BACKGROUND Increased education of girls in developing contexts is associated with a number of important positive health, social, and economic outcomes for a community. The event of menarche tends to coincide with girls' transitions from primary to secondary education and may constitute a barrier for continued school attendance and performance. Following the MRC Framework for Complex Interventio...

OBJECTIVE To determine the role of rural background and years of rural clinical school training on subsequent rural clinical practice. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective cohort study of University of Queensland (UQ) medical graduates who graduated during the period 2002-2011 (contacted via internet, telephone and mail, using information obtained from UQ, the Australian Health Prac...

Regarding the faults of Japanese compulsory enrollment system, premised on attendance at a specific school, forward-looking view must be taken guarantee opportunities for general education via non-physical (online attendance) in which physical is not default. At this time, municipal Boards Education are called to “promote diverse education” and “form public school networks,” while prefectures e...

The health benefits of school food have been widely promoted in recent years while the social opportunities that surround eating occasions at school have received little attention. Breakfast clubs (BCs), which take place at the start of the school day, offer a unique opportunity for children to consume a breakfast meal on their school premises in the company of their peers. Alternatively, after...