Question

Identify and briefly discuss the major health concerns of children and what makes them so vulnerable as opposed to other populations.

Identify and briefly discuss the characteristics and health concerns of the homeless population in the United States.

Answer 1

Factors that make the child more vulnerable

Prenatal factors

• Parent has backround of abuse during growing of the fetus is a important factor
• Lack of proper parenting knowledge and also less bothered about the fetal growth
• Parent is isolated and only few supports
• Mentall illness of the parent
• Abusing of drug or alcohol by the parent during the gestational age make the child more vulnerable and ill
• improper intake of immunization at the proper time of both parent and the child

Environmental factors

• History of family violence
• Overcrowding in the home
• Presence of poverty
• Poor nutritional support
• Other family problems

Other factors

• Lack of proper assessment of child
• Different physical and developmental disability
• Child is the product of abusive relationship

charecteristics of homeless population

• It leads to loss of security and also control over the life
• Involvment in a overcrowding situation
• Feeling of isolation
• Loss of confidence and self esteem
• Disruption of the education
• lack of privacy and play areas
• It also leads to loss of oppurtunities
• Low income

How it affect on the health

• Different respiratory problems like COPD,asthma,TB etc
• Leads to many communicable disease like malria ,cholera ,dengue etc
• Severe developmental and speech delay
• Behavioral problems
• Many psychiatric problems such as depression ,anxiety and other mental problems
• Low rates of immunization
• Antenatal and postnatal consequences
• Gastro intestinal diseases like diarrhea ,vomiting may become fatal
• Poor nutrition
• Leads to low BMI (body mass index)