Background and Objective: Consanguinity increases the incidence of genetic disorders. The frequency of consanguinity varies in different societies. There was no data regarding the frequency of consanguinity in Zanjan province. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of consanguineous unions in the parents of children with genetic disorders and its related factors in Zanjan, Iran. Materials...

The need for virtual and online learning has been increased with the rapid growth of modern technology knowledge, but speed volume fluctuate. study in hand is an intention to investigate problems faced by parents’ during their managing strategies at university level. In addition it explored role parents towards education children. self-developed instrument, Parents’ Online Survey [POS], was use...

PROBLEM Parents are an important potential influence on the driving safety of their children. This study examined the relationship of parental driving record on male and female offspring's at-fault collision risk. METHOD Drivers aged 16-21 on the date of full licensure were selected from driver records and a matching process was used to identify putative parents in two-parent households. Pois...

Seahorses, together with the pipefishes (Family Syngnathidae), are the only vertebrates in which embryonic development takes place within a specialised body compartment, the brood pouch, of the male instead of the female. Embryos develop in close association with the brood pouch epithelium in a manner that bears some resemblance to embryo-placental relationships in mammals. We have explored the...

Food addiction research in children is limited, and to date addictive-like eating behaviors within families have not been investigated. The aim of this study is to understand factors associated with addictive-like eating in children. The association between food addiction in children with obesity, parental food addiction, and parental feeding practices (i.e., restriction, pressure to eat, monit...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine rates and associated factors of parent-to-child corporal punishment and physical maltreatment in Hong Kong Chinese families. METHOD Cross-sectional and randomized household interviews were conducted with 1,662 Chinese parents to collect information on demographic characteristics of parents and children, marital satisfaction, perceived social support, eval...

BACKGROUND Before arrival into doctor's clinic, child might have acquired an impression of a clinical environment and doctor's appearance. Different kind of doctor's attire may evoke different reactions. By understanding children and parent's perception and preferences about dentist's attire, a suitable dress code could be adopted to establish good rapport with children. AIM To evaluate child...