How do public child healthcare professionals and primary school teachers identify and handle child abuse cases? A quilitative study

Background Public child healthcare doctors and nurses, and primary school teachers play a pivotal role in the detection and reporting of child abuse, because they encounter almost all children in the population during their daily work. However, they report relatively few cases of suspected child abuse to child protective agencies. The aim of...

Asthma beliefs among mothers and children from different ethnic origins living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Background. Doctors and patients hold varying beliefs concerning illness and treatment. Patients' and families' explanatory models (EMs) vary according to personality and sociocultural factors. In a multi-ethnic society, it is becoming increasingly significant that doctors understand the different beliefs of their patients in order to improve...

Quickscan jeugdzorg Limburg

Predictors of asthma control in children from different ethnic origins living in Amsterdam

To identify factors associated with asthma control in a multi-ethnic paediatric population. We interviewed 278 children with paediatrician diagnosed asthma (aged 7-17 years) and one of their parents. Asthma control was assessed with the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ). Detailed information about sociodemographic variables, asthma medication,...

Health-related quality of life in children with asthma from different ethnic origins

This study aimed to identify and explain differences in health-related quality of life (QoL) between immigrant and non-immigrant children with asthma. In 274 children (7-17 years of age) generic and asthma-related QoL were assessed. The association between ethnicity and QoL was studied in linear regression model analyses. For the asthma-related...

Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma and their parents

Poor adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) may contribute to the recent rise in asthma morbidity. In general, appropriate adherence to ICSs is a complex process that is influenced by various determinants. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that were associated with adherence to ICSs in children with asthma and their parents...

Results of breast cancer screening in first generation migrants in Northwest Netherlands

To determine breast cancer screening results according to country of birth data were used from the breast cancer screening organization of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Overall (age-adjusted) attendance of the breast cancer screening was 76% for women aged 50-69. Attendance was significantly lower for women born in...

Health and health care for children aged 0-19

Breast cancer risk among first-generation migrants in the Netherlands

We investigated breast cancer incidence in migrants in the Netherlands in 1988-1998. The standardised incidence ratio for breast cancer in Northwest-Netherlands was statistically significantly reduced for women born in Surinam (0.56), Turkey (0.29) and Morocco (0.22). The proportion of women with advanced stages (III and IV) did not differ...

Risicofactoren van excessief lijnen door meisjes

Vroegsignalering van zorgwekkende opvoedingssituaties in Samen Starten: wijkverpleegkundige onderzoeken hun eigen dossiers

Ethnic differences in disability risk between Dutch and Turkish scaffolders

The number of native Dutch and Turkish workers receiving a permanent disability pension in the Netherlands is still rising. To assess ethnic differences in disability risk between Dutch and Turkish scaffolders, a retrospective study was conducted within a large scaffolding company. Medical files for the period 1981-2000 were used to gather...

Incidentie van baarmoederhalskanker naar geboorteland bij vrouwen in Noord-Holland in 1988-1998 [Incidence of cervical cancer in women in North-Holland by country of birth from 1988-1998]

Objective. To describe the incidence of cervical cancer in women in North-Holland by country of birth. Design. Descriptive epidemiological study based on data from cancer registries. Method. The number of cases of cervical cancer in North-Holland for the period 1988-1998 was determined using data from the regional cancer registry of the...

Aids-voorlichting door Vetc-ers aan Somalische vrouwen

Verschillen in WAO-toetreding tussen Turkse en Nederlandse steigerbouwers

Beschrijving van een retrospectief dossieronderzoek in een groot steigerbouwbedrijf naar de verschillen in WAO-toetreding tussen Turkse en Nederlandse steigerbouwers in de afgelopen twintig jaar. De belangrijkste reden voor afkeuring wordt gevormd door klachten aan het bewegingsapparaat. Behalve voor hart- en vaatziekten waren de WAO-diagnosen...

Knowledge of high-school students and adult OPD attenders of family planning methods and sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV) in rural Zimbabwe

Evaluatie bureau jeugdzorg Rijnland