whilst there seem to be available data on blood pressure profiles of south african children, especially in urban areas, few data exist on rural children. the aims of this study were to determine the blood pressure profiles of rural south african children residing in thohoyandou; and to examine the relationship between body mass index and blood pressure among the children.the study involved 296 ...

BACKGROUND HPV vaccination is universally recommended for boys and girls, yet vaccination rates remain low nationwide. METHODS We conducted a provider-focused intervention that included repeated contacts, education, individualized feedback, and strong quality improvement incentives to raise HPV vaccination rates at two federally qualified community health centers. To estimate the effectivenes...

Sixty-two first and second grade students (28 boys, 34 girls) were exposed to one of three commercial videotapes in which either all-boys (traditional condition) or all-girls (nontraditional) were playing with a toy. Participants in the control condition were exposed to nontoy commercials. After exposure to one of the conditions participants performed a toy sort where they were asked if six toy...

Aggressive behavior in girls has received far less attention than similar problems in boys. This study examined self-representation, and others' representation of self, as predictors of relational aggression, overt aggression, and assaultive behavior in 32 girls and 52 boys, 10 to 17 years of age, referred for assessment due to significant aggressive and delinquent behavior problems. As predict...