Iron deficiency anaemia is one of most prevalent nutritional disorders worldwide. It is known to affect the health and cognitive ability of children and adolescents. Studies in Saudi Arabia concentrate only on the population of young children and pregnant females or girls. Studies on the whole school student population is lacking. The objectives of this study were to identify the nutritional ha...

BACKGROUND In 2005, the US Congress allocated $612 million for a national Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program to encourage walking and bicycling to schools. We evaluated the effectiveness of a SRTS in controlling pedestrian injuries among school-age children. METHODS Bayesian changepoint analysis was applied to model the quarterly counts of pedestrian injuries among 5- to 19-year old childre...

BACKGROUND The objective of the present study was to compare three different sampling and questionnaire administration methods used in the international KIDSCREEN study in terms of participation, response rates, and external validity. METHODS Children and adolescents aged 8-18 years were surveyed in 13 European countries using either telephone sampling and mail administration, random sampling...

BACKGROUND Whilst the burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing in developing countries, little data is available on blood pressure among Tanzanian children. This study aimed at determining the blood pressure profiles and risk factors associated with elevated blood pressure among primary school children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. METHODS We conducted a cross sectional survey among 44...

The combination of the food, fuel and financial crises coming together is threatening the livelihoods and food security of millions of people in developing countries which has enhanced the interest of researchers in under nutrition. Under nutrition continues to be an important cause of ill-health and premature mortality and morbidity among children [1]. Nutritional deprivation is rampant in chi...

In order to provide a control population for a previous investigation of noise-induced hearing loss in a population of female jute weavers (Taylor, Pearson, Mair, and Burns, I965) a survey was conducted on the hearing thresholds of 296 school teachers in Dundee, Scotland, by pure tone earphone listening. This population, although not exposed to industrial noise, is subjected to city noise and d...

during the last eleven years. It was found that the mean incidence of Amentia (all grades) over the period 1923-1933, in boys was 285.6, while the mean incidence in girls was 171.9. The " Universe " studied refers to the school population of the City of Stoke-on-Trent, commonly known as the Staffordshire Potteries. In 1922 the school population, i.e., all children between five and fourteen year...

although distance learning often is cited as a potentially useful strategy to provide appropriately challenging academic coursework to gifted students, little research has been conducted on its use or effectiveness with this population, particularly with younger students in elementary school. in this study, distance learning outcomes for gifted students from age 5 to 17 were examined, drawing o...