OBJECTIVE The aims of the study are to evaluate the efficacy and safety of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) treatment in pre-school children with type I diabetes, and to assess whether the criteria of good metabolic control are achieved. METHOD A review was performed on the medical charts of patient's<6 years of age who started CSII treatment between 2003 and 2014. The cohort c...

BACKGROUND Despite long-standing recommendations to vaccinate children who have underlying chronic medical conditions or who are contacts of high-risk persons, vaccination coverage among school-age children remains low. Community studies have indicated that school-age children have the highest incidence of influenza and are an important source of amplifying and sustaining community transmission...

draw a story (das), by integrate story and drawing, attempt to enter to child&apos;s emotional world, and provided valuable information about the inner world of children&apos;s that they are not able to express them, due verbal and cognitive limitations. the aim of present study was to evaluate emotional content, self- image and use of humor in children of elementary school and investigate gend...

Background: To improve dairy consumption among children, it is crucial to explore probable barriers and facilitators toward it. The current qualitative study aims to discover barriers and facilitators of dairy intake among school-age children in Tehran to suggest strategies to improve it based on the optimal components of social marketing. Methods: In a qualitative study, 111 school-age childre...

• Primary-school children: This group would include children aged 5-12 (from exact age 5 to just under exact age 13). The age range includes the ages over which children normally start formal schooling (perhaps with pre-school) and complete primary education. Although in some countries this age range may overbound the primary-school years, the aim is to focus on children for whom school enrollm...

introduction: malnutrition remains the most serious children health problem and the most main cause of children mortality in the world health organization (who) eastern mediterranean region. nearly one-third of children in the region are either underweight or stunted, and more than 30% of the population suffers from micro-nutrient deficiencies.the aim of this study is to determine the prevalenc...

anthropometric measurements is a simple and reliable tool for assessment of nutritional status of children. in this study height and weight of 23,170 middle class school children of 6-14 years in the city of shiraz and four rural areas were measured. results showed no difference among the rural and urban children. they were close to the third percentile of boston standard for height and weight ...