Grade 4 Kenyan children attending 10 randomly selected public primary schools in Nairobi (urban) and the Muranga District (rural) were surveyed to establish the prevalence of symptom markers of asthma and to assess the impact of urbanization. A respiratory health and home environment questionnaire was administered at school to parents or guardians. The questionnaire response rates were 94.2% (5...

BACKGROUND There are disproportionately higher rates of overweight and obesity in poor rural communities but studies exploring children's health-related behaviors that may assist in designing effective interventions are limited. We examined the association between overweight and obesity prevalence of 401 ethnically/racially diverse, rural school-aged children and healthy-lifestyle behaviors: im...

Background: Healthy dietary habits are known as a key factor for improving brain functions and cognitive ability in children and adolescents. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association of healthy food consumption with mental health in Iranian children and adolescents.Materials and Methods: Data were obtained from the fourth national school-based surveillance survey entitled CASPIAN-...

INTRODUCTION Concerns have been raised about childhood obesity and its long-term impact on the health of children. The objective of this study was to investigate rural-urban differences in body composition, energy intake, physical activity and screen time in New Zealand children. METHODS This study reports on data collected in a large national cross-sectional population survey of 5-15 year-ol...

background : behavioral disorders in children have relationship with decrease in learning and educational progress in childhood and cause behavioral disorders in adulthood. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of behavioral disorders in iranian children. methods: in this cross-sectional descriptive study, all of the first grade students in three school levels all over the country were e...

INTRODUCTION Ease of access to substances has been shown to have a direct and significant relationship with substance use for school-aged children. Previous research involving rural samples of middle and high school students reveals that perceived ease of access to substances is a significant predictor of recent use among rural adolescents; however, it is unclear if perceived access to substanc...

Problem statement: The purpose of this study was to assess the severity of asthma and associated risk factors among asthmatic primary school children in the selected urban, industrial and rural areas of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Approach: A total of 207 respondents were involved in this study, in which 87 were children from the urban areas, 67 children were from the industrial areas and anothe...

Background: Asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema as a common disorder in childhood, has many epidemiologic variations in different geographic areas. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of pediatric allergic disease in rural area of Babol. Methods: This analytical-cross sectional study was performed in 2012 by random sampling on 2 groups of children the first grou...

ABSTRACT It is important for therapists to be knowledgeable about the impact of the environment on children's participation patterns and activity preferences. This study investigated the activity preference and participation among school-age children living in urban and rural locations. The participation patterns and preferences for activities of 58 typically developing children (32 males and 2...

background: obesity and overweight among children is a major public health problem in developed and developing countries and has important health and economic implications. this longitudinal study aimed to assessing the prevalence trend of overweight and obesity in west azerbaijan in north west of iran. methods: this study was a longitudinal follow-up study and was conducted in school children ...