Pubertal status is related to childhood growth and independently associated with health outcomes such as lung function, blood pressure and mental health (1). However, self-assessment of pubertal status is difficult in young children as relevant questions may either be too difficult for young children, especially boys, to answer reliably or perceived to be culturally inappropriate (1–5). This is...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the evolution of knowledge and habits to oral hygiene children and adolescents in Palencia (Spain). METHODS A descriptive study of trend. The population of students from grade 5 of primary education between 2001/11 of the Palencia. Questionnaire data are collected knowledge and habits of the Oral Health Program, which are analyzed descriptively. RESULTS The trend has be...

. to conclude. Since it is so hurtful and dangerous to youth I wish that it might have the pernicious nature expressed in the name and that it were as well known by the name of youth's bane as by the name of tobacco' (E. D., 1606). Three and a half centuries were to pass before the use of epidemiological methods confirmed the statements that tobacco 'breedeth many diseases' and 'shorteneth life...

Horn, M. E. C., and Yealland, S. J. (1974). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 49, 516. Significance of respiratory virus isolations: a study in primary schoolchildren. This study was undertaken in a primary school to determine how frequently viruses, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and pathogenic bacteria could be isolated from children in whom there was no evidence of acute respiratory infection. The c...

The aim of the article is to highlight theoretical aspects problem organizing pupils’ educational research activities in primary school. concepts “research”, “scientific research”, “educational “pupil’s activity”, activity” have been analyzed. Peculiarities scientific and considered, their similarities differences Ways further developing school planned.
 Keywords: junior schoolchildren; аc...

Background. Sedentary lifestyle of schoolchildren has a negative impact not only on physical abilities, but also on mental processes. The relationship between physical activity of schoolchildren and indicators of their attention has not been studied in depth. Objectives. To determine the effect of physical activity in physical education lessons on the attention indicators of children 15-16 yea...

BACKGROUND Neuropsychological instruments to assess cognitive trajectories during childhood in epidemiological studies are needed. This would improve neurodevelopment characterization in order to identify its potential determinants. We aimed to study whether repeated measures of n-back, a working memory task, detect developmental trajectories in schoolchildren during a 1-year follow-up. METHO...

AIM This was to determine the prevalence of primary tooth fluorosis in the dentitions of 5-year-old schoolchildren. A subsidiary aim was to investigate whether an association existed between the presence of primary tooth fluorosis, fluoridation status, infant feeding practices or the oral hygiene practices of the child. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional and stratified by fluoridation status stud...

OBJECTIVE Celiac disease (CD) has a prevalence of 0.55% to 1% in Italy. Identifying CD in schoolchildren to characterize CD iceberg and evaluate the effect of diagnosis in screening-detected children. METHODS A total of 7377 5- to 8-year-old children were invited to participate. A total of 5733 salivary samples were collected and tested for anti-transglutaminase antibodies (tTGAb), using a fl...

OBJECTIVE To assess health status of 9-10-year old school children in Sri Lanka. DESIGN A cross-sectional, descriptive study. Schools were selected to obtain a sample representative at national and provincial levels and 20 children were randomly selected from Grade 5 classes in each school. MEASUREMENTS Children were examined for Bitot's spots and goitre. Height, weight, and visual acuity w...