this survery investigated the secondary school students attitude regarding parent- adolescent inter-relationships. the study covered 19 town districts in tehran.   following a multi-stage process 150 girls and boys attending secondary school with an age range of 13-15 years were selected randomly.   a two parts questionnaire was developed. the first part covered information on personal and soci...

The aim of this study was to determine the height(Ht) and weight(Wr) of Kermanian student aged 6-17 years.for this purpose in a cross- sectional study by a multi- stage sampling method,3419 healthy girls and 3287 healthy boys were studied for Ht and Wt. For a more precise evaluation of results the students were divided into two groups: 6-10 ( first group) and 11-17  years old( second group). In...

INTRODUCTION Screening for scoliosis started in Singapore schools in 1982 and is currently being done for both boys and girls, as part of the annual school-based health screening programme in all primary and secondary schools. The screening levels in the current protocol were based on the 1997 prevalence study by Wong et al. In the study, it appeared that there was a significant increase in pre...

background atopic dermatitis (ad), often called eczema or atopic eczema is a very common skin disease; ad looks different in infants, children, and adults. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the disease in kurdistan province. materials and methods cross-sectional study using written questionnaires isaac  where 4,000 students in two age groups 7-6 and 14 -13 years in the pr...

OBJECTIVE To compare the body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) and the prevalence of BMI at or above the 85th centile and 95th centile (overweight) in adolescents. DESIGN Cross-sectional, nationally representative school-based surveys in 1997-1998 by means of identical data collection methods. SETTING Austria, Czech Republic, Den...

In September 2008, Scotland introduced a national human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation programme with bivalent HPV vaccine, to prevent cervical cancer. This school-based programme routinely vaccinates girls aged between 12 and 13 years. A catch-up campaign, running over three years, also began at this time, offering vaccination to all girls aged 13 years to under 18 years old. The HPV immuni...

asthma is the most common chronic disorder of school-age children and youth, with rising prevalence in all over the world. by attention to the geographic area there is considerable difference in the prevalence of asthma. the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (isaac), was founded to maximize the value of epidemiological research into asthma and allergic disease by establis...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of decreased visual acuity, strabismus, and spectacle wear in children aged 5 to 13 years. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in primary education schools. A total of 1938 participants, including 940 females (48.5%) and 998 males (51.5%) with a mean age 8.96 ± 2.31 (5-13 years old), were screened. The comparisons were perfo...