OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between prenatal and postnatal risk factors and the prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) in Chinese children of specific ages. STUDY DESIGN This study was a cross-sectional survey. Students from 8 metropolitan cities in China were studied in November and December, 2005. There were 20,803 elementary-school Chinese childr...

investigating of the effect of familiarization play on the injective procedural pain in b- thalassemic pre – school children hamed tavassoli s [1], alhani f [2]*, hajizadeh e[3] received: 11 jun, 2012 accepted: 22aug, 2012abstract background & aims: the use of intra-vein cutters is one of the most prevalent and painful procedures, and children especially young children usually call it the most ...

BACKGROUND The first-ever round of school-based mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel together with mebendazole targeting school-aged children in endemic districts was conducted in 2009 by the National Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Program. To evaluate the impact of the treatment regimen, a cross-sectional sentinel site survey was conducted 6 months post-MDA. METHODS Fifteen ...

BACKGROUND There has been little reported research into the effect of war on the behaviour and emotional well-being of pre-school children. AIMS To investigate the relationship between exposure to war trauma and behavioural and emotional problems among pre-school children. METHOD A total of 309 children aged 3-6 years were selected from kindergartens in the Gaza Strip, and were assessed by ...

The outcome of a due process hearing between parents and a school district concerning a child's special education program rarely draws the attention of anyone beyond the parties to that dispute. The resulting decision of the hearing officer similarly impacts only the parties to the dispute, without extending to other parents and school districts seeking an adjudication to resolve their disagree...

After radioactive incidents, the exposure risk in daily activities among children is a major public concern. However, there are limited methods available for evaluation of this risk, which is essential to future health risk management. To this end, this study assessed the relationship between behavioral patterns of school children and radiation exposure for a period of 18-20 months following th...

We examined the impact of an intervention on the playfulness of 5- to 7-year-old children who are developing typically. Materials that had no defined purpose were placed on a school playground for 11 weeks. The Test of Playfulness (ToP) was used to compare videotaped play segments pre- and postintervention. Teachers who did playground duty were interviewed regarding changes in play. ToP data we...

Inclusive education has become more common in schools, and children with developmental disabilities have had greater opportunities to interact, and hopefully establish relationships with their typically developing peers. While the quality of friendships between typically developing children has been examined in detail, relatively little comparable data is available on children with developmenta...

BACKGROUND The policy of the diminution of the social isolation of the disabled is the main objective of the strategy of the EU new policy concerning the disabled. Lithuanian society faces this objective as well. For this reason, this study aiming at providing the theoretical basis for and predicting the possible psycho-social environment in an integrated education system, as well as at the eva...