Not exact matches
Formula is relatively expensive: for a three - month - old
child, it can cost 50 to 60 per
cent of the minimum wage in some
developing countries, plus the price
of the equipment.
While breastfeeding rates are no longer declining at the global level, with many countries experiencing significant increases in the last decade, only 39 per
cent of children less than six months
of age in the
developing world are exclusively breastfed and just 58 per
cent of 20 - 23 month olds benefit from the practice
of continued breastfeeding.
TS is a neurological disorder affecting around one per
cent for all school - age
children, who are affected by an evolving series
of chronic physical and vocal tics which
develop over time and become increasingly worse.
About 55 per
cent of each cell's mitochondria have to carry harmful mutations for
children to
develop Leigh syndrome.
This collaboration has already provided over 50 million lifesaving ACTs to
developing countries at cost price: $ 1 per adult dose, 50
cents for a
child — a reduction
of several dollars.
Compared with women who gave birth before the age
of 22, those who had their first
child in their thirties were 63 per
cent more likely to
develop breast cancer before the menopause, and 35 per
cent more likely to
develop the disease afterwards.
Reporting on a wide range
of developing countries, the Global School - based Health Survey recently found that between 20 and 65 per
cent of school - aged
children reported having been verbally or physically bullied in the past 30 days.
Research shows that obese
children and adolescents are more likely to become obese adults and also
develop various diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and a worrying 30 per
cent of children in England are now classed as overweight or obese.
Over 79 per
cent of teachers reported feeling confident that students will be able to
develop healthier relationships with other
children when they commence primary school.
Using a list
of items
developed by WAACHS, the most frequently reported adverse behaviour in the current study was not wanting to attend school, with 36 per
cent of children reported by their carer to have not wanted to go to school in the past six months.