Nutritional Deficiencies and Children's Behaviour and Mental Development.

Design solutions for children's play space is based on identifying environmental and non-environmental components affecting children's emotional and social intelligence.

Play space is one of the child's favorite spaces that greatly affects the child's mental state and the proper design of these environments can improve their emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the capacity or ability to organize the feelings and emotions of oneself and others, to motivate oneself and effectively control one's emotions and use them in relationships with others. The...

Nutritional Deficiencies, the Absence of Information and Caregiver Shortcomings: A Qualitative Analysis of Infant Feeding Practices in Rural China

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Development during the first two years of life is critical and has a lasting impact on a child's health. Poor infant and child nutrition can lead to deficiencies in essential micronutrients, which may cause a weakened immune system and lasting effects on children's growth and development. Recent studies in rural Shaanxi Province found an anemia prevalence of 54.3% amon...

Child Health and Nutrition: Getting better and facing new challenges in China.

BACKGROUND Child healthcare practices in China over the last 60 years have extensively improved children's health and growth, yet new challenges lie ahead. This review aims to summarise the successful experiences and the newly identified problems in child healthcare in China. METHOD Information, available to the public, was obtained from Chinese databases and Chinese Government websites,chief...

COVID-19: The potential role of nutritional deficiencies, global climatic changes, and immune system dysfunction

Effect of deworming on school-aged children’s physical fitness, cognition and clinical parameters in a malaria-helminth co-endemic area of Côte d’Ivoire

BACKGROUND Malaria and helminth infections are thought to negatively affect children's nutritional status and to impair their physical and cognitive development. Yet, the current evidence-base is weak. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of deworming against soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis on children's physical fitness, cognition and clinical parameters in ...

The Mediating Role of Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence in Personal Growth Initiative and Achievement Striving Behavior of Political Office Holders in South-West, Nigeria

Political office holders are chiefly entrusted with the formulation and implementation of government policies and programmes designed to enhance sustainable development. Their activities can therefore make or unmake a nation, geo-political region initiative. The mental health and emotional intelligence of political office holders had been linked with their personal growth initiative and a...