Socio-hygienic characteristics of primiparae over 30 years of age

A complex sociohygienic study of primaparous women aged 30 and over enables one to believe that along with leading biological risk factor, that is age, sociohygienic and medicodemographic factors also play an important role. This group of primaparous women requires special attention on the part of obstetricians and other specialists. One of the priorities are health-promoting activities before and during pregnancy and also the expansion of specialized medical care provided to them. It is suggested to develop a special prevention programme for this group of primaparas, distribute special information booklets, conduct interviews and group studies on the subject.     

Socio-hygienic aspects of preparation of schoolchildren for family life]

The article provides the research findings on the training of schoolchildren in family life within the limits of school education (training course on "Ethics and psychology of family life"). Organisational issues are described, shortcomings are revealed. By means of anonymous questionnaire survey of schoolchildren their awareness of different aspects of family life, the sources of information, the role of school and health workers in conducting this work among pupils, etc. is detected. Validated proposals on improving the preparedness of schoolchildren for family life, health protection in marriage, ensuring healthy progeny are provided.     

Socio-hygienic portrait of a young family and its problems]

The paper provides the results of a socio-hygienic survey of young families with 5-year length of family life. The study data on financial position, living conditions and lifestyle of these families are provided. The high prevalence of harmful habits in the young families and also some unfavourable features of their lifestyle were detected (low physical activity, irrational diet, etc). Low reproductive orientation of young spouses was noted mainly associated with unsatisfactory living and financial conditions. There is a discussion of the most urgent problems facing the young families which are mainly associated with social sphere.     

Nitrate and nitrite levels in daily food rations of children from the rural Pu?awy regions]

In the region of Pu?awy where the operation of the Nitrogen-Compound Manufacturing Plant has lead to an increase in nitrogen compound emission to the environment, nitrate and nitrite contents in daily food rations of children were determined. Daily food rations of children aged 8-9 and 12-13 years were collected from individual farms in four villages situated in the vicinity of the Nitrogen Plant, as well as--for control--from individual farms in Janowiec, a village distant from this Plant. Nitrate and nitrite contents were assayed in 300 daily food rations taken in spring and autumn. Nitrate was reduced to nitrite on a cadmium column whereupon it was determined colorimetrically using sulphanilic acid and N-1-napthyl-ethylenediamine. It was found that in the group of younger children as many as 70%, on the average, of the examined food rations displayed nitrate contents exceeding the admissible levels. In the group of the 12-13 years old children, the percentage of daily food rations whose nitrate content exceeded the admissible level was lower, averaging ca. 30% of all rations examined. The percentage of the daily food rations in which the nitrite content was higher than admissible level was closely similar in both groups of children, averaging ca. 30% of all rations examined. Food rations collected in spring, as compared with those taken in autumn, contained significantly greater amount of nitrate. In both periods of studies, nitrate contents were greater in the food rations from the farms situated near the Nitrogen Plant than in the food rations from farms in Janowiec.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)