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Physical Health Problems among Orphanages: An Underrated Aspect

Jai Shree Vaishnav , Jai Shree Vaishnav1 , Vidhi Sharma2

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Indian Journal of Surgical Nursing 10(3):p 81-83, . | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijsn.2277.467x.10321.1
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Jai Shree Vaishnav, Vidhi Sharma, Physical Health Problems among Orphanages: An Underrated Aspect. Indian J Surg Nurs. 2021;10(3):81–83.

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In recent era, lots of children are living in orphan institutions due to parental neglect, absence, substance abuse, and abandonment. The orphanage homes can barely meet the needs of the children due to poor financial support and low caretaker to child ratio. The orphan children are suffering from various health problems. There are different physical health problems among the children. The present study revealed that dental health problem was the most prevalent among the children. The majority of the children were sick at the time of data collection. The issues related to ENT, respiratory, Anemia, skin infections and malnutrition were the common health problems among the orphanage. It was also observed that longer the duration of stay in orphanage, the children were more prone to infections. The present study concludes that orphanages have more health related problems compare to nonorphanages. There is a need to take care the physical health of orphan children.

Keywords: Orphanages; Physical Health; Problems.

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