On March 11, 2011, the Great East-Japan Earthquake occurred and a massive tsunami hit the northeastern coast of Japan. Catastrophic disasters such as earthquakes and war cause tremendous damage, not only physically but also mentally. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that occurs in the aftermath of a traumatic event. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a cluster of psycholo...

OBJECTIVE To analyze sociocultural differences and perceptions of gynecological consultations for high school girls. METHODS A transversal study with 418 high school girls from three schools of different profiles in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil in 2010. A structured questionnaire encompassing socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behavior and evaluation of gynecological...

The broad objective of the study was to understand better anxiety among adolescents in Kolkata city, India. Specifically, the study compared anxiety across gender, school type, socio-economic background and mothers’ employment status. The study also examined adolescents’ perceptions of quality time with their parents. A group of 460 adolescents (220 boys and 240 girls), aged 13-17 years were re...

introductionthe mood disorders such as depression are the most common mental disorders among individuals. in addition to, girls’ students as a group at high risk are known for developing this disorder. the aim of this study was to investigate the role of perfectionism and stressful life events in predicting disordered depression symptoms among girls’ students. materials and methods: this cross-...

The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of fluoride in urine of 1240 children (635 boys, 605 girls), aged 7-14, living in Gdańsk, Poland, and to examine whether a correlation exists between age and gender, school location, and fluoride level in the urine. Urinary F was determined with a fluoride ion specific electrode. The mean urinary F concentration in children attending two ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the nutritional behaviour of Tehranian adolescents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This study was undertaken on 7669 adolescents (4070 boys and 3599 girls) of 22 junior high schools and high schools as a representative sample of Tehranian adolescents. A validated knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) questionnaire and a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) were used. Factor anal...

The implementation of female education policies plays a significant role in promotion academic performance and other schooling learning outcomes. purpose this study therefore was to establish the relationship between girls’ students Rusizi District Rwanda. This adopted correlation research design while structured questionnaires, interview guide document reviews were used as data collection inst...

This study investigated the relationship between level of stress in middle and high school students aged 12-18 and risk of atopic dermatitis. Data from the Sixth Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBWS-VI), a cross-sectional study among 74,980 students in 800 middle schools and high schools with a response rate of 97.7%, were analyzed. Ordinal logistic regression analyses were conduc...

BACKGROUND Reproductive health services in the form of adolescent health and contraceptive services are fundamental in the prevention of a high incidence of teenage pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine the age at menarche, menstrual pattern, and awareness of and use of modern contraception among secondary school girls in Abakaliki, Nigeria. SUBJECTS AND MATERIALS This was a c...

A survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis in 1352 Chinese children between the ages of 6-12 years from the three National Type Chinese Primary Schools in Pulau Ketam in 1988, using the scotch-tape technique on three successive days. The overall prevalence was high (56.88%). The prevalence in Sin Bin School was significantly lower (50.86%) compared to the ot...