OBJECTIVE We performed the follow-up tests for three years for junior high school students by the quasi-experimental design to investigate the medium-term effect of smoking prevention education in the elementary school. METHODS The intervention group consisted of 106 school students of three elementary schools and received a smoking prevention program in the elementary school. Moreover, the f...

Experts agree that computers and computing play an important role in education. Since the 1980s there has been a debate about gender as it relates to computers and education. However, results regarding gender differences concerning computer use in education are not consistent. In particular there is little work done in China on this issue. Therefore, the overall goal of this paper is to demonst...

Childhood obesity is well-recognized as a pressing medical problem with projected long-term health and economic consequences.1–3 Low socioeconomic,4 rural,5,6 and minority populations are known to have particularly high risk.7,8 the school setting is often noted to be a logical setting for intervention to reach the largest number of children,9,10 with attention shifting to middle schools to tar...

Objective: Due to rising rates of obesity globally, the present study aimed to examine differences in overweight and underweight prevalence in Western Australian schoolchildren in 2008 compared with 2003. Design: Cross-sectional study at two time points; using two-stage stratified sampling, primary and secondary schools in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan Western Australia; sample selecte...

BACKGROUND Young girls in sub Saharan Africa are reported to have higher rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection compared to boys in the same age group. Knowledge of HIV status amongst high schools learners provides an important gateway to prevention and treatment services. This study aimed at determining the HIV prevalence and explored the feasibility of HIV testing among high sc...

BACKGROUND Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are recommended for girls prior to sexual debut because they are most effective if administered before girls acquire HPV. Little research has been done on HPV prevalence in girls who report not having passed sexual debut in high HPV-prevalence countries. METHODS Using attendance registers of randomly selected primary schools in the Mwanza region ...

introduction: students in elementary schools due to the physical and behavioral characteristics more than adults have exposed to environmental hazards. this study was conducted to examine the environmental health and safety indices in girls' elementary schools in ilam city. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out via census sampling method in girls' elementar...

BACKGROUND With the aim of contributing to he Healthy Goal 2010 of reducing significantly the prevalence of childhood obesity we developed and implemented during 2003 and 2004, a school-based obesity prevention intervention which included nutrition education and the promotion of physical activity. AIM To report the results of the intervention. MATERIAL AND METHODS The sample included 1760 c...

Child marriage is defined as a formal or informal union before the age of 18. As in much Sub-Saharan Africa, prevalence child remains high Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) part because educational attainment for girls too low. Based on qualitative fieldwork, this article looks at communities’ perceptions and girls’ education their suggestions programs policies that could improve outcomes girls. ...

Findings from physical education research conducted over the last two decades suggest that girls' experiences in and perceptions of physical education in many team sport-based programs are less than satisfactory. Team sports taught within a traditional multi-activity format often permit dominant aggressive male players to control the game, marginalizing and alienating low-skilled girls and boys...