Endemic goiter and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are prevalent in Iran and IDD control program has been implemented since 1989. To monitor IDD control program, this survey was performed in 1996. 26178 schoolchildren, aged 8 to 10 years were selected by probability proportionate to size randomly in 26 provinces of Iran, for goiter staging. In 2836 pupils blood and urine samples were obtaine...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the oral hygiene habits and utilization of professional dental health services by all the children in the primary schools, and to compare the differences in oral hygiene awareness (OHA) and dental health status of schoolchildren who are exposed to dental health education and those who are not. METHODS Participants included 400 Saudi children, randomly selected from the p...

BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis is one of the major health problems in tropical and sub-tropical countries, with school age children usually being the most affected group. In 1998 the Department of Health of the province of KwaZulu-Natal established a pilot programme for helminth control that aimed at regularly treating primary school children for schistosome and intestinal helminth infections. This...

Background. An imbalance of the autonomic nervous system, or a syndrome dysfunction, is pathological condition characterized by violation regulation functions internal organs, blood vessels, and metabolic processes. This polymorphic pathology in which various organs systems children suffer, but dominant role clinical picture given to cardiovascular disorders that manifested an increase pressure...

BACKGROUND To our knowledge, no rigorously designed clinical trials have evaluated the relation between vitamin D and physician-diagnosed seasonal influenza. OBJECTIVE We investigated the effect of vitamin D supplements on the incidence of seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren. DESIGN From December 2008 through March 2009, we conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial c...

OBJECTIVE To explore the extent and type of motor problems in children with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) compared with schoolchildren without any documented heart failure. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Biomechanical Laboratory, Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet Medical Centre. PARTICIPANTS One hundred twenty children aged 7 to 12 years with complex CHD and 387 healthy schoolchildre...