Publications by authors named "Olena Kostiuk"
This article informs about the state of breastfeeding in Ukraine after more than 2 years of war. The article presents important information on breastfeeding data, the widespread implementation of the baby-friendly hospital initiative, human milk banks working in difficult situations, the first overestimation of breast milk substitute needs, the International Code, and the presence of donations reaching an overburdened health system. It covers the training of health care professionals as well as counseling in wartime.
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- This study looked at how tired children with asthma feel, from both the kids' and their parents' points of view.
- They used a specific test to measure fatigue scores, where higher scores mean less tiredness.
- The results showed that younger kids seemed more tired than their parents thought, while scores were more similar for older kids and their parents, and that having asthma under control and support from friends or family can help with fatigue.
On the additional risk for human health in the use of sandblasting of building walls.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
April 2023
In 2021, concentrations of heavy metals (Ba, Cr, Fe, Mn, Pb, Ru, Sr, Zn, Zr) and radiocesium (Cs) were measured in 13 locations in Vilnius in surface samples of walls and facades of buildings built of yellow bricks in order to evaluate possible aerosol air pollution due to sandblasting. The activity concentrations of Cs appeared there as a result of global fallout and precipitation of the products of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and the concentration of Pb, as a component of road transport emissions. Other trace elements turned out to be impurities in the material of yellow bricks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim: The aim of this study was to compare, analize and establish differences the recommendations for well-child visits and screenings till the age of 5 years in different countries .
Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The comparative analysis of the data from governmental recommendations for pediatricians from Germany, Ukraine and Poland is conducted. It was used the guideline for medical care for a child under 3 years (The Order №149) and for a healthy child from 4 to 18 years (The Order №434) in Ukraine, the book «Kinderuntersuchungsheft» in Germany and child's examination book «Książeczka zdrowia dziecka» in Poland.