background and aims. childhood obesity has been associated with high refined sugar intake. the relationship between sucrose intake and development of dental caries has been established. the aim of this study was to determine the association between age-specific body mass index (bmi-for-age) and dental caries in children. materials and methods. in this cross-sectional study a total of 1003 child...

Introduction: Working at an early age can have adverse consequences on health. Working children due to their occupational hazards are at risk of communicable and non-communicable diseases such as malnutrition, anemia and growth retardation. This study aimed to determine the nutritional status and prevalence of anemia in working and non-working children. Methods: This case-control study was car...

The study evaluates associated health risks of heavy metals in the soil to inhabitants of two mining areas of Nigeria. For so doing, it collects and analyses nine homogenous soil samples for their lead, copper, cadmium, zinc, and chromium levels, using AAS. The samples are then used to calculate health risks to adults and children. For adult population in Agbaja community, the calculated hazard...

abstract background immune thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is the most prevalent cause of thrombocytopenia in children. despite the importance of itp in children under 2- years old, only a few publications are available in the literature. itp usually presents itself as   isolated thrombocytopenia and mucocutaneous bleeding. materials and methods this study was conducted on 187 under 2- year-old ...

background nasal carriage of staphylococcus aureus is a substantial source of human infections. detection and treatment of nasal carriage in children with methicillin-resistant and multidrug resistant s. aureus (mrsa and mdrsa, respectively) may be an important modality in prevention of infections. objectives this study determined the prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns and risk factors ...