Childhood obesity is a substantial health issue in both developed and developing countries. As obesity is associated with the development of a number of co-morbidities in childhood or adulthood, including hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and psychological disorders, the identification of associated factors, termed obesogenic factors, is important for the effective prevention of o...

Since antiquity, people in several East Asian countries, such as China, Japan, and South Korea, have believed that a person is destined to possess specific characteristics according to the sign of the zodiac under which he or she was born. South Koreans, in particular, have traditionally considered that the year of the Horse bears inauspicious implications for the birth of daughters. Using mont...

The right to play is not a privilege but fundamental of every child. has significant advantages, including physical, emotional, psychological, and cognitive. This study uses the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) Approach review status in eight South Asian countries (i.e., Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives) concerning measures taken by implement Articl...

Zulfiqar A Bhutta and colleagues compare the response in South Asian countries consider what is needed to contain covid-19 manage future pandemics

South Asian countries have been experiencing frequent drought incidents recently, and due to this reason, many scientific studies carried out explore in Asia. In context, we review related The study initially identifies the importance of drought-related discusses types for regions. representative examples events, severity, frequency, duration are identified. Standardized Precipitation Index (SP...

This study examines the relation of the stock markets in India with some leading South Asian countries and also endeavours to communicate the impression whether Indian equity market is more proficient than the other south Asian markets as is popularly believed.Integrated financial market is assumed to be of immense significance as it constitutes an important vehicle for promoting domestic savin...

AIMS To derive cut-points for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) for minority ethnic groups that are risk equivalent based on endogenous glucose levels to cut-points for white Europeans (BMI 30 kg/m2; WC men 102 cm; WC women 88 cm). MATERIALS AND METHODS Cross-sectional data from participants aged 40-75 years: 4,672 white and 1,348 migrant South Asian participants from ADDITIO...

Sri Lanka was one of the first developing nations to understand the importance of investing in human resources and promoting gender equality. Advances made by the country in health and education are at par with those of the advanced countries. Near universal literacy and a well-developed system of school education, places Sri Lanka as a leader in education in South Asia and amongst the top-perf...

INTRODUCTION Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) are chronic lesions or conditions characterized by a potential for malignant transformation. Apart from being possible pre-cursors to oral cancer, OPMDs themselves are usually painful and debilitating conditions having an influence on the quality of life, both in terms of pain and social disability. Smokeless tobacco (SLT) use is conside...

BACKGROUND Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders. The prevalence of ASD in many South Asian countries is still unknown. The aim of this study was to systematically review available epidemiological studies of ASD in this region to identify gaps in our current knowledge. METHODS We searched, collected and evaluated articles published between January...