth
and development.

11. Prevention of
LBW:
Direct
Intervention
Indirect
Intervention

12. Direct Intervention:
Early identification of ‘at risk’ pregnant
women
Increase food intake
Controlling infections
Early detection and treatment of medical
disorders e.g. hypertension, toxemias and
diabetes.

13. Indirect intervention:
 Family planning
 Avoidance of excessive smoking
 Improved sanitation measure
 Improving the health and nutrition of young girls
 Improvements in socio-economic and
environmental conditions
 Support at government level by maternity leave
with full wages and child benefits

14. Infections
and
Parasotosis

15. Leading Childhood Diseases
 Diarrhea
 Respiratory Infections
 Measles
 Pertussis
 Polio
 Neonatal tetanus
 Tuberculosis
 Diphtheria

16. Parasitosis
Includes
Ascariasis
Hookworm
Giardiasis
Amoebiasis

17. Accidents and
poisoning

18. Accidents
and
Poisoning
Includes:
Burns Trauma
traffic
accidents
Falls
Household
poisoning
drowning

19. Behavioral
Problems

20. Children abandoned
by their families
present with
severe social and
health problems

21. Others factors
affecting health of
Children:
 Maternal health
 Family
 Socio-economic
circumstances
 Environment
 Social support and
Health care

22. Thank
You 